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Eric Potter
Eric Potter, M.S., Geology
Associate Director
Bureau of Economic Geology
Jackson School of Geosciences

CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-7090
E-mail: eric.potter@beg.utexas.edu

WEB PAGE
http://www.beg.utexas.edu/staffinfo/potter01.htm


BIOGRAPHY

Potter comes to the university from industry, having worked as a geologist, manager, and associate director at Marathon Oil Company from 1975?2001. He is the associate director for energy programs at the Bureau of Economic Geology, a quasi-state agency within the university that serves as the state geological survey for Texas. Potter manages geologists working in all fossil energy areas that the Bureau covers, from enhanced oil recovery to reservoir characterization, resource assessment, and structural geology. He can speak generally on national energy topics, with specialized expertise in Texas mineral and energy resources, technology transfer, and the Barnett Shale.
Media Relations CONTACT
J.B. Bird
512-232-9623
jbird@jsg.utexas.edu

EXPERTISE
National energy and mineral resources geology, Texas geology, technology transfer, Barnett Shale, natural gas reservoirs.

 




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