Mark Benjamin Bruns

Email: benjamin.bruns@emr.rwth-aachen.de
Address: Gneisenaustr. 11, 52068 Aachen, Germany
Telephone: +49-176-26155834
Citizenship: Germany

Education
04/2010 06/2013 Ph.D., Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal,
RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
3D basin modeling studies in NW-Germany and the Netherlands
assessing conventional and unconventional resources (PetroMod)
Characterizing anisotropy and lithologic dependency of optical maturity
parameters in high rank sedimentary rocks
Lecturer for coal petrography and basin modeling
Mentoring students e.g. B.Sc. and M.Sc. theses
Assistant supervisor of the microscopy laboratory
Processing external inquiries for petrographic analyses and teaching

10/2003 10/2009 Diplom Geologist, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

Education level: Diplom (equivalent to Master degree, Average grade: 1.4)
Fields of Specialization: Organic Geochemistry of Petroleum and
Coal, Sedimentology, Engineering Geology
Thesis Mapping Project: The Geology of the Soltau-Hameln area
(Thematic focus: 2D basin modeling study)
Thesis Project: Coalification depiction and thermal evolution modeling
of the Upper Cretaceous and basement in the Subhercynian
Cretaceous Basin (Thematic focus: Organic geochemistry, Organic
petrography, 1D basin modeling studies)

Positions
05/2010 present Commercialization Engineer, Aachen Technology Center - Schlumberger
Information Solutions, Aachen, Germany
Quality control of implemented features in the PetroMod PSM software
package
Software analysis and test strategy planning
Coordination with in-house development- and service teams
Development and execution of functional regression- and workflow tests

11/2009 03/2010 Research Associate, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum

and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
DGMK (German Society for Petroleum and Coal) funded research
project (based on Diplom thesis mapping)
Project advisors: ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH, GDF
SUEZ E&P Deutschland GmbH, RWE Dea AG, Wintershall Holding
GmbH

02/2007 10/2009 Student Assistant, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and
Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
Participation in the compilation of the textbook Dynamics of Complex
Intracontinental Basins (Eds.) R. Littke, U. Bayer, D. Gajewski, S.
Nelskamp, 2008, Springer
Microscopy laboratory assistant

10/2004 12/2004 Student Assistant, Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, RWTH Aachen
University, Aachen, Germany
RWTH-1 scientific and geothermal drilling project

05/2004 12/2006 Student Assistant, Department of Ferrous Metallurgy (IEHK), RWTH Aachen
University, Aachen, Germany
Experimental hot and cold stamping tests, heat treatment and descaling
tests of steels
Literature research, data bank administration
06/2003 08/2003 Intern, Geoconsult Busch, Aachen, Germany
3D structural modeling using Rhino 3D software
Field tests for estimating areas and effort of clean-up operations of
heavy metal legacies
Participation in test well planning

Projects
02/2012 present Regional Scale Model of gas (and oil) generation and storage in black
shales of the Netherlands and NW German basins
This is a follow up project also incorporated into the GASH initiative. The main
goals are similar to the ones of project 3D numerical basin modeling of the
Lower Saxony Basin, NW-Germany.

02/2011 11/2012 3D numerical basin modeling of the Lower Saxony Basin, NW-Germany
This project is incorporated into the GASH Gas Shales in Europe initiative
(Project sponsors: ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH, GDF SUEZ
E&P Deutschland GmbH, Wintershall Holding GmbH, Total, Vermilion Energy,
bayerngas norge, Repsol, Marathon Oil, Statoil, Schlumberger).
My role was to compile a 3D high resolution model, reconstruct the burial, thus
pressure and temperature history and to assess maturity and shale gas
potentiality of the most important source rocks in NW-Germany.
11/2009 03/2010 Dynamics of complex sedimentary basins under varying stress conditions
by example of the CEBS,
DFG (German Science Foundation) and DGMK (German Society for Petroleum
and Coal) funded project. (Project advisors: ExxonMobil Production
Deutschland GmbH, GDF SUEZ E&P Deutschland GmbH, RWE Dea AG,
Wintershall Holding GmbH)
A high resolution 2D model was compiled that reaches from the Osning thrust
in the South through the Lower Saxony Basin and the Soltau Block to the
Central Glckstadt Graben. Considering the characteristic distribution of the
different gas provinces in this area, formation and accumulation of
hydrocarbons, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide was modelled besides simulation of
the burial history and temperature field.

Trainings/Qualifications
Certifications CDS Center for Doctoral Studies, RWTH Aachen University
Hard and soft skills training for doctoral candidates

Languages German Oral: Excellent Written: Excellent

English Oral: Very Good Written: Very Good
French Oral: Basic Written: Basic
Hungarian Oral: Some Written: None

References
Prof. Dr. Ralf Littke Head of Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
Contact info: +49-241-8095748, ralf.littke@emr.rwth-aachen.de

Prof. Dr. Rolando di Adjunct Professor, Research Associate, Deutsches GeoForschungsZentrum

Primio GFZ, Potsdam, Germany.
Contact info: +49-331-2881786, rolando.di-primio@gfz-potsdam.de

Daniel Nientiedt Principal Geologist, TPD RDI EXP BPSA Petroleum System Analysis, Statoil
ASA. Contact info: +47-94852294, dnie@statoil.com

Extracurricular Activities
Cooking with friends, Gardening, Aquascaping, Travelling & Trekking, Bushcraft

Sports: Swimming, Canoeing, Skiing