WBPC North Dakota 2026

Timothy Nesheim
Head of Subsurface Section
North Dakota Geological Survey


Timothy (Tim) Nesheim initially earned a B.S. degree in geosciences from the Minnesota State University of Moorhead (2007), and an M.S. in geosciences from the University of Iowa (2009). Tim started working in 2010 as a subsurface geologist for the North Dakota Geological Survey. He was promoted to Head of the Subsurface Section in 2017 and additionally promoted in 2022 to Manager of the Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library located in Grand Forks. His early work at the NDGS focused on the preliminary identification and evaluation of petroleum source beds within the North Dakota portion of the Williston Basin. More recently, his research focuses have shifted to core-based sedimentology and stratigraphy investigations of various formations within the Williston Basin in application to hydrocarbon resources and beyond.

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