Dr. Paul La Pointe

Biography

Dr. Paul La Pointe Principal and Manager of Petroleum Services Golder Associates. Dr. La Pointe has nearly 30 years of experience in the geological and engineering analysis of fractured rock. Prior to joining Golder in 1992, Dr. La Pointe worked as a Senior Engineer, Principal Geologist, and Research Director for ARCO Oil and Gas in Dallas, Texas, specializing in fractured reservoir basin studies and resource appraisal. Since joining Golder, he has managed and served as technical lead in fractured reservoir studies in Columbia, Venezuela, the United States, Canada, Vietnam, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Norway, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, China, India, Albania, Bahrain and Dubai, to name a few. Dr. La Pointe has authored or co-authored more than 90 papers and book chapters, as well as publishing three books on the characterization of fractured rock and geological analysis. Dr. La Pointe is a member of AAPG (member of the Resource Evaluation Committee), SPE, AGU, ARMA (elected Board of Directors member), ISRM, and has served as associate editor for the International Journal of Rock Mechanics.  

Research Interest

 engineering