The national staff leverages regional effort through national communications. PTTC's mission is accomplished by distributing applied technology information via newsletters, websites, exhibitions, as well as participation in workshop and industry events. Directed by Jim Blankenship with AAPG, PTTC's Headquarters is located in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area. Support contractors Lance Cole and Kristi Lovendahl are also located in the Tulsa area. Kathy Chapman provides contracting, finance and accounting support from the Washington, DC area. PTTC staff function as a virtual organization. For general questions and comments e-mail us at hq@pttc.org

Principal Investigator Mailing Address P.O. Box 979 Tulsa, OK 74101-0979	Jim Blankenship	Ph: 918-560-2649 Fax: 918-560-2632 jblank@aapg.org	Delivery Service Address 125 West 15th Street Tulsa, OK 74101-0979
Operations Manager Mailing Address P.O. Box 246 Sand Springs, OK 74063	Lance Cole	Ph: 918-241-5801 Fax: 918-241-5728	Delivery Service Address P.O. Box 246 Sand Springs, OK 74063
Financial/Business Affairs Mailing Address P.O. Box 710942 Oak Hill, VA 20171	Kathy Chapman	Ph: 703-620-4797 Fax: 703-620-4799	Delivery Service Address P O Box 710942 Oak Hill, VA 20171
Webmaster/Newsletter	Kristi Lovendahl

Jim Blankenship — Principal Investigator
Jim Blankenship joined AAPG from ConocoPhillips in Houston, where he was manager of Integrated Studies, Upstream Technology. Previously he was manager of Basin Fluids and Systems, Upstream Technology. A native of Colorado, he holds a bachelor's degree in geology from California State University, Long Beach. A member of AAPG since 1975, he also is a member of the Division of Environmental Geosciences. Blankenship joined Phillips in 1985 and held a number of positions, including basin evaluation manager at the Bartlesville, Okla., headquarters; exploration manager for U.K. and Ireland, based in Woking, U.K.; exploration manager for the FSU; international future ventures manager; and other positions involving domestic and international exploration. Prior to joining Phillips, Blankenship held posts with Aminoil USA, Southern California Gas Co., McCulloch Oil and Core Laboratories. As geoscience director, Blankenship will oversee the activities of the Hedberg Research conferences; services/career (education) department; scientific publications, including the BULLETIN; and science products marketing, as well as AAPG Datapages. Email Jim Blankenship at jblank@aapg.org  

E. Lance Cole — Operations Manager
Lance Cole, an Oklahoma resident since 1978 and a registered professional engineer in Oklahoma, has served PTTC since 1996, beginning as Project Manager and then as Executive Director until AAPG assumed PTTC management responsibility. As National Project Manager, he was responsible for technical oversight of PTTC's regional lead organizations and contract reporting for the national office, and served as a technical adviser on all aspects of the program. As Executive Director, he had primary staff responsibility for the overall PTTC organization. Mr. Cole received a B.S. in chemical engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and an M.S. in management from Southern Nazarene University. His professional experience encompasses reservoir and corrosion engineering, as well as reserve estimation and appraisal. He has worked with a major oil and gas company, a large integrated independent, and in engineering-oriented consulting companies. Cole is a member of SPE, AAPG, SEG and SIPES and has been actively involved with the SPE/DOE IOR Symposium in Tulsa for several years. Email Lance Cole at  

Kathy Chapman — Financial/Business Affairs
Kathy Chapman joined PTTC's staff in 1994, with senior responsibility for accounting systems and administration of contracts, as well as other business affairs. She played a key role in negotiating the subcontracts in all 10 regions, and continues to supervise their compliance. Ms. Chapman also handles liaison with Washington groups. She received her contracts management certification in 1995 through a graduate-level program at the University of Virginia. Ms. Chapman received her B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Her prior experience includes six years of managing public and private contracts for ICF Resources in Fairfax, VA. Email Kathy Chapman at

 

Kristi Lovendahl — Webmaster/Newsletter Editor
Kristi Lovendahl has served PTTC as Editor of the PTTC Network News newsletter and webmaster since January 2001. Ms. Lovendahl began her career in communications in 1993 at BDM-Oklahoma, Inc. in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, later helping implement an Intranet system there. In 1997 she was a key staff member in a new communications division for SCG, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Ms. Lovendahl has more than 10 years of progressive experience in electronic document architecture and web design.

She has created many publications, ranging from quarterly and annual reports to internet/intranet web sites for companies in the energy sector. Ms. Lovendahl has formatted more than 250 oil research reports, numerous company procedures and created more than 200 custom forms. In addition, she has typeset 4 geophysics books and produced 5 document collections on CD. Ms. Lovendahl’s formal education includes numerous publishing, document design and web-related software courses. Email Kristi Lovendahl at