Christine Telford

Starting her industry experience as a mudlogger on the UKCS (UK Continental Shelf), Norway and onshore Europe Christine quickly progressed to wellsite geologist. After 5 years she set up her own company as a consultant working both at wellsite and in the office as an operations geologist planning and executing wells. Christine has worked worldwide for a variety of operators specialising in complex, challenging projects including ultra-extended reach drilling, remote operations, HPHT and deep-water exploration. Throughout her career she has been a mentor and coach preparing operator company personnel for the practical, operational geoscience world.

More recently Christine has transitioned into lecturing and teaching, both in academia and industry. In 2009 she created an operations geology module for Aberdeen University IPG (Integrated Petroleum Geoscience) MSc and this is repeated yearly. Additionally, Christine has taught in-house and external training courses for operators and service companies including the BP Accelerated Development Programme for company staff moving into operations geology roles.

An advocate of upskilling workforces and determining competency she was a founder member of UKOGC* (2015) and co-created OGICA** in 2019 with 3 original members of UKOGC. In March 2020 OGICA launched the online self-assessment for operational geoscientists worldwide and she continues to develop this tool with the OGICA team. Christine is also an experienced field trip leader specialising in UK Dorset and Devon Jurassic and Triassic coastal geology.

*UKOGC UK Operations Geoscience Competency

**OGICA Operations Geoscience International Competency Assessment

Affiliations and Accreditation
BSc. University of Reading - Geology

Courses Taught 
N600: Well Planning and Execution