# Conrad Allen
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{{Short description|American inventor and geologist}}
{{About|the American geophysicist and inventor|the British author Conrad Allen (pseudonym)|Keith Miles}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Conrad Keene Allen
| image = Conrad Allen Commencement BG 2011.jpg
| caption = Allen delivering commencement address at Bowling Green in 2011.
| birth_place = [Marion](/source/Marion%2C_Illinois), [Illinois](/source/Illinois)
| citizenship = USA
| fields = Geology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Geophysics
| workplaces = Exxonmobil
Saudi Aramco
| alma_mater = [Bowling Green](/source/Bowling_Green_State_University)
| known_for = Inventor of the [https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2014031804A1/en Helium Junction] and [https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2017204879A1/en]
| footnotes =
}}
'''Conrad Keene Allen''' (born 1968 in [Marion, Illinois](/source/Marion%2C_Illinois)) is an American inventor and [Exploration Geologist](/source/Exploration_Geologist). While exploring for oil in the Middle East, Allen discovered and mapped one of the largest helium reserves in the world. He is the inventor of the [https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2014031804A1/en Helium Junction], which utilizes [nanotechnology](/source/nanotechnology) to separate isotopic helium from an aqueous fluid. He is on the team that invented [https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2017204879A1/en An iterative and repeatable workflow for comprehensive data and processes integration for petroleum exploration and production assessments.]
A recognized expert in natural resource Exploration & Production, Allen served two terms on the [National Petroleum Council](/source/National_Petroleum_Council_(US)) in Washington D.C.; first appointed in 2000 by Secretary of Energy [Bill Richardson](/source/Bill_Richardson_(politician)) and reappointed in 2003 by Secretary [Spencer Abraham](/source/Spencer_Abraham). A favorite of political moderates, Allen formed a [https://web.archive.org/web/20140308180930/http://www.opencongress.org/wiki/TX-02 Congressional Exploratory Committee] (TX-02) to challenge incumbent [Ted Poe](/source/Ted_Poe) in 2009. Allen's committee notably included Texas Gubernatorial Candidate [Chris Bell](/source/Chris_Bell_(politician)) and US Senate Candidate [Barbara Radnofsky](/source/Barbara_Radnofsky). Allen garnered broad support in Texas and Washington D.C. before announcing that district [gerrymandering](/source/gerrymandering) engineered by [Tom Delay](/source/Tom_Delay) rendered the district out of reach for a near term challenge. Poe returned to Congress unopposed. Allen name is often mentioned on the short list of potential candidates for US Congress and [Texas Railroad Commissioner](/source/Texas_Railroad_Commissioner).
Allen delivered a notable Commencement Address at [Bowling Green State University](/source/Bowling_Green_State_University) in 2011 where he encouraged graduates to use their education as an intellectual compass to guide them towards practical discovery and innovation, recognizing fellow alum [Shantanu Narayen](/source/Shantanu_Narayen), CEO of [Adobe Systems](/source/Adobe_Systems), who was present to receive an [https://web.archive.org/web/20140308182330/http://www2.bgsu.edu/offices/mc/news/2011/news96160.html Honorary Doctorate]. It was the last graduation ceremony held in [Anderson Arena](/source/Anderson_Arena) and the last presided over by President [Cartwright](/source/Carol_Cartwright).[2011 Commencement Address at Bowling Green State University
https://dvss.bgsu.edu/public/publicPlayer.php?movie_id=f9d7afbd91271c14b45c637a8d749c1d {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815084127/https://dvss.bgsu.edu/public/publicPlayer.php?movie_id=f9d7afbd91271c14b45c637a8d749c1d |date=2011-08-15 }}] Allen is a Distinguished Graduate of the Department of Geology, [Bowling Green State University](/source/Bowling_Green_State_University), [Bowling Green, Ohio](/source/Bowling_Green%2C_Ohio) which awards the [https://web.archive.org/web/20140308182316/http://www2.bgsu.edu/departments/geology/page59253.html Conrad & Deanna Allen Scholarship] annually. Allen delivered a historic speech in [Salt Lake City, Utah](/source/Salt_Lake_City%2C_Utah) before the [American Association of Petroleum Geologists](/source/American_Association_of_Petroleum_Geologists) urging the alliance between [AAPG](/source/American_Association_of_Petroleum_Geologists), [NABGG](/source/NABGG) and [http://www.awg.org/ AWG] and noting what he called a Social Sequence Boundary in the Oil Industry.[2004 AAPG marks a "Social Sequence Boundary" in oil industry history http://www.aapg.org/business/hod/minutes/2003_05_11nabgg.cfm]
Allen is a former U.S. Army Officer earning [Airborne Wings](/source/Airborne_school), the [National Defense Service Medal](/source/National_Defense_Service_Medal), [Army Commendation Medal](/source/Army_Commendation_Medal) and the [Army Achievement Medal](/source/Army_Achievement_Medal). He was an [http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=556307 adjunct professor] of geology at the [University of Houston–Downtown](/source/University_of_Houston%E2%80%93Downtown).
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