Denise Maureen Stone is an American

geologist A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid, liquid, and gaseous matter that constitutes Earth and other terrestrial planets, as well as the processes that shape them. Geologists usually study geology, earth science, or geophysics, althou ...

. Stone is best known for her work in the

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sector as a geological consultant and geologist, and her work as a member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG). Stone's published works focus on petroleum exploration and the benefits of fieldwork. She has peer-reviewed 20 publications and presentations on international and domestic explorations and production of oil and gas.

Early life

In an interview with AAPG candidates, Stone states that she took a strong interest in geology in her first year of college. She decided to major in the field and was eventually encouraged by her professor to join the AAPG board. According to Stone, what sparked her interest was seeing the “organization to the solid earth beneath my feet”, as well as “being in the field, and seeing the relationships,” as opposed to reading about them in textbooks.

Career and education

Stone completed her bachelor's degree at

Texas Christian University Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...

in 1979, followed by a master's degree at Memphis State University in 1981; both in the field of

geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

. She also attended

Jones Graduate School of Business The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business is the graduate business school of Rice University, a private research university in Houston, Texas. Named in honor of Jesse Holman Jones, a Houston business and civic leader, the school received it ...

from 1996 to 1997 as part of its management program. During her studies, she worked at

Superior Oil Company Superior Oil Company was an American oil company founded in 1921 in Coalinga, California, by William Myron Keck, Superior Oil began as a drilling contracting firm and grew into the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. In 1930 the com ...

, and joined the

American Association of Petroleum Geologists The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) is one of the world's largest professional geological societies with more than 40,000 members across 129 countries as of 2021. The AAPG works to "advance the science of geology, especially as ...

(AAPG) in 1979. She has since held many positions in the AAPG over the course of her career and into her retirement. Stone became a licensed professional geoscientist and spent 40 years working in

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, in the oil and gas industry and also worked on oil and gas exploration projects in the

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. She worked fourteen years as a senior geologist at Superior Oil International, and in

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. Stone joined the Amoco Production Company in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

as an exploration geologist and petrophysicist from 1985 until 2003. She also worked on international exploration projects in various countries. Stone has since retired and moved to Centennial, Colorado. She has been an independent geologist consultant since 2003. As of 2021, Stone is a retiree, the treasurer of the AAPG, and a member of the field trip committee at the Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists. She is also a member of the geoscience study group Colorado School of Mines where she gives talks on geoscience topics.

Awards and honors

Stone held the name of advisor of treatise from 1988 to 1996. She became technical session chair for ACE Dallas in 1991. She received two HoD Certificates of Service Awards one in 2007 for 9 years of service, and another in 2011 for 15 years of Service. In 2016, Stone accepted the HoD House Long Service Award for service to this Authority for a continuous period of 20 years or more. In 2013, she became a Charles H. Taylor fellowship member.Denise M. Stone AAPG Profile
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