Ethan Schuth is a Hydrologist at the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement since June 2023, previously serving as Senior Water Resource Manager and Water Resource Manager for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma from January 2018 to June 2023, where responsibilities included strategic planning and implementation of a congressional water settlement. In the earlier stages of the career, Ethan worked as a Geosteering Analyst/Petroleum Geologist at Hoss Geosciences, optimizing drilling operations in Oklahoma's SCOOP and STACK plays. Internships at Devon Energy, Samson Resources, and Mewbourne Oil Company involved mapping drilling targets and correlating geological formations. Ethan holds a Master of Geosciences from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor's Degree in Geology from the University of Oklahoma.