Greater Houston
Christopher Jones has 25 years of experience in the petroleum industry having worked at Halliburton since 2008. Prior to Halliburton, he started as operations supervisor for an organic, aqueous, and rock geochemistry laboratory and as a geochemistry exploration and production consultant for assets. Early in his career, he helped develop and field test various advanced surface data logging applications including techniques for elemental and mineral analysis of cuttings, mud gas analysis, and in the measurement of carbon and hydrogen isotopes at wellsite. Later, he managed multiple PVT laboratories in the US and South America. After 2008, Christopher spent 12 years advancing formation testing applications as lead of the Halliburton formation testing research group, developing new applications. Christopher most recently managed the Halliburton Sensor Physics and Data Science/ Machine Learning research Centers of Excellence (2021-2025), as is responsible for Nuclear, Acoustic, Electromagnetic, NMR, and fluid analysis sensors and logging, including their signal inversion to rock and fluid properties and the petrophysical interpretation therein. As of April 2025, he now serves as senior advisor for R&D special initiatives. Christopher has an MS in Physical Chemistry specializing in laser spectroscopy and thermodynamics, and PhD in Physical Chemistry specializing in chemical analytics as applied to sensing. He additionally has 38 graduate hours in geosciences. He has a combination of 65+ publications and presentations and has been issued over 250+ US patents. He has served on multiple SPE and SPWLA committees and workshops and has served as an SPE distinguished lecturer for formation testing.
Responsible for identifying, developing, and advancing strategic growth opportunities aligned with Halliburton’s business objectives. Oversees innovation processes, technology scouting, and intellectual property (IP) strategy to ensure alignment with the company’s competitive positioning. Guides contract reviews and negotiates strategic agreements, safeguarding and maximizing the value of intellectual assets. Collaborates closely with internal stakeholders and external partners to drive innovation, secure IP assets, and support sustainable business growth through strategic initiatives.
Manage multiple research groups for downhole high temperature and pressure harsh environment analysis including Fluid Analysis & Formation Testing group, Digital Rock & Petrophysics group, Electromagnetic Sensor group, Nuclear Sensor group, Acoustic Sensor group, NMR Sensor group with multiple laboratories having branches in the US, Brazil, and Singapore for multiple Halliburton corporate product lines and the associated scientific and machine learning software algorithm teams. - Manage a team of >90 scientists in 7 disciplines and 3 countries to support >40 projects across 5 business units - Manage multiple Joint Development Agreements with, and funded by customers worth >$15M. - Manage external partnerships companies and universities.
Product owner for Halliburton RTSPro (Reservoir Testing Studio Pro) formation testing software. Oversaw integration of machine learning and automation technology into this formation testing suite. Oversaw cloud based and distributed machine learning calibrations, for fluid compositional analytics and contamination analysis. Interfaced with customers to design and rapidly impliment software solutions for their critical needs.
In 2005 I joined the Intertek subsidiary Caleb Brett as a Scientific Advisor. At Intertek, I developed laboratory analytical methods for the petroleum industry, conducted technology development client education and streamlined laboratory operations. I also conducted contract research for clients including the Halliburton Reservoir Description Tool. I was also the acting program manager for the ARMIS well site isotopic service, taking the technology through field test and through the commercialization stage gate. * Product champion (ARMIS) * Exploration and production geochemistry * Consulted cross discipline (PVT, Unconventionals, Core, Drilling Fluids) * Service development (Unconventionals) * Customer consulting * Contract research and development
As a laboratory supervisor at Westport Technology I started up a rock geochemistry laboratory and a water geochemistry laboratory. In addition I conducted numerous petroleum geochemistry studies including pay allocation, reservoir continuity studies, source rock correlation studies, and petroleum migration studies for operators. In addition I pioneered multivariate statistical methods as an approach to conducting petroleum geochemistry studies. I helped to develop multivariate curve resolution techniques for deconvolutiong drilling fluid filtrate contamination from down hole oil samples to enable PVT analysis, and often consulted with the PVT, drilling fluids and core analysis groups. At Westport I led the scientific effort on two development projects, ARMIS well site mud gas isotopic analysis system and LaserStrat well site chemostratigraphy service. * Day to day laboratory operations * Analytical methods development * Technology Development * ICP-MS analysis (water and oil) * Inorganic geochemistry analysis and interpretation (water/ rock) * Petroleum geochemical interpretation