September General Lunch - Emerging Plays in the Lower 48
Speaker: Bryan Bottoms
Wednesday, September 24, 2025 | 11:30 am – 1 pm | 5 Greenway Plaza (Oxy’s office), Houston, TX 77046
Directions: Park in visitor parking in the garage; proceed to security desk on Plaza level for registration; parking validated by security
Cost: $30 Members, $35 Non-members, $25 Students
Emerging Plays & Activity Highlights around select Lower 48 Basins
As core inventory in primary zones continues to deplete across the main basins and plays, operators looking to add additional economic inventory locations to their portfolio are testing a variety of zones, both old and new, with varying degrees of success. Whether it’s testing out new benches in old areas, testing old benches in new areas, or extrapolating learnings and play concepts from one basin to another, this talk will dive into some of the “up and coming” plays that operators are focusing on in the Permian, Mid-Continent, and beyond.
About the Speaker
Bryan joined Detring Energy Advisors in August 2019 and currently serves as Director of Geology for the firm. He has worked on numerous deals in the middle market across every basin and play in the lower 48.
Prior to joining Detring Energy Advisors, Bryan worked as a geologist for Tapstone Energy and Chesapeake Energy where he evaluated both conventional and unconventional plays of the Midcontinent.
Bryan holds a B.S. (2012), B.A. (2012), and M.S. (2017), all from the University of Arkansas. Bryan is a registered Professional Geologist in the state of Texas.
