Preliminary Technical Programme

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Under the Patronage of
His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
12th Middle East Geosciences
Conference and Exhibition
Conference:
Conference:
Exhibition:
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9 March
7 – 10
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2016
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Bahrain
International
Exhibition and
Convention
Centre
Preliminary
Technical Program
Conference theme
Today’s Geoscience, Tomorrow’s Energy
SEG
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Table of Contents
Chairperson’s Message
3
Committee Members
3
General Information
4
Registration5
Technical Program
6
Panel Sessions Write-ups
7
Oral Presentations
9
Poster Presentations
21
Core Workshop
24
Short Courses
25
Field Trips
30
Young Professionals and Students Activities
31
Reviewers33
Exhibitors34
Sponsors35
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Chairperson’s Message
On behalf of the GEO 2016 Executive
Committee, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to join us in Bahrain
for the 12th Middle East Geosciences
Conference and Exhibition.
The GEO Conference and Exhibition
has always sought to ensure its content and discussions have been focused on key issues and challenges
for the geoscience community, while
placing them firmly in the context of
the prevailing business environment.
The ongoing level of commodity prices makes this more vital than ever.
“Today’s Geosciences, Tomorrow’s Energy”, the over-arching theme for
the GEO 2016 conference, underlines the importance of geoscience in
meeting not just the technical challenges that lie ahead of us, but also
in delivering the growing demand for energy in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
We believe GEO 2016 will stand out as the premier forum bringing together geoscience professionals from operators, the service industry and
academia, alongside ministers, government officials and the industry’s
senior management, to review current knowledge and debate how we
address the challenges ahead.
The Technical Program Committee has outlined a varied and interesting
program for the conference, which together with the ministerial and executive sessions, we hope you will find appealing. This is your opportunity to make a difference through your valuable contributions, sharing your
knowledge, hearing from influential decision makers and executives and
networking with fellow geoscientists from across the region and beyond.
I have every confidence that GEO 2016 will, once again, be a memorable
and valuable event. So, I urge you to book your place and join us ready to
share your knowledge, contribute your ideas and ensure that geoscience
continues to play its part in driving the industry forward.
I look forward to seeing you in Bahrain.
Musabbeh Al Kaabi
Conference General Chair, GEO 2016
CEO, Mubadala Petroleum
Committee
Executive Committee
Musabbeh Al Kaabi (Chairman)
Ahmad Al Suwaidi (EAGE Middle East
Mubadala Petroleum
ADMA-OPCO
President)
Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al
Khalifa
Mahmoud Abdul Baqi
Adel Almoayyed
Jean Georges Malcor
www.GEO2016.com
Arabian Exhibition
Management
ARGAS
BAPCO
CGG
Jian Zhang
Jamie White
Michael Bittar
Ahmad Al Eidan (SEG Middle East President)
Frans Van Buchem
Andrew Mitchell
Georg Wachtel
Intisaar Al Kindy
Mohammed Zayed Al Hamad
Victor Noguera
Ibraheem Assa’adan
Sa’id Al Hajri
CNPCI (UAE)
ExxonMobil
Halliburton
KOC
Maersk Oil
Mubadala Petroleum
OMV
PDO
Qatar Petroleum
Saudi Arabian Chevron
Saudi Aramco
Saudi Aramco
(AAPG Middle East President 2013 - 2015)
Hussein Fouad Al Ghazzawy
Mohammed Badri
Rafi Baghdjian
Hisham Zubari
Thierry Charles
Robert Kuchinski
Schlumberger
Schlumberger
Shell
Tatweer Petroleum
Total
Weatherford
Technical Program Committee
Omar Al Jeelani (Co-Chair)
ADCO
Aiman Bakhorji (Co-Chair)
Saudi Aramco
Abdul Nabi Mukhtar
BAPCO
E Dianliang
BGP
Bashir Durrani
CGG
Mohammad Bannagi
Dhahran Geoscience Society
Phoebe McMellon
Elsevier
Abdullah Al Shemsi
Emirates Society of Geoscience
Pinar Yilmaz
ExxonMobil
Aisha Al Hajri
Geological Society of Oman
Ibrahim Al Ismaili
Bhagwandas Sahajwani
Halliburton
Khalid Al Ramadan
KFUPM
Bader Mohammed Fahad Al Ajmi
KOC
Simon Tull
Maersk Oil
Hanan Balalaa
Mubadala Petroleum
Ibrahim Rajaibi
PDO
Saeed Al Kuwairi
Qatar Geological Society
Wael Abdallah
Schlumberger
Albert Holtslag
Shell
Nadia Ali Nemmawi
Tatweer Petroleum
Maysa Yousif
Tatweer Petroleum
Eric Tawile
Total
Friso Veenstra
TNO
Jan Van De Mortel
Weatherford
Young Professionals and Students Support Committee
Aisha Al Bulushi (Chair)
PDO
Matthew Smith
Heriot-Watt University
Ali Aldawood
KAUST
Abdullah Alkandari
KOC
Qamar Bu Khamseen
Saudi Aramco
Yumna Al Habsi
Schlumberger
Khalid Al Bloushi
UAE University
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General Information
From the Conference Secretariat
Under the leadership of Conference General Chair Musabbeh Al
Kabbi, Mubadala Petroleum and the Executive and Technical Program
Committees, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG),
the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) and the
Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) invite you to participate in the
GEO 2016 technical conference. GEO 2016 will provide a dynamic and
relevant science and business exchange for thousands of geosciences
professionals across the region and beyond.
Venue
GEO 2016 will take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition and
Convention Centre, a modern exhibition complex offering some of the
finest exhibition facilities in the Middle East. It is conveniently located
within five minutes of downtown Manama and close to all the major
hotels.
Tony Hayward, Chief Executive Officer, Genel Energy will present the
keynote address for the Opening Ceremony. This will be followed by a
Ministerial Session to set the scene and frame the current industry environment.
Sean Evers, Founder and Managing Partner of Gulf Intelligence will moderate this session.
The Executive Plenary Session will take place the following morning
on 8 March 2016 from 08:00 - 09:15 hrs at the Bahrain International
Exhibition and Convention Centre.
Invited speakers include:
• Abdul Munim Saif Al Kindy, Chief Executive Officer, ADCO
• Andrew Brown, Upstream International Director, Royal Dutch Shell
• TBC, Saudi Aramco
• Paal Kibsgaard, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Schlumberger
David Hobbs, Head of Research at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies
and Research Center (KAPSARC) will moderate the Executive Plenary
Session.
Opening Hours
Registration Desk
Friday, 4 March 2016
Saturday, 5 March 2016
Sunday, 6 March 2016
Monday, 7 March 2016
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Wednesday, 9 March 2016
Thursday, 10 March 2016
09:30 - 16:00 hrs
07:00 - 17:00 hrs
07:00 - 17:00 hrs
07:00 - 19:30 hrs
07:00 - 17:00 hrs
07:00 - 17:00 hrs
07:00 - 15:00 hrs
Author Room
13:30 - 17:00 hrs
08:00 - 19:00 hrs
07:00 - 17:00 hrs
07:00 - 17:00 hrs
07:00 - 15:00 hrs
The Conference Inauguration, Ministerial Session and Executive Plenary
Session have an open door policy, welcoming conference delegates, exhibitors, media and visitors alike.
Industry-Led Session
For the first time since GEO’s inception, an Industry-Led Session will be
incorporated into the program, the theme of which will be “Women’s
Growing Role in the Energy Industry”. The session will be held on
9 March 2016 from 12:15 - 13:15 hrs and will include a panel discussion
by leading women from within the industry.
Admission to the Industry-Led Session is open to all delegate types and
places are available on a first come, first served basis.
Conference Abstracts
Conference
16:00 - 18:30 hrs
08:00 - 18:00 hrs
08:00 - 18:00 hrs
08:00 - 16:15 hrs
Exhibition
09:00 - 17:00 hrs
09:00 - 17:00 hrs
09:00 - 15:00 hrs
Official Conference Inauguration, Ministerial
Session & Executive Plenary Session
Start GEO 2016 in style by attending the Opening Ceremony at the
Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre on 7 March
2016 from 16:00 - 18:30 hrs
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The abstract for each paper presented at the conference is published in
the Conference Abstracts Volume on USB. Full conference delegates will
receive the Abstracts Volume USB as part of their registration. Additional
copies are available at a cost of BD 53 (US$ 140) and can be purchased
and collected during the event.
Hotels
Restrictions
Preferred hotel status has been awarded to the following hotels:
Art Rotana - Amwaj Island, The Domain Bahrain, Fraser Suites
Diplomatic Area Bahrain, Fraser Suites Seef Bahrain, Hani Royal Hotel,
Hani Suites & Spa, Ibis Seef Hotel Bahrain, InterContinental Regency,
Le Meridien City Centre, Mecure Bahrain, Ramee Grand Hotel, Ramee
International Hotel, Ritz-Carlton, Swiss-Belhotel, The Westin City
Centre.
GEO 2016 is open only to professionals involved in the petroleum industry. Children under the age of 16 will not be admitted.
Rooms can be booked directly online through www.geo2016.com by selecting the preferred hotels section. All of the above hotels offer GEO
2016 participants competitive room rates and complimentary travel
between the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre and
hotel (subject to availability).
Faculty / Student Registration
Registration for faculty and students is complimentary, and includes admission to all technical sessions, exhibition and coffee breaks excluding
lunches. Faculty / students are required to provide relevant valid ID (student/faculty) and their GEO 2016 registration ID confirmation number
upon collection of their badges at the Bahrain International Exhibition
and Convention Centre.
Payment Details Online
Only MasterCard and Visa will be accepted as payment of online registration fees.
Visa Information
Visas are not required by GCC passport holders. Visas are required by all
other nationalities visiting Bahrain.
Passport holders from the following countries can obtain a two-week visa
on arrival at Bahrain International Airport at a cost of BD 20 (US $53):
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, China, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco,
New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Russia, San Marino, Singapore, South
Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom,
United States and the Vatican City.
Attendees should ensure that they carry a letter of authority from their
company referring to the exhibition plus onward or return air tickets.
Passport holders from countries not listed above are requested to complete the Visa Application Form that can be downloaded from the website
(www.geo2016.com) and return it to Arabian Exhibition Management,
together with clear copies of relevant passport pages by 31 January
2016. A charge of BD 31 (US$ 82) is payable in advance.
The organizers cannot be held responsible for any visitor who fails to
obtain a visa, as they are issued entirely at the discretion of the Bahraini
authorities.
For more information please contact visa@aemallworld.com. A service to
extend 72-hour visas for visitors to Bahrain is available from the organizer’s office.
Registration
Advance Registration
Register by 8 February 2016 for the Early Bird Rate and save!
All advance registrations must be made online at www.geo2016.com. All
conference registrations must be accompanied by full payment of delegate fees.
Exhibition Registration
Entry to the exhibition only is free of charge. Visit www.geo2016.com to
register in advance for visitor or exhibitor badges.
www.GEO2016.com
Registration Onsite
Delegates may also register onsite at the Bahrain International Exhibition
and Convention Centre but are reminded that this is a very busy time and
they may be subject to delays.
Further Information
For further registration advice please contact:
Karin Bourgoin
Arabian Exhibition Management
T: +973 17550033
E: karin@aemallworld.com
Registration Costs
Until 8 February 2016
Conference Delegate Rates
University Faculty & Students
Visitors (Exhibition only)
US$950
free of charge
free of charge
After 8 February 2016
Conference Delegate Rates
University Faculty & Students
Visitors (Exhibition only)
US$1035
free of charge
free of charge
Conference Registration Fee Includes
• Admission to all conference oral and poster sessions
• Onsite conference and exhibition program
• USB copies of conference abstracts
• Invitations to 3 official lunches
• Refreshments at tea and coffee breaks
• Free admission to the exhibition
• Conference delegate bag
• Invitation to the Gala Dinner
Cancellation Policy
All conference registration cancellations or changes must be received in
writing at Arabian Exhibition Management’s office by 8 February 2016.
All conference registration cancellations will be charged a fee of BD 57
(US$ 150) per delegate. Refunds, less cancellation charges, will be made
until 8 February 2016 after which date no refunds will be made. No refunds will be made if a delegate fails to attend.
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Technical Program
Overview
Room 1/ Room 2
16:00 - 18:30
19:30
Opening Ceremony & Ministerial Session
Gala Dinner
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
Integrated Studies I
Seismic Acquisition I
Knowledge
Management
Unconventional
Reservoir
Characterization
Unconventional I
Integrated Studies II
Seismic Acquisition II
Data Management
Uncertainty Analysis
and Reservoir
Modeling
Unconventional II
Integrated Studies III
Risk Management
Paleogeography and
Paleontology
Petrophysics I
Technologies for
Unconventional
08:00 - 09:15
09:15 - 10:15
10:15 - 12:00
Executive Plenary Session
12:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:45
Lunch
15:45 - 16:15
16:15 - 18:00
Coffee
Coffee & Exhibition Opening Ceremony
Panel Session:
Long Term
Strategies Through
Unpredictable
Markets
Panel Session: IT
Emerging Trends
Rift Basin Studies
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
08:00 - 09:45
Panel Session:
Integrated
Technologies for
Better Performance
Reservoir Quality
Prediction
Rock Physics I
Integrated Fracture
Characterization
Regional Geology I
Seismic Processing &
Imaging I
09:45 - 10:15
10:15 - 12:00
Coffee
Seismic Reservoir
Characterization
Digital Rock Physics
Fracture
Characterization
Depositional Systems
Imaging II
12:00 - 14:00
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch
14:00 - 15:45
Panel Session:
Unconventional
Resources of the
Middle East
Stratigraphic
Reservoir
Characterization
Rock Physics II
Fractured Reservoir
Characterization and
Modeling
Regional Geology II
Imaging III
15:45 - 16:15
16:15 - 18:00
Coffee
Fluid Flow
Characterization
Heavy Oil
Multi Disciplinary
Case Studies
Evolution of the
Arabian Platform
Near Surface
Challenges
Petrophysics II
Industry-Led Session:
Women’s Growing
Role in the Energy
Industry
Petrophysics III
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Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Room 5
Room 6
08:00 - 09:45
Panel Session:
Industry-Academia
Engagement and
Collaboration
Reservoir Monitoring I
Seismic
Interpretation I
New Exploration
Concepts I
Stratigraphic Traps
Gravity & Magnetic
09:45 - 10:15
10:15 - 12:00
Coffee
Reservoir
Monitoring II
Seismic
Interpretation II
New Exploration
Concepts II
New Discoveries
Electromagnetic
Methods
12:00 - 14:00
14:00 - 15:45
Lunch
Reservoir Modeling
4D Seismic
Interpretation
Regional Exploration
Structural and
Stratigraphic
Modeling
Source Rocks and
Geochemistry
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee
Borehole Seismic
Imaging
Advances in Borehole
Seismic
Panel Session Write Ups
Panel Session: Long Term Strategies Through
Unpredictable Markets
Date:
Time:
10:15 - 12:00 hrs
Session Moderators:Ibraheem Assa’adan, Saudi Aramco
Thierry Charles, Total
Strong and unpredictable fluctuations in global oil prices are becoming
cyclic and are having a large impact on the industry by driving shortterm responses from oil companies. At the same time, the prospective
resources of Hydrocarbons – including the unconventional resources are
at an all-time high.
The challenges before the industry are to balance the short-term cyclic
economic reactions, with the long-term sustainable growth responses.
With long lead-times of all E&P projects, and higher risk-uncertainty exposure in frontier areas like deep-water, the balancing act is a challenging
proposition. E&P technologies also require nurturing and sustainable long
lead development to become a game-changer. Three aspects are mainly
affected: 1) human resources 2) technologies and 3) project plans.
Selected panelists will share their views on how to manage these and other
factors impacted by the cyclic market scenario. The discussions will highlight
different manifestations of this situation and suitable strategies relating to
short-term vs. long-term responses. They shall deliberate how leaders can
evolve from the situation and convert this adversity into opportunity.
Panel Session: Integrated Technologies for Better
Performance
Date:
Time:
08:00 - 09:45 hrs
Session Moderators:Hisham Zubari, Tatweer Petroleum
Robert Kuchinski, Weatherford
Proper characterization of the subsurface hydrocarbon bearing reservoir
holds the key to its successful and optimal exploitation in upstream petroleum industry. As the industry matures in the Middle East, new discoveries are from the declining field sizes in more complex reservoir
architectures. Maximizing the EUR in a commercially viable manner is
challenging the work methods and technological reliability. As we drill
wells with improved and cost effective drilling and logging technology,
vast amounts of data is created on the subsurface reservoir. Real-time
trajectory guidance, long-reach horizontals and high resolution LWD
are targeting sweet spots reliably and giving enhanced reservoir data.
Improved seismic techniques today allow us to map large reservoir areas
and assess the resources without well penetration. Prevalent computing
power, processing and interpretation algorithms are helping integrated
teams developing these prospective intervals. This was through successful integration of advanced characterization, real-time data, high-reliability operations and optimized logistics to create new success stories.
Panel Session: IT Emerging Trends
Date:
Time:
14:00 - 15:45 hrs
Session Moderators:Pinar Yilmaz, ExxonMobil & Yousef Ulyan, Saudi
Aramco
The economic and technological advances have created a data deluge
and information cloud calling for the next generation of integrated methods and techniques. The challenge before the petroleum industry, academia and societies is to fully address the complete cycle of knowledge
and practice of E&P reserves maturity to these new developments. Fast
computing power and processing algorithms can enhance data quality
for better reservoir characterization. Integrated subsurface teams are
now in much better position to analyze such large pool of information
needed for complex modeling in characterization and recovery of these
reservoirs.
The need to improve operational efficiency while performing near realtime analysis of huge data sets delivered ‘anywhere at any time’ has
catalyzed the development of many new technologies, such as mobile
and cloud computing, multicore and many-core processing, distributed
collaboration environments, and immersive user interface technologies
(3D, touch, virtual and augmented reality, etc.).
A visionary panel of experts with diverse industry, academic and science
experience will deliberate on the opportunities and constraints before
the E&P practitioners. They shall showcase new paradigms and advancements that address the challenges in reservoir characterization and production. A road map to the technology ownership in the Middle East is
within this scope.
Although these new technologies have allowed us to rapidly integrate
well-established compute intensive algorithms with newer analytics and
interactive analysis into a seamless, distributed, mobile environment,
they also introduce a new set of challenges such as security, data storage
and management, energy efficiency and code modernization.
Panel Session: Unconventional Resources of
the Middle East
Date:
Time:
14:00 - 15:45 hrs
Session Moderators:Michael Bittar, Halliburton
Mohammed Badri, Schlumberger
A panel of IT leaders will share their views and experiences leveraging
emerging IT trends and share some of the benefits and challenges encountered in the oil and gas industry. They will discuss how information
technology has become an integral part of our daily life that affects all
aspects of business and society.
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The success of unconventional resource development in North America
has increased awareness of this vast potential as a complement to the
conventional reservoirs in the Middle East. A large part of the source rocks
that support the conventional reservoirs, become viable unconventional
“reservoir” units. Assessment and understanding of these unconventional
resources of the Middle East represents one of the main missions facing the NOCs and IOCs of the region. Maturing them from prospective
resource to contingent category and then into reserves is ridden with several challenges. Technical, logistic, environmental and economic considerations need to be balanced to mature this valuable potential.
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Unconventional reservoir characterization and reserves depend largely
on the quality and suitability of the surface and subsurface data, as well
as on the effective integration. As the unconventional resource potential
matured, the need for targeted, focused, and environmentally friendly
techniques became paramount. Integrated geological, geophysical, and
drilling approaches were developed to delineate the so called “sweet
spots” for better well placement. Drilling factory is a factory scale process for achieving optimal development.
Pioneering thought leaders of this panel session will discuss the potential of these vast but yet untapped resources in the Middle East and
on ways to approach. Discussions shall expand on the opportunity size
and advantages the Middle East can derive from the learnings in North
America. Region specific challenges like access to water and the impact
of fracking to the conventional reservoirs may be brought forward with
approaches to resolve them.
Panel Session: Industry-Academia Engagement and
Collaboration
Date:
Time:
08:00 - 09:45 hrs
Session moderators:Mahmoud Abdul Baqi, ARGAS
Intisaar Al Kindy, PDO
Cyclic changes to the economic scene of the upstream petroleum industry, along with rapidly evolving new developments in science and
technology, are placing an unprecedented challenge before the petroleum industry and academia to develop a more effective and sustainable research & technology approach. Access to industry data and
interpretations are seldom accessible to academia due to its strategic
and commercial significance. On the other hand, advanced laboratory
and numerical methods of academia are unable to penetrate into industry’s common practices. Industry seeks reliable technologies that
support it efficiently and skilled petroleum geoscience professionals.
Academia seeks innovation and open access to their breakthroughs
and an effective collaboration with industry. In order to cope with the
present and future challenges of the petroleum world, both industry
and academia have to be at the cutting edge of petroleum research
and emerging trends.
Disruptive technological innovation is happening world-over. Strong
collaboration between E&P industry and academia is affected by 3 factors: 1) data access 2) innovation space and 3) implementation. Due to
insufficient collaboration between industry and educational institutes,
the gap between academia and industry will widen over time. Access to
subsurface data is critical for establishing credibility in academic training
and research, and for retaining novel ideas and approaches to industry. Balancing the industry considerations and academic competencies
requires a sound framework of effective policies and procedures driving
them together to the desired goals.
Eminent members of the panel shall discuss the opportunity and constraining factors with directions for policy and procedures to implement
an effective collaboration. Suggested panel discussion topics include, but
are not limited to:
• Attracting best talent to the industry and academia
• Making university research attractive to industry partners
• Effective and sustained partnerships : best practices
• Utilize and expand the existing regional research and innovation centers
Middle East Region
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Oral Presentations - Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
PANEL SESSION
INTEGRATED STUDIES I
SEISMIC ACQUISITION I
10:15 “Long Term Strategies Through Unpredictable
Introductory Remarks
10:20
Fractures and In-Situ
Stresses in the Upper
Jurassic Arab-D and
Hanifa Formations,
Khurais, Eastern Saudi
Arabia
E. S. Alghamdi*,
T. Mahmood,
K. A. Macpherson
Understanding the Root
Cause of Poor Seismic
Data Through Modeling
Finding New Oil
Accumulation Between
Two Giant Oil Fields
of North Kuwait:
From Evaluation to
Development
L. A. Abouqammaz*,
S. A. Azim,
H. Al-Khudhair,
A. Bado, C. Vemparala,
A. Abdel Rahman
How Real Time Wireless J. F. Smith*, N. Wilson,
Systems Can Ease
G. Mansfield,
Operational Logistics
S. Kennan
Whilst Avoiding Data
Vulnerability and Out of
Specification Acquisition
11:10
Optimizing Oil
Development of a Super
K Compartmentalized
Reservoir with Large Gas
Cap and Bottom Water
Aquifer “Case Study”
A. L. El Gazar*, S. Bin
Sumaidaa, M. Y. Alklih,
S. Syofyan
Virtual Sensors in
Seismic Acquisition
11:35
Integrated
Characterization of the
Top Shuaiba Formation
Reservoir Quality in
Northern Oman Oil Fields
A. Al-Hajri*, C. Hollis
Low-Frequency Vibroseis N. Khadiri Yazami*,
Acquisition Experiment
V. Do, W. Omar,
in Saudi Arabia
T. Tonellot
10:45
Markets”
Strong and unpredictable fluctuations in global
oil prices are becoming cyclic and are having a
large impact on the industry by driving short term
responses from oil companies. At the same time,
the prospective resources of Hydrocarbons –
including the unconventional resources are at an
all-time high.
(For a full description please refer to page 7)
Session Chairs: Jan H. Van De Mortel &
Adedayo Dada
Session Chairs: Bashir Durrani &
Jarrah Al-Jenaie
A. Poole*, P. V. Baaren
I. Al-Hokail*, L. Ikelle
12:00 Lunch
PANEL SESSION
INTEGRATED STUDIES II
SEISMIC ACQUISITION II
14:00 “IT Emerging Trends”
14:05
Reservoir Development
in Second Eocene
Reservoir, Wafra Field,
PZ
D. Fu*, S. Al-Ghamdi,
M. Al-Harbi, J. Brown,
N. Freiburger, S. Gross
Broadband Seismic
Acquisition, Processing
and Imaging Using
Dispersed Source Arrays
Predicting Tilted Fluid
Contacts: A Case Study
from a Carbonate
Reservoir in N.W. Oman
M. H. Al Kindi*, I. Y. Al
Ismaili
Ultra Dense, Broadband
M. Denis*, P. Feugere,
Acquisition for Reservoir- P. Herrmann, T. Bianchi
Quality Seismic Data
Integrating Production
and XPT Analysis for
Field Development in
Complicated Carbonate
Reservoir
O. Matar*, K. Al Abdali
How to Extract
S-Waves in the Marine
Environment Offshore
the UAE
K. A. Berteussen*,
Y. Sun, M. Ali, Z. Zhang
A Novel Approach to
Estimate Permeability of
Thin Beds in a Carbonate
Reservoir with Vertical
Interference Testing
C. B. Maalouf*, I. Baca
Espinoza, H. Ahmed,
F. Elarouci, S. Smith,
H. Khairy
3D OBC Seismic Data
Processing to Overcome
Sampling Sparseness
and Irregularity
S. Nakayama*,
M. A. Benson,
K. Belaid, T. Matarid,
M. Garden, D. Zarubov
14:30
14:55
The need to improve operational efficiency while
performing near real-time analysis of huge data
sets delivered ‘anywhere at any time’ has catalyzed the development of many new technologies,
such as mobile and cloud computing, multicore
and many-core processing, distributed collaboration environments, and immersive user interface
technologies (3D, touch, virtual and augmented
reality, etc.)
(For a full description please refer to page 7).
15:20
Session Chairs: Edward Clerke & Arun Dey
Session Chairs: Bader Al-Ajmi &
Mohamed Mahgoub
C. Tsingas*, J. Yoo,
Y. Kim
15:45 Coffee Break
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RIFT BASIN STUDIES
INTEGRATED STUDIES III
RISK MANAGEMENT
16:15 Introductory Remarks
16:20 Salt-Related Deformation B. Tublah*, A. Alhani
Multi-Attribute and
Seismic Interpretation
of Offshore Exploratory
Block in Bahrain – A
Case Study
S. Thampi*, Y. Al
Ansari, A. Ahmed,
G. Al Moulani,
A. Fateh, A. Ghosh,
A. Shehab
Assessing Frontier
Shale Resources - from
Initial De-Risking of Play
Elements to Full-Cycle
Economic Analysis:
A Case Study from
the Posidonia Shale,
Netherlands
H. Madhoo,
A. Acevedo, A. Neber,
E. Sierra, G. Martinelli,
A. M. Bouhlel*
16:45 Provencal Basin,
Field Development and
Optimization Plan for
Compartmentalized Oil
Rim Reservoir
A. L. El Gazar,
M. Y. Alklih*, S. Bin
Sumaidaa
Current New-Ventures
Risk Assessment of
Undeveloped and
Bypassed Conventional
Petroleum in MENA
Countries
M. W. Ibrahim*
17:10 Sequence Stratigraphy of H. M. Awad*,
Integrating 3D Seismic
Data to Improve
the Geological
Understanding of the
Mishrif Carbonate
Reservoir, Rumaila Field,
South East Iraq
O. J. Olatoke*,
C. Lehmann, K. Tough,
J. A. Gardner
Minimum Economic Field
Size Estimation and its
Role in Assessing the
Exploration Project Risks
V. Singh*, E. Izaguirre,
I. Yemez, H. Stigliano
17:35 Oligocene to Middle
An Integration of
Geophysical and GIS for
Groundwater Potentiality
and Artificial Recharge
in Wadi Tayyah,
Southwest of KSA
W. F. Galal*
A Novel Way to Acquire
Data in a Safe, Reliable
and Cost-Effective
Manner by the Use of
Autonomous Marine
Vehicles
S. Pai*
Session Chairs: Khalid Al-Ramadan &
Salem Shammari
in the Red Sea
a Complex Rifting
Geometry: Impact on
Hydrocarbon Exploration
Paleogene Samaa, Yabus
and Adar Formations,
Rawat Rift Basin, White
Nile State, Sudan
R. Di Cuia*, A. Riva,
E. Battara
O. Abdullatif, G. Korvin
O. M. Soliman*,
Miocene Synrift
D. G. Shaukry,
Sequences, Northern Red T. A. Abdulmohsen,
Sea, Saudi Arabia
H. A. Shakhs,
R. M. Alasad
Session Chairs: Eric Tawille &
Abdullah Al Shemsi
Session Chairs: Thierry Charles & Iain Paton
EAGE Workshop on Petroleum Geochemistry
in Operations & Production
A Tale of Fluids in Carbonate Reservoirs
2-5 October 2016 – Doha, Qatar
The workshop will be targeting operational petroleum geochemistry in carbonate reservoirs.
The goal is to provide a perspective on how established and emerging geochemical tools can
help to have a comprehensive understanding of the life of these hydrocarbon fields.
The workshop will aim at sharing experiences and new insights in a technological field covering
close to half of the global hydrocarbon resources which present substantial challenges.
Call for Abstracts is open, submit your paper on one of the following topics:
• Well Engineering
• Reservoir Management
• Fluid Alteration in Carbonate Reservoirs
• Monitoring Fluid Interactions
• Emerging Themes
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09/11/15 09:19
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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR
CHARACTERIZATION
UNCONVENTIONAL I
10:20
Combing Geostatistical
Reservoir Modeling
with Classical Basin
Modeling Techniques
to Identify Sweet-Spots
in Unconventional
Reservoirs
J. Yarus*, J. Yarus
Jurassic Unconventional
Carbonate Source Rocks,
Saudi Arabia
R. F. Lindsay*,
S. Di Simone,
F. R. Oyarzabal,
I. F. Leyva, S. Z. Khan,
A. G. Al-Dhubeeb
Hanifa-Tuwaiq Mountain
Formation: The Edge
Between Conventional
and Unconventional
Systems?
Y. Al Ansari*, A. Fateh,
G. Al Moulani,
A. Ahmed, S. Thampi,
A. Shehab, A. Ghosh
Session Chairs: Friso Veenstra &
Phoebe McMellon
A System Implementation I. Mohamad*, A. Bin
for Retaining and
Mahfoodh
Analyzing Seismic and
Well Data Based on Big
Data Techniques
Session Chairs: Maitham Ebrahim &
Frank Haeseler
Session Chairs: Andreas Briner &
Neama Al Ajmi
10:45 Well Log Data
M. A. Joenaedy*
Characterization of Tight
Carbonate Reservoirs
from a Static and
Dynamic Perspective
R. Jaafar Fadul*, J. S.
Gomes
11:10 Transformation of the
M. H. Badar*, M. Wasi
Well Site Geochemistry
to Understand the Shale
Gas Heterogeneity
U. S. Patil*, G. Agrawal Little-Known Differences M. A. Al Duhailan*,
in Tuwaiq Mountain
A. S. Ahmed, A. M. Al
Petroleum Generation:
Hakami, I. F. Leyva
Implications for Different
Unconventional Resource
Play Fairways
Seismic Monitoring of
CO2 Geosequestration:
CO2CRC Otway Case
Study Using Full 4D FDTD
Approach
S. Glubokovskikh*,
R. Pevzner, T. Dance,
D. Popik, V. Shulakova,
A. Bona, E. Caspari,
B. Gurevich
Management Using
Geology: A Case Study
from Kuwait Oil Company
Seismic Interpretation
Process into a
Knowledge Based Asset
Management System
11:35 Multi-Application
D. R. Hoffman*,
Technical Database
S. Shebani
Integration Using VendorIndependent Solutions
Shale-Oil/Gas Potential
of the Jurassic Sargelu
and Naokelekan
Formations in Southern
Iraq
B. Badics*, A. Aqrawi
12:00 Lunch
DATA MANAGEMENT
Session Chairs: Phoebe McMellon &
Ibrahim Al Rajaibi
UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS AND
RESERVOIR MODELING
UNCONVENTIONAL II
Session Chairs: Mohammad Al-Khalifa &
Ali Al-Muftah
Session Chairs: Mohammed Al Duhailan &
Saad Al-Awwad
14:05 Aligning the Coring
N. Mohamed Fakier*,
T. Al Ghamdi
Static Modeling
of Carbonates –
The Challenge of
Constraining Uncertainty
B. Schrijver,
T. P. Breitmeier*,
B. Koehrer,
M. E. Zahran
El-Demerdash
Prediction of Pore
Pressure and Porosity
of Unconventional Plays
in Abu Dhabi Using
Petroleum Systems
Modeling Technology
M. Sirat*
14:30 Bridging the Gap
A. Abdulkarim*, T. Al
Ghamdi
Reducing the Uncertainty
of Static Reservoir
Model in a Carbonate
Platform, Through the
Implementation of an
Integrated Workflow:
Case A-Field, Abu Dhabi,
UAE
K. M. Torres*, N. Al
Hashmi, I. Al Hosani,
A. Al Rawahi, H. Parra
Microseismic
Monitoring Provides
Insight on Hydraulic
Fracture Development
in Clustered Horizontal
Well Completed in Tight
Gas Reservoir, Sultanate
of Oman
S. Nadezhdin*, M. El
Gihani, A. Al Algam,
A. P. Briner, S. Al
Yarubi, O. Al-Zeidi,
T. Batmaz
Sensitivity Analysis and
Application of TimeLapse Full Waveform
Inversion: Synthetic
Testing, and Field Data
Example for Monitoring
an Underground Gas
Blowout, The North Sea,
Norway
H. Balhareth*,
M. Landrø
Evaluation of Two Scale
Inhibitors in Seawater
Hydraulic Fracturing
H. El Hajj*, T. Al
Ghamdi, P. Karadkar,
M. Hamam
Resolving Uncertainty in
Reservoir Flow Geometry
Using Temperature and
Noise Logging
K. Al Abd*, F. Bin Mohd Reducing Unconventional
Surol, M. Sheshtawy
Reservoir Uncertainty
and Optimizing
Completion Design:
A Multidiscipline
Integration Approach for
Multi-Stage Fractured
Wells
Processes to Yield
Reliable Geological Data
Between the Exploration
Organization and Its
Partners
14:55 Data Management
K. N. Blohm*,
Change Programs Driving G. Temprano
Business Performance
Improvement and
Delivering Business
Value
15:20 Saudi Aramco Explorer:
A Solution to Guide
Exploration Strategy and
Optimize the Exploration
Business Process
H. A. Alhelal*,
T. AlGhamdi,
A. Abdulkarim
C. Kurison*, A. Sultan,
M. A. Al Duhailan,
S. Baki, A. Rios,
F. Gutierrez
15:45 Coffee Break
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PALEOGEOGRAPHY AND PALEONTOLOGY
PETROPHYSICS I
TECHNOLOGIES FOR UNCONVENTIONAL
Session Chairs: Sander Houben &
Fawwaz Al-Khaldi
16:20 Ichnology of the Upper
Unayzah Reservoirs in
the Subsurface of Saudi
Arabia: The Record
of Animal-Sediment
Interactions in Tidally
Influenced and ShallowMarine Settings
C. Polo*, A. Rees,
J. Melvin,
G. Pemberton
16:45 Paleoenvironments,
M. Vecoli*, A. Al
Palynological Events, and Shawareb, M. Miller,
Subsurface Correlation
C. Cesari, A. Rees
of the Sarah Formation
and Quwarah Member
of Qasim Formation in
N.W. Saudi Arabia
Session Chairs: Wael Abdallah &
Edward Clerke
Session Chairs: Andreas Briner &
Yahya Al Ansari
Unconventional
Reservoirs, Integrated
Petrophysical
Approach for Sweet
Spot Identification
and Fracking Stage
Selection.
S. J. Alshehri*,
M. Boudjatit,
A. S. Ahmed
Challenges in Using
Seawater for Fracturing
Applications
R. Rahal*
Identifying a Bypassed
Reservoir in Limestone:
A Sequence with LWD
Nuclear Magnetic
Resonance
O. Morales*,
N. Hazboun, F. Sierra,
N. Teran
The Role of PreStack Inversion in
Unconventional Plays
H. AlMustafa*
17:10 Palaeo-Environmental
A. Serry*, A. Taher,
S. Girinathan,
D. Benamer,
O. Al-Mitwalli,
A. Al-Mansoori
Effects of Petrophysical
Properties on Drainage
and Imbibition Capillary
Pressures in Western
Siberia Sandstones
K. Kovalenko,
A. Petrov*
Prestack Seismic
Data Inversion for
Shale Gas Reservoir
Characterization in China
G. Yu*, Y. Zhang,
U. Strecker, M. Smith
17:35 Micropaleontology of
S. A. Chan*,
M. Kaminski,
L. Babalola
Absolute and Relative
Permeabilities from Well
Logs in Tight Reservoirs
T. I. Elkewidy*
Systematic Work Flow
for Characterizing Frac
Sand: An Integrated
Approach
B. Zoghbi*, W. Razzaq,
W. Suzart
Interpretation Using
Wireline Log Data: A
Case Study from PermoCarboniferous Sediments
of the UAE
Mixed Carbonate and
Siliciclastic of Miocene
Dam Formation in the
Al-Lidam Area, Eastern
Province of Saudi Arabia
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Oral Presentations - Wednesday, 9 March 2016
8:00
8:05
8:30
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PANEL SESSION
RESERVOIR QUALITY PREDICTION
ROCK PHYSICS I
“Integrated Technologies for Better Performance”
Proper characterization of the subsurface hydrocarbon bearing reservoir holds the key to its
successful and optimal exploitation in upstream
petroleum industry. As the industry matures in the
Middle-East, new discoveries are from the declining field sizes in more complex reservoir architectures. Maximizing the EUR in a commercially viable
manner is challenging the work methods and technological reliability. (For a full description please refer to page 7)
Dolomite and
M. Al Qattan*,
Dolomitization of the Late D. Budd
Permian Khuff-C Reservoir
in Saudi Arabia: Origin,
Controls, and Reservoir
Quality Implications
Does Aging Matter
to Core Analysis in
Carbonates? A Case
Study from Offshore
Green Field
C. B. Maalouf*,
S. Al-Jaberi,
J. Marrauld, M. Amer,
I. Baca Espinoza
Session Chairs: Nadia Nemmawi &
Khalid Al-Ramadan
Session Chairs: Aiman Bakhorji &
Samar Al-Ashwak
Facies Architecture,
Palaeoenvironment
and Reservoir Quality
of the Mid-Cretaceous
Wara Member, Northern
Offshore Arabian Gulf
H. AlAnzi*
The Impact of
Geophysical Well Log
Analysis (GWLA) on a
Clastic Rock Physics
Analysis
O. H. Afif*, M. Ashfaq
8:55
Diagenetic Effects on
Porosity and Permeability
Loss in Sandstone
Reservoirs: A Predictive
Approach Using
Petrographic Analysis
Combined with Basin
Modeling
T. Goldberg*, R. Abdul
Fattah, M. Koenen,
I. Millan Sanchez,
S. Nelskamp,
S. Waldmann,
L. Wasch
4D Geomechanical Study
Helps Drilling Operations
in North Kuwait Giant
Reservoirs
S. M. Marie*,
S. A. Azim,
H. Ibrahim, A. Khan,
L. A. AbouQammaz,
A. M. Hussein,
R. Newman,
M. Povstyanova ,
K. Lee
9:20
Better Reservoir
Characterization in
Uncored Intervals Using
Mineralogical and
Sedimentological Data
from Core and Cuttings
Samples: Application
to Petrophysical
Models in Conventional
and Unconventional
Hydrocarbon Reservoir
Case Studies
S. Brindle*,
R. Windmill,
P. Wellsbury,
I. Verhagen,
R. Reboul,
D. O’Connor
Facies Identification and
Fluid Prediction Using
Rock Physics Analysis
M. S. Al-Sokhiber*,
B. Jan
9:45
Coffee Break
PETROPHYSICS II
Session Chairs: Wael Abdallah &
Ali Faleh Abu Ghneej
SEISMIC RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION DIGITAL ROCK PHYSICS
Session Chairs: Taher M. Sodagar &
Jan H. Van De Mortel
Session Chair: Hocine Khemissa
10:20 Facies Classification and H. Soepriatna*,
4D Finite Difference
Forward Modeling Within
A Redefined ClosedLoop Seismic Reservoir
Monitoring Work-Flow
D. Hill*, D. Lowden,
S. Sonika,
M. Paydayesh,
A. Bulat, L. Truelove,
C. Chahine, A. Herrera
Improvement of the
Conductivity Model
in Isolated Porosity
Carbonates with Digital
Rock Physics Analysis
I. Deshenenkov*,
C. Ayadiuno,
K. A. MacPherson,
J. Estevez Gonzalez,
D. H. Williams
10:45 Facies Analysis and
A. I. Elsherif*,
H. Ibrahim
4D Inversion in Carbonate
Environments
F. Cailly*, C. Hubans,
P. Thore
Tortuosity Physical
Investigation and
Modeling Using 2D & 3D
Technologies
W. H. Al-Bazzaz*,
M. S. Al-Dosary
11:10 Total Organic Carbon
M. Shahab*, G. Jin
AVO Analysis,
Inversion and Spectral
Decomposition to
Detect Thin Channelized
Sandstone Reservoir of
BED-15, Western Desert,
Egypt
W. S. Said*
Advanced Imaging
Method for Tight
Carbonate
R. S. Devarapalli,
S. Chevalier, M. Sassi,
M. Jouiad*
11:35 Analytical Formation
K. Zamfes*, C. Smart,
S. Zamfes
Reservoir Property
Prediction Using Least
Square Support Vector
Machine
J. Wang*,
S. Al-Dossary
Residual Trapping of
Supercritical CO2: Direct
Pore-Scale Observation
M. Lebedev*,
S. Inglauer
Prediction in the Upper
Jurassic Carbonate
Formation Using
Heterogeneous Rock
Analysis Technique: As
Sayd and Rimthan Fields
in Saudi Arabia
Permeability Estimation
In Late Cretaceous Giant
Carbonate Reservoir
Using LWD Technology,
A Case Study in Sabriyah
Field, North Kuwait
Prediction from Well
Logs Using the Support
Vector Regression
Technique
Sampling During Drilling
Using OPAL – On
Surface Petrophysical
Analytical Logging
New Petrophysical
Measurement Principals
on Drilling Cuttings
While Drilling
S. Wharton, Y. Zhang,
A. Alzahrani
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STRATIGRAPHIC RESERVOIR
CHARACTERIZATION
ROCK PHYSICS II
14:00 “Unconventional Resources of the Middle East”
The success of unconventional resource develop14:05 ment in North America has increased awareness
Integrated Reservoir
Characterization and
Facies Modeling for the
Heterogeneous Carbonate
Platform of the Shu’aiba
Reservoir, Saudi Arabia
N. M. Al-Ghamdi*,
A. Al-Dossary
14:30
Forward Stratigraphic
Modeling, Deterministic
Approach to Improve
Carbonate Heterogeneity
Prediction; Lower
Cretaceous, Abu Dhabi
N. Hawie*, G. Aillud,
Unconventional Shale
N. Minhas*, G. Jin
A. Barrois, E. Marfisi, Frackability – Effect of
B. Murat, J. Hall, N. Al Porosity and Pore Shapes
Madani, Z. El-Wazir
14:55
3D Forward Stratigraphic
Modeling in Reservoir
Quality Prediction –
Arab-D Reservoir, Ghawar
Field, Saudi Arabia
R. Zuehlke*,
The Role of Rock Physics
D. L. Cantrell,
in Unconventional
R. F. Lindsay, Y. Mousa Frontier Plays
R. Lubbe*, M. El Mardi,
D. M. Rubiano
15:20
Regional to Inter-Well
Scale Sedimentology
of a Triassic - Jurassic
Carbonate Ramp (UAE)
Analogous to Middle
Eastern Reservoirs
M. Hönig*, C. John
O. Gharbi*, N. El
Cheikh, P. Maheshwari,
P. Julien
12:00 Lunch
PANEL SESSION
Session Chairs: Christian Strohmenger &
Suleiman Al Farqani
of this vast potential as a complement to the
conventional reservoirs in the Middle East. A large
part of the source rocks that support the conventional reservoirs, become viable unconventional
“reservoir” units. Assessment and understanding
of these unconventional resources of the Middle
East represents one of the main missions facing
the NOCs and IOCs of the region. (For a full description please refer to page 7)
15:45 Coffee Break
PETROPHYSICS III
Session Chairs: Mashary Al-Awadi &
Abdul Meshim Al Mershed
16:20 Reservoir
Session Chairs: Youcef Bouzidi & Omar Afifi
Rock Physics
Characterization of
Shallow Marine Heavy
Oil Reservoirs
Impact of Varying
Acid Injection Rate
and Fluid Saturation
on Carbonate Matrix
Acidizing: Highlighting
the Importance of Pore
Structure
FLUID FLOW CHARACTERIZATION
HEAVY OIL
Session Chairs: Thierry Charles &
Ali Al-Muftah
M. Ahmed*,
H. Soepriatna,
A. W. Daghistani
Session Chairs: Abdul Nabi Mukhtar &
Frank Haeseler
A. Serry*, L. Tagareiva,
U. Herz
Reservoir Characterization
of Water Zone Above
Oil-Water Contact in
a Carbonate Reservoir
Offshore Abu Dhabi
C. B. Maalouf*,
H. Ahmed, M. Shuaib,
M. Amer, J. Marrauld,
I. Baca Espinoza
Integrated Well Logging
Technologies to Identify
Viscous Hydrocarbons:
Shallow Carbonate
Reservoir Case Study,
West Kuwait
M. F. Fahmy*, N. Al
Mutairi, F. Al Failakawi,
N. Nverma, N. Murthy,
I. Al-Sammak,
A. Abdessalam,
C. Nugroho, M. Ghioca, V. Le Huy
16:45 The Analysis of Sands
I. Deshenenkov*,
K. A. MacPherson
Assessment of the Areal
and Vertical Sweep
Efficiency in Cyclic
Carbonate Reservoirs of
the Middle East - A Case
Study from a Mature Field
R. Jaafar Fadul*, J. S.
Gomes
Novel Method to
Initiate and Propagate
Fractures in Very
Soft Unconsolidated
Formations
M. Shahri*
17:10 Understanding the
S. Fumitoshi,
M. Tatsuya,
C. Shrivastava*,
S. Girinathan,
P. Menon
Hydrocarbon Saturation
Prediction from FullStack Seismic Data Using
Probabilistic Neural
Network
I. A. Mohamed*
Steam Piloting in the
Aruma Reservoir Awali
Field, Bahrain
S. W. Stearns*,
A. Al Balushi,
A. Hendroyono
17:35 Sand Body Geometry
S. Chowdhuri*,
M. F. Al-Ajmi, K. Sikdar,
H. A. Lahmar,
P. Chakraborty, L. S. Ali
Akbar
Preparing Future
Development Plan for
a Mature and Complex
Offshore Carbonate Field
Under Difficult Economic
Constraints: A Monitoring
Challenge
J. Fernagu*,
H. Gouas, M. Al
Khulaifi, A. AlNaimi
Tar-Mat <5 API
Unconventional Next
Generation Oil Recovery
W. H. Al-Bazzaz*
Characterization While
Drilling; A Real Time
Geosteering Answer to
Maximize Well Values. A
Case Study, Offshore Abu
Dhabi
Grain Size Classes in the
Elastic Domain
High Resolution Facies
Variation in Cretaceous
Carbonates with
Image Logs and Neural
Network: A Multi-Well
Study from Offshore Abu
Dhabi
Delineation Using
Borehole Image Data
and Optimization of
Placement of Lower
Burgan Horizontals
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INTEGRATED FRACTURE
CHARACTERIZATION
REGIONAL GEOLOGY I
SEISMIC PROCESSING & IMAGING I
8:00
8:05
Dual Porosity, Dual
Permeability Modeling of
Carbonate Reservoir with
Integration of Fracture
Characterization
H. Caetano*,
R. Iskandar, S. Sutanto,
E. Niculescu,
M. Hozayen, U. Farooq,
V. de Groen, S. Roosz,
G. de Joussineau
Cenozoic Depositional
History of the
Northeastern Arabian
Plate
8:30
The Impact of 3D Dynamic
Structural Framework
and Subsurface Mapping
Technology on Complex
Reservoirs in Saudi
Arabia
A. A. Al Maskeen*,
S. S. Ali, R. Sung
A Sequence Stratigraphic O. E. Sutcliffe*,
Comparison of the
K. L. Unwin
Paleozoic of the Middle
East: Recognizing PlateScale Heterogeneity
Full-Waveform Inversion G. Clark*
(FWI) Using CRSEnhanced Pre-Stack Shot
Gather
8:55
A New Method and
Workflow to Calculate
Naturally Fractured
Reservoir Effective
Permeability from Seismic
Attributes and Geologic
Data for History Match
D. Li*, M. Al
Harbi, G. Ottinger,
K. Skene, S. Jasmi,
P. Brunhuber
Oblique Zagros Tectonics R. R. Jones*
in South East Turkey and
the Kurdistan Region of
Iraq, and Comparison
With Iran
Layer-Based Inter-Bed
Multiple Prediction: Less
Interpretation, More
Geophysics
M. Ahmed,
U. Fathy Abdel
Kader, K. Ramani,
M. F. Doheim*,
C. Koeninger, M. Ibrahim Bayome,
Y. Sabry, M. Afia,
H. Ewida, Y. Ibrahim
9:20
Methodology to
Discriminate Natural
vs. Drilling Induced
Tensile Fractures Using
Borehole Images —
Critical for Wellbore
Failure Analysis and
Natural Fracture
Characterization
T. Mahmood*
A View from the Outer
Edge – The Arabian
Middle and Upper
Jurassic Oceanic Shelf
Margin
Orthorhombic Time
Tomography: Accounting
for Azimuthal Effects in
Long-Offset WAZ Data
J. Messud*,
C. Rohel, G. Lambare,
P. Guillaume
9:45
Coffee Break
Session Chairs: Kandaswamy Kumar &
Khalid Hawas
FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION
Session Chairs: Mohammed Al-Hussain &
Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak
10:20 Comparison of Fracture
Analysis Methods at
Multiple Scales from
Outcrop Analogues
S. Kokkalas*,
R. R. Jones,
J. J. Long, S. Gilment,
C. Woods, S. Vega,
M. Wilkinson
10:45 From Outcrop Analogue
R. R. Jones*,
to Full-Field Fracture
J. J. Long,
Model: The Importance of K. J. McCaffrey
Multi-Scale Fracture SizeIntensity Relationships
Session Chairs: Sunil Kumar Singh &
Rader Abdul Fattah
P. C. Tai*,
G. J. Grabowski,
M. Czernuszenko,
C. Liu
C. Toland*
Y. Kim*, C. Tsingas
SEISMIC PROCESSING & IMAGING II
Session Chairs: Raed Dukhayyil &
Maysa Yousif
Session Chairs: Abdulaziz Muhaidib &
Bashir Durrani
Regional Model of the Al
Khlata Formation in the
Rima Area of the Eastern
Flank of the South Oman
Salt Basin
F. G. Al Abri*,
A. Heward, I. Abbasi
Late Palaeozoic
Clastic Deposits of
Kuwait; A Stratigraphic
Revision Based on
a Multidisciplinary
Approach
T. B. van Hoof*,
Imaging of Edge
G. Al-Sahlan, K. Karam, Diffractors Using Fresnel
M. Al-Bader
Zones
A. Bona*, R. Pevzner
T. O. Jewell*,
M. Simmons,
R. Davies, J. Wyton
Salt Shape Tomography
P. Guillaume*,
O. Hermant,
S. Warzocha
A Comparison of 3D
Azimuth-Angle Domain
Common Image Gathers
Using Poynting Vector
and Optical Flow
Methods
Y. Kim*, C. Tsingas
W. Paulissen*,
A. Nozari, H. MorsetKlokk, J. Marre,
A. Riva, E. Funk,
T. Cavailhes,
M. Looser, A. Chalabi,
K. Canner, M. Figa,
N. Bang
Regional Controls on
Siliciclastic Input into
Mesozoic Depositional
Systems of the Arabian
Plate
11:35 The Transition from
G. Bertotti*,
A. Barnhoorn,
K. Bisdom
The Triassic–Jurassic
T. Steuber*, A. Al
Boundary in Ras Al
Suwaidi, Y. Ge,
Khaimah, UAE: Evidence M. Suarez
for Global Change from
Carbonate Sedimentology
and Chemostratigraphy
Mode I to Mode II
Fracturing: Evidence
from Outcrops and from
Analog and Numerical
Experiments. Implications
for Fractured Reservoirs
Constrained 3D VTI Full
Waveform Inversion
of Wide Azimuth Data
from the Red Sea, Saudi
Arabia
DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS
11:10 Fracture Characterization
and Modeling Workflow
for a Jurassic Fractured
Carbonate Field
(Kurdistan, Iraq) and the
Importance to Incorporate
Key Subsurface
Uncertainties
Session Chairs: Abdulnaser Abousetta &
Duryodhan Epili
Enhanced Duplex
Wave Migration PostProcessing Methodology
for Identifying Fracture
Zones
D. Epili*, L. LaFreniere,
K. Sliz, S. Ulhaq
12:00 Lunch
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FRACTURED RESERVOIR
CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING
REGIONAL GEOLOGY II
SEISMIC PROCESSING & IMAGING III
Session Chairs: Hanan Ahmad Salem &
Abdellatif Abdulrahman Al-Shuhail
14:05
Session Chairs: Aisha Al-Hajri &
Rader Abdul Fattah
Session Chairs: Olusegun Kolawole &
Frederic Cailly
S. Ulhaq*, D. Epili,
K. Sliz, L. LaFreniere
Revision of Early to
Middle Cambrian Rock
Units in Outcrop in
Northwestern Saudi
Arabia
A. M. Memesh*,
S. M. Dini, Y. M. Le
Nindre
14:30 Calibration of Seismic
V. Ivanov*,
R. Iskandar, C. Okorie
Carbonate Petroleum
Plays Associated to the
Mesozoic Rifting in the
Adriatic Area (Central
Mediterranean Region)
R. Di Cuia*,
Simultaneous Random
D. Casabianca, A. Riva, Plus Erratic Noise
A. Ricciato, S. Borello Attenuation with
Interpolation for Land
Seismic Data by Joint
Low-Rank and Sparse
Inversion
R. Sternfels*,
G. Viguier, R. Gondoin,
D. Le Meur
14:55 Volcanic Reservoirs
S. A. Abdelaziz*,
J. Leem, P. Shankar,
B. Mund
Exploration History
and Future Potential
of Petroleum Basins in
Yemen
M. A. As-Saruri*
Rock Physics Guided
Earth Model Building and
Sub-Salt Angle Gather
Tomography for Imaging
and Pore Pressure
B. Deo*, M. F. Doheim,
M. Ahmed, A. Ibrahim,
H. Hussein,
C. Koeninger,
Y. Ibrahim, H. Ewida
Seismic Attribute
Analysis for Gross
Facies Identification
and Reservoir Geometry
Description of Shallow
Marine Sediments,
Offshore Nigeria
P. S. Momta*,
M. I. Odigi, M. O. Ige
3-D Surface-Wave
Estimation and
Separation Using an
Iterative Closed-Loop
Approach
T. Ishiyama*,
G. Blacquiere
Fracture Detection in
Carbonate Reservoir at
Multiple Scales with
Integrated Seismic,
Borehole Image Log and
Core Data, Onshore Saudi
Arabia
Fracture Model Using
Dynamic Data and
Borehole Images, an
Example of Fractured
Carbonate Reservoir
Geomechanical
Properties and Critically
Stressed Fissures: A
Comprehensive Analysis
15:20 A Saudi Arabian Naturally A. Alramadhan*,
Fractured Reservoir
Modeling Case Study:
Fracture Characterization
and Dynamic Data
Integration
M. Woldeamanuel,
S. Lyngra,
M. Suleiman,
S. Zhang
Noise Attenuation
Approach for High
Productivity Vibroseis
Acquisition: An Example
from Saudi Arabia
A. A. Alghamdi*,
R. Rowe
15:45 Coffee Break
MULTIDISCIPLINARY CASE STUDIES
Session Chairs: Wouter Smits &
Mubarak Al-Hajeri
EVOLUTION OF THE ARABIAN PLATFORM
NEAR SURFACE CHALLENGES
Session Chairs: Aisha Al-Hajri &
Maysa Yousif
Session Chairs: Ali Aldawood &
Mohammad Jassem Mohammad Ali
16:20 The Lower Devonian
N. Al Dosari*,
H. Tourqui, P. Breuer,
E. Lacsamana,
A. Ghazi
Evolution of the MiddleTriassic Jilh Intra-Shelf
Basin in Abu Dhabi, UAE
J. Hu*, J. Witte,
F. Neves
Defining the Base of
Sand from 2D Seismic
Data Using Geostatistics:
Rub Al-Khali, Saudi
Arabia
N. M. Balawi*,
R. M. Bridle,
G. A. Alshaia,
M. Homaili
16:45 Chemostratigraphy of
N. W. Craigie*
Sequence Stratigraphic
Framework of the
Triassic Jilh Formation in
the Rub’ Al-Khali Basin
of Southern Saudi Arabia
E. A. Al Saqer*,
J. Afzal, M. Hashim ,
A. Bhullar
Numerical Modeling and
Imaging of Near Surface
Scattered Waves: An
Approach of Turning
Noise into Signal
A. M. Almuhaidib*
17:10 Channel Features in the
J. A. Gardner*,
A. Borthwick,
C. Lehmann,
J. D. Bletcher
Evolution of the Abu
Madi Canyon as a
Result of Multi-Stage
Sub-Aerial Erosion
During Messinian Time:
Implications for the
Messinian Salinity Crisis
(MSC) on OnshoreOffshore Nile Delta,
Egypt
Z. A. Hassan*
Near-Surface
Characterization for
Seismic Exploration
Based on Gravity and
Resistivity Data
J. Mrlina*
Transit Time in Sand
Dunes: Empirical to
Polynomial Model
R. M. Bridle*
Jauf Formation, Eastern
Saudi Arabia: Sequence
Stratigraphic Analysis
and Implications for
Predicting Facies
Architecture
the Sarah Formation,
Northern Saudi Arabia:
An Integrated Approach to
Reservoir Correlation
Upper Cretaceous Hartha
Formation, their Formation
and Impact on Seismic,
the Rumaila Field,
Southern Iraq
17:35 A Case History of Applying H. M. Hosny*
Tracer Technology in
Recycled Gas Condensate
Reservoir, Onshore Gas
Field, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Tectonic Evolution of
H. Xiao*
Northern Saudi Arabia
Basins as Revealed
by Six New Regional
Structural Cross-Sections
Oral Presentations - Thursday, 10 March 2016
8:00
8:05
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PANEL SESSION
RESERVOIR MONITORING I
SEISMIC INTERPRETATION I
“Industry-Academia Engagement and
Collaboration”
Cyclic changes to the economic scene of the
upstream petroleum industry, along with rapidly
evolving new developments in science and technology, are placing an unprecedented challenge
before the petroleum industry and academia to
develop a more effective and sustainable research
& technology approach. (For a full description please refer to page 8)
Session Chairs: Jan H. Van De Mortel &
Kandaswamy Kumar
Session Chairs: Abdulnaser Abousetta &
Frederic Cailly
Characterizing Flow
Behavior from Thin Tight
Mauddud Reservoir
of the Greater Burgan
Field: Integration of
Oil Fingerprinting and
Production Data
O. M. Al-Zankawi*,
A. Awatif, M. Rashaid,
L. Hayat, F. Ali,
M. A. McCaffrey,
D. K. Baskin
An Investigation of
Middle to Late Jurassic
Reservoir, Source Rocks
and Seals Near the
Gotnia Intrashelf Basin
Margin, Saudi Arabia
S. Wharton*
Integration of Noise and
Temperature Logging
Outcomes into Reservoir
Simulation
K. Al Abd*, H. Helmy,
F. Bin Mohd Surol,
J. Barghouti,
M. Sheshtawy
An Innovative Approach
for Successful
Exploration of Shallow
Heavy Oil Play, Kuwait
A. Singavarapu,
S. K. Singh*,
A. S. Al-Ajmi,
S. Al-Rashidi,
H. Al-Owihan
8:55
Utilizing Temperature
and Noise Logging
Surveillance Application
to Assess Vertical
Conformance Issues
for Low Injection Rate
Waterflood Pilots in
Bahrain’s Field
H. A. AlBalushi*,
H. AlKooheiji, K. Al
Abdali
Improved Fracture
Characterization by
Utilizing SeismicDerived Attributes
Including Anisotropy and
Diffraction Imaging in a
Giant Offshore Carbonate
Field, UAE
G. Skeith*,
R. El-Awawdeh,
T. Obara, A. Sultan,
A. Al Messabi, E. Liu,
M. Johns, G. Zelewski,
X. Woo, W. Burnett,
J. Molyneux, J. Zhang
9:20
A Systematic Approach
Towards High Pressure
High Temperature Well
Testing
V. Kumar*, H. Gill,
A. AlNahdi
Seismic Attribute
S. Srivastava*
Analysis for Deepwater
Environment - Case Study
of Cauvery Basin
8:30
9:45
Coffee Break
BOREHOLE SEISMIC IMAGING
Session Chairs: Carlos Planchart &
Othman Al Harasi
RESERVOIR MONITORING II
SEISMIC INTERPRETATION II
Session Chairs: Adedayo Dada & Ali Al Lazki
Session Chairs: Nasher BenHasan &
Bashar Al-Qadeeri
10:20 Multiples and Their
M. M. Al Hadhrami*,
S. Al Yarubi,
S. Mahrooqi
Real Time 3D Modeling
to Optimize Geosteering
in Clastic Reservoir –
Case Study
F. Bashir*, M. Al Hawi,
I. Bhuana, M. Abbas
Seismic Imaging of A
“Sweet Spot” Formed
by Incised Valley Filled
by Unayzah a Eolian
Reservoir, Central Saudi
Arabia
Y. Hu*,
K. A. Al-Mahmoud,
Q. Li, I. Tayib
10:45 Integrated Imaging of
L. Hu*
How Drilling Induced
Formation Damage and
Acid Stimulation Affects
Carbonates Productivity
in Highly Deviated Wells
I. Baca Espinoza*,
S. Al-Jaberi,
J. Marrauld, M. Amer,
C. B. Maalouf
Seismic Attributes
for Prediction of
Reservoir Architecture
and Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity: A Case
Study of Zubair Formation
in Bahrah Area, North
Kuwait
S. K. Bhukta*,
P. K. Nath, S. K. Singh,
A. S. Al-Ajmi,
E. Al-Shehri
11:10 3D Anisotropic Depth
E. Blias*
Geosteering Through
Challenging Fractured
Limestone Reservoir
Becomes Achievable
Utilizing High Definition
Multi-Layer Boundary
Mapping Technology – A
Case Study from a Deep
Gas Reservoirs
S. A. Al-Ajmi*
Determining Depositional R. Moore, R. Williams*
History Through Use of
Cognitive Interpretation
Workflows
Generators Identification
from VSP: Case Study
from Oman
VSP and OBS Data in the
Angle Domain
Velocity Model Building
from VSP Data
11:35 Analysis of Surface
M. Denis*, L. Nicoletis,
Seismic Multi Wave
P. Feugere,
Modes (PP, P-SV and
E. Suaudeau
SV-SV) and Simultaneous
3D 3C VSP: A Winning
Pair
Reservoir Monitoring and S. Smith*
Management in Extreme
Steam Conditions,
Bahrain Field
Global Technique in
S. Lacaze*, J. Adam,
Seismic Interpretation for B. Durot, F. Pauget
Reservoir Detection and
Characterization
12:00 Lunch
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ADVANCES IN BOREHOLE SEISMIC
RESERVOIR MODELING
4D SEISMIC INTERPRETATION
Session Chairs: Mohammad Albannagi &
Aqeel Ahmed
Session Chairs: Nadia Nemmawi &
Adedayo Dada
Session Chairs: Ibrahim Al-Ismaili &
Mohammed Al-Kindi
14:05 Is It Time for Vertical
A. Shabbir*, T. Dean,
A. Constantinou,
T. Cuny, P. Dickenson,
B. Frignet, A. Hartog,
G. Lees
Linking Static and
Dynamic Data for
Distributed Permeability
Estimation Along
Horizontal Open Hole
Drains in Carbonate
Reservoir: A Case Study
from Middle East
I. Baca Espinoza*,
C. B. Maalouf, A. Kilic,
H. Ahmed, S. Al-Jaberi,
M. Amer
Enhancing Land 4D
Seismic Using Early
Arrival Repeatability of
Buried Receiver Data
R. Smith*, A. Bakulin,
M. Jervis , R. Burnstad
14:30 Delineating Oman
O. Al-Harrasi*,
S. Busaidi, Y. EL-Taha,
S. Alazri, Q. Siyabi
High Permeability Streak
Modeling: A Case Study
from a Lower Cretaceous
Carbonate Reservoir of a
Giant Oil Field, Onshore
Abu Dhabi, UAE
S. Pamungkas*,
M. Moge, H. A. Al
Saadi, F. Y. Ali
Al-Hammadi, T. N. Al
Dayyni, A. A. Al Khoori
4D Pilot Integrated
Interpretations in Al
Khalij Carbonates Field,
Qatar
H. Prasetyo*
14:55 Analysis of Azimuthal
N. A. Palacios*
Reservoir-Scale
Fracture Patterns
and Permeability in
Outcropping FlatLying Shallow Water
Carbonates (Jandaira
Formation, Brazil)
G. Bertotti*, K. Bisdom, Time-Lapse SurfaceH. Vonhoff, J. Reijmer, Consistent Processing
F. Bezerra
of Buried Receiver Data
Using the Virtual Source
Method
15:20 Fifteen Years of Passive
S. Azri*, O. Al-Harrasi,
S. Busaidi, S. Hikmani,
R. Adawi
An Integrated
Approach for Modeling
Depositional Facies and
Diagenetic Trends to
Capture Heterogeneities
in a Lower Cretaceous
Carbonate Reservoir
M. Salib*, J. S. Gomes
Seismic Profiles to
Become Part of Every
Logging Run?
Maximum Stress
Orientation Using
Microseismic Data from
Hydraulic Fracturing
Monitoring
Anisotropy for Multiple
Walk around VSPs in an
Unconventional Field
in Saudi Arabia: A Case
Study
Seismic Listening in
Oman: The Good, the Bad
and the Ugly
C. Saragiotis*,
A. Ramadan,
A. Bakulin
Integration of Time-Lapse M. Al Hosni*,
VSP and Crosswell for
B. Gurevich, S. Vialle,
Rock Physics Modeling
R. Pevzner, A. Bona,
T. M. Daley
15:45 Coffee Break
AAPG Middle East Calendar of Events:
Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East
23 – 25 November 2015 • Abu Dhabi, UAE
AAPG/SEG International Conference and Exhibition (ICE)
3 – 6 April 2016 • Barcelona, Spain
International Petroleum Technology
Conference (IPTC)
6 – 9 December 2015 • Doha, Qatar
Exploring Mature Basins
11 – 13 April 2016 • Manama, Bahrain
AAPG/SPE Unlocking the Potential of Low Yielding Reservoirs
9 – 11 May 2016 • TBC
AAPG/EAGE Hydrocarbon Seals of
the Middle East
18 – 20 January 2016 • Muscat, Oman
AAPG/SEG Advances in Subsurface Mapping
16 – 18 May 2016 • Muscat, Oman
Source Rocks of the Middle East
25 – 26 January 2016 • Abu Dhabi, UAE
Economic & Risk Assessment in Petroleum Exploration
30 May – 1 June • TBC
Imperial Barrel Award
6 March 2016 • Manama, Bahrain
Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition (GEO)
7 – 10 March 2016 • Manama, Bahrain
AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition (ACE)
19 – 22 June 2016 • Calgary, Alberta, Canada
For more information visit
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09/11/15 09:09
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NEW EXPLORATION CONCEPTS I
STRATIGRAPHIC TRAPS
GRAVITY & MAGNETIC
8:00
8:05
Carbonate ClumpedIsotope (D47): A New
Tool to Understand
Carbonate Diagenetic
Processes
I. Millan Sanchez*,
T. Goldberg, R. Abdul
Fattah, S. Bernasconi
The Role of Biofacies
in the Search for
Stratigraphic Traps
in Middle Jurassic
Carbonates, Saudi Arabia
8:30
Integrated Regional
Prospectivity Screening
of a Mature Petroleum
Province in the Eastern
Flank of the South Oman
Salt Basin
R. Pereira*, A. Rovira,
H. Farran, I. Rajaibi,
A. Aghbari, S. Kalbani
Exploring for Subtle Traps, U. Ghulam, S. Z. Al
Natih Formation, North
Farqani*, I. Rajaibi,
Oman
A. Al Gahaffi,
A. Rovira, A. Wulff,
B. Al Mamari,
H. Dejong, H. Droste
8:55
Impact of Sedimentology
and Diagenesis on
Petrophysical Properties
of Miocene Dam
Formation. Outcrop
Approach – Al-Lidam
Area, Eastern Saudi
Arabia
M. A. Salih*,
O. Abdullatif,
K. Al-Ramadan,
D. L. Cantrell,
L. Babalola,
M. A. Bashri
Discovery of a Large
Stratigraphic Trap in a Rift
Basin: Case History from
Barmer Basin, India
9:20
Massive Dolomite on the
Upper Jurassic to Lower
Cretaceous Carbonate
Shelf, Northeastern
Saudi Arabia: Insights
from Reactive Transport
Modeling
P. Lu*, W. Tan,
D. Z. Tang
Seismic-Based
Tectonostratigraphy
in Carbonate Mounds
Detection
9:45
Coffee Break
Session Chairs: Hassan Radhi &
Gwenael Guerin
NEW EXPLORATION CONCEPTS II
Session Chairs: Friso Veenstra &
Saad Al-Awwad
Session Chairs: Emad Muzaiyen &
Ahmed Salem
A. J. Al-Dhubaib*
Basin Architecture
J. Feijth, C. Cevallos,
from the Integration of
T. Rudge, P. Edwards,
FALCON Airborne Gravity R. Sabetian*
Gradiometer and Seismic
Data in the Canning Basin,
Western Australia
Airborne Gravity
/ Magnetic Data
Interpretation, a CostEffective and Powerful Tool
in Deciphering the Deep
Structure and Paleozoic
Hydrocarbon Potential in
the Partition Zone of Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait
M. Q. Ye,
R. Pawlowski,
K. Chakraborty,
K. Cass,
M. S. AlMutairi*,
S. Kumar, D. Angstad,
S. Akram, R. Corley,
S. Newton,
M. Brokaw
K. Pander*,
V. Sunder, V. Kothari,
A. Desai, S. Goodlad,
P. Mahapatra
Mapping a Clastic
Sedimentary Strata Using
Magnetic Data
A. I. Al-Lazki*,
H. Farran
S. L. Alsulami*,
M. Ameen
Estimation of Source
Depth and Geological
Boundary Locations for
Hydrocarbon Exploration
Using Seismic,
Gravity, Magnetic and
Geochemical Data in
Assam-Arakan Basin in
Mizoram State of NorthEastern India
G. K. Ghosh*,
R. Dasgupta,
A. Borthakur, S. Singh
NEW DISCOVERIES
ELECTROMAGNETIC METHODS
10:20 Leveraging Technologies S. Konar*, K. Pander,
Chronostratigraphic
Framework and
Gross Depositional
Environments of the
Shu’aiba Formation
Petroleum System Based
on Newly Acquired Data
in the Under-Explored
Eastern Rub’ Al-Khali
Basin, Saudi Arabia
D. P. Taylor*,
K. Pomar, S. Rahati,
C. Reid, A. Henderson,
F. Lu, M. Ferguson,
D. Cook
3D Inversion of Crosswell
Electromagnetic Data
Collected Between Two
Horizontal Wells
P. Zhang*,
A. Marsala, S. Lyngra,
W. Abdallah, M. Wilt
10:45 Mono Frequency
T. M. Sodagar*
Al Bashair Formation
Opportunities, Mabrouk
Field, Oman
S. A. Al Marjibi*
3D Geophysical Reservoir
Monitoring Using
Borehole Electric Field
Measurements
G. W. McNeice*,
D. Columbo
11:10 The Natih Paleo-Trap in
N. A. Al Balushi*
Libya and Great
Challenges of Overcoming
Difficulties to Exploring
and Producing Shale
Gas, and Tight Reservoirs
Potentials (Shale Oil)
E. A. Abualkhir*
High-Resolution
Electromagnetic and
Gravity Imaging of Wadi
Sahba in Central Saudi
Arabia
D. Columbo*,
G. W. McNeice,
D. Rovetta,
E. Turkoglu, A. Sena,
E. Sandoval Curiel,
F. Miorelli, T. Yousuf
11:35 De-Risking Hydrocarbon
R. M. Fahmy*,
N. Abd-El Fattah
GS277 Field: A New
Discovery in a Brown
Field
S. A. Hassan*
Assessment of a
Re-Processed GPR Data in
the Distal Part of Trandum
Delta in Southern Norway
N. E. Mohamed*,
T. S. Pedersen,
P. Aagaard, A. Myhre,
W. Osman
Session Chairs: Ibrahim Al Rajaibi &
Rader Abdul Fattah
for Exploration in the
Mature Barmer Basin,
N.W. India
Overburden
Normalization Approach
Application Revealing
the Stratigraphic Permian
Gas Prospectivity in
Saudi Arabia
N.W. Sultanate of Oman
Exploration Using Neural
Network Techniques: A
Case Study from Offshore
Nile Delta, Egypt
P. Mishra, V. Kothari,
V. Sunder, S. Goodlad,
P. Mahapatra
Session Chairs: Mark Hollanders &
Thierry Pigeaud
Session Chairs: Saif Azro & Amr Serry
12:00 Lunch
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REGIONAL EXPLORATION
STRUCTURAL & STRATIGRAPHIC
MODELING
SOURCE ROCKS AND GEOCHEMISTRY
14:05 Development of Tectonic- A. Riva*, P. Gianolla,
Integrating Forward
Stratigraphic Modeling
Predicted Facies into
3D Basin Modeling: A
Case Study for Exploring
Jurassic Stratigraphic
Traps
R. Schmidt*,
D. Z. Tang, M. Hamed
Source to Sink Analysis
of the Sarah Formation,
Late Ordovician – Early
Silurian, Northwest Saudi
Arabia
N. A. Michael*,
Y. Xu, C. Ayadiuno,
S. Hayton,
C. Saragiotis,
E. Garzanti,
P. Vermeesch
14:30 Late Carboniferous-
A. S. Al-Ghamdi*
Integration of Seismic
Stratigraphy and Seismic
Geomorphology for
Prediction of Lithology;
Applications and
Workflows
H. W. Posamentier*,
S. C. Lang,
A. Madof, K. Ehman,
E. Campbell,
I. Bunting
Oil Characterization in
Heavy Oil Systems
S. J. Porter*
14:55 Integrated Workflow
G. Martinelli*,
C. Caso,
M. Mastrolorenzo
Trishear Modeling of the
H. Xiao*, M. H. Khalil,
Main Fold Traps in Eastern A. Nunns
Saudi Arabia
Chemostratigraphy
and Provenance of the
Carboniferous-Permian
Unayzah Formation and
Basal Khuff Clastics
Deposits Encountered in
Central Arabia
M. Soua*
15:20 Structural Evolution
G. Gharabeigli*,
K. McClay
Gravity Modeling in a
Complex Rift Basin, Red
Sea and Gulf of Aden
A Regional Analysis
of Clumped Isotope
Geochemistry to Define
the Timing of Creation
of Micro-Porosity in a
Lower Cretaceous Giant
Reservoir
J. Barata*,
V. Vahrenkamp, P. Van
Laer
Session Chairs: Gwenael Guerin &
Ahmad Al-Kandary
Controlled Intraplatform
Basins in Carbonate
Platforms: An Analogue
from the Triassic of the
Dolomites (Northern
Italy)
Permian Unayzah
Development in North
Ghawar, Saudi Arabia
for the Study of the
Regional Prospectivity
in a Pre-Salt Play
and Hydrocarbon
Prospectivity of the
Central Fars Province,
Zagros Fold and Thrust
Belt
R. Di Cuia, M. Marian,
A. Calzavara
Session Chairs: Dave Cantrell &
Rainer Zuhlke
P. Baptista,
R. Bertolotti*,
A. Beach, J. Aitken,
A. O. Bu Fateem
Session Chairs: Sander Houben &
Khalaf AlTemimi
15:45 Coffee Break
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IN THE EAGE GEO-QUIZ
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Sign-up for the EAGE Geo-Quiz (regional competition) and stand a
chance to win free travel and access to the 78th EAGE Conference &
Exhibition, held on 30 May to 2 June 2016 in Vienna, Austria!
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GEO 2016 - POSTER PRESENTATIONS
PEOPLE IN GEOSCIENCE
Knowledge Management Roadmap in Upstream Environment - M. Daubal*
Designing and Implementing Applied Geosciences Bachelor and Master
Programs Tailored for the Gulf Region - W. Bauer*, M. Bernecker, B. Heim,
E. Holzbecher, W. Visser
Teaching Methods in Undergraduate Geosciences Courses in Nigeria: The
Present and the Future Outlook - O. A. Ehinola*
Integrating Service Learning and Civic Engagement into Earth and
Environmental Sciences Course Projects: A Case Study from Higher Education
in Jordan - K. A. Alzughoul*, I. Alhejoj
RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION
Climate Induced Facies Variations in Outcrop as a Tool for Subsurface
Correlation, Amin Formation, North Oman - J. Moss*, H. S. Al Rawahi
Origin of Complex Carbonate Pore Systems and Associated Reservoir Quality
Variations: An Example from the Arab Formation (Upper Jurassic), Onshore
United Arab Emirates - M. Deville de Periere*, C. Hollis, D. Lawrence, A. Foote,
F. Al Darmaki, B. Kostic
Seismic Velocity Problems to Explore Pliocene Clastic Reservoir, Temsah Field,
Offshore Nile Delta - A. E. Mohamed*
Stimulation of Low Productivity Sands of Burgan Upper Reservoir, Greater
Burgan Field - R. Kurma*, K. J. Roy Burman, D. Al-Matar, B. Al-Shammari,
S. Al-Motairy
Development of Initial Water Saturation Model Using Mathematic Correlations
Between Reservoir Petrophysical Data and Fluid Properties - Y. A. Dabbour*
Improving Gas Reservoir Management by Allocating Production with Multi Flow
Rate Sampling and Geochemical Condensate Characterization - L. Sabatier*,
F. Mahdaoui, F. Haidar, F. Haeseler, P. Julien
Reservoir Heterogeneity of the Mishrif Formation, Rumaila Field, Southern Iraq C. Lehmann,* J. A. Gardner, K. C. Totton, M. Fuchs, A. Holden, O. J. Olatoke
Reservoir Engineering and Geoscience Considerations in Planning an Appraisal
Program for the Upper Arab Formation – A Case History, Onshore UAE P. Cosgrove*
Oolite-Microbialite of the Lower Triassic Upper Khartam Member of the Khuff
Formation, Central Saudi Arabia: Facies Architecture, Geochemical Analysis,
and Ooids Granulometrey - H. A. Eltom*, O. Abdullatif, L. Babalola, M. A. Yassin,
A. Abdulraziq, M. Osman, M. Bashari
Modeling Temporal and Spatial Sedimentary Architectural Complexity in Mixed
Aeolian-Fluvial Reservoir Successions Utilizing Data from Modern and Ancient
Systems - M. A. Al-Masrahy*, N. P. Mountney
Digital Core Data Management and Integrated Reservoir Characterization
Workflows for Shallow Depth Unconventional Reservoir in Kuwait – A Pilot
Study - P. K. Choudhary*, H. Ferdous, F. Abbas, P. Kumar, F. Ahmad, K. Ahmad,
A. Safdar, C. Lescouet, G. Maimone
Characterization of the Background Fracture Network in a Basinal Carbonate
Reservoir of Southern Albania - R. Di Cuia*, R. Bitonte, S. Borello, A. Riva,
A. Ricciato, R. Konert, E. McAllister, S. Farner
Regional Petrography and Diagenesis Patterns of the Amin Formation in North
Oman - H. S. Al Rawahi*, J. Moss, I. Gomez-Perez
ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION & PROCESSING
Can Supergrouping Enhance Low Frequencies Needed for FWI of 3D Land
Broadband Seismic Data? - M. Dmitriev*, A. Bakulin, P. Golikov, D. Neklyudov
Smart Supergrouping Improves Residual Static Estimation in Areas with
Challenging Seismic Data Quality - P. Golikov*, M. Dmitriev, A. Bakulin,
D. Neklyudov, R. Lakeman
The Processing of a Complex Transition Zone Survey, Employing Coincident
Source and Receiver Type Combinations, a Case Study from UAE - M. Mahgoub*,
O. Khakimov, F. Janik, S. Paul, C. Barajas, H. Hagiwara, G. Casson, A. Alkobaisi,
R. J. May
Land Seismic Acquisition: Where Do We Stand on the Receiver Side? J. Postel*
Reducing the Ambiguity in Seismic Data Processing Through the Use of Well
Data: A Case Study from Offshore UAE - O. Khakimov*, M. A. Benson, F. Janik,
G. Kwasny, R. J. May
Improving Temporal Resolution of Land Seismic Data with a Stabilized Inverse
Q-Filter - A. M. Alshangiti*, P. Pecholcs, R. Lakeman, M. Bannagi
Red Sea 2D Transition Zone Reprocessing Case Study - S. Kishchik*
Experiences with Dual Sensor Towed Streamer Acquisition and Imaging in the
Eastern Mediterranean - M. T. Widmaier*
Performance of Seismic Arrays in the Presence of Weathering-layer Variations J. Akram*, A. Al-Shuhail
Optimizing the Field Parameter to Detect Shallow Shale Layer Using HighResolution Seismic Reflection Method - A. Alanezi*, M. Al Malki, F. Alonizi,
A. Almalki
Detecting and Determining Bauxite Layer Depth by Using Multichannel
Analyses of Surface Wave Method - S. Almalki, M. Al Malki, A. Alanezi*,
A. Almotiri
Enhancing First-Break Picking in Land 3D Seismic Data Using Smart
Supergrouping Technique - S. S. Saadi*, P. Golikov, M. Dmitriev, A. Bakulin
3D Digital Core Imaging: A Critical Calibration Tool for the Integration and
Characterization of Fractures from Borehole Images - M. H. Al-Otaib*
Applying of High-Technology Algorithms for High-Quality Seismic and Velocity
Products: Nile Delta, Offshore Egypt - M. M. Abu Shabana*
Integrated Petrographical, Petrophysical and Geomechanical Assessment of
Fault-Seal in an Onshore Carbonate Reservoir in Abu Dhabi, UAE - M. Sirat*,
M. Al Blooshi, M. Al Suwaidi
Different Approaches for Removing the Primary Artifacts in Reverse Time
Migration - H. Liu*, T. Fei, Y. Luo
Advances Borehole Imaging Technology in Oil Based Muds to Enhance
Carbonate Reservoir Characterization Interpretation of Faults/Fractures and
Textures, Compared to Core Description – Case Study Offshore - Abu Dhabi H. Khemissa*
Natural Fracture Trends from Non-Oriented Cores: A Case Study from Northwest
Saudi Arabia - A. S. Alghannam*, E. Lacsamana, K. A. MacPherson
Impact of Seismic Anisotropy on Predicted Reservoir Properties - D. Epili,
H. AlMustafa*, A. Alzawwad, M. Bannagi, M. Taylor
Tying Different Near Surface Models Using Geostatistics - A. M. Alsaad*
Comparison of 3D Interpolation Methods and Validation Through Post Stack
Inversion: A Case Study from 3D North Amer Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt S. M. Hamama*, M. Afia
Integrated Rock Characterization of Tight Reservoir by Multiple Analytical
Techniques - O. R. Pal*, W. Razzaq, R. Zeriek, A. M. Ibrahim
Controlled Sensitivity Tomography for Depth Imaging the NAZ Surveys in the
Nile Delta’s Messinian - A. A. El-Bassiony*, S. Butt, D. Cavalin, R. Ramadan,
H. Crook
A New Provenance Tool for the Exploration of Unconventional Plays: The
Provenance and Mineralogy of Silt - L. Caracciolo*
ADVANCES IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION
Quantitative Evaluation of the Reservoir Flow Profile of Short String Production
with High Precision Temperature, Spectral Noise by Logging in the Long String
of Dual Completion Well - A. Sarsekov*, R. Makhiyanov
Incorporating Multiple Scenarios of Porosity Evolution into Three-Dimensional
Outcrop Reservoir Analog Models from Upper Khuff Oolitic Carbonates of
Central Saudi Arabia - H. A. Eltom*, A. Kubur, A. Abdulraziq, L. Babalola,
O. Abdullatif, M. Makkawi
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Acoustic Analysis as Means for Detecting Early-Stage Hydraulic Fracture
Initiation in Open and Notched Wellbores - E. Edelman*, G. Aidagulov, D. Brady
3D Seismic Characterization of Small Faults and Possible Fractures in a
Carbonate Reservoir: Case Study from Sabiriyah Field, North Kuwait, Kuwait M. Syed*, C. Vemparala, S. Al-Qattan
The Application of Data Conditioning, Frequency Decomposition and DHI from
RGB Colour Blending in the Gohta Discovery (Barents Sea, Norway) - L. Gomez*
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ADVANCES IN BOREHOLE SEISMIC
PETROPHYSICS
Estimation of Seismic Anisotropy Parameters in the Presence of Lateral
Heterogeneity Using WAVSP - A. A. Shaiban*, C. Planchart
Achieving Full-Core Objectives in a Cost-Effective Way With Advanced Sidewall
Coring Technology: An Iraq Case Study to a Global Workflow - M. Saeed,
M. Saleem, Z. Yuqing, H. Yanhui, C. Shrivastava*, A. K. Singh, A. Mokhalad
Estimation of Anisotropy in the Presence of Laterally Heterogeneous
Overburden, Using Walkaway VSP Data from the Red Sea - C. Planchart*
Estimation of the Vp/Vs Ratio Using Zero-Offset VSP Data - M. Altayeb*,
C. Planchart, S. Alkhater
ADVANCES IN NON SEISMIC TECHNOLOGIES
Integrated Seismic, Gravity, and Magnetic Approach for Mapping Subsalt
Structures: An Example from the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - A. Salem*, E. Muzayen,
D. Ion, S. Campbell
The Gravity Response of Reef Islands in the Red Sea and Their Significance to
Seismic Interpretation - A. Alhani*
Helicopter-Borne Transient Electromagnetics for High-Resolution Near-Surface
Characterization - E. Turkoglu*, D. Rovetta, A. Sena, D. Columbo, G. W. McNeice
Kahil Air-FTG® (Full Tensor Gradiometery) Survey, Case Study of Non-Seismic
Advances. - B. Al-Mamari*, S. Al-Rawahi, C. Murphy, C. Bellamy
3D-Resistivity and GPR Surveys for Shallow Archaeological Investigations A. Alsama*, Y. Almotiri, M. Al Malki
DATA MANAGEMENT & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
A New Approach to Manage Unstructured Exploration Data - M. J. Hakami*,
P. Sheik, M. Dourado, W. Kaskas, H. Huwaidi
Borehole Image Logs Data Management - S. Wei*
Is Your Workstation Delivering the Best Performance for Today’s Complex
Interpretation Workflows? - M. A. Alhawi*, A. Nour
Core Description Standardization and Integration with 3D Models Through
Ontology-Oriented Data Exchange Standards - L. Garcia, M. Abel, A. Lorenzatti,
L. De Ros, E. de Castro*, M. Perrin, J. Rainaud
Geosteering Using Azimuthal Resistivity Imaging Tool in Carbonates Reservoirs M. A. Haceb*, A. S. Ahmed
Permeability Calibration in Siliciclastic Sands with Geochemical Logs and
Formation Pressure Tests - T. Li*
Turning Challenges into Opportunity – Lessons Learnt from Data Acquisition in
HPHT Horizontal Wells - A. P. Briner*, A. Mahrouqi, S. Tessari
An Integrated Approach to Evaluate Water Saturation in a Low-Resistivity Pay
Carbonate Reservoir Onshore Abu Dhabi - M. Uchida*, A. Ash, A. Salahuddin,
A. Awolayo, S. Olayiwola
Reducing the Uncertainties Associated With Well Placement - Integrated
Approach Case Study of a Carbonate Field Onshore Abu Dhabi, UAE M. S. Ugonoh*
Integration of Conventional Open Hole Logs and Borehole Images for Lithofacies
Interpretation and Porosity Partitioning in the Upper Jurassic Arab Formation,
Saudi Arabia - W. Wang*, K. A. MacPherson, T. Marwan, S. Ulhaq
NMR Analysis of a Bimodal Pre-Khuff Clastic Pore System - A. Valori*,
D. Forsyth, G. Hursan, W. Abdallah
What is Rt? Logging-While-Drilling and Wireline Resistivity Measurements
Spotlighted: An Offshore Case Study in Abu Dhabi - A. Serry*, S. Budebes,
H. AbouJmeih, A. Aki, M. Bittar
Integration of Core, Borehole Image and Open Hole Well Log Data to
Identify Hydraulic Flow Units in the Unayzah Formation - I. Deshenenkov*,
K. A. MacPherson
Wettability Alteration During Low Salinity Waterflooding: Effect Oil Composition
and Divalent Cations - J. Yang*, Z. Dong, Z. Yang, M. Lin, J. Zhang, C. Chen
GEOLOGICAL STUDIES & BASIN MODELING
Mesozoic-Paleozoic Paleogeographic Evolution of the Arabian Plate G. J. Grabowski*, P. C. Tai
Geochemistry and Benthic Foraminifera of the Nearshore Sediments from Yanbu
to Al- Lith, Eastern Red Sea Coast, Saudi Arabia - R. H. Abu-Zied*
Cenomanian Sequence Stratigraphy and Sea-Level Fluctuations in the Tarfaya
Basin (SW Morocco) - E. Chellai*
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Geological and Structural Interpretation of Ado-Ekiti Southwest and Its
Adjoining Areas Using Aeromagnetic Data - D. A. Odumade*
Whole Rock Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Source Rock Potential of the
Silurian Akkas Formation in the Akkas-1 Well, Western Iraq - A. I. Al-Juboury*
Inorganic Geochemical Characterization of the Cretaceous Marine and
Continental Sediments in the Keana Area of the Middle-Benue Trough,
North-Central Nigeria: Its Implication in Tectonic Setting, Provenance and
Depositional Environment - N. C. Onyeagba*, E. C. Ashano, F. Ajol
Depositional Significance of Potash Rich Salts in Gotnia Evaporites – Kuwait V. Maddipudi, M. Al Wadi, S. S. Thakur, T. Al Adwani, A. Abu Ghneej, F. Hawas,
A. Al Hamad*
3D Modeling of Longshore Bar Deposit in Modern Fluvial Dominated Delta,
Case Study Wulan Delta, Demak, Central Java Province - H. T. Atmojo*,
H. I. Wicaksana, A. Rizal, I. Cibaj
Control of Intra-Plate Tectonic Inversion on the East and North Saudi Arabia
Basins: New Exploration Horizon - M. H. Khalil*
Drilling Risk Assessment Through Joint EM and Seismic Data Integrated
Interpretation - G. Yu*, Z. He
Regional Sequence Stratigraphic Framework; Mauddud Formation, Kuwait A. H. Youssef*, A. N. Al-Saeedi, H. A. Al-Haggan
Sea-Level Controlled Low-Energy Shoreline Progradation and Facies
Successions Along the Southwestern Coastline of Qatar (Al-Zareq Area, Gulf of
Salwa) - C. Strohmenger*, M. Engel, K. Peis, A. Pint, H. Brückner, J. Rivers
High Resolution Logs of TOC: Statistics Serving Geosciences - F. Haeseler*,
F. Mahdaoui, R. Elias, F. Gelin
Fluvial-Aeolian Interactions in Modern and Ancient Systems: Examples from
the Skeleton Coast, Namibia, and the Triassic Helsby Sandstone Formation, UK M. Alkathery*, N. Mountney
Callovian-Aged Debris Flow Stratigraphic Play in Northeastern Saudi Arabia H. Alhawaj*, A. Al-sinan, T. Al-Fuhaid, J. Al-Hamad, M. Mansour
Fault and Fracture-Related Dolomitization: A Case Study of Upper Jurassic
Formations, Northeastern Saudi Arabia - W. Tan*, D. Z. Tang, W. Wang, S. Khan
Occurrence of Recent Lump-Shape Sediments Features in Quarry, Alahmadi,
Kuwait: Possibly an Indicator of Hydrocarbon Gas Seepages - M. H. Abdullah*,
F. Abdullah
Geochemical Approach for Characterizing Shale Formations - M. Mallick*,
M. S. Rama
Sequence Stratigraphic Framework and Exploration Concepts of Upper Jurassic
Carbonate Reservoirs Along the South Gotnia Margin, Northeastern Saudi
Arabia - M. Aljamed*, D. Z. Tang, E. Bassam, R. Schmidt
Source Rock from a Siliciclastic or a Carbonate System: What’s the Difference?
A Comparison Between the Jurassic Posidonia Shale Formation from
Europe and the Jurassic Tuwaiq Mountain Formation from the Middle East R. Verreussel*, R. Abdul Fattah, K. Geel, T. Goldberg, J. T. Heege, S. Houben,
S. Nelskamp, J. T. Veen, H. Veld, L. Wasch, M. Zijp
Stratigraphic Framework of Aptian Sequences within the Shu’aiba Formation
of the Eastern Rub’ Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia - F. H. Almohsen*, H. Alyami,
A. Alabdrabalnabi, O. Harthi
HARVESTING UNCONVENTIONAL & CHALLENGING RESOURCES
Regional Source Rock Maturation and Petroleum Migration of the Kurdistan
Region, Iraq - B. Badics*, A. Aqrawi
Beyond Conventional Logging: Innovative Conveyance Methods Introduce
Effective & Economic Petrophysical Solutions in Extreme Deep Gas
Environments - M. A. Ibrahim, A. E. Alqunais*, M. S. Muslem, H. T. Maghrabi,
A. A. Hafez, H. Soliman, M. Nardi
Reconstruction of the 3D Tectonic Heat Flow History in the Levant Basin (OffOnshore Lebanon) - E. Görke, R. Abdul Fattah*, S. Bou Daher, H. Verweij, R. Littke
Notching as a New Promising Well Intervention Technique to Control Hydraulic
Fracturing in Horizontal Open Holes - G. Aidagulov*, E. Edelman, D. Brady
Predicting Pore Pressure in Carbonates: A Review - S. Green*, S. O’Connor,
A. Edwards
Origin of the Mid-Cretaceous Heavy Oils from the Safaniya Sandstone Reservoir
(Wasia Formation), Saudi Arabia - R. Algeer*, H. Huang, S. Larter
Source Rocks Potential and Maturity Modeling of the East Mediterranean
Levant Basin and Its Margin - S. Bou Daher*, F. Nader, R. Littke
Sampling Heavy Oil in Kuwait: 3D Radial Probe and Advanced Formation
Evaluation Workflow Raise the Bar - M. A. Al-Ibrahim*, V. Naik, M. Rashaid,
A. S. Al-Ajmi, M. Van Steene, H. Ayyad, S. Jamal, P. Sangani, S. Devkar, K. Eid,
R. Paramatikul, M. Al-Ramadhan
An Alternative Stratigraphic Correlation Approach for Carbonate Successions
in the Shuaiba (Aptian) and Thamama-F (Hauterivian) Formations, Onshore, Abu
Dhabi, UAE - Z. El-Wazir*, N. Al Madani, H. Abdul Aziz
Isotope Stratigraphy Using Carbon and Strontium as Tools to Improve Regional
Stratigraphic Frameworks - J. Barata*, V. Vahrenkamp
RISK MANAGEMENT
Machine Learning Approach to Pore Pressure Analysis and Prediction M. Yusuf*
HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION
Original Aragonite Mineralogy as the Best Hydrocarbon Reservoir in Both
Zagros and Kopet-Dag Basin in Iran - M. H. Adabi*
The Base Qusaiba Hot Shale, a Highly Variable Source Rock: Evidence from a
Study Area in Northern Saudi Arabia - S. Hayton*, A. Rees, M. Vecoli, S. Cheshire
New Knowledge on Karst/Cave Features in Carbonate and Its Effective
Application in Exploration and Production - F. Xue*
Lacustrine Turbidites in Rift Basins: Genesis, Morphology and Petroleum
Potential - A Case Study from Barmer Basin - V. Kothari*, S. Konar, B. Naidu,
A. Desai, V. Sunder, S. Goodlad, P. Mahapatra
Acid Tunneling Trial in Gas Condensate Well - I. N. Khalil*
Analysis of Unconventional Mudrocks in the ESEM, Preparation of Samples
Using the Ion Mill versus Mechanical Polishing - A. A. Al Zahrani*,
E. Lacsamana
Drilling First Middle Marrat Horizontal Well in North Kuwait’s Sabriya Field M. Al Mudhaf*
Regional Stratigraphic Framework and Exploration Concepts for Jurassic
Carbonate Stratigraphic Traps and Unconventional Resources, Eastern Saudi
Arabia - D. Z. Tang*, H. Setyabudi, M. Alvarez Bastos, R. Schmidt, M. Aljamed,
E. Bassam
Contribution of Biofacies to Recognize Potential Subdivision of Unconventional
Reservoirs: A Case Study from Callovian Carbonates, Saudi Arabia A. J. Al-Dhubaib*
Using 2D NMR in Organic Shale for Saturation Measurement - B. Nicot*,
N. Vorapalawut, L. Madariaga, J. Korb
RIFT BASIN EXPLORATION
The Layered Evaporite Sequence (LES) in the Saudi Arabian Red Sea - A. Alhani*
Cenozoic Shallow Marine Carbonate Fracture Reservoir in Outer Banda ArcEastern Indonesia: New Insight from Regional Paleogeography. - L. A. Perdana*,
A. Saputra
Preliminary Analysis of Subtidal Carbonates, Modern Red Sea Buildups,
Offshore Yanbu, Saudi Arabia - D. M. Steinhauff*, S. J. Purkis, A. E. Gregory,
A. A. AbuBshait, P. Birkle, M. R. Mohanna, A. Schmidt Mumm
Wasia Formation Shelf to Platform-Margin Transition Determined from Cores
Tied to Seismic Data: Southern Rub’ Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia - D. M. Steinhauff*,
M. S. Bin Gubair, C. Ayadiuno, F. O. Meyer
Oligocene-Miocene Rifting and Its Influence on Siliciclastic Reservoir
Distribution and Exploration in the Gulf of Suez, Clues from Recent Sub-Surface
Analyis, Eastern Desert, Egypt - S. Dronamraju*
Cenozoic Paleogeography Evolution of Northern Bonaparte Basin: New Insight
of Exploration Challenge in Eastern Indonesia - A. Saputra*, L. A. Perdana
Structural and Tectonic Evolution of Abu Sufyan Sub-Basin, Muglad Rift Basin,
Sudan - M. A. Yassin*, M. M. Hariri, O. Abdullatif
Chemostratigraphy and Dolomitization Mapping of Middle to Upper Jurassic
Formations, Northeastern Saudi Arabia - M. Marhoon*
Seismic Subsalt Imaging in a Complex Salt Basin - R. Bertolotti*, P. Baptista,
A. Beach, R. Tatalovic, J. Aitken, A. O. Bu Fateem
Heavy Minerals Stratigraphy (HMS) of the Sand-rich Member of the Burqan
Formation, Midyan Basin, N.W. Saudi Arabia - M. H. Benaafi*, H. Alfaifi
Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Definition, The Kra Basin, Northern Gulf of Thailand P. Swire*, M. Minarwan, T. Ampaiwan, P. Tognini
Subsalt Seismic Modeling and Illumination Analysis in Red Sea Transition
Zone - E. Gashawbeza*, H. Liu, S. Al-Saleh
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ROCK PHYSICS
Fully Controlled Sampling Workflow for Multi-Scale X-Ray Imaging of Complex
Reservoir Rock Samples to be Used for Digital Rock Physics - S. Roth*, T. Zhao,
C. Weichao, Y. Hong, H. Bale, S. Bhattiprolu, J. Gelb, B. Hornberger
Characterization of Carbonate Elastic and Flow Properties: from Imaging to
Simulations and Lab Measurements. - T. Faisal, A. Islam, A. Awedalkarim,
S. Chevalier*, M. Jouini, M. Jouiad, M. Sassi
Strength Anisotropy of Unconventional Shale by the UCS Using Three Laboratory
Methods - H. Gonzalez*, G. Jin, S. Ali, A. Al Dhamen
Using Adjusted Geomechanics Technique to Calibrate Rock Mechanics
Parameters after Falloff Matched Curve - B. Zoghbi*, W. Suzart, M. Khalifa,
M. Salem
The Shale Activity Test (SAT) as a Key Process in Unconventional, and
Conventional Play Characterization, in Reservoir Modeling, Drilling Design, and
Geomecanical Evaluation - K. Zamfes*, C. Smart, S. Zamfes
Is a Digital Rock Physics Workflow Predictive for Cuttings and Can the Results
Be Upscaled? - J. Noe-Nygaard, T. Solling*, F. Engstrom, S. Roth
Seismic Implications of Moveable Fluids - R. W. Wiley*, P. Wilson, S. Peters
An Effective Inclusion Rock Physics Model for Clastic Rocks - Q. A. Bu
Khamseen*, A. Bakhorji
INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES
A Multi-Disciplinary Integrated Approach to Understand the Potential of the
Najmah-Sargelu Reservoirs of the Dharif and Abduliyah Fields (West Kuwait). A. Abdulmalik*, S. Matar
3D Coupled Reservoir Geomechanics Applied to Arab-D Carbonate, Khurais
Area, Saudi Arabia - O. E. Meza Camargo*, T. Mahmood
Integrated Multi-disciplinary Approach to Building a Structural Framework in
a Giant Offshore Carbonate Field, UAE - C. J. Wendland*, R. El-Awawdeh, A. Al
Dhaheri, F. Al Jaberi
The Early Miocene Hadrukh Formation, Eastern Saudi Arabia: Facies
Heterogeneity and Its Implications for Hydrocarbon Reservoir Prospectivity H. Tourqui*, I. Qarni, P. Brenac, J. Estevez Gonzalez, K. Barqah, M. Marhoon,
I. Deshenenkov, V. Dimo
Integrated Risk Assessment to Unlock Ahmadi Formation Potential of Awali Field A. A. Shaban, H. A. Al Balushi, S. Abdelrady, F. Tawash*, I. Jaber, K. Al Abdali
Case Study: A New Holistic Technique to Improve Understanding of Multi
Layered Tight Carbonate Reservoir for Field Development and Better Reservoir
Management - A. Sarsekov*
GH 376 Field “A Prize after 21 Years”- Southern Gulf of Suez - S. K. Moawad*
Integrated Field Scale Mapping of Gharif Formation - A. S. Al-Abri*
Formation Pressure Evaluation Near Wellbore for Producing Wells without
Closing the Well, Using Multi Rate High Precision Temperature and Spectral
Noise Logging (HPT-SNL) - A. Sarsekov*
The Arab D – Hanifa Reservoir Communication: Stratigraphic Solutions to
Engineering Problems - S. Awwad*
THE ROLE OF GEOSCIENCE IN WATER & MINERAL EXPLORATION
Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity and Transmissivity: Using Grain Size
Distribution Curve Method and Transient Theis Solution - B. A. Ali*
Investigation of Groundwater Potential in Iju and Environs, Ota, Southwestern
Nigeria Using Geo-Electrical Method - O. T. Kayode*
Portable X-ray Fluorescence Analysis for On-site Investigation of Geological
Samples During Exploration - D. Wissmann*, V. Hueckelkamp
Surface Wave Techniques for Determination of Subsurface Anomalies & Its Use
in Assessment of Damage and Integrity of Coal Mine Structures - S. Rana*
Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity for a Limestone Aquifer Through
Collocated Cosimulation of Pump Test Derived Values and Geophysical Log Data
– an Effective Workflow - S. F. Cody*, A. Nabi, Rasheeduddin
Core Workshop
Process Based Depositional and Stratigraphic
Architecture: Towards Resolving Controversy
Surrounding the Arab-D
Organizer:
Workshop Leaders:
Date:
Time:
Venue:
Dhahran Geoscience Society (DGS)
Saad Al Awwad & Abdullah Al-Dhubaib
9 March 2016
08:00 - 10:00 hrs(Students and Young
Professionals)
10:15 - 12:15 hrs (Professionals)
14:00 - 16:00 hrs(Students and Young
Professionals)
Room D, Bahrain International Exhibition &
Convention Centre
Overview: Objectives and Content
Exploring for hydrocarbon resources is a challenging task that requires
geoscientists to deal with a variety of data types and implement complex
workflows to succeed. This 2 hour core workshop will present a process
based understanding of the depositional setting and stratigraphic architecture of the Arab-D reservoir, the most prolific reservoir in the world.
Emphasis is placed on sedimentologic and micropaleontologic analysis
of cores and integration with other geological data in exploration and
development activities.
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The workshop will be held in two separate sessions tailored to two audience groups, young professionals and students, and professionals. The
young professionals and students session will cover fundamentals on the
Arab-D reservoir including skeletal and non-skeletal components, sedimentary structures and depositional textures, in addition to identification of different reservoir facies and biofacies at the hand specimen and
thin-section scale. The workshop will also discuss the integration of core
data with wire-line logs, seismic and petrophysical data. The professionals’ part will cover aspects related to facies lateral and vertical continuity, core-based sequence stratigraphic architecture and biostratigraphic
frameworking. In addition, this session will provide a discussion of some
of the controversies regarding the Arab-D’s facies, depositional setting
and sequence stratigraphy.
Attendees
The workshop will be tailored to two different groups - for geology, geophysics and engineering students and young professionals, and the other
tailored for professionals.
* Seats are limited and will be on a first come first served basis
* Please note that the Students and Young Professionals sessions are only open to
invited students and young professionals
Short Courses
Geocellular Modeling in Unconventional
Resources
Date:
6 – 7 March 2016
Venue:
Sheraton Hotel, Bahrain
Instructor:
Jeffrey Yarus
Fees:
US$ 1,100
Registration Deadline: 7 January 2016
Who Should Attend?
The class is appropriate for geologists, geophysicists, engineers, and geomodelers who would like a better understanding of how to apply modeling techniques to unconventional reservoirs. Basic modeling principles
are reviewed and specific workflows are discussed.
Objectives
Upon conclusion of this class, participants will know:
• Basic principles of geocellular modeling
• Key workflows for modeling unconventional reservoirs
• How to identify critical relationships between petrophysical and
mechanical data
• How to build spatial models with both mechanical and petrophysical
data
• How to model shale facies, mechanical and petrophysical properties
• How to prepare static models for flow simulation
• Considerations for presenting the static model to the dynamic model
Content
This class provides an overview of the principles of reservoir characterization and how they apply to unconventional resources. In particular,
this course will discuss the basic deterministic and stochastic methods
that can be used to address the challenges of gas and liquid-rich “shale”
reservoirs. Are common modeling tools such as kriging and conditional
simulation appropriate for these types of reservoirs? Is it necessary to
model “shale facies”, and if so, how do we define them? Do geocellular grids that follow chronostratigraphic relationships appropriate, or are
lithostratigraphic topologies more relevant? What do we need to do to
prepare these models for the flow simulator, or can they be simulated?
These are but a few of the questions that will be addressed in this class.
The class will include the following agenda items:
• Introduction – What makes unconventional reservoir modeling different?
• Data analysis – Analysis of mechanical and petrophysical data
• Facies Modeling - Depositional or Rock facies, what are the
differences and which is best?
• Spatial analysis – Spatial continuity of mechanical and petrophysical
properties
• Property modeling – Integrating petrophysical and mechanical
variables
• Natural and induced fractures and their role in unconventional
reservoirs
• Uncertainty and sensitivity
• Preparing an unconventional reservoir model for simulation –
at the well and field levels
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Instructor
Jeffrey M. Yarus is currently Senior Manager of
Earth Modeling for Landmark Graphics, Inc., in
Houston, TX, and holds a Ph.D. in mathematical
geology from the University of South Carolina
(1978.) He has previously worked for Amoco
Production Company, Marathon Oil Company,
GeoMath, (a subsidiary of Beicip-Franlab,)
Roxar, Inc. (formerly Smedvig Technologies), and
Knowledge Reservoir, Inc. In 2001, along with Dr. Richard L. Chambers,
he started Quantitative Geosciences, LLP (QGSI), a consulting firm specializing in data analysis and geostatistics, which was then partnered
with Landmark in 2006.
Dr. Yarus is well known throughout the petroleum industry as a leader
in applied statistical and geostatistical methods, and has provided numerous public seminars and lectures throughout the world. Dr. Yarus
has served as AAPG’s Chair of the Geological Computing Committee,
Publications Chairman, and Chair of the Reservoir Development
Committee. He has authored many papers and abstracts on applied statistics and geostatistics, and along with his partner Richard Chambers, he
edited the AAPG volume on Stochastic Modeling and Geostatistics. He is
also co-editor of the AAPG volume on Geologic Information Systems with
Dr. Timothy Coburn (released in 2000). 2008 saw the release of the new
SPE Petroleum Engineering Handbook in which Dr. Yarus is co-author of
the chapter on applied geostatistics. Throughout his career he has been
a lecturer or adjunct professor with the University of Colorado, Colorado
School of Mines, and the University of Houston.
Tectonics of the Arabian Plate Petroleum
Systems From Basin to Prospect and Field
Scales
Dates:
6 – 7 March 2016
Venue:
Instructor:
Mesbah Khalil
Fees:
US$ 300
Who Should Attend?
Petroleum geoscientists and engineers who work for exploration/development and academic staff seeking skills for generating innovative ideas
and solutions for petroleum industry success that can be applied simply
in most of the world’s petroleum basins.
The Arabian plate with its wide variety of petroleum exploration and development opportunities, vast arenas with rich source rocks, numerous
reservoirs (basement to Miocene), and long inventory of trapping mechanisms is classified as the world’s highest potential plate. This course introduces the Arabian plate petroleum systems to be in seven separate
basins of different origins and evolution models, four in intra-plate settings, and three in plate boundary settings.
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Course Content & Objectives
This course introduces new integration tools for bridging the gaps toward creating concepts for exploration and delineating of different types
as it emphasizes on the tectono-stratigraphic analysis from basin to prospect and field scales. These tools also support staff working in field development particularly secondary, and tertiary recovery projects.
The course emphases on triple segments of: latest knowledge in petroleum geosciences, full data integration, and real case studies of proven advanced concepts. The major challenge for applying this tool is the proper
data-set and the integration platform. The course material includes short
conclusive presentations and a handbook that includes hands-on.
Course content:
• Factors that controlled the opening, fill, and evolution of these basins;
tectonics, sea-level changes and sediments influx.
• Description of the seven petroleum basins in the Arabian plate.
• Fundamentals of the petroleum systems analysis in the Arabian plate
petroleum basins.
• Key aspects for creating exploration opportunities and field development concepts.
Instructor
Mesbah Khalil is a Ph.D. petroleum geologist
specialized in basin analysis, play concepts
generation, and structural geology applications
with 38 years of industry experience. He joined
Exploration in Saudi Aramco in 2003 to present.
Mesbah received a B.Sc. in geology and chemistry (Cairo, 1977), M.Sc. (1988) and Ph.D. (1995)
in structural geology (Ain-Shams Univ., Cairo).
His experience includes exploration and development in different basin
styles. Dr. Mesbah developed a special skill in multi-data interpretation
and integration from basin to prospect and field scales that led to generating remarkable successful play concepts and achieving significant
discoveries and field development projects. His achievements include
mapping and characterizing the tectonic settings of the North Africa
and Arabia petroleum basins, leading international field trips and teaching short courses. Dr. Mesbah Khalil is a member of the DGS, AAPG, and
EAGE scientific societies.
Seismic Imaging and Velocity Model Building
Dates:
6 – 7 March 2016
Venue:
Instructor:
Etienne Robein
Fees:
US$ 895
Who Should Attend?
The course is aimed at geoscientists involved in exploration and production projects where Seismic play a role and who wish to:
• Learn more about seismic imaging concepts and the terminology
used by seismic processors.
• Improve their critical view on the benefits and limitations of the
seismic data sets they are using in their projects.
• Have a well-argued selection of the imaging method to apply to the
seismic data shot for their projects.
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Pre-Requisites
The course can be understood by geoscientists with a moderate mathematical background. Physical concepts are presented without equations
but with a maximum of simple schemes and animated graphic illustrations. Some basic knowledge of wave propagation theory may help, however, a comprehensive list of references is given in the book and updated
in the presentation for those who are interested in more rigorous and
mathematical approaches.
Course Description
As the search for new resources means that we are forced to maximize
the production of discovered reservoirs and explore new ones in domains
that are increasingly complex, seismic imaging is becoming more important as a tool.
Seismic imaging is an inherent part of the data processing sequence that
aims to produce clear and accurate images of the Earth’s subsurface suitable for interpretation by geoscientists.
This course will give the audience an overview of today’s most popular
seismic imaging techniques in time and depth used in the oil and gas
industry. Both approaches require an estimate of how fast the seismic
waves travel at any given point in the Earth, but with different degrees
of accuracy. If time-imaging embeds velocity analysis almost naturally
though at a cost in image quality, depth-imaging requires the explicit
construction of a velocity model. Recent advances in seismic acquisition,
imaging technology and high performance computing, allow us to correctly assess and take into account a much greater complexity of subsurface models and consequently, improve accuracy of seismic images and
detect structures that were previously invisible.
Course Objectives
The course will present in simple terms the principle of different techniques in each class of methods (Kirchhoff, Beam Migrations, WEM, RTM),
while pointing out their respective merits and limitations; and include
the methods used to build the necessary anisotropic velocity models.
Both Ray-based techniques (tomography) and wavefield extrapolationbased ones, including Full Waveform Inversion, are addressed.
Participants will be able to:
• Evaluate potential value of the principal techniques used in seismic
imaging.
• Understand differences between time- and depth-processing and
select the best option for a given problem.
• Be aware of key steps and issues in building anisotropic depth velocity models.
• Understand the complementarity between ray-based and wavefield
extrapolation-based Velocity Model Building.
• Evaluate impact of recent breakthroughs in data acquisition on
seismic imaging.
Instructor
Etienne Robein graduated from Ecole Nationale
Supérieure d’Aéronautique et Espace and Ecole
Nationale Supérieure Pétrole et Moteurs / IFP in
Paris in 1973. He started his career with Shell in
the Hague, before joining Elf, now Total, where
he has worked on operational, research and
managerial assignments in France, Italy, the
UK and Azerbaijan. His professional experience covers seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation. His last position with Total was R&D
program manager in Geology and Geophysics. Etienne now works as a
freelance tutor in Geophysics, having set-up his own Company “ERT”.
Etienne is the author or co-author of several presentations in International
Conferences, including the SEG, EAGE, WPC, AAPG, and Petroleum
Geology Conference and he contributed to the EAGE’s “Distinguished
Lecture Program” and “Education days”. In 2003, he published a text
book on “Velocities, Time-imaging and Depth-imaging in Reflection
Seismics,” which became a best-seller EAGE Edition. Etienne was
President of EAGE in 2000. He was also Chairman of EAGE’s Research
Committee, member of the EAGE Awards Committee and Europe’s representative at the SEG Council.
Gravity & Magnetic Methods for Oil & Gas and
Mineral Exploration & Production
Dates:
6 March 2016
Venue:
Instructor:
Dr. Yaoguo Li
Fees:
US$ 150
Who Should Attend?
Participants are expected to have basic background in applied geophysics and some knowledge of potential-field methods. We anticipate the
geoscientists in the following areas will benefit from the course:
• Potential-field methods
• Mineral exploration
• Integrate interpretation
• Reservoir monitoring
• Groundwater hydrology
Course Content
Gravity and magnetic data are among the oldest geophysical data acquired for the purpose of resource exploration and exploitation. They currently also have the widest areal coverage on the Earth, span a great range
of scales, and play important roles in mineral, energy, and groundwater
arenas. The interpretation methods have evolved from data map-based
visual inspection, various map enhancements, and depth estimation, to
quantitative interpretations based on inversions and integrated modeling.
In particular, 3D inversion techniques have emerged as a major component in this evolution. The availability of 3D inversion techniques has advanced potential-field interpretation from ‘anomaly bump hunting’ to 3D
imaging of the subsurface by reconstructing the distribution of density or
magnetic properties in various geological units and, thereby, have shifted
interpretations from the data domain to the model domain. Similarly,
inversion techniques are also poised to make major contributions to integrated modeling and interpretation, as well as to differentiating and
characterizing geology, geological processes, and reservoir dynamics.
This course will focus on the methodology, numerical computation, solution strategy, and applications of 3D physical property inversions of
gravity and magnetic data sets. The course is designed to have two tracks
in order to meet the different needs of EAGE community in mineral exploration and in oil & gas exploration and production. We achieve this by
dividing the course into two parts, and cover the methodologies common
in potential-field methods in Part-I and discuss tools and applications
specific to mineral exploration or oil & gas reservoir monitoring in Part-II.
Imperial Barrel
Award 2016
A Joint Program of AAPG and the AAPG Foundation
6 March 2016 | ART Rotana Amwaj Islands Bahrain
AAPG's Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Program is an annual prospective basin
evaluation contest for geoscience students from universities around the
globe. The participants analyze geological, geophysical, land, economic and
production data in a real world scenario.
The IBA Competition will take place in the morning with students presenting
their findings to a panel of industry experts. The winning team will be
announced in the evening at the AAPG Reception and IBA Award ceremony.
The IBA regional and section competition winners qualify to compete
against each other in the international finals during the Annual Convention
& Exhibition (ACE), taking place in Calgary, Canada on 17-19 June. The
global winners will be awarded with scholarship funds for their school.
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Course Outline
Part-I: Common Concepts and Methodologies
• Fundamentals of potential-field data observed in gravity, gravity
gradiometry, and magnetic surveys.
• Data processing methods based on equivalent source technique and
inverse formulation
• 3D gravity and magnetic inversions and the practical strategies for
their efficient solution and applications to large-scale problems.
• Binary inversion potential-field data in 3D
• Gravity gradiometry
Integrating Seismic, CSEM and Well Log Data
for Reservoir Characterization
Part-II: Mineral Exploration Track
• Inversion and interpretation of magnetic data affected by remanent
magnetization
• Case histories from mineral exploration
Who Should Attend?
The course is designed to be followed by anyone with a geophysics background. Familiarity with EM methods would be useful.
Part-II: Oil and Gas Track
• Time-lapse monitoring of oil and gas reservoirs
• Inversion of time-lapse gravity data for reservoir properties
Instructor
Yaoguo Li received his B.Sc. in geophysics
from the Wuhan College of Geology (currently
China University of Geosciences) in 1983, and
a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of
British Columbia in 1992. He worked with the
UBC-Geophysical Inversion Facility at UBC from
1992 to 1999, first as a Post-doctoral Fellow and
then as a Research Associate. He is currently an
Associate Professor of Geophysics at the Colorado School of Mines and
leads the Center for Gravity, Electrical, and Magnetic Studies (CGEM)
and the Gravity and Magnetics Research Consortium (GMRC). He is a corecipient of the 1999 Gerald W. Hohmann Award, SERDP 2007 Project of
the Year Award, and 2010 ASEG-PESA Laric Hawkins Award.
His research interests include inverse theory; inversion of gravity, magnetic, and electrical & EM data arising from applied geophysics; and
their application to resource exploration, environmental, and geotechnical problems. He has been doing research in these areas and has developed or co-developed a number of program libraries for inverting different types of geophysical data. These include DCIP2D, DCIP3D, GRAV3D,
MAG3D, GG3D, BININV3D, and AMP3D.
Dates:
6 March 2016
Venue:
Instructor:
Lucy MacGregor
Fees: SEG Member - US$ 685
Non Member - US$ 785
SEG Student Member - US$ 150
Summary
Improved reservoir management and production optimisation demands
require accurate characterization of reservoir properties and their changes through time. Advances in geophysical data acquisition and interpretation have led to significant improvements in the remote imaging of
earth structure and properties. However, when only a single data type
is considered, ambiguities in the interpretation can remain. Integration
of disparate geophysical data types allows the strengths of each to be
exploited. This course will concentrate on three contrasting methods:
surface seismic, marine controlled source electromagnetic (CSEM) and
well-log data, and will illustrate approaches to integrating these complementary sources of information to exploit the strengths of each, with
the goal of providing estimates of rock and fluid properties with greater
confidence than from any single data type.
At the end of the course attendees should be able to:
• Explain the benefits of an integrated geophysical approach to reservoir characterization.
• Identify situations where data integration can provide improved
results over those achieved when only one data type is considered.
• Select the geophysical attribute or combination of attributes to address a reservoir characterization problem.
Instructor
Lucy MacGregor is currently the Chief
Technology Officer of RSI, and leads the company’s technical group which specialises in the
analysis and interpretation of seismic, well log
and marine EM data and in the integration of
these data types for improved reservoir characterization. Lucy has ten years of experience in
developing and delivering new technology to
the oil and gas industry.
Please note that registration for this short course must be via the SEG
website (www.seg.org).
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professionals
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Date:
8 March 2016
Time:
4:30pm - 6:30pm
Registration:
A dedicated Meet n’ Greet registration desk will be
available in the hallway outside meeting rooms 1-3.
The registration desk will be open on 7 March at
7:00am - 6:30pm and 8 March at 7:00am - 2:00pm.
All industry professionals who would like to share
knowledge with the students and offer them career
development guidance and advice are also invited to
register and attend.
Sponsored By:
Organized By:
Young Professionals & Students Support Committee
Aisha Al-Bulushi (Chair), PDO
Matthew Smith, Heriot Watt University
Ali Aldawood, KAUST
Abdullah Waleed Al-Kandari, KOC
Qamar Bu Khamseen, Saudi Aramco
Yumna Al-Habsi, Schlumberger
Khalid Al Bloushi, UAE University
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FIELD TRIPS
Oman Field Trips Lead by Geological Society
of Oman (GSO)
Field Trip 2: Natih Tight Oil Reservoir Characterization
and Carbonate Fracture Modeling
Field Trip 1: Tight Gas Reservoirs,
the Cambrian- Ordovician Haima Supergroup
Organiser:GSO
Trip Leaders:Dr. Said Al Balushi & Dr. Mohammed Al-Kindi
Dates:
4 – 5 March 2016
Location:Oman
Start / Return:Muscat
Duration:
2 days
Fees:
US$ 1,500
Organiser:GSO
Trip Leader:
Dr. Salmeen Al Marjibi
Dates:
4 – 6 March 2016
Location:Oman
Start / Return:Muscat
Duration:
3 days
Fees:
US$ 2,200
Trip Overview
The Cambrian to Ordovician Haima Supergroup of North Oman hosts the
majority of the Sultanate’s gas and condensate resources, commonly in
tight reservoirs at great depth. The lowermost stratigraphic units of the
Haima Supergroup outcrop in the Haushi-Huqf High on the eastern continental margin of Arabia in central Oman.
This field trip to the Qarn Mahatta Humaid area will include outcrops of
the continental alluvial and playa/lacustrine to sabkha Miqrat Formation
(a tight gas reservoir in the subsurface), the entire succession of the shallow marine Al Bashair Formation (one of the regional seals), including
its trace fossils and trilobites, and the braid-delta succession of the Barik
Formation (the most productive deep and tight gas unit in the Sultanate
of Oman). Outcrops of the Permian to Carboniferous Al Khlata Formation
(Unayzah B and C equivalent) that unconformably overlies the Barik
Formation might also be visited.
The field trip will address outcrop sedimentology, depositional environments, architecture and heterogeneity and some of the challenges of developing tight gas reservoirs in the subsurface.
The field trip will be based on camping at the outcrop, with all logistics
and camping facilities supplied. The area is a remote desert environment
and there will be some limited walking (maximum c.1-2km) over rugged
terrain, moderate fitness is required.
Trip Overview
The visited area is located to the south of the Oman Mountains, known
as the Salakh Arch which includes six doubly plunging anticlines. The
main aim of the fieldtrip is to examine the mudstone and wackestone
outcrops of Natih B intrashelf facies, as an example of unconventional
plays, and discuss the issues related to exploring, appraising and drilling
these prospects. The outcrops that we want to visit will help to address
issues that we encounter while drilling (and testing): e.g. source rock distribution, fault and fractures, stratigraphic complexity, fraccability, correlation to core/ petrophysical data and seismic data. The outcrop sections
of the Salakh Arch are oriented perpendicular to the palaeocoastline of
the Natih-B intrashelf basin, and are ideally suited to illustrate the temporal and spatial lithofacies changes when passing from a proximal carbonate platform into a more distal intrashelf basin (Schwab et al., 2005).
The fracture patterns observed in the areas are ideal to discuss faultrelated and fold-related fractures and to understand the effect of mechanical stratigraphy in fracture distribution (Al Kindi, 2006). The Natih-B
Member forms part of the Upper Cretaceous Natih Formation (upper unit
of the Wasia Group), which is an important carbonate reservoir in the
interior of North Oman. The Natih-B Member is dominated by intrashelfbasinal (40 to 60 m maximum water depth), fine-grained carbonates
with carbonate source-rock intervals (up to 13.7% TOC, average 5.4%; Al
Balushi et al., 2011) deposited during worldwide marine transgression,
and surrounded by an epeiric carbonate-platform system. These units are
well exposed at the surface in several easily-accessible localities, and
are supported by a significant volume of subsurface datasets, including
cores, wireline logs, and seismic data from different parts of the basin.
Terms and Conditions
• Participants are required to purchase their air tickets for his / her
flight to the field trip location. Travel dates to consider - arrival one
day prior to the field trip and departure on the last day of the field
trip.
• Cancellations received before the 1 February 2016 will be charged
$300
• Cancellations received after the 1 February will be charged the full
amount.
• Food and accommodation are provided during the trip (excluding the
nights pre and post field trip).
• Booking deadline is the 4 February 2016
• Fees include food, transportation & accommodation (camping gear
provided) on the 4 & 5 March.
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Young Professionals and
Students Activities
Preliminary Schedule
09:00 - 16:00 hrs IBA Competition
19:00 - 21:30 hrs AAPG Reception &
IBA Awards Ceremony
ART Rotana Hotel
ART Rotana Hotel
08:00 - 10:00 hrs Soft Skills Short Course Maximizing Your Potential (Part 1)
10:00 - 10:10 hrs Coffee Break
10:10 - 12:00 hrs Soft Skills Short Course Maximizing Your Potential (Part 2)
12:00 - 12:30 hrs Lunch
12:30 - 14:00 hrs Soft Skills Short Course Interpersonal Skills (Part 1)
14:00 - 14:10 hrs Coffee Break
14:10 - 16:00 hrs Soft Skills Short Course Interpersonal Skills (Part 2)
08:00 - 09:30 hrs Student Posters
09:45 - 10:15 hrs Exhibition Tours
10:30 - 12:00 hrs Panel Session - Factors of
Success in the Industry
12:30 - 13:30 hrs Lunch
13:30 - 15:30 hrs EAGE GEO Quiz
16.30 - 18.30 hrs Meet n’ Greet
Room 3
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Exhibition Hall
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08:00 - 10:00 hrs DGS Core Workshop
TNO Course: Principles
of Basin Modelling
10:30 - 12:30 hrs SEG Challenge Bowl
12:30 - 13:30 hrs Lunch
14:00 - 16:00 hrs TNO Course: Principles
of Basin Modelling
DGS Core Workshop
19:00 - 21:30 hrs Social Activity: Dubai
Drums
08:00 - 09:30 hrs Student Posters
10:30 - 11:30 hrs Technical Course 3
12:30 - 13:30 hrs Lunch
Room D
Room E
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Al Raya Suites
Exhibition Hall
Room E
Room D
Exhibition Hall
Intercontinental Regency
Bahrain
Exhibition Hall
Exhibition Hall
Room E
Al Raya Suites
Exhibition Hall
*Please note that the Young Professionals and Students Activities are only open to
invited students and young professionals.
Al Raya Suites
EAGE Booth
Exhibition Hall
Room E
Sixth EAGE Workshop on Passive Seismic
From Data to Decisions
31 January − 3 February 2016 – Muscat, Oman
Join us in Muscat and be a part of stimulating discussions with a clear focus on regional issues and a
strong drive to produce tangible results. Some of the most important roadblocks to the cost effective
application of microseismic technology will be addressed.
What to expect:
• Many of the leading experts from academia, industry and service companies
• Intense and highly interactive format
• Case studies of successes and failures
• Update from the different regions worldwide
• Overview of emerging new technologies
You can also participate in Dr. Shawn Maxwell’s acclaimed course on the
‘Practical Applications of Microseismic Technology’.
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Soft Skills Short Courses for Young
Professionals & Students
Maximizing your Potential
Date:
Time:
Venue:
7 March 2016
08:00 - 12:00 hrs
Room 3, Bahrain Exhibition Centre
Course Content:
• Introduction of program
• It’s all about attitude! – The attitude adjustment scale
• The power of your mind
• The power of belief
• Autosuggestion
• The danger of negative
• Programming
• Eliminating failure disease
• The power of association
• 7 steps to setting goals
• Blueprint for success
Course Objectives:
• Understand the power of positive attitude and how it influences your
success
• Explore tools that will help you eliminate negative programming
• Learn how to build positive relationships at work
• Discover how to manage stress and in the process build your confidence
• Set personal and professional goals
• Design your personal blue print for success
Interpersonal Skills
Date:
Time:
Venue:
7 March 2016
12:30 - 16:00 hrs
Room 3, Bahrain Exhibition Centre
Course Content:
• Transactional skills
• Assertiveness – building self confidence
• Shape talk – communication window
• The importance of ‘win-win’
• Showing respect and gaining trust
• The power of non-verbal
• Proactive vs. reactive
• Time management matrix
• Identifying & avoiding your time robbers
Course Objectives:
• Refresh critical learning
• Refresh learning on body language
• Understand how choosing your approach will dictate the responses
you get from others
• Find out their instinctive ego states
• Show how assertive fits into ADULT and help define what assertiveness truly is
• Involve participants in seeing first hand what win lose looks like
• Get participants to see how to approach people using their and not
your communication style promotes a service culture
• Provide an opportunity for participants to experience trying to communicate in a very different style from their own
• Give time for participants to reflect and complete commitment sheets
*Please note that the Young Professionals and Students Activities are only open to invited students and young professionals.
IC E B ar ce lon a
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SAVE THE DATE!
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Make plans now to attend the geoscience industry’s most anticipated event for information
exchange, knowledge, networking and new business 0development opportunities.
Presented by AAPG and SEG – two of the world’s leading geoscience professional societies –
ICE Barcelona unites the geologist and geophysicist sectors from around the world for
a uniquely integrated educational experience.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
• An international audience of geoscience professionals from 60+ countries
• Exhibition showcasing nearly 100 leading companies involved in every aspect
of the geosciences industry
• Comprehensive conference program covering key technical, strategic and economic
issues affecting the advancement of global oil and gas exploration technology
• Networking events designed to facilitate high-level interaction between buyers and sellers
• Respected tradition of excellence in providing premier educational programming
and global business development opportunities
• Combined AAPG and SEG global resources and expertise to provide a uniquely
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Dick Rauner
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Exhibition and Sponsorship Sales Manager
Email: drauner@seg.org
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Companies (A-J)
Exhibition and Sponsorship Sales Representative
Email: tdallis@seg.org
AAPG:
Mike Taylor
Companies (A-K)
Exhibition Sales Manager
Email: mtaylor@aapg.org
Tracy Thompson
Companies (L-Z)
Exhibition Sales Representative
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Reviewers
We would like to acknowledge and thank the GEO 2016 abstract reviewers.
Omar Al Jeelani
ADCO
Mohammed A Al Duhailan
Saudi Aramco
Abdelwahab Noufal
ADCO
Aiman Bakhorji
Saudi Aramco
Stefan Steiner
ADCO
Mohammad Bannagi
Saudi Aramco
Abdullah Al Shemsi
ADMA
Daniele Columbo
Saudi Aramco
Aqeel Ahmed
BAPCO
Raed Dakhil
Saudi Aramco
Abdul Nabi Mukhtar
BAPCO
Tawfeeq Faraj
Saudi Aramco
Bashir Durrani
CGG
Jose Vargas Guzman
Saudi Aramco
Phoebe McMellon
Elsevier
Mohammed Husain
Saudi Aramco
Sandra Merten
Elsevier
Emad Muzayen
Saudi Aramco
Unal Bayram
ExxonMobil
Faisal Qahtani
Saudi Aramco
Amanda Mosola
ExxonMobil
Robert Wilson Rowe
Saudi Aramco
Pinar Yilmaz
ExxonMobil
Harianto Soepriatna
Saudi Aramco
Ibrahim Al-Ismaili
Fuad Somali
Saudi Aramco
Hasrat Mehmood
Halliburton
Basil Tublah
Saudi Aramco
Matthew Smith
Heriot-Watt University
Ramzy Zaher
Saudi Aramco
Khalid Al-Ramadan
King Fahd University of Petroleum
and Minerals
Wael Abdallah
Schlumberger
Christoph Koeninger
Schlumberger
Ali Sahin
King Fahd University of Petroleum
and Minerals
Surenthar Thiakaligam
Schlumberger
Bader Mohammed Fahad
Al-Ajmi
KOC
Andrea Valori
Schlumberger
Ping Zhang
Schlumberger
Jarrah Al-Jenaei
KOC
Adedayo Dada
Shell
Adel El-Emam
KOC
Nadia Ali Nemmawi
Tatweer Petroleum
Xiomara Marquez
Maersk Oil
Rader Abdul Fattah
TNO
Jakob Noe-Nygaard
Maersk Oil
Sander Houben
TNO
Simon Tull
Maersk Oil
Philippe Steeghs
TNO
Saeed Al Kuwairi
Occidental Petroleum
Friso Veenstra
TNO
Abdullah Al Maamari
PDO
Thierry Pigeaud
Total
Aisha Al-Bulushi
PDO
Eric Tawile
Total
Aisha Al-Hajri
PDO
Khalid Al Bloushi
UAE University
Othman Al-Harrasi
PDO
Jeremy Webb
United Nations
Mohammed Ghammari
PDO
Jan Van De Mortel
Weatherford
Ibrahim Rajaibi
PDO
www.GEO2016.com
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Exhibitors
ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)
ACCELWARE
AGI SURVEYS
ALLWORLD EXHIBITIONS
ALT
ALTAMIRA INFORMATION
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS (AAPG)
ARABIAN GEOPHYSICAL & SURVEYING COMPANY (ARGAS)
A
B
BAHRAIN GEOSCIENCE SOCIETY (BGS)
THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY (BAPCO)
BGP INTERNATIONAL
CANAR TRADING COMPANY
CGG
CHEMOSTRAT
C
D
DGB EARTH SCIENCES
DHAHRAN GEOSCIENCE SOCIETY (DGS)
DMS GLOBAL
DMT
E
THE EASYCOPY COMPANY APS
ELIIS
EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENT
EMIRATES SOCIETY OF GEOSCIENCE (ESG)
EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOSCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (EAGE)
EXXONMOBIL
F
FAIRFIELDNODAL
FEI
FLUID INCLUSION TECHNOLOGIES
G
GEO EXPRO
GEOARABIA - GULF PETROLINK
GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OMAN (GSO)
GEOLOGIX
GEOLOGIX LIMITED
GEOSCIENCES
GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES
GULF RESERVOIR MODELING TECHNOLOGY (RESMODTEC)
H
HALLIBURTON
HRH GEOLOGICAL SERVICES
I IFP MIDDLE EAST CONSULTING
IKON SCIENCE
IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON
INOVA GEOPHYSICAL
K
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY
N
NEURALOG
NOGA
NOGA HOLDING
NORTH AMERICAN PAVILION
O
OCCIDENTAL OIL & GAS INTERNATIONAL
OIL & GAS JOURNAL
OIL REVIEW MIDDLE EAST
OILFIELD TECHNOLOGY
P
PALISADE
PANTERRA
PARADIGM
PETROLEUM GEO-SERVICES (PGS)
PETROSYS
POLARCUS
Q
QATAR GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY (QGS)
QATAR PETROLEUM
R
ROBERTSON GEOLOGGING
S
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SAUDI ARAMCO)
SAUDI GEOPHYSICAL CONSULTING OFFICE
SAUDI MAKAMIN COMPANY FOR OIL AND GAS SERVICES
SCHLUMBERGER
SEISMIC EQUIPMENT SOLUTIONS
SEISMIC PROFILE
SERCEL
SHELL
SOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS (SEG)
SOCIETY OF MARITIME INDUSTRIES
SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE)
T
TATWEER PETROLEUM
TNO
TOTAL
U
UK PAVILION
UPSTREAM OIL & GAS NEWSPAPER
W
WEATHERFORD
X
X-RAY MINERAL SERVICES
Exhibitors as of 22 September 2015. The organisers accept no liability for any omissions from this list.
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Sponsors
We would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank our sponsors:
Delegate Bags
Delegate Lunch – Thursday, 10 March
Industry-Led Session
Mobile App
Promotion in Delegate Bags
Conference Opening Ceremony
Dinner – Monday, 7 March
Delegate Lunch – Tuesday, 8 March
Delegate Lunch – Wednesday, 9 March
Registration
Signage
Audiovisual Equipment and Services
Young Professionals and Students Activities
Conference Bottled Water
Sponsors as of 30 September 2015.
www.GEO2016.com
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