Shawn Maxwell is the President and Chief Technology Officer of IMaGE, Itasca Microseismic and Geomechanical Evaluation products and services. Dr. Maxwell has 28 years of experience in
microseismic, and is a pioneer in microseismic fracture imaging services. Prior to joining Itasca, he has been Chief Geophysicist and Microseismic Advisor at Schlumberger, and has also led technology development at Pinnacle/Halliburton and ESG, and as a Lecturer at Keele University in England. Shawn was awarded a Ph.D. specializing in Microseismology from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada.
Dr. Maxwell is a member of the SEG, SPE, EAGE and CSEG. He serves on various microseismic-focused committees and workshops around the globe, is the CSEG Education Director, and chairs the CSEG Microseismic User Group. He is also currently the associate editor on passive seismic for Geophysics.
Shawn has authored and presented numerous papers on microseismicity in engineering, geophysics, geomechanics and geology journals and meetings. He was selected to be a 2013 SPE Distinguished Lecturer presenting, "What Have We Learned About Fracturing Shales After 12 Years Of Microseismic Mapping?"
