“I have never been impressed with a geological talk the way I was impressed with Jon's: clear, sharp, with lots of facts, and entertaining.”


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About basin dynamics

Basin Dynamics provides innovative geoscience and reservoir characterization solutions dedicated to the oil and gas industry to quantify geologic risk and uncertainty.  The company's core strengths enable operators to replace traditional reservoir description with high resolution data derived from advanced knowledge of reservoir architecture, process sedimentology, depositional systems and sedimentary basins.

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Why deepwater?

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Jon rotzien 

President & Owner


Mr. Rotzien established Basin Dynamics in 2015 to provide business consulting for the global oil and gas industry.  Basin Dynamics provides solutions to a wide range of upstream E&P challenges.  Jon's expertise is deep-water sediment transport and deposition as it pertains to the exploration, appraisal and production of oil and natural gas. He is winner of the GCSSEPM Distinguished Service Award (2018and co-founder of the Houston Explorers Club.  Public CV here; for extended resume, please submit request.

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