Jim Puckette

Co-Author and Editor of "Mississippian Reservoirs of the Midcontinent"

January 15, 2021

Jim Puckette is Professor and Geoscience Education Chair in the Boone Pickens School of Geology at Oklahoma State University (OSU). Jim specializes in physical stratigraphy, sedimentology and petroleum geology. Prior to joining the faculty in 2000, he was an exploration geologist working for small independent companies that operated mostly in the northern and central Oklahoma. A native of eastern Oklahoma, Jim has championed studies related to Oklahoma’s water and oil and gas resources. He is presently involved in studies of conventional and unconventional oil and gas reservoirs including the Hunton Group, Caney Shale, Mississippian carbonates and Pennsylvanian sandstones and carbonates. His interest in water resources resulted in participation in studies of the Arbuckle, Simpson and Boone bedrock aquifers and alluvial and terrace aquifers along the Arkansas River. He has mentored 67 M.S. and 2 Ph.D. graduates. He also mentors undergraduates including 6 Wentz scholars, 2 honors theses and numerous undergraduate research projects. In addition to his collegiate instruction and research, Jim is active in outreach through in-service teacher training and programs to school and youth groups. Jim thrives on teaching and field work and is the Director of the OSU Les Huston Geology Field Camp near Cañon City, Colorado.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2021-honorees/jim-puckette

Last Updated: 28 January 2021