AHS Leadership

Four decades of leading innovation in petrogeology. Leading developer of fluid inclusion analysis methods and technology for Amoco, ExxonMobil, and other leading petroleum exploration and production companies. Mike is focused on R&D, business development, and leading AHS.

Timothy M. Smith received a B.S. in geology from the University of Tulsa in 2016. He began working with AHS in 2012 and became Operations Manager at AHS in 2018. In his role as operations manager Timothy oversees the day to day running of the lab, the maintenance of its inventories, and the operation/maintenance of much of AHS’s unique analytical technology. In addition to his role as Operations Manager, Timothy also works as a geologist at AHS including field work in Oklahoma and the North Slope of Alaska. He has participated in multiple scientific studies carried out at AHS including geothermal research and analysis of volatiles relating to environmental conditions following asteroid impacts.

Christopher Smith has been a Senior Chemist with Advanced Hydrocarbon Stratigraphy (AHS) since January 2019 and recently moved to Midland working on data analysis, instrumentation, client engagements, and business development. Most of his analysis work focuses on the North Slope in Alaska, the Delaware Basin, the Anadarko and Arkoma basins in Oklahoma, and the Marcellus.

Prior to working for AHS, he received his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Arizona in the Winter 2018 term with focuses on instrumentation, data analysis programing, spectroscopy, electrophysiology, surfactants, and surface modification chemistries. He also completed a MA in history at the University of Tulsa as a Henneke Research Fellow in 2012. He completed his undergraduate work cum laude in 2011 with degrees in chemistry, history, and biochemistry also from the University of Tulsa.

Patrick S. Gordon received a B.S. in geology from the Oklahoma State University in 2018. He began working with AHS in 2015 and is currently a Geologist. In addition to field work in Oklahoma and the North Slope of Alaska and his normal duties as a geologist he operates, maintains, and assists in the building of several pieces of AHS’s unique analytical equipment developed in house. He has participated on multiple non-industry scientific studies carried out at AHS on topics ranging from carbon capture to helium exploration and is a coauthor on multiple published studies from this time at AHS.