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Who We Are

In the past few years, we have become a group of highly skilled Subsurface Subject Matter Experts with an average of 28 years of experience across the team. Our diverse team of consultants covers well planning, formation evaluation strategy, tendering services, petrophysics (operations studies, and cased hole analysis). Iain has carefully selected ‘World Class’ consultants who share our commitment to delivering top-notch services to our clients.

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Iain Whyte

Founding Director

Iain is a Operations Petrophysicist with a strong and current operational background. He has over 29 years of experience in the energy industry, and his journey has been marked by a steadfast commitment to optimising well operations. Iain has worked with oil and gas companies across Africa, Europe, Middle, Central and Southeast Asia and South America.

Iain Whyte

Founding Director

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Matthew Blyth

Director - Americas at Islay Subsurface LLC

Matt is a borehole acoustics specialist, with 28 years at SLB. He spent 12 years as the global domain head for LWD acoustics, geomechanics and geophysics. He has worked with a wide variety of customers and operators across the globe and has been involved with the SPWLA for many years, where he will be the upcoming 2027-2028 President of the society.

Meet the Management Team

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