Welcoming Chris Cassle, Senior Subsurface Geoscientist based in GLA’s Denver-area office. Chris brings more than 15 years of experience in subsurface geoscience and project development across carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), carbon capture and storage (CCS), and oil and gas exploration and development.
He has substantial expertise in reservoir characterization, subsurface risk evaluation, and full-cycle project execution, with work spanning numerous sedimentary basins across the United States. Chris has led and supported all phases of CCUS project development, with specialized experience in:
- Class VI project development, including geologic site screening and reservoir characterization
- Class VI permitting and regulatory compliance
- Class VI well planning, including drilling and execution of stratigraphic test wells
Chris has contributed to multiple Class VI projects nationwide, including the first-Class VI submissions in US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 (Colorado) and the first in the State of Nebraska. He has also engaged with state and federal regulators and legislators on policy and regulatory matters related to carbon storage and project development.
Prior to joining GLA, Chris held senior technical and leadership roles in both the oil and gas and CCUS sectors. Notably, he served as Co-Principal Investigator on a U.S. Department of Energy–funded CarbonSAFE Phase III project, collaborating with the Colorado School of Mines and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Originally from West Virginia, Chris attended Ohio University and Colorado State University, earning degrees in geological sciences, with advanced academic research focused on stratigraphy, sedimentology, and basin analysis.
