Christopher Usher

President at ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION

63 year

Industrial Services

Commercial Services

Technology Services

Network origin in Christopher Usher first degree

Entity	Entity type	Industry
Society of Exploration Geophysicists Society of Exploration Geophysicists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Society of Exploration Geophysicists operates as an association of exploration geophysicists. The non-profit company is based in Tulsa, OK and has subsidiaries in the United States. 197	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	197
European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers is a non-profit organization that provides a global network of commercial and academic professionals to all members. It offers events, publications, educational programmes, student programmes, and recruitment. The company was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Houten, the Netherlands. 54	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	54
HALLIBURTON COMPANY 35	Public Company	Oilfield Services/Equipment	35
ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION 32	Private Company	Engineering & Construction	32
International Association of Geophysical Contractors International Association of Geophysical Contractors Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The International Association of Geophysical Contractors promotes a safe, environmentally responsible, and competitive geophysical industry. The non-profit company is based in Houston, TX. 21	Non-Profit Organization	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	21
GLOBAL GEOPHYSICAL SERVICES, INC. 15	Private Company	Oilfield Services/Equipment	15
Paradigm BV Paradigm BV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Paradigm BV provides software solutions to the oil and gas industries. It also offers a portfolio of productivity tools and applications for geologists, geophysicists and engineers that construct subsurface models from oilfield and other measurements. The company was founded by Eldad Weiss in 1987 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 4	Subsidiary	Packaged Software	4
I/O Marine Systems, Inc. I/O Marine Systems, Inc. Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology I/O Marine Systems, Inc. engages in the development of marine seismic instruments. The company is headquartered in Haranan, LA. 2	Subsidiary	Aerospace & Defense	2
Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. Wholesale DistributorsDistribution Services Part of PGS ASA, Petroleum Geo-Services, Inc. is a private company that wholesales petroleum and petroleum products. The company is based in Houston, TX. 1	Subsidiary	Wholesale Distributors	1

Chart of Companies connected to the second degree

Multi-company connection

Companies connected to Christopher Usher via their personal network

Company	Sector	Related people	Main position
Baker Hughes Holdings LLC Baker Hughes Holdings LLC Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Baker Hughes Holdings LLC supplies oilfield services, products, technology, and systems to the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. It provides products and services for other businesses including downstream chemicals, and process and pipeline services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Electrical Products	Richard Carl White Gerry Gilbert	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Landmark Graphics Corp. Landmark Graphics Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Landmark Graphics Corp. provides software and consulting services for the oil and gas industry. The Company is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Packaged Software	Robert P. Peebler Jorge Machnizh Christian Garcia	President Corporate Officer/Principal Director of Finance/CFO
Mobil Corp. Mobil Corp. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Mobil Corp. operates primarily in the petroleum industry. The company is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Barry Lee Weinman Barry S. Smith	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Western Atlas, Inc. Western Atlas, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Part of Baker Hughes Co., Western Atlas, Inc. provides seismic surveys and well logging for exploration. The private company is based in Houston, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Richard Carl White Gerry Gilbert William Schrom	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
BP PLC	Integrated Oil	Bob Malone Ian Roland Vann	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION	Oilfield Services/Equipment	Stephen C. Jumper Richard Carl White	Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
ENDEAVOUR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	Oil & Gas Production	John Seitz John Glynn Williams	Founder Corporate Officer/Principal
Ingrain, Inc. Ingrain, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ingrain, Inc. provides digital rock physics laboratory services. The firm offers unconventional reservoirs, complex conventional reservoirs, joint industry project, and digital core library. The company was founded by Amos Nur, Jack P. Dvorkin, William Bosl, and Henrique Tono in 2007 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Elizabeth Diaz Gouping Li	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.	College/University	Gerry Gilbert Jim Combs	Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
University of Washington University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.	College/University	Michael Faust Matthew Pruis	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Rice University	College/University	Richard A. Degner Duncan W. Riley	Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin
GX Technology Corp. GX Technology Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services GX Technology Corp. develops seismic imaging solutions for the oil and gas industry. It provides statics, pre-stack velocity modeling, OBC processing, and geophysical analysis. The company was founded on September 21, 1994 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Packaged Software	Michael Morrison R. Brian Hanson Steven A. Bate Lawrence M. Scott Matthew Powers	Director of Finance/CFO President Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Secretary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	College/University	Bob Malone Jim Combs	Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree
Colorado School of Mines	College/University	Dennis C. Francis Jorge Machnizh Richard A. Degner Richard P. Crist Duncan W. Riley Robert Randy Ray Paul R. Donaldson John D. Underwood Robert Benson	Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Texas A&M University	College/University	Michael Morrison Bobby Long Jeffrey Lee Weber Matthew David Gentry	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
The University of Texas at Austin	College/University	Stephen C. Jumper Sean M. Gore Lawrence Pope Bob Malone James Lapeyre Gerry Gilbert Lawrence M. Scott Guillaume Cambois Robert Randy Ray Michael Faust	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
University of Alberta	College/University	Godfrey Walton Garth Kirkham David Caulfield Fotis Kalantzis	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree
University of Houston University of Houston Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	College/University	Huimin Hao Steven A. Bate Thomas J. Cwikla Alfred Stawicki	Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin
The University of Queensland	College/University	Eric Streitberg Mu Luo	Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree
Curtin University	College/University	Joseph Ezugworie Justin Norris Mu Luo	Graduate Degree Director/Board Member Doctorate Degree
China University of Petroleum (East China)	College/University	Huimin Hao Mu Luo	Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree
Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. provides petroleum engineering services. The non-profit company is based in Allen, TX and has subsidiaries in United States, India and Canada.	Engineering & Construction	Gerry Gilbert Stephen Birrell Duncan W. Riley Elizabeth Diaz Matthew David Gentry John D. Underwood Dallas Spear Larry R. Grillot Robert Benson	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, also known as AusIMM, is the leading organization for professionals working in the resources sector. AusIMM is based in Carlton, Australia, and has subsidiaries in Hong Kong. The Australian company's main focus is on shaping careers, showcasing leadership, creating communities, and upholding standards.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Richard John Haren Justin Tolman	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Association of Petroleum Geologists		Stephen C. Jumper Barry Lee Weinman Dennis C. Francis Stephen P. Hoover Bobby Long Gerry Gilbert Richard A. Degner Stephen Birrell Thomas J. Cwikla Eric Streitberg Tony Albrecht Ian Roland Vann Fotis Kalantzis John Glynn Williams Richard P. Crist Arezki Ioughlissen Jeffrey Lee Weber Norris R. Harris Duncan W. Riley Lawrence M. Scott Elizabeth Diaz Patrick A. Peck Gouping Li Douglas K. Walch Ongun Yoldemir Barry S. Smith Alfred Stawicki Robert Randy Ray Rabi Narayan Bastia John D. Underwood Dallas Spear Curtis R. Cohen Mark S. Lober Larry R. Grillot Michael Faust Matthew Bob Robert Benson Justin Norris	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
CGGVeritas, Inc. CGGVeritas, Inc. Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services CGGVeritas, Inc. provides electronic equipment. It also provides integrated electronic recording systems, cables, land, ocean-bottom and borehole sensors, streamers, offshore seismic sources and vibrators. It also provides offshore and onshore services. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Engineering & Construction	Robert Brunck Lawrence M. Scott	Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal
Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain		Stephen Birrell John Glynn Williams Lawrence M. Scott Henry Morris John D. Underwood Justin Norris	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Houston Geological Society		Stephen P. Hoover Duncan W. Riley Matthew David Gentry Douglas K. Walch Curtis R. Cohen	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Elk Resources, Inc. Elk Resources, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Elk Resources, Inc. explores oil and gas wells. The firm also provides all supportive activities related to oil & gas exploration. The company is located in Denver, CO.	Oil & Gas Production	John Seitz Richard P. Crist	Director/Board Member Chief Operating Officer
Society of Economic Geologists Society of Economic Geologists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) is an organization that focuses on economic geology. The organization is based in Littleton, CO. The company offers membership benefits such as access to publications, webinars, and job listings. The SEG also has a foundation that provides funding for students and early career professionals.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Jorge Machnizh Godfrey Walton James E. Poulter	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) is a not-for-profit technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials, and energy industries. CIM is based in Westmount, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. CIM provides a wealth of benefits to its members, including building industry knowledge, enhancing professional profiles, and raising Canadian company visibility. The institute offers a range of services, including professional development, distinguished lecturer programs, and awards. The private company was founded by Patrick B. Carlson, and the CEO is Angela Hamlyn.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Frederic G. Hewett Godfrey Walton Garth Kirkham	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists		Tony Albrecht Jeffrey Lee Weber	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Institute of Professional Geologists American Institute of Professional Geologists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The American Institute of Professional Geologists is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to promoting geology. The non-profit company is based in Westminster, CO.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Jeffrey Lee Weber James E. Poulter	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada operates as a mineral exploration and development association. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Godfrey Walton Garth Kirkham Roger Watson Everett Makela	Corporate Officer/Principal President Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of BC		Frederic G. Hewett Godfrey Walton Garth Kirkham	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB is a non profit organization that regulates the practices of engineering and geoscience in Alberta. Its function is licensing individuals and companies that want to practice engineering and geoscience in Alberta. The applicants and companies that meet APEGA’s standards for ethical, professional, and technical competency earn the right to practice and use reserved titles and designations. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Gary F. H. Martin Garth Kirkham David Caulfield Fotis Kalantzis Craig A. Coulombe	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
The Geological Society of America, Inc. The Geological Society of America, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Geological Society of America, Inc. engages as a non-profit organization. It helps in the advancement of geosciences. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Tony Albrecht Jeffrey Lee Weber Dallas Spear Curtis R. Cohen Matthew Pruis	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario		Garth Kirkham Everett Makela	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Canadian Society of Exploration Geophysicists promotes the science of geophysics, especially as it applies to exploration. It offers education through lecture tour, symposium, DoodleTrain, CSEG talks, GeoConvention and workshops. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Garrett Stephen Kelman Gary F. H. Martin David Caulfield Fotis Kalantzis Craig A. Coulombe Arezki Ioughlissen Gouping Li	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia promotes responsible mineral exploration and development programs. The non-profit company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Jessica van den Akker has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2019.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Frederic G. Hewett Godfrey Walton Garth Kirkham	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal President
The Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia		Eric Streitberg Henry Jan Askin Joseph Ezugworie Henry Morris	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Western Geophysical Co. Western Geophysical Co. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Western Geophysical Co. provides cutting edge geophysical technology services to facilitate successful project execution.	Information Technology Services	Richard Carl White William Schrom Duncan W. Riley Lawrence M. Scott	President Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Geophysical Society of Houston		Ray L. Mays Stephen P. Hoover Duncan W. Riley Lawrence M. Scott Patrick A. Peck	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
South African Geophysical Association South African Geophysical Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services South African Geophysical Association provides a forum for engagement and idea generation and sharing. The firm promotes and encourages the growth of Geophysics. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Gardenview, South Africa.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Steven R. McMullan Luc Antoine Edgar Stettler Detlef Eberle	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
American Geophysical Union American Geophysical Union Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services American Geophysical Union (AGU) is an international nonprofit scientific association with 60,000 members in 137 countries. The private company is based in Washington and welcomes visitors to the first net-zero renovated building in DC, which includes a state-of-the-art conference center. AGU promotes discovery in earth and space science for the benefit of humanity by providing career and educational resources, webinars, mentoring services, and support for students and professionals at all levels in earth and space science. AGU publishes award-winning books in topics of relevance to scientists in academia, government, and industry, as well as the larger earth and space science community. AGU also has a variety of honors that recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to earth and space science through scientific research, education, science communication, and outreach.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Larry R. Grillot Matthew Pruis Jian Hua Geng	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists is a nonprofit company headquartered in Perth Business Centre, Australia, that operates as a non-profit organization that engages in society of professional earth scientists.	Miscellaneous Commercial Services	Richard John Haren Edgar Stettler Detlef Eberle Mu Luo	Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal
Accrete Monitoring, Inc. Accrete Monitoring, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Part of Global Geophysical Services, Inc., Accrete Monitoring, Inc. provides oil and gas exploration image information services. The private company is based in Missouri City, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Duncan W. Riley Lawrence M. Scott	President Corporate Officer/Principal
ION Exploration Products (U.S.A.), Inc. ION Exploration Products (U.S.A.), Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals ION Exploration Products (U.S.A.), Inc. engages in the oil and gas exploration services. The company was founded on June 8, 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.	Oil & Gas Production	Michael Morrison R. Brian Hanson Steven A. Bate Matthew Powers	Director/Board Member President Director/Board Member Director/Board Member
DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL COMPANY	Data Processing Services	Stephen C. Jumper Ray L. Mays	Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer

Statistics

International

United States	34
Canada	9
Australia	6
United Kingdom	3
China	2

Sectoral

Commercial Services	14
Consumer Services	12
Energy Minerals	9
Technology Services	5
Industrial Services	5

Operational

Corporate Officer/Principal	441
Director/Board Member	207
President	81
Undergraduate Degree	75
Independent Dir/Board Member	62

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Michael McGovern	33
Garth Kirkham	27
Hans John Rasmussen	19
Robert Brunck	19
Rabi Narayan Bastia	19
Bob Malone	19
Stephen Birrell	17
Godfrey Walton	17
Fotis Kalantzis	15
Jorge Machnizh	15
Douglas K. Walch	14
Michael Faust	14
John Seitz	14
Curtis R. Cohen	13
Matthew Bob	13

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