Paul H. Pausé is an independent petroleum geologist and geologic consultant in Midland, Texas, centrally located in one of the world’s most important and prolific oil and gas regions, the Permian Basin of west Texas and southeast New Mexico.

Paul received his bachelor's degree in geology from the University of California at Berkeley, and his master's degree in geology at UCLA.

He began his career as a petroleum geologist with AtlanticRichfield Company, and moved to Midland, Texas, with ARCO in 1977. After leaving ARCO, he worked for JM Huber, Davis Oil, and HCW Exploration. He was president of the Permian Basin Graduate Center, a non-profit, professional continuing education school, from 1986 – 2004. An independent geologist over 35 years, Paul now consults on exploration and development projects, generates and sells his own prospects, and teaches courses in petroleum geology at the Petroleum Professional Development Center in Midland and worldwide through public and in-house offerings.

He is a Licensed Professional Geologist with the state of Texas, and a Certified Petroleum Geologist with the Division of Professional Affairs of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

Paul is an active member of several professional societies including the American
Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), Geological Society of America, the Geological Society of London (Fellow), the Society of Independent Professional Earth Scientists (SIPES), and the West Texas Geological Society (WTGS).

He is a past president of both the WTGS and the Permian Basin Section SEPM, and has also served as chairman of the Midland Chapter of SIPES. His other professional activities include serving as President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the Southwest Section of AAPG, and Secretary and Vice President of the Division of Professional Affairs (DPA) of the AAPG.

Paul has received the Dedicated Service award from the WTGS and the Permian Basin Section SEPM and has been awarded Honorary Life Membership in both organizations, their highest recognition. Paul is a recipient of the A.I. Levorsen Award for Best Paper Presentation at the Southwest Section meeting of the AAPG.

To contact Paul H. Pausé, P.Geol., C.P.G. please e-mail instructor@progress-seminars.com.