Jenny LaGesse
Jenny LaGesse is an Assessment Geologist and dedicated geoscience professional with the USGS Central Energy Resources Science Center (CERSC) in Lakewood, Colorado with experience in petrophysics, asset development, and reservoir characterization.
As a part of the Central Energy Resources Science Center (CERSC), Jenny is an Assessment Geologist in the National and Global Assessment (NAGA) group. She conducts undiscovered geologic energy resource assessments for priority basins, working to advance the state of knowledge of geologic processes of petroleum systems and undiscovered geologic energy accumulations with a focus on petrophysical reservoir characterization.
Professional Experience
2020-present: Assessment Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, CO
2016-2020: Petrophysical and Geological Consultant, Denver, CO
2006-2016: Petrophysicist, Exploration Geologist, Development Geologist, Chevron Corp., Houston, TX
Education and Certifications
MS Petroleum Reservoir Systems, Colorado School of Mines 2005
MS Geology, Virginia Tech 2003
BS Geology, University of Kansas 2000
Affiliations and Memberships*
VP of Technology, Denver Well Logging Society (DWLS - a SPWLA Chapter)
Member, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG)
Member, Society of Petroleum Well Log Analysts (SPWLA)
Member, American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Science and Products
Core XRD data compilation for the Barnett and Woodford Shales of the Permian Basin, compiled from literature
Assessment of conventional and continuous oil and gas resources in the Lewis Shale in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2023
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of offshore East Africa and the Seychelles, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Black Sea area, 2023
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in postsalt reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in presalt reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 12.1 billion barrels of oil and 50 trillion cubic feet of gas in presalt reservoirs within the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa.
Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in Upper Cretaceous marine shales of the Raton Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province, Colorado and New Mexico, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the offshore Salt Basin area of Morocco, 2021
Assessment of coalbed gas resources in the Raton Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province, Colorado and New Mexico, 2022
Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Bakken Formation of northwest Montana, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa, 2021
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Montana Thrust Belt Province, 2021
The Denver Well Logging Society April 2022 Newsletter: From the VP - Technology
Science and Products
Core XRD data compilation for the Barnett and Woodford Shales of the Permian Basin, compiled from literature
Assessment of conventional and continuous oil and gas resources in the Lewis Shale in the Southwestern Wyoming Province, Wyoming and Colorado, 2023
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of offshore East Africa and the Seychelles, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Black Sea area, 2023
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in postsalt reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in presalt reservoirs of the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa, 2022
Using a geology-based assessment methodology, the U.S. Geological Survey estimated undiscovered, technically recoverable mean conventional resources of 12.1 billion barrels of oil and 50 trillion cubic feet of gas in presalt reservoirs within the West-Central Coastal Province of Africa.
Assessment of undiscovered continuous oil and gas resources in Upper Cretaceous marine shales of the Raton Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province, Colorado and New Mexico, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources in the offshore Salt Basin area of Morocco, 2021
Assessment of coalbed gas resources in the Raton Basin-Sierra Grande Uplift Province, Colorado and New Mexico, 2022
Assessment of continuous oil and gas resources in the Bakken Formation of northwest Montana, 2022
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Senegal Basin Province of northwest Africa, 2021
Assessment of undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources of the Montana Thrust Belt Province, 2021
The Denver Well Logging Society April 2022 Newsletter: From the VP - Technology
*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government