Dr. Bob Krantz

Dr. Bob Krantz
Honorary Professor of Geosciences

Expertise:

  • Structural geology and geo-mechanics
  • Tectonics, especially western North America
  • Petroleum geology
  • Fault and fracture systems
  • Spatial cognitive skills in geology
  • Geoscience enrichment for K-12 education

Education:

  • Ph.D., Geology, University of Arizona, 1986
  • M.S., Geology, University of Arizona, 1983
  • B.S., Geology, University of Utah, 1980
  • B.S., Biology, University of Utah, 1980

 

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About Dr. Bob Krantz

After completing his PhD on 3D fault systems, Bob spent a year at the University of Rennes, France, doing post-doctoral research on fault reactivation.  Back in the US, he started his career in the petroleum industry with the research division of ARCO.  Over the next 30 years, Bob worked in various roles for ARCO, BP, Phillips, and ConocoPhillps, usually as a structural geology expert, and leading projects in geologic systems around the world, especially Alaska, the Lower 48, the North Sea, and South America.  Bob retired in 2016 and joined FLC Geosciences as an affiliate faculty member where he contributes in various roles, especially with senior research projects and field camp.

Publications and Presentations

Krantz, R.W., Ormand, C.J., and Freeman, B., 2016, eds., 3-D Structural Interpretation: Earth, Mind, and Machine: AAPG Memoir 111.

Krantz, R.W., Benbow, A., Mably, C., Roy, E., Zahm, L., and Middaugh, L, 2008, The Geoscience Professional’s Science Enrichment Handbook, joint AAPG-AGI special publication, 61 p.

Krantz, R.W., 2015, Beyond Mapping: 3D Geologic Interpretation, GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts.

Krantz, R.W., and Conway, A, 2013, Structural Interpretation, Geomechanical Modeling, and Fracture Prediction in the Clair Field, West of Shetlands Basin, UK, GSA Annual Meeting Abstracts.