John Casteel

John Casteel

CTO Geothermal Resources

John Casteel has been involved in geothermal exploration and development for over 16 years, working on diverse projects in the western US (including California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Idaho). He brings unique insight to Open Mountain Energy that draws on his prior experiences working as geologist and mudlogger, and eventually moving up into senior project geologist roles where he developed comprehensive 3D well field and geologic models, performed state of the art 3D seismic analysis, helped identify successful well targeting strategies, and undertook the task of navigating federal and state regulatory environments.  John currently leads OME’s staff and consultant geoscience and resources teams, interfacing between the drilling, construction and financing teams at all project stages. Mr. Casteel holds a Bachelor’s degree in geology from Whitman College and a Master’s degree in geology from Central Washington University.