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Ahmad Al Eidan (Chair)

Kuwait Oil Company

Ahmed Al Riyami ADMA-OPCO

Mahmoud Abdul BaqiARGAS

Ivo NuicBaker Hughes, a GE Company

Peter BartlettBAPCO

Shaoqing SunC&C Reservoirs

Taher HamidExxonMobil

Michael BittarHalliburton

Thomas Finkbeiner (EAGE Regional Advisory Council)

KAUST

Hassan Al-FardanNational Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrain

Faihan Mohamed AlFaihani, National Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrain

Hisham ZubariNational Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrain

Intisaar Al Kindy Petroleum Development Oman

Salim Al Mahruqi (AAPG ME President Elect)

Petroleum Development Oman

Ibraheem Assa’adanSaudi Aramco

Sa’id Al HajriSaudi Aramco

Mohammed Al Ghamdi (SEG ME President)

Saudi Aramco

Mohammed BadriSchlumberger

Wafik BeydounTotal

Committee

Executive Committee

Jarrah Al Jenaie (Co-Chair)

Kuwait Oil Company

Ahmed Hakami (Co-Chair)

Saudi Aramco

Abdallah Al Shamsi ADNOC Offshore / Emirates Society of Geosciences

Bashir DurraniARGAS

Wael El SherbenyBaker Hughes, a GE Company

Abdurahiim RobertsBaker Hughes, a GE Company

Yahya Al AnsariBAPCO

Isa JanahiBAPCO

James FaroppaC&C Reservoirs

Mohammed HussainDhahran Geoscience Society

Phoebe McMellonElsevier

Pinar YilmazExxonMobil

Aisha Al HajriGeological Society of Oman

Khalid Al RamadanKFUPM

Reyad Abu-TalebKuwait Oil Company

Nadeem BalushiPetroleum Development Oman

Mohammed Al Khalifa Saudi Aramco

Wael AbdallahSchlumberger

Najla NedhamTatweer Petroleum

Friso VeenstraTNO

Abdullah Al Kandari (Chair)

Kuwait Oil Company

Maan Al Gain ARGAS

Aldo VesnaverKhalifa University of Science and Technology

Hajar AlwazzanKuwait Oil Company

Husam Al RawahiPetroleum Development Oman

Mohammed KhalifaSaudi Aramco

Eman YamiSaudi Aramco

Salma AlsinanSaudi Aramco / Dhahran Geoscience Society

Abdulaziz MuhaidibSaudi Aramco / Dhahran Geoscience Society

Ali KhalifaTatweer Petroleum

Khalid Al BloushiUAE University

Technical Program Committee

Young Professionals and Students Activities Committee

ReviewersWe would like to acknowledge and thank the 2018 abstract reviewers:

Abdalla Hussain Al Shamsi ADMA-OPCOGhulam Iqbal AECOMBashir Durrani ARGASAbdurahiim Roberts Baker Hughes, A GE CompanyYahya Al Ansari BAPCOIsa Janahi BAPCOK. Kumar BAPCOJames Faroppa C&C ReservoirsStephen Hallinan CGGRaffaela Sabetian CGGPhoebe McMellon ElsevierSandra Merten ElsevierPinar Yilmaz ExxonMobilMohammed Amri GSO Member, Petroleum

Development OmanAisha Al Hajri GSO Vice President, Petroleum

Development OmanKhalid Al-Ramadan KFUPMStewart Alan Greenhalgh KFUPMJohn Humphrey KFUPMAbul Jamaluddin KFUPMIsmail Kaka KFUPMJohn J.G. Reijmer KFUPMSalem AlAli Kuwait Oil CompanyJarrah Al-Jenaie Kuwait Oil CompanyGhaida Al-Sahlan Kuwait Oil CompanyRita Andriany Kuwait Oil CompanyMohamed Arafat Kuwait Oil CompanyHalis Bayri Kuwait Oil CompanyBhaskar Chakrabarti Kuwait Oil CompanySandra Crespo Kuwait Oil CompanyKeith Edwards Kuwait Oil CompanyAdel El-Emam Kuwait Oil CompanyMohamed Hafez Abdul Razak Kuwait Oil CompanyMohd Hameed Shereef Kuwait Oil CompanyRiyasat Husain Kuwait Oil CompanyReyad Ibrahim Abu-Taleb Kuwait Oil CompanyBadruzzaman Khan Kuwait Oil CompanyPrabir Kumar Nath Kuwait Oil CompanyHari Kurniawan Kuwait Oil CompanyMiggie Nurwibow Kuwait Oil CompanyAnand Prakash Kuwait Oil CompanyGhassan Rached Kuwait Oil CompanyMafizar Rahaman Kuwait Oil CompanyRajesh Rajagopal Kuwait Oil CompanyVenkateswara Rao Maddipudi Kuwait Oil CompanyParmjit Singh Kuwait Oil CompanyNadeem Al Balushi Petroleum Development Oman

Abdullah Al Ghahafi Petroleum Development OmanMohammed Al Ghammari Petroleum Development OmanOthman Al Harrsai Petroleum Development OmanDaniela Frese Petroleum Development OmanJohn Hopkins Petroleum Development OmanJoannes Okkerman Petroleum Development OmanSami Abdelbagi Saudi AramcoMahdi AbuAli Saudi AramcoAbdelghayoum Ahmed Saudi AramcoFares Alaboud Saudi AramcoMohammed Alhussain Saudi AramcoHussein Aly Saudi AramcoAhmed Amiri Saudi AramcoKhaled Arouri Saudi AramcoWeiqi Bai Saudi AramcoAbdelFattah M Bakhiet Saudi AramcoMohammad Bannagi Saudi AramcoKirk Bartko Saudi AramcoSalman Bubshait Saudi AramcoVan Chuong Do Saudi AramcoMohammed Duhailan Saudi AramcoIon Dumitru Saudi AramcoAhmed Hakami Saudi AramcoJaved Ismail Saudi AramcoMohammed Khalifa Saudi AramcoMohammad Maghlouth Saudi AramcoOtto Meza Camargo Saudi AramcoAhmed Mubarak Saudi AramcoMahdi Mutlaq Saudi AramcoEmad Muzaiyen Saudi AramcoNestor Palacious Saudi AramcoSaid Qahtani Saudi AramcoSami Saadan Saudi AramcoAhmed Saleh Saudi AramcoDavid Tang Saudi AramcoJay Vogt Saudi AramcoSchuman Wu Saudi AramcoMustapha Abbad SchlumbergerWael Abdallah SchlumbergerNikita Chugunov SchlumbergerMalcolm Francis SchlumbergerPing Zhang SchlumbergerJayanta Bardalaye Tatweer PetroleumMichael Dowen Tatweer PetroleumMark Raymond Lambert Tatweer PetroleumNajla Nedham Tatweer PetroleumStefan Carpentier TNOStephan Gruijters TNOFriso Veenstra TNOGreg Henderson Trican Well Service LtdAli Ziarani Trican Well Service Ltd

Technical Program Overview

Monday, 5 March 2018AL GHAZAL & AL NOOR BALLROOMS, RITZ CARLTON

17.00 - 18.15 Opening Ceremony

18:30 Reception and Gala Dinner

Tuesday, 6 March 2018Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6

08.30 - 9.55 Session 1: Innovations and Technology Applications in Reservoir Characterization

Session 2: Integrated Reservoir Characterization Studies I

Session 3: Integrated Case Studies I - Carbonate Reservoirs

Session 4: Advances in Seismic Data Acquisition

Session 5:Advances in Borehole Seismic

9:55 - 10:30 Inauguration of Exhibition and Coffee Break10:00 - 11:30 E-Poster Sessions10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: Beyond Current Technical

Limits: Overcoming Barriers for Future Energy12.00 - 13.30 Lunch13:30 - 14:55 Session 6:

Basin Modeling and Petroleum Systems

Session 7: Exploration Technology I

Session 8: Integrated Reservoir Characterization Case Studies II

Session 9: Integrated Case Studies II: Clastic Reservoirs

Session 10: Acquisition Case Studies

Session 11: Advances in Non-Seismic Technologies (Gravity and Magnetic)

14:55 - 15:30 Coffee Break and E-Poster Sessions 15:30 - 16:55 Session 12: Basin

Modeling and Stratigraphic Framework

Session 13: Exploration Technology II

Session 14: Diagenesis and Reservoir Quality Prediction

Session 15:Integrated Case Studies III: Geomechanics and Production

Session 16:Advances in Near Surface Solutions

Session 17:Non-Seismic Case Studies

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

2018 EVENTS CALENDAR

EAGE / AAPG Hydrocarbon Seals of the Middle East 16-19 APRIL, 2018 • ABU DHABI, UAE

Field Seminar: Strike-Slip Tectonics, Tectono-Stratigraphy and Petroleum Systems of the Levant Restraining Bend in Lebanon26-28 APRIL, 2018 • BEIRUT, LEBANON

Maximizing Asset Value: Integrating Geoscience with Reservoir Management and Facilities Optimization30 APRIL – 1 MAY, 2018 • MUSCAT, OMAN

Digital Subsurface Transformation7-8 MAY, 2018 • DUBAI, UAE

RDPETRO Conference and Exhibition 13-15 MAY, 2018 • ABU DHABI, UAE

AAPG Annual Conference and Exhibition20-23 MAY, 2018 • SALT LAKE CITY, USA

AAPG International Conference and Exhibition 4-7 NOVEMBER, 2018 • CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

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Wednesday, 7 March 2018Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6

08.30 - 9.55 Session 18:Emerging Unconventional Plays

Session 19:Fracture Characterization and Modeling

Session 20:Risks and Portfolio Management

Session 21:Velocity and Depth Imaging

Session 22:Seismic Attribute Analysis

9:55 - 10:30 Coffee Break 10:00 - 12:00 E-Poster Sessions10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: Unconventional Resources:

Challenges and Opportunities12.00 - 13.30 Lunch13:30 - 14:55 Session 23:

Unconventional Case Studies I

Session 24: Quantitative Interpretation

Session 25: Stratigraphic Studies

Session 26: Rock Physics

Session 27: Processing Challenges and Solutions

Session 28: Geoscience for Renewable Energy, Social Responsibility and Risk Assessment

14:55 - 15:30 Coffee Break

15:00 - 15:40 E-Poster Sessions15:30 - 16:55 Session 29:

Unconventional Case Studies II

Session 30: Seismic Interpretation Case Studies

Session 31: Stratigraphy and Depositional Systems

Session 32: Reservoir Geomechanics

Session 33: Processing Case Studies

Session 34: Groundwater Studies

Thursday, 8 March 2018 Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6

08.30 - 9.55 Session 35: New Exploration Concepts and Discoveries

Session 36: Petroleum Systems and Geochemistry

Session 37: Rift Basin I

Session 38: Advanced Seismic Methods for Reservoir Characterization

Session 39: Unconventional Well Completion and Stimulation

9:55 - 10:30 Coffee Break10:00 - 12:00 E-Poster Sessions10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: AI and IoT in E&P –

The 4th Industrial Revolution and Oil & Gas 12.00 - 13.30 Lunch13:30 - 14:55 Session 40:

Reservoir Characterization and Modeling I

Session 41: Hydrocarbon Traps and Seals

Session 42: Drilling and Completion Efficiency I

Session 43: Rift Basin II

Session 44: Best Practices in Data Management and IT

Session 45: Unconventional - Reservoir Simulation and Economics

14:55 - 15:30 Coffee Break and E-Poster Sessions 15:30 - 16:55 Session 46:

Reservoir Characterization and Modeling II

Session 47: Hydrocarbon Exploration: Case Studies

Session 48: Drilling and Completion Efficiency II

Session 49: Petrophysics Case Studies

Session 50: Data Management; Quality Assurance and Quality Control

Session 51: Integration of Outcrop and Subsurface

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Opening Ceremony

Date: Monday, 5 March 2018Time: 17:00-18:05Venue: Al Noor Ballroom, Ritz Carlton Hotel

The grand GEO2018 conference opening will focus around the theme of ‘Pushing the Technical Limits: Shaping the Energy Landscape’ . The ceremony will start with a ministerial session and an opening speech by the Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain, His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, followed by a keynote speech by His Excellency Ali Al-Naimi, former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, and a current advisor to the Royal Court. Global energy challenges will then be discussed by leading industry expert, Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas, Austin. Dr. Scott W. Tinker will deliver his talk entitled ‘Energy, Economy, and Climate: Seeking the Radical Middle’.

Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session: Beyond Current Technical Limits - Overcoming Barriers for Future EnergyDate: Tuesday, 6 March 2018Time: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs

Session Moderators:

Paul Sheng, Senior Partner, Hong Kong, McKinsey

Mohammed Badri, Managing Director, Schlumberger

Keynote:

Mohammed Y. Al Qahtani, Senior Vice President - Upstream, Saudi Aramco

Speakers:

Hinda Gharbi, President of Reservoir Characterization Group, Schlumberger

Matthias Heilmann, Chief Digital Officer, Baker Hughes a GE Company

Michael Collins, Vice President Wells Non-Operated Ventures, Shell

Mohammad AbdAlWahab Al-Qenaei Manager Research & Development, Kuwait Oil Company

Hisham Al Siyabi, GeoSolutions Manager and Corporate Technology, Petroleum Development Oman

The oil industry is going through challenging times under the current global market conditions. The export of oil and gas from traditionally consuming countries has changed the landscape. It is expected that oil prices will remain close to an average of $53/bbl throughout 2017 and 2018. The number of operating rigs has significantly increased since a year ago, especially in North America in an effort to make up for the decline in the producing assets, however commitment to capital expenditure remains conservative. Technological break-throughs are required to unlock hydrocarbons in an efficient and cost effective manner. The required step change should aim at improving recovery factor beyond the current 55%, achieve 100% fracturing efficiency in unconventional reservoirs, drilling automation through robotic applications, superior seismic resolution in acquisition and imaging technologies, and optimization of reservoir production and management which will lead to sustainable future energy under the current market environment. Tremendous amounts of data have been collected in the oil industry by operators and service companies in the upstream operations. Exploring and exploiting this huge data will play a key role in the way we work going forward and enable new ways to think and act differently and effectively. Big data analytics will provide new approaches to address inefficiencies and will im-prove our performance in operations and potentially reduce cost of production. The new advances in technology have been incremental in nature as seen in recent years. The industry is a slow adopter to change which is hindering our efforts for improved efficiencies and effectiveness. The industry needs to change the way we do things and start to think more creatively on how to develop technology. We need to look outside our industry and bring technology successes and adopt them to our operational procedures. The challenges we face in the oilfield such as stuck pipe, loss circulation, wellbore sta-bility, and water management are still to be addressed. The industry keeps doing the same as before which gives them less uncertainties. Predictive algorithms, system diagnostics, early warning of deteriora-tion and failure can be achieved if we use not only historical data but also current and future data in a full stream analytics. Data scientists are critical to our future energy and we hope to transform our in-dustry into a true digital era where inefficiencies are reduced, cost is optimized, new discoveries are made and recovery is maximized. The invited panelists will share their vision and view forward looking at how we will think and change.

Plenary Session: Unconventional Resources - Challenges and OpportunitiesDate: Wednesday, 7 March 2018Time: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs

Session Moderators:

Dick Stoneburner, Managing Director, Energy Investment Team, Pine Brook Partners

Hafiz Al Shammery, Manager, North Arabia Unconventional Gas Asset Department, Saudi Aramco

Speakers:

Khalid Al Abdulqader, General Manager, Unconventional Resources, Saudi Aramco

Eder Lizcano, Vice President Reservoir Development, BP Oman

Dick Stoneburner, Managing Director, Energy Investment Team, Pine Brook Partners

Tadeusz W. Patzek, Director of the Ali Al Naimi Petroleum Engineering Research Center & Professor of Earth Science and Engineering, KAUST

Unconventional resources are targeted for exploration and development around the globe, including the Middle East. With a relatively short cy-cle time and quick payout, the exploitation of these resources in mature markets like North America has revealed its commerciality. As a result of active exploration and appraisal campaigns over the last several years, a number of Middle East basins have been identified as potential emerg-ing unconventional plays. These basins host the world’s largest conven-tional hydrocarbon resource and may have an order of magnitude higher of hydrocarbons in unconventional reservoirs waiting to be developed. However, in today’s market conditions, the global energy landscape out-lines some key challenges for unconventional gas development. Building on the successful unconventional experience from North America, the panel session will share proven industry examples of best practices and strategies for unconventional gas development in today’s challenging market. With focus on resilience, agility and adaptability, the challenges facing these emerging plays can be transformed into opportunities. In addition, data gathering strategies during the initial exploration phase will be discussed to provide insights on the economic benchmarks used to assess and rank such emerging plays. Ultimately, this information will provide national oil companies, international oil companies, and services companies with the knowledge needed to evaluate, exploit and acceler-ate the development of such resource plays.

Plenary Session: AI and IoT in E&P – The 4th Industrial Revolution and Oil & GasDate: Thursday, 8 March 2018Time: 10:30 – 12:00 hrs

Session Moderators:

Atanu Basu, CEO & President, Ayata

Hisham Zubari, Senior Advisor, National Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrain

Speakers:

Sami Alnuaim, Manager Petroleum Application Services Department, Saudi Aramco

Satyam Priyadarshy, Technology Fellow & Chief Data Scientist, Halliburton

Laveen Mansharamani, Business Leader, Watson Internet of Things, IBM - Gulf and Levant

Russell Herbert, Industry Principal for O&G, OSIsoft In the last two decades, the world has witnessed how efficient data flow among devices connected to the internet and machines has trans-formed and enhanced human lives and fundamentally altered every industry in what is known as the 4th industrial revolution. In the oil and gas industry, enormous volumes of data collected through sensors such as microseismic, fiberoptics, and logging have brought new chal-lenges and unexpected opportunities. Similar to other industries, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will help combine data collected from geology, geophysics, petrophysics, lithology, miner-alogy with data from drilling, completions, production, and economics to generate actionable insights that will help us find and produce more hydrocarbon in faster, cheaper, and safer ways. In this session, we explore these challenges and opportunities citing real life, value-added AI and IoT applications in the Oil & Gas industry.

Oral Presentations - Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3SESSION 1: INNOVATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS IN RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATIONSession Chairs: Mohammad Al Khalifa & Omar El Shamy

SESSION 2: INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES ISession Chairs: Jayanta Bardalaye & Mohammed Hafez Abdul Razak

08:30 Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks

08:35 Drone-Based Remote Sensing for Digital Outcrop Modeling Using Photogrammetry Techniques - A. AbuBshait, M. I. Fallatah, M. M. Mezghani*, S. Shammari

Seismic Reservoir Characterization of Middle Marrat Formation Using Broadband Seismic Data Lead to Drilling Success from North Kuwait - S. Al-Asfour*, M. F. Al-Awadhi, J. Al-Jenaie, M. Hafez Abdul Razak, M. Hameed Shereef

08:55 Automation Provides Unique Insights into the Rock Record and Subsurface through the Delivery of a Robotic Sample Collection and Analysis Device - D. Tonner*

Benefits of Enhanced Reservoir Characterization in Geosteering to Maximize Production Performance in an Undeveloped Reservoir: Case Study, Offshore Abu Dhabi - S. Ahmed*, A. Aki, S. D. Al Hassani, I. Al-Tameemi, O. Ameer, R. E. Kamel, O. Keshtta, M. Tanvir, W. F. Wasel

09:15 New Approach to Aid Multi-Scale Imaging and Characterization of Heterogeneous Carbonate Rocks Using Epoxy-Pore Casts - V. Chandra, A. S. Hassan*, T. Patzek, M. Yutkin

Sedimentology and Petroleum Potential of ChiaGara Formation (Middle Tithonian – Berriasian) in Selected Sections in Kurdistan Region, Iraq - A. N. Edilby, G. H. Sherwani*

09:35 Integrated Workflow for Reservoir Properties Prediction, Using Ultra-Far Seismic Data, Mansoura Area, Onshore Nile Delta, Egypt - W. Fathy*, A. Shams

Elastic Facies Prediction as a Tool to Quality Control Logs from Clastic Reservoirs in an Offshore Field of Saudi Arabia - M. Ashfaq*, O. H. Afif

09:55 Inauguration of Exhibition, Coffee Break and E-Poster Sessions

10:30 PLENARY SESSION: BEYOND CURRENT TECHNICAL LIMITS: OVERCOMING BARRIERS FOR FUTURE ENERGY

12:00 Lunch Break

SESSION 6: BASIN MODELING AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMSSession Chairs: Salem Al Ali & Sedat Inan

SESSION 7: EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY ISession Chairs: Abdullah Theyab & Ivo Nuic

SESSION 8: INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION CASE STUDIES IISession Chairs: Nezar Talhah & Omran Al-Zankawi

13:30 Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks

13:35 A Highly Parallel Billion Cell Basin Simulator - T. Almani, T. Byer, A. Dogru*, S. Du, L. Fung, I. Inzoli, S. Kayum, B. Lin, A. Mana, F. Mannuss, G. Port, C. Tan, A. Youbi

Direct Numerical Simulation of Halite Cementation: Towards a Model to Predict the Location of Halite Fingers in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs - H. Liu, R. March, S. Zhang*

Characterization of Karst and Fault-Fracture Networks and their Impact on Thermal EOR in a Tight Carbonate Reservoir, Awali Field, Bahrain - A. Abousetta, R. Al Saffar, A. Khalifa, M. R. Lambert*, A. Mohamed, A. Shehab

13:55 Modelling Source Rock Maturation and Hydrocarbon Formation in Iraq - N. Z. Marouf*

Geothermal Gradient Anomalies of Hydrocarbon Entrapment at Southern North Sea Basin, UKCS: A Mature Basin Rejuvenation Technique - M. W. Ibrahim*

Rock-Typing: An Integrated Reservoir Characterization Tool for Tight Jurassic Carbonates, West Kuwait - J. Al-Kanderi, T. Lemaux, S. Matar, D. Mohammad, P. Mukherjee*, D. SinghaRay

14:15 Effective Geochemical Methods for Characterization of Two Major Source-Rocks in Kuwait Through Samples Reduction by Selective Screening Technique - A. AlKamiss, R. Andriany*

A Combination of Advanced Mud Gas Technology and RockWise to Identify Hydrocarbon Bearing Zone, a Case Study - J. M. Dashti*

Optimizing the Management of a Mature Giant Carbonate Oil Field with Reservoir Segmentation - C. Viaud*

14:35 Paleozoic Gas Geochemistry in Northwest Saudi Arabia: Laboratory Simulation Versus Field Observation - K. Arouri, L. Gao, P. Luo*, Y. Tang

Applications of Palynology and Palynofacies Analysis to the Hydrocarbon Exploration in the MENA Region - S. Al Hajri, H. El Atfy*

An Integrated Study of a Defined Unayzah a (Tinat Member) Stratigraphic Pinchout, and the Implication for Future Gas Exploration - M. Alabbad*, A. A. Theyab

14:55 Coffee Break and E-Poster Sessions

Technical program as of 5th February


Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 3: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES I: CARBONATE RESERVOIRSSession Chairs: Francis Elisabeth & Abdalla Al Shamsi

SESSION 4: ADVANCES IN SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITIONSession Chairs: Ghassan Rashed & John Quigley

SESSION 5: ADVANCES IN BOREHOLE SEISMICSession Chairs: Sami Saadan & Bader Al-Ajmi


08:35 Confidently Achieve Dry Oil Production through High Water Saturation Zones by Innovative Approach for Data Integration: Case Study from Newly Developed Carbonate Field - M. Abdalbagi, S. N. Afzal, Al-Braik, S. Al-Jabri, A. Al-Sereidi, F. Al-Zaabi*, M. M. Amer

Processing and Imaging of Seismic Data Acquired with Buried Vertical DAS Arrays - M. Al-Ali, A. Bakulin, K. E. Erickson, P. Golikov, I. Silvestrov*, R. Smith

Feasibility of Moment Tensor Inversion for a Single-Well Microseismic Data Using Neural Networks - J. Akram, O. Ovcharenko*, D. Peter

08:55 A New Approach for Integration of Well Placement and Directional Drilling Processes in Extended Reach Wells through Thin Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Study, Offshore Abu Dhabi - A. Aki, B. Al Dhafari, A. Al Felasi, A. Al Neaimi, M. Ashraf, E. Diab, Y. Goraya, H. Khemissa, J. Krawec, R. E. Kamel, W. F. Wasel*

Integrated Simultaneous 4D Surface Seismic and 3D VSP to Map Steam Injection in Lower Fars Heavy Oil Reservoir - M. El Dayem, A. El-Emam, A. Ghida, C. Koeninger*, S. Leaney, X. Li, A. Mouaki, D. Skorinski

Navigating through the Red Sea Subsalt Structures: A Look-Ahead VSP Case Study from Saudi Arabia - A. A. Aldawood*, C. Planchart

09:15 The Middle Marrat Reservoir Characterization as a Showcase of Best Practice Modeling Workflows and Value Added by Subsurface Data Integration - M. Braun, R. Dekker, B. Dewever, C. Hasler*, S. Lamine, X. Le Varlet, S. Miller, N. Neog, C. Pattnaik, S. Perrotta, N. Rao, P. Richard, E. Tegelaar

Smart DAS Upholes for Near Surface Model Building and Deep Imaging - M. Al-Ali, A. Bakulin, P. Golikov*, R. Smith

DrillCam: An Integrated Real-Time System to Image Ahead and Around the Bit - M. Al-Ali, A. Almuhaidib*, Y. Luo

09:35 Reservoir Optimization and Monitoring Challenges in the Nahr Umr Reservoirs of the Bahrain Field - A. Al-Muftah, M. Hameed*, M. Mansoor

The Quest for Broadband Seimisc Data on Land - C. J. Criss*

An Integrated Approach to Deal with Change in Microseismic Data - S. Ahmed, S. A. Alazri*, R. Alkiyumi, Q. Alsiyabi, S. Mahajan, H. Mukhaini, R. Rahmoune, L. Rothenberg

09:55 Inauguration of Exhibition, Coffee Break and E-Poster Sessions

10:3012:00 Lunch Break

SESSION 9: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES II: CLASTIC RESERVOIRSSession Chairs: Abdullah AlQahtani & Arnoud Slootman

SESSION 10: ACQUISITION CASE STUDIESSession Chairs: Van Do & Rader Abdul Fattah

SESSION 11: ADVANCES IN NON-SEISMIC TECHNOLOGIES (GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC) Session Chairs: Emad Al Muzaiyen & Hassan Radhi


13:35 Integration of Chemostratigraphy and Sedimentology to the Correlation of the Permo-Carboniferous Unayzah Group, Central Saudi Arabia - N. W. Craigie*

Achieving Marine-Like Repeatability in a Complex Desert Environment: 4D Seismic Acquisition and Processing Lessons - A. Alramadhan, A. Bakulin, M. Jervis, R. Smith*

Interpretation of Airborne Gravity Gradiometry Data for Bahrain - P. Kovac, M. Parsons, R. Sabetian*, A. Shehab

13:55 The Lower Shammar Play: Integrating Forensic Geoscience, Petroleum Engineering and WRFM to Explore a Sub-Seismic Stratigraphic Trap - A. Al Hajri, M. Al Shaibani*, S. Collins, M. El Shafie, I. Gomez-Perez

Deblended-Data Reconstruction Using a Closed-Loop Approach for Time-Lapse Seismic Monitoring - M. Y. Ali, G. Blacquiere, T. Ishiyama*, S. Nakayama

Tectonic Evolution of Al-Wajid Graben, Southwestern Saudi Arabia - I. Dumitru, C. Hofmann, J. Ismail, M. H. Khalil, E. Muzaiyen, A. Salem*

14:15 Burgan 3SU Reservoir; A Success Story in Development Planning and Reservoir Management - W. A. Al-Ghanim*, G. Duvivier, S. Rajan

Optimization of 3D Land Seismic Survey Design - A. Almuhaidib*, V. Do

Gas Production, Storage and Hazard Controlled by Microgravity Surveys - J. Mrlina*

14:35 A Re-Evaluation of Production, Geological and Petrophysical Data of a Mature Clastic Middle East Reservoir Provides a Surprising Outcome - M. Dowen*

Confidence in Data Recorded with Land Seismic Recorders - S. Wilcox, N. Tellier*

Microgravity Investigation for Drilling Hazards in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia - D. Colombo, M. Jervis, G. W. McNeice*




Room 1 Room 2 Room 3SESSION 12: BASIN MODELING AND STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORKSession Chairs: Aisha Al Hajri & Abid Bhullar

SESSION 13: EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGY IISession Chairs: David Tang & Gasser Hassan

SESSION 14: DIAGENESIS AND RESERVOIR QUALITY PREDICTIONSession Chairs: Yousef Mousa & Fawaz Al-Saqran


15:35 Sequence Stratigraphy Framework of Hauterivian to Aptian Zubair Formation, Onshore Kuwait - D. Al-Aradah*, A. H. Youssef,

Integrated Prospectivity Analysis of Late Jurassic Hith and Gotnia Formations in Umm Niqa Area – North Kuwait - F. G. Al-Enizi*, M. Al-Wadi, S. Das, R. Ibrahim Abu-Taleb, A. Moustafa, V. Rao Maddipudi

Preservation of High Porosities within Glaciogenic Sandstones of the Sarah Formation, Northwest Saudi Arabia - S. Khan*

15:55 Tidal Dominated Transgressive Regressive Depositional Sequence for the Upper Abu Roash G Unit, Qarun Fields, Western Desert, Egypt - E. Abd El Gawad, C. Clerk, M. Fathy, A. Hassan, T. Hassan*, A. Khairy, M. Mohamed

The Late Neoproterozoic to Lower Cambrian Hydrocarbon Potential of Northern Saudi Arabia - D. Mackertich*

Micro-Rhombic Calcite and Micro-Porosity in Early Cretaceous Reservoirs – The Role of Burial Diagenesis Driven by Plate Tectonics - H. Hoteit, C. Santamarina, V. Vahrenkamp*

16:15 A Seismo-Stratigraphic View on Subsurface Architecture of Some Carbonate Fields Onshore Abu Dhabi - M. Oke*, K. Sun Shin

Stratigraphic Trapping Opportunities in the Upper Cretaceous of the Eastern Arabian Plate - H. Droste*

Characteristics of Carbonate Rock Types in Different Reservoirs in the Middle East - O. AlJallad, M. R. Dernaika*, B. Mansour

16:35 Regional Review of Natih Truncation Play in North Oman - I. Al Rajaibi*

Untapped Hanifa Formation Potential in Deep Marine Settings - M. Abdou, S. Alawwad*, A. J. Al-Dhubaib, B. Al-Shammeri, M. Habeebuddin, M. H. Khalil, F. Khateeb, M. M. Marhoon, K. Sulami, A. A. Theyab

Reservoir Quality Variations within the Lower Cretaceous Minagish Formation: Insights From Undevelopped Areas, Onshore Kuwait - A. S. Al-Ajmi, A. Bonin, M. Deville de Periere*, J. Hirani, P. Kumar Nath, S. Singh

16:55 Day 1 Ends

EAGE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA EVENTS IN 201816-19 April 2018 Second EAGE/AAPG Hydrocarbon Seals of the Middle East Workshop Registration Open Abu Dhabi, UAE

11-14 June 2018 80th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2018 Registration Open Cophenhagen, Denmark

1-4 October 2018 Second EAGE Geochemistry Workshop Call for Abstracts Open Muscat, Oman

6-8 November 2018 Second EAGE/SPE Geosteering and Well Placement Call for Abstracts Open Abu Dhabi, UAE

18-20 November 2018 First EAGE Workshop on 4D Seismic Call for Abstracts Open Abu Dhabi, UAE

3-5 December 2018 Fourth EAGE Eastern Africa Petroleum Geoscience Forum Call for Abstracts Open Nairobi, Kenya

9-13 December 2018 Seventh Arabian Plate Geology Workshop: Pre-Cambrian to Paleozoic Petroleum Systems in the Arabian Plate

Call for Abstracts Open Muscat, Oman

More information about these or other events please contact us at [email protected].

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Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 15: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES III: GEOMECHANICS AND PRODUCTIONSession Chair: Johannes Vossen

SESSION 16: ADVANCES IN NEAR SURFACE SOLUTIONSSession Chairs: Halis Bayri & Abdullatif Al-Shuhail

SESSION 17: NON-SEISMIC CASE STUDIESSession Chairs: Ahmed Salem & Pankaj Khanna


15:35 Successful Integrated Reservoir Management Leads to Doubling of Production: A Case Study of Upper Burgan Reservoir, Raudhatain Field, Kuwait - N. Al Hajeri, S. K. Chellappan*, S. De, A. Safar

Advanced Noise Attenuation Techniques in Seismic Data Processing - M. AlMubarak, F. Ahmed*, C. Tsingas

Geothermal Gradient Anomalies of Hydrocarbon Entrapment at Central Sirte Basin, Libya: A Mature Basin Rejuvenation Technique - M. W. Ibrahim*

15:55 3D Seismic Data and Geomechanics Integration for Tight Sand Appraisal Program Optimization – A Case Study in Saudi Arabia - H. Abdulal, M. Aldakheel, H. Alghenaim, F. Amry, F. Elisabeth*, J. Luo, M. Tafat

Near Surface Imaging by Joint Traveltime and Q-Factor Inversion - P. Bruno, R. Lin, J. Na, A. Vesnaver*

Comprehensive Technology for Complex Targets Research with Electromagnetic, Gravity, Magnetic and Seismic Data and its Applications - D. Li, Z. Li, Z. Zhao*

16:15 An Integrated Fracture Performance Assessment and Production Enhancement of a Well in Hassi Messaoud Field, Algeria - M. Azari, K. Bakiri, A. Hadibeik*, S. Ramakrishna

Using Near-Surface Velocity Model for Seismic Subsurface Imaging - H. Lotfipour*, W. Wang

Detailed Simulation of Near-Surface Effects on Arabian AEM and AGG Data - C. Scholl*, M. D. Watts

16:35 A Data-Driven Workflow for Production Optimization and Efficient Reservoir Management Using a Multi-Disciplinary Approach - A. M. Alzahabi, S. Balasubramanian, S. Bose, P. Chen, G. C. Thakur*

Rayleigh Inversion Application Study in Some Areas of Middle East - L. Dong, F. Jiang, P. Li*, Z. Yan, Y. Zhang

Improving Sea Bed Logging with Magnetic Field Measurements - T. Hagiwara*

16:55 Day 1 Ends

Oral Presentations - Tuesday, 6 March 2018 Technical program as of 5th February

Oral Presentations - Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3SESSION 18: EMERGING UNCONVENTIONAL PLAYSSession Chairs: Mohammed Al-Duhailan & Wael Abdallah

SESSION 19: FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING Session Chairs: Mark Lambert & Marwan Thagafy


08:35 Sedimentology and Source Rock Characterization of the Organic-Rich Facies of the Tuwaiq Mountain, Hanifa, and Jubaila Formations - H. Al-Yami, J. Biollo, F. Duque*, F. Oyarzabal

High Resolution Azimuthal Diffraction Imaging of Natural Fracture Zones in Fractured Carbonates and Unconventional Shales - T. J. Moser, A. M. Popovici*, I. Sturzu

08:55 Unconventional Resources Classifications in Kuwait - M. Al-Ajmi, M. Al-Bahar, G. Al-Sahlan,V. Suresh*

Fracture Characterization of a Complex Carbonate Reservoir: Intelligent Use of Image Logs in a Major Onshore Field, Abu Dhabi, UAE - F. Al Darmaki, Y. Bouzida*, T. Salter

09:15 Shale Gas Reservoir Characterization and Sweet Spot Prediction - R. Guo, X. Liang, W. Liu, M. Smith, U. Strecker, X. Wang, G. Yu*, Y. Zhang

Fracture Related Diagenesis; Record of Reservoir Tectonic Evolution: Case Study from an Onshore Field in the Middle East - M. N. Al Blooshi*

09:35 Successful Development Strategy of a Complicated Mixture of Igneous and Metamorphic Rock Derived a New Production from Unconventional Oil Reservoirs - A. El Beltagy, M. M. Kortam*, F. Martocchia, A. Salah, I. Taha, S. Zayed

Uncertainty Assessment in Fractured Reservoirs through an Iterative Approach in Fracture Modelling - H. Boro*, I. Ignatov


10:30 PLENARY SESSION: UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

12:00 Lunch Break

SESSION 23: UNCONVENTIONAL CASE STUDIES ISession Chairs: Ahmed Al-Mubarak & John Humphrey

SESSION 24: QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATIONSession Chairs: Hamad Alghenaim & William Bryant

SESSION 25: STRATIGRAPHIC STUDIESSession Chairs: Ghaida Sahlan & Fares Aboud


13:35 The Effects of Nano-Confinement on the Phase Behavior of Hydrocarbon Gases: An Experimental Case Study on a Kerogen-Rich Shale Gas Reservoir - E. Barsotti*, J. Chen, E. Lowry, M. Piri

Quantifying the Uncertainty of Elastic Facies Classification - A. Abdeltwab, M. F. Al-Awadhi, K. Edwards*

Sedimentological Evolution of Upper Shuaiba Reservoir Sequences, Northwest Oman: Controls on Reservoir Trends and Geometries - M. Azzazi, A. Hamdi, C. Nicholls*

13:55 Solid Kerogen Analysis of a Carbonate Source Rock: Implications on Hydrocarbon Maturity Analysis and Reservoir Characterization in Jafurah Basin, Saudi Arabia - A. H. Al Eid*, J. Biollo, M. Boudjatit, I. Leyva

Prediction of Porosity and Fluid Saturation from Full Stack Seismic Data Using Seismic Inversion and Neural Network Analysis - A. S. Ali*

Granulometric Study of Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Sediments Distribution along a 100km Transect of Modern Carbonate Depositional Environment (Arabian Gulf) - A. Amao, M. Hussain*

14:15 Implications of Tectonostratigraphic and Depositional Setting in Identifying Successful Resource Plays in The Middle East - R. Davies, C. Gravestock*, T. G. Hall

Multi-Attribute Porosity Estimation from 3D-Seismic Data - R. Jain*

Sedimentological and Stratigraphic Zonation of the Lower Shuaiba Formation North West of Abu Dhabi, UAE - R. Alzaabi, E. K. Bahussain*, E. BinAbadat, H. Shebl

14:35 The Integration of Rock Physics Applications with Seismic and Well Log Data: A New Workflow for Frack Design Optimization and Sweet Spotting in the Jafurah Basin, Saudi Arabia - Y. K. Altowairqi*, Z. Duan, I. Leyva, A. Mubarak, S. J. Shehri, A. Sultan

Quantitative Impact of Lateral Velocity Changes on Interpreted Structure in Some Giant Carbonate Fields - M. Oke*

Sedimentary Characters and Reservoir Aspects of the Aptian Carbonate Platform in the Enfidha Area, North Eastern Tunisia - A. Klibi*




Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 20: RISKS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Session Chairs: John Smale & Talal Al-Adwani

SESSION 21: VELOCITY AND DEPTH IMAGING Session Chairs: Mohammed Al Bannagi & Pierre Roux

SESSION 22: SEISMIC ATTRIBUTE ANALYSISSession Chairs: Abdullah AlZhrani & Sanlin Kaka


08:35 Filling in Exploration White Space: Using Geoscience to Constrain Exploration Play Uncertainty - C. Cubitt*

Least Square Migration in Image Domain (LSMi) along with Better Velocity Modelling Improves Subsalt Imaging, Offshore Mediterranean, Case Study - M. Afia, A. Ghanem, H. M. Hussein, L. Letki, M. Maud Cavalca, I. Mihaljevic*, M. Ouda, S. Rana, M. M. Shabana, M. Sheneshen, R. Zaki

An Integrated Workflow to Map Out the Seal and Reduce Exploration Uncertainties - H. Balhareth*, Q. Bukhamseen, M. Dossary, F. Mohammal, S. Rahati, W. Ruixiang

08:55 Carbonate Reservoir Exploration: Reducing Uncertainty in Predicting Recovery Efficiency - J. Faroppa*, S. Sun

Automatic Velocity Model Building Using Waveform Inversion and Least Squares Reverse Time Migration - A. Almomin, W. Jeong, Y. Kim*, Y. Luo, Y. Sun

Vector Attributes: An Approach Based on the Analysis of Normal Vector Field to Seismic Layering to Assist in Geological Interpretation - H. G. Borgos, A. Bounaim*, M. Etchebes, J. Haukaas

09:15 Geologic Risking with Bayesian Methods: Fracture Case Study in an Unconventional Setting - S. M. Agar*, R. Goteti, T. Jobe, W. Li, Y. Zaretskiy, S. Zhang

Full Waveform Inversion for Complex Near Surface Imaging Using SEG Seam II Synthetic Model - A. A. Mohamed*

Using an Adaptive and Data Driven Signal Decomposition Technique to Delineate Structural Geology in Post-Stack Seismic Data - A. A. Aqrawi*, M. Ramfjord

09:35 Exploration Portfolio Management by Optimizing the Forward Exploration Plan: An Integrated Stochastic Approach - W. Abdel Hameed, H. Ahmed*, T. Al-Adwani, A. AlOtaibi, Y. Z. Al-Salali, S. Singh, C. Stabell

Salt Velocity Model Building by Seiemic-CSEM Joint Inversion in the Red Sea - D. Colombo*, G. W. McNeice, D. Rovetta, E. Sandoval-Curiel, E. Turkoglu

Structure Oriented Hybrid Filter for Enhancing Seismic Edges and Channels - S. A. Al-Dossary, J. Wang*


10:30

12:00 Lunch Break

SESSION 26: ROCK PHYSICS Session Chairs: Wael Abdallah & Hesham Moubarak

SESSION 27: PROCESSING CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS Session Chairs: Mohammed Hussain & Adel El Emam

SESSION 28: GEOSCIENCE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT Session Chairs: Najla Nedham & Georgios Zacharioudakis


13:35 Evaluation of Permeability in Tight Sandstones of Eastern Saudi Arabia Based on Digital Rock Physics - A. Alabbad, I. Deshenenkov*

Enhancement of High-Channel Count Land Seismic Data Using Nonlinear Beamforming for Unbiased Time Processing - A. Bakulin, M. Dmitriev, V. Dolgov, K. Gadylshin, P. Golikov, D. Neklyudov, M. Protasov, I. Silvestrov*, V. Tcheverda

Using Geographic Information Systems to Assess Renewable Energy Potential in Saudi Arabia - B. O. Burwell*, J. Garza Cantu, F. Harthy

13:55 Characterizing the Effects of Laser Perforation on Carbonate Rocks - S. Batarseh, V. Lube, G. Lubineau, D. P. San Roman Alerigi*, C. Van Dijk

Application of Adaptive De-Ghosting on the Conventionally Acquired Seismic Data Improves Inversion Results - M. Abdelaty, M. Afia, S. Dutta, T. El-Melegy, R. ElSayed, I. Mihaljevic*, T. Nafie, M. Phani, M. Salheen

Geoscientists without Borders: Leveraging G&G Technologies and Experts to Change Lives One Project at a Time - P. McMellon*

14:15 Fracture and Fluid Prediction from Full-Wave Sonic Data by Higher-Order Normalized Differential Energy Methods - C. Ayadiuno, X. Sun*

Seismic Data Gather Conditioning for Prestack Seismic Data Inversion - X. Liang, B. Liu, S. Singleton, M. Smith, X. Wang, G. Yu*, Y. Zhang

Upper Cretaceous Assessment for CO2 Storage in the Southeastern United States Offshore of Middle and South Atlantic - K. Almutairi*, C. Knapp, J. Knapp

14:35 Fluid Sensitivity Dynamics in Paleozoic Clastic Systems - M. Ahmed*, R. Kanfar, O. N. Shaikh

Efficient Supergrouping Approach for Enhancement of High-Channel Count and Single Sensor Seismic Data - A. Bakulin, M. Dmitriev*, P. Golikov

A Novel Way to Acquire Data in a Safer, Reliable and Cost-Effective Manner by the Use of Autonomous Marine Vehicles - S. Pai*




Room 1 Room 2 Room 3SESSION 29: UNCONVENTIONAL CASE STUDIES IISession Chairs: Ahmed Hakami & Wael Abdallah

SESSION 30: SEISMIC INTERPRETATION CASE STUDIESSession Chairs: Mahdi Al Mutlaq & Sanlin Kaka

SESSION 31: STRATIGRAPHY AND DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMSSesison Chairs: Saad Awwad & Maha Al-Baghli


15:35 Placement of Horizontal Wells and Fractures in the Optimum Location and Sequence in Shale Plays - G. D. AlQahtani*, A. Alzahabi, G. Asquith, R. Bateman, M. Y. Soliman

Seismic Monitoring of Land Carbonate Reservoirs: Results from a CO2-EOR Demonstration Project - A. Bakulin, M. Jervis, P. Nivlet*, R. Smith

A Synopsis of Stratigraphic Framework and Gross Depositional Environments of the Tuwaiq Mountain and Hanifa Formations, Saudi Arabia - M. Alvarez Bastos, L. Lu, H. Setyabudi, D. Tang*

15:55 Calculation of Threshold Capillary Pressures from Irregular Pore Geometries Taken from Unconventional Reservoir Rock Images - A. Anbari, J. Chen, E. Lowry*, M. Piri

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Water Saturation Prediction – A Case Study from Offshore Nile Delta - A. Ali Mohamed, A. Hosny, I. A. Mohamed*

Late Palaeozoic Clastic Deposits of Kuwait; a Stratigraphic Revision Based on a Multidisciplinary Approach - M. Al-Bader, G. Al-Sahlan, T. van Hoof*, K. Karam

16:15 Optimized Well Placement Using Cost Effective Logging While Drilling Real-Time Imaging Technologies in First Unconventional Horizontal Well in the United Arab Emirates: A Case Study - A. Aki, E. Diab, R. E. Kamel, E. A. Najm, P. Van Lear, W. F. Wasel*

Target-Oriented Imaging for Continous Seismic Reservoir Monitoring - M. Al-Ali, H. Liu*

Stratigraphic Architecture Demarcation of Middle Minagish Reservoir in Western Part of Kuwait - K. M. Al-Azmi, E. M. Al-Kanderi*, S. Bhukta, P. Kumar Nath, A. G. Najem, A. A. Sajer, S. Singh

16:35 Impact of Varying Stress on the Flow of Gas and Brine through Proppant-Packed Fractured Shale Samples: A Micro-Scale Experimental Investigation - M. Arshadi, M. Piri*, M. Sayed

Seismic Imaging of Late Cretaceous Carbonate Tidal Channel Fairways from Onshore Giant Oil Field - R. T. El-Awawdeh*, N. P. Stephens, L. A. Yose, G. Zelewski

Lithofacies and Depositional Environmental Analysis of the Upper Ordovician Ra’an Shale, Northwest Saudi Arabia - M. O. Abouelresh*, A. Al-Abdullatif, T. Al-Ghamdi, L. Babalola, S. Chan, H. El Hajj, R. Zereik

16:55 Day 2 Ends



Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 32: RESERVOIR GEOMECHANICS Session Chairs: Mohd Hameed Shereef & Khaled Hawas

SESSION 33: PROCESSING CASE STUDIES Session Chairs: Bashir Durrani & Ahmed Abouzaid

SESSION 34: GROUNDWATER STUDIESSession Chairs: Mohammed Rasheeduddin & Waleed Alzubari


15:35 Petrophysical and Geomechanical Properties of Late Jurassic Carbonates Outcropping in Central Saudi Arabia: Correlation with Depositional Sequences and Diagenetic Overprints - V. Chandra, T. Finkbeiner*, V. Vahrenkamp

Full Azimuth Long Offset Data for Fracture Characterization: A Jurassic Case Study in North Kuwait - A. Abdullah, H. Al-Hasan*, F. Basha, T. Chen, R. Kusumo

Pump Test Analysis: Application of Petroleum Industry Techniques as a Diagnostic Tool - A. Nabi*, G. Zacharioudakis

15:55 Fractures Characterization of Najmah-Sargelu Tight Carbonate Reservoirs Using Geomechanical Attribute in Minagish Field, Kuwait - F. H. Al-Failakwi, R. R. Al-Murakhi*, A. AL-Qattan, C. Belgodere, F. Mathieu, R. Quttaina

Separated Wave-Field Imaging: Utilizing the Multiple Wavefield to Improve Sub-Surface Illumination for OBS Surveys - J. Kumar*, T. Martin, J. Oukili

Evaluation of Groundwater Chemistry in a Coastal Aquifer Based on Hydrochemical Facies Analyses and Ionic Relationships: A Case Study from Jazan Province in South-Western Saudi Arabia - A. Al-Bassam, H. Alfaifi, F. K. Zaidi*

16:15 Process-Based Natural Fracture Predictions Using Geomechanics - G. Becker, G. Greiner, H. Huang, R. D. Myers*

2D2C OBC Offshore Processing Experience in Kuwait - A. Abdullah, H. Al-Hasan, A. Al-Kandari, F. Basha*, R. Kusumo

Steps Towards Proper Ground Water Management and Utilization Schemes Assessment of the Sustainable Yield of the Dammam Brackish and Low Salinity Water Aquifer at Central Kuwait, Case Study - H. Al Enezi, I. A. Al-Maheimid*

16:35 CO2 Storage in Saline Aquifers in Kuwait: A Geomechanical Assessment of Containment and Subsurface Integrity - H. Al-Mayyan, D. Kamal,B. Orlic, S. Osinga*, S. Rakeshkumar, E. Van DerVeer

Robust Multiple Attenuation Workflow and Flexible Anisotropic Tomography for Better Imaging. Shallow Water Case Study, Gulf of Suez - S. Abdel-Basset, H. Abu El-Saad, M. Ahmed, T. El-Melegy, A. Khaled Ali*, M. König, I. Mihaljevic, M. Ouda, T. Roth, W. Saleh

Use of LASER Beam for Detection of Radiations on Earth Surface over Ground Water Veins - N. P. Dharmadhikari, A. G. Kharat, C. S. Mahajan, R. R. Sorate*

16:55 Day 2 Ends


Oral Presentations - Thursday, 8 March 2018

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3SESSION 35: NEW EXPLORATION CONCEPTS AND DISCOVERIESSession Chairs: AbdelFattah Bakhiet & Nadeem Balushi

SESSION 36: PETROLEUM SYSTEMS AND GEOCHEMISTRY Session Chairs: Fawzia Abdullah & Sami Abdelbaqi


08:35 Exploration in the Mesopotamian Basin: Cretaceous Lowstand Reservoir Potential - R. Davies, C. Gravestock, T. G. Hall*

The Significance of Petrographical and Geochemical Analysis in Understanding the Unconventional Potential of Najmah Formation in the West Kuwait Fields - F. Abdullah, P. K. Mishra, D. Mohammad*, A. Zaher

08:55 Lula Field Brazil: A Unique Giant Carbonate Discovery in the South Atlantic - J. Faroppa*, R. Sloan

Review of the Petroleum Geology of the Western Part of the Sirt Basin, Libya - K. Abdunaser*

09:15 Back-Stepping Reservoir of Tight Carbonate – A New Play of Exploration Target in Kuwait - A. S. Al-Ajmi, K. M. Al-Azmi*, E. Al-Shehri, S. Bhukta, P. Kumar Nath, A. A. Sajer, S. Singh

Oil Geochemical Characterization in the Central Part of the Llanos Basin, Colombia - J. O. Grimmer*, A. Medina Herman

09:35 Unlocking Hydrocarbon Potentials of the Tertiary Basin Kahil Block – 55 South East of Oman - M. Al Battashi, E. Al Kharusi*, A. Al Noumani, S. Al Rawahi, A. Al-Yahyaai

Primary Migration of Petroleum: A Phenomenon Revisited - A. Ahmed, M. Duhailan*

09:55 Coffee Break & E-Poster Sessions

10:30 PLENARY SESSION: AI AND IOT IN E&P - THE 4TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND OIL & GAS

SESSION 40: RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING I Session Chairs: Prabir Kumar Nath & Emad Busbait

SESSION 41: HYDROCARBON TRAPS AND SEALSSession Chairs: Keith Edwards & Mahdi Al Mutlaq

SESSION 42: DRILLING AND COMPLETION EFFICIENCY ISession Chairs: Abul Jamaluddin & Jalal Dast


13:35 Integrated Model Assisted Characterization of Karst Reservoirs - F. Fernandez-Ibanez*, G. D. Jones, P. J. Moore, R. D. Myers

Hydrocarbon Leakage through Seal Rocks by Seismic and Core Data: Case Study from the Mauddud Formation in Bahra Field, Kuwait - S. M. Behbehani*, G. Holland, C. Hollis, P. Singh

Jafurah Basin 2016 Pad Drilling, Horizontal Pilot, Well Duration Transformation - O. Al-Faraj, B. Almulhim, I. Kubaisy*, D. Ramos, K. A. Turnage

13:55 New Methodology for 3-D Permeability Distribution: Diffusing Dynamics into Static Modeling - B. O. Kayode*, P. Porcelli, M. A. Saleh, G. Zeid

Assessment of Stratigraphic Traps in Arab Formation Reservoirs Using Seismic Reservoir Characterization and Associated QSI Fluid Substitution Techniques, Rimthan Arch, Saudi Arabia - A. Alzahrani, R. Lubbe, H. Soepriatna, S. R. Wharton*

Turbine with ASD Technology Improves Drilling in Abrasive High-Temperature Unayzah Formation - M. Elbeltagy, H. A. Noufal*

14:15 Uncertainty Assessment in Reservoir Static Model: Parameterization of Reservoir Attributes in Jurassic Carbonate Fields with Limited Data Set - M. Al-Naqeeb*, T. Al-Otaibi, M. Al-Wadi, B. Chakrabarti, P. Saikia, V. Vardhan Chilumuri

Lower Lekhwair Play in North Oman: A New Play Concept of an Entire Carbonate – Carbonate Reservoir and Seal - N. Al Balushi, M. Elshafie*

Successful Completion of Deep HPHT Horizontal Well to Achieve Sustained Production from Asphaltene Prone Marrat Carbonate Reservoir in Greater Burgan Field of Kuwait - K. H. AL-Azmi*

14:35 Three-Dimensional Clastic Reservoir Modeling: An Integrated Approach for Sand Bodies Delineation in a Highly Faulted Early Cretaceous Strata - O. M. Abdullatif, M. M. Hariri, M. Makkawi, M. A. Yassin*

Integration of Log and Core-Based Sequence Stratigraphy and 3D Attributes for Defining Stratigraphic Traps in the Eastern Rub’ Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia - D. Green*, S. Rahati, M. Salim

A Robust Approach Towards Safe and Cost Effective Drilling in High Pressure Formations - P. Nivlet, Y. Pamukcu*, F. Ravanelli, S. Sasy




Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 37: RIFT BASIN I Session Chairs: Mostafa Ahmed & Awatif Khamiss

SESSION 38: ADVANCED SEISMIC METHODS FOR RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATIONSession Chairs: Mohammed Otaibi & Stewart Greenhalgh

SESSION 39: UNCONVENTIONAL WELL COMPLETION AND STIMULATIONSession Chairs: Kirk Bartko & Nihat Gurmen


08:35 Using Geomechanical Forward Modeling to Define Trap Formation and Trap Timing in a Layered Evaporite Sequence, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - S. M. Agar, J. P. Brown*, R. Goteti, H. Sibon, R. Sierraalta, B. Tulbah

Vivid Subsurface Images from Unsupervised Neural Network Classification Using Multiple Seismic Attribute Inputs – Workflow and Results from an Applied Case - M. Oke*

Overcoming Challenges with Fracture Initiation in Jafurah Wells - M. Buraiki, A. Kalbani, S. Kazakoff*

08:55 Impacts of the Inherited Tectonic Fabrics and Sedimentary Thicknesses on the Northern Gulf of Suez Rift Development - A. Abdelkhalek*, M. Hammed, D. Khaled, A. Sehim

Application of Geostatistical Inversion in Understanding Reservoir Architecture of Najmah and Sargelu Formations, North Kuwait - T. Al-Rashid, M. Hafez Abdul Razak, R. Rajagopal*

Prognosis of In-Situ Stress Regime to Assess the Frackability of Najmah/Sargelu Reservoirs: A Case Study from South Kuwait - H. Abu-Hebail, H. Al-Shammari, M. Al-Wadi, A. Amer, A. Yateem*

09:15 Depositional Facies of the Early-Middle Miocene Reservoirs in Umm Luj Basin, Onshore-Offshore Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - T. A. Abdulmohsen, M. Alkathery*, P. A. Brenac, D. G. Shaukry, O. M. Soliman

Seismic Geomechanical Properties for Fracture Characterization of a Carbonate Reservoir, Saudi Arabia - S. Al Otaibi, D. Chaudhuri*, K. A. Hawas

Historical and Recent Trends in Wells, Fracturing and Completions in US Major Shale/Unconventional Plays - R. L. Kennedy*

09:35 Tectonic Evolution and Structural Setting of the Early Cretaceous Rifts, South Egypt - S. M. Said*, S. M. Sakran

Integrated Fracture Characterization Using Innovative Seismic Fracture Attributes and Seismic Inversion Results - B. Al-Mal, T. Al-Mutairi, H. Al-Saeed, R. Kumar*, N. Rao

Numerical Modeling of Laser Perforating Process in Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Materials - S. Batarseh, Y. Fang, Y. Han*, K. Ruwaili, D. P. San Roman Alerigi


10:30

SESSION 43: RIFT BASIN IISession Chairs: Khalid Al-Ramadan & Jean F Ali Madkour

SESSION 44: BEST PRACTICES IN DATA MANAGEMENT AND ITSession Chairs: Phoebe McMellon & Friso Veenstra

SESSION 45: UNCONVENTIONAL - RESERVOIR SIMULATION AND ECONOMICSSession Chairs: Mehaboob Abdulazeez & Robert Kennedy


13:35 Modern Carbonate Sediments from Rift-Margin Buildups and Shelf-Platform: Saudi Arabian Red Sea - A. AbuBshait, P. Birkle, S. T. Hasiotis, B. Kapka, S. Purkis, D. M. Steinhauff*, R. Zuhlke

Automated Data Exchange to and from the National Data Repository in the Netherlands - S. Gruijters*

An Integrated Experimental Design Solution to Address Production Forecast Uncertainty in Unconventional Reservoirs - H. Hoteit*

13:55 Faults Array and their Control on Rift Basin Geometry, Central Saudi Arabia - S. L. Alsulami*, M. Ameen, C. Hofmann, M. Khan, A. Salem

A Cost-Effective Approach to Implementing Scalable Drilling Analytics Solutions - D. Antonio, L. Barghigiani, B. Gille, P. Kowalchuk*

Numerical Simulation of Cyclic Gas Injection Recovery Processes Applied to Unconventional Reservoirs Using Advanced Hybrid Fracture Models, Advanced Compositional Phase Behavior, State of the Art Diffusion Calculations, and Specialized Flow Properties - M. Bedewi*, D. Camilleri, R. Hinkley, T. W. Wong

14:15 New Insights about the Lithostratigraphy of the Early Syn-Rift Sequence, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - T. A. Abdulmohsen, P. A. Brenac, C. Reid, H. Shakhs, D. G. Shaukry*, O. M. Soliman

Managing Change through “Center Of Excellence” Implementation for the Upstream Oil Sector in Kuwait - A. Al-Otaibi, N. K. AlZeabot*

Alternative Completion Method for Horizontal Well Production Optimization: Simulation and Field Results - A. Alshmakhy*, A. Amtereg

14:35 Geomechanical Forward Modeling for Prediction of Sub-Seismic Deformation in Traps and Seals: a Numerical Case Study of Normal Fault Relay Zones in Layered Rocks - S. M. Agar*, R. Goteti, G. Mitra, R. Zuhlke

Case Studies: Pushing the Limits of Data Management During Asset Transition - J. B. Kozman*

Enhancing Economic Evaluations to Maximize Resource Value for Unconventional Field Development - A. K. Siddiqui*




Room 1 Room 2 Room 3SESSION 46: RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AND MODELING II Session Chairs: Mohammed Khalifa & Wael El Sherbeny

SESSION 47: HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION: CASE STUDIESSession Chairs: Friso Veenstra & Nadeem Balushi

SESSION 48: DRILLING AND COMPLETION EFFICIENCY IISession Chairs: Reyad Abu Taleb & Mark Jenkins


15:35 Evaluating the Fluid Distribution in Mauddud Reservoir after 80 Years of Gas Injection and Production - N. Nemmawi*

Regional Sweetspotting of Tight Gas Reservoirs in Lower Cambrian Terrestrial Sandstones, North Oman - E. W. Adams*, A. Aghbari, A. Al Ghahafi, J. Bildstein, J. Moss, R. Pereira, H. Rawahi, M. Urquhart, H. Zuhaibi

Drilling and Running Open Hole Multistage Fracturing Completion Optimized with Managed Pressure Drilling in Unconventional Tight Gas in Saudi Arabia - A. Alexeyenko, M. Al-Zaki, S. Baichev*, O. Al-Faraj, K. Han

15:55 Understanding the Reservoir Architecture of Lower Fars Formation in North Kuwait through Seismic Reservoir Characterization - M. Hafez Abdul Razak, H. Moubarak*, R. Rajagopal, Z. Ren

Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of the Late Jurassic Hanifa Formation along the Tuwaiq Escarpment, Saudi Arabia - M. I. Fallatah*, C. Kerans

Predicting the Rate of Penetration in Percussive Drilling by Finite Elements Simulation - T. Saksala*

16:15 Fast-Track and Robust Reservoir Modeling Using Probabilistic Neural Network - B. K. Abd El-Fattah, I. A. Mohamed*

Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of Late Jurassic Formations in West Kuwait – An Integrated Study, Onland Kuwait - M. Al-Mutairi*, F. Al-Nasser, M. Al-Wadi, R. Ibrahim Abu-Taleb, V. Rao Maddipudi

Study to Evaluate the Effect of Using Expansion Materials with Cement Slurry for High Pressure High Temperature Wells - R. Abdurrahman, S. Elkatatny, U. Khalid, A. A. Maksoud, A. U. Shafqat*, S. Taoutaou

16:35 A Chemostratigraphy-Driven Workflow for the Analysis/Interpretation of Unconventional Core - A. Benson, P. Mainali, A. Morrell, S. Narasimhan, H. Rowe*

A Story of Two Haushi Wells at Abu Butubul High, Western Oman - M. Al Abdali, Y. Al Rashdi, I. Al Saleh, H. I. Najwani*

Multi-Scale Numerical-Experimental Approach for Cost Effective Deep Hard Rock Drilling - P. Kane, A. Saai*

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Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 49: PETROPHYSICS CASE STUDIESSession Chairs: John Reijmer & Budruzzaman Khan

SESSION 50: DATA MANAGEMENT; QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY CONTROLSession Chairs: Phoebe McMellon & Said Qahtani

SESSION 51: INTEGRATION OF OUTCROP AND SUBSURFACESession Chairs: Khalaf Temimi & Luis Gonzalez


15:35 Core to Borehole Image Log Simulation and Transformation Fostering the Core-Log Calibration - A. Al-Ramadan, Y. Li*, R. Sung

Introducing a Big Data System for Maintaining and Controlling SEG-Y Data Quality and Integrity in a Continuously Growing Digital Environment - A. Bin Mahfoodh*, M. Hawi, M. A. Ibrahim,N. Seadi

Stratigraphy and Depositional Models for the Upper Ordovician Kahfah and Quwarah Members of Qasim Formation-NW Saudi Arabia, Linking the Outcrop to Subsurface Data and Present Day Reservoir Analogues - H. AlAnzi*

15:55 Establishing Petrophysical Benchmark for the Burgan Field in Kuwait. A Case Study - Y. M. Amjad*, C. Darous, A. Fituri, S. Low, M. Rashaid, P. Sangani, A. Sibbit

Case: Implementation and Support of the Validated G&G Master DB in a Dynamic Environment - M. A. Elalfy*

Sequence stratigraphy and diagenesis of the Mauddud Formation (Burgan Field, Kuwait): a combined impact on the distribution of res-ervoir properties - O. Alzankawi, J. Garland, P. Gutteridge, L. Hayat, S. Thompson, B. Vincent*

16:15 Main Petrophysical Challenges Unforeseen in the Red Sea - G. Lozada, J. Mengual*, L. Rayo, R. Sierraalta, M. Van Steene

Case Study: CNPC Exploration and Production Data Management System (A1 Project) - J. Liu, T. Ma, T. Wang, F. Yang*

The Myth of Rudist Reefs in Saiwan, Central Oman - M. Van Steenwinkel*

16:35 Combination of Production Log, Water Flow Log and Comprehensive Temperature Analysis for Accurate Water Source Determination in Exploratory Wells - A. S. Al-Ajmi*, A. Al-Ibrahim, H. Ayyad, S. Jamal, B. Khan, M. Mehraj, S. Singh

Well Bore Images Data Analysis and Asset Protection: Case Study - M. J. Aldossary*, T. Al-Ghamdi, M. I. Al-Habib

Sequential and Chemical Charaterization of the Transition Zone Between Minjur Sandstone Formation and Marrat Carbonates Formation, Outcrop Approach, Central Saudi Arabia - O. M. Abdullatif, M. S. Osman*

16:55 Day 3 Ends


Poster Presentations - Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Station 1ADVANCES IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION I

10:00 Enhancing Stratigraphic Features by Spectral Decomposition, Case Studies from Saudi Arabia - S. Wu*

10:10 Integrated Exploration Approach to Characterize Hartha Formation, An Emerging Exploration Play in Kuwait - A. S. Al-Ajmi, A. Al-Busairi, B. Borgohain, M. Roy, A. Singavarapu*, S. Singh

10:20 Quantitative Workflow for Structural Characterization, examples from Saudi Arabia - S. Wu*

10:30 Utilizing 3D Seismic Volume Attributes for Fault Identification and Timing on a Large Structure in Saudi Arabia - B. Dyck*

10:40 Integrating Well and Seismic Data for Facies Prediction: A Case Study - A. S. Al-Ajmi, O. Al-Bannaw, F. Al-Otaibi, S. Bhukta, B. De Ribet, P. Kumar Nath, R. Leaver*, T. Trowbridge, G. Zeraie

10:50 Mapping Paleozoic Siliciclastic Channel Using Deterministic Post-Stack Inversion - J. Ahmad, M. A. Manaa*

11:00 Reservoir Characterization of Complex Submarine Channel Systems through Integrated Advanced Seismic Imaging and Geological Modelling: The Upper Ordovician Sarah Formation in Northern Arabia - M. Y. Aldakheel*, H. Alghenaim, F. Amry, A. Rees

11:10 Reservoir Evaluation of Channelized Paleozoic Reservoirs Using Seismic Chronostratigraphy, Spectral Decomposition and Log-Based Facies Classification – North Ghawar, Saudi Arabia - H. Soepriatna, S. R. Wharton*

ADVANCES IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION II

11:20 Estimating Reservoir Thickness from Seismic using Enhanced Stockwell Transform - N. M. AlBinHassan*, S. Awfi, Y. Luo

15:00 Discrimination of Reservoir from Non-Reservoir Using Simultaneous Inversion Technique – A Case Study from Kuwait - M. F. Al-Awadhi, M. Hafez Abdul Razak, M. Hameed Shereef, F. A. Qasem*

15:10 Identification of shallow drilling hazards and fluid escape pipes in the Jauf anticline using integrated interpretation of diffraction imag-es and spectral decomposition - P. McEffer*, K. K. Sliz, P. Szafian

Station 2INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES I

10:00 Dynamics of Calcite Cementation in Response to Oil Charge and Reservoir Evolution: Thamama, Group, UAE - A. Alharthi*

10:10 A New Approach to Real Time Acoustic Measurements in North Kuwait Cretaceous Carbonate Formation Evaluation and Characterisation: Case Study - A. Abdulla, C. Chen, S. Devkar, H. Hajer, D. Jesudian Nelson*, M. Juyal, C. Keot, S. Osman, M. Wenang

10:20 A Comprehensive Facies Prediction Workflow for a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir, Saudi Arabia - W. A. Bogary, R. K. Dukhayyil, C. T. Vur*, F. T. Wahbo

10:30 Petrophysical Characterization of an Interpreted Transition Zone in the Wasia Formation, Rub’ Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia - A. Enezi, N. Gomaa*, C. T. Reid, D. Taylor

10:40 Foraminiferal Assemblages from Maximum Flooding Surface (MFS J30) of Middle Jurassic Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia - A. Amao, L. Babalola, S. Chan, M. A. Kaminski*

10:50 High Resolution Data Integration Aid on Achieving Successful Level-4 Multi-lateral Wells in Clastic Reservoirs of Minagish Field, West Kuwait - K. Al-Anezi, T. Al Rashidi, N. Al Shemali, A. M. Ebaid, T. M. El Gezeery*, C. Nugroho, G. S. Padhy, J. Pazos, D. O. Prakash, J. Silambuchelvan

11:00 Integrated Rock-Typing for Mishrif Rumaila Reservoirs, Minagish Field, Kuwait - F. Al- Bader, A. Al-Hamim, M. A. Al Rashidi, T. M. El Gezeery*, F. Fournier, G. S. Padhy, J. Silambuchelvan

11:10 Lithofacies and Reservoir Heterogeneity and Architecture of Carbonates D5 and D6 Members, Upper Dhruma Formation (Middle Jurassic), Outcrop Analog from Central Saudi Arabia - O. M. Abdullatif, M. Bashri, M. Makkawi, I. Yousif*

INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES II

15:00 Influence of Different Modeling Techniques on Reservoir Volume - A. Aghamoghlanov, L. Schulte*

15:10 Controls on the Porosity-Permeability Relationship of Limestones - P. Lu*, S. Zhang

15:20 Depositional Architecture of the Gotnia Basin during the Deposition of Najmah Formation in Kuwait - A. Al-Saeedi*, G. Al-Sahlan, D. Khan

Station 3HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION I

10:00 An Integrated Study to Identify New Exploratory Target in the West Kuwait Carbonate Reservoir - T. Al-Rashid, L. Al-Saleh, M. Hafez Abdul Razak, M. Rahaman*

10:10 Prioritizing a Portfolio of Prospects - T. Al-Adwani, A. A. Al-Hamad*, Y. Z. Al-Salali

10:20 Hercynian Subcrops of Paleozoic Successions, Saudi Arabia - S. S. Ali, P. T. Gomez Cabrera, R. Hached, M. H. Khalil, X. Liao, M. M. Marhoon*, K. Shokair, D. Tang, M. Washie, H. Xiao

10:30 Unlocking the Remaining Potential of Najmah-Sargelu: Play Based Exploration in Kuwait - S. AlAli, A. Alkandari*, R. Husain, A. Prakoso

10:40 Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution and Petroleum Potential of the Jeffara Basin, Southern Tunisia - M. Hedi Inoubli, , A. Jlailia, M. Ouaja, A. Rabia*

10:50 Exploration Potential Analysis on Stratigraphic Trap of Abu Gabra Formations, Fula Sub-Basin, Muglad Basin - H. Cao, W. Ke, Q. Zou, G. Zhang*

11:00 Hydrocarbon Potential of the Lower Eocene Formations in Sabratah Basin, North West Offshore Libya - Ziyad B. Abdulhafied, M. S. Hrouda*

11:10 The Size and Volume of the Remaining Hydrocarbon Potential are the Key of Future Exploration Drilling in Libya’s Sedimentary Basins - E. A. Abualkhir*

Poster presentations as of 5th February

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION II15:00 Shelf to Basin Architecture of the Hanifa Formation, North Ghawar

Field, Saudi Arabia - S. Alawwad, A. A. Alkhunaini, F. A. Alshuhail, F. A. Alsinan*, S. Di Simone

15:10 Shu’aiba Formation Environments of Deposition: Southern Rub’ Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia - A. S. Henderson, C. T. Reid, D. M. Steinhauff*

15:20 Sequence Stratigraphic Framework and Gross Depositional Environments of Jurassic Arab Formation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - R. A. Alhubail*, M. Alvarez Bastos, Y. Ghorashi, W. Tan, D. Tang

Station 4ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING I

10:00 Seismic Array Response in the Presence of Intra-Array Variations in Element Weights, Elevations, and Positions - A. Al-Shuhail*, R. Putra

10:10 Challenges and Solutions for Seismic Data Acquisition in Complicated TZ and Urban Areas within Kuwait - A. A. Al-Enezi, A. Al-Khaldi*, C. Lin

10:20 Remote QC of Land Seismic Acquisition - S. K. LaFon*

10:30 5D Interpolation to Enhance AVO Attributes in the Shallow Seismic in Stratton Field, Texas - V. V. Baranova, M. Kola-Ojo, A. Mustaqeem*

10:40 Diffraction Imaging: An Example from Saudi Arabia - S. Alhadab*

10:50 Merging of Multi 3D Land Seismic Surveys, Challenges and Mitigations - A. Abdullah, H. Al-Hasan, A. Al-Kandari*, F. Basha, R. Kusumo

11:00 Addressing the Effects of Sand Dunes on Seismic Data from the Rub Al Khali - J. Chen, M. S. Diallo*

11:10 Advanced Seismic Acquisition Survey Design Based on Illumination Analysis - A. Almuhaidib, P. Golikov*, E. Hemyari,

11:20 An Integrated Approach for AVA Amplitude Friendly Processing - A. A. Alghamdi, S. Elhagali, G. Romli, A. K. Sarkar*, A. Suleiman

ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING II

15:00 Enhance – Estimate – Image: New Processing Approach for Challenging Seismic Data with Low Pre-Stack Signal-To-Noise Ratio - A. Bakulin, K. E. Erickson*

15:10 A Simple and Practical Way to Interpolate Sparse Velocity along Structures - L. Cao, T. W. Fei, X. Ji*, Y. Luo

15:20 Angle-Dependent Full Waveform Inversion - W. Jeong*, Y. Kim, C. Tsingas

Station 5STRATIGRAPHY AND DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS

10:00 The Baluti Formation of Kurdistan, Iraq: Correlation from the Outcrop Type Section to the Subsurface and the Implications for Local and Regional Stratigraphy - G. A. Lunn*, S. Miller, A. Samarrai

10:10 A Depositional Model for Middle Jurassic Carbonate Sedimentation of Samana Suk Formation on the Northwestern Margin of Indian Plate - S. Hassan, A. Shad*

10:20 Bridging the Gap between Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs: A Regional Sequence Stratigraphic Correlation of the Middle and Upper Jurassic Carbonates in Saudi Arabia - S. Di Simone*

10:30 Sedimentologic Study of Aptian Deposits and Structural Evolution of Southern Edge of the Tethyan Ocean; Petroleum and Paleogeographic Implication - L. Marzouk*

10:40 Holocene and Pleistocene Cycle-Thickness on Great Bahama Bank: The Missing Correlation between Facies, Cycle Thickness and Waterdepth - G. P. Eberli, J. J. Reijmer*, P. K. Swart, R. Weij

10:50 Contribution of Palynology in the Understanding of the Stratigraphic Development of the Cambrian-Ordovician Successions in the Subsurface of Central Saudi Arabia - M. Vecoli*

11:00 The Role of Foraminiferal Biofacies as a Paleo-Oxygenation and Paleoenvironmental Proxy of the Lower Silurian Qusaiba Shale, Qasim Region, Saudi Arabia. - O. M. Abdullatif, S. Chan, M. A. Kaminski, P. R. Perdana*

11:10 A Structure-Based Dynamic Depositional Model within Carbonate Platform Interiors - A Case Study from the Khuff Sequences in Saudi Arabia - W. Tan*, D. Tang

11:20 Saudi Aramco Mobile Geological Laboratory (MGL), Near Real-time Chronostratigraphic Resolution While Drilling Critical Exploration Zones - H. I. Boukhamsin*, P. Breuer, C. Cesari, K. Ertug, N. Hooker, A. Shawareb, M. Vecoli

PETROLEUM SOURCE ROCK15:00 Paleodepositional Environment and Source Rock Potential of the

Upper Cretaceous Succession, North Western Desert, Egypt: A Comprehensive Geochemical and Palynological Study - H. El Atfy, B. I. Ghassal*, R. Littke

15:10 Structural Control on Source Maturation and Hydrocarbon Formation, Migration and Entrapment - N. Z. Marouf*

15:20 A Potential Source Rock and Extracts Characteristics of Safir Oilfield, North Western Desert, Egypt - N. S. Mohamed*

Station 6INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES I

10:00 Short Reach Horizontal Well in Burgan Upper - A Strategy for Accelerated Production in Low PI Sands with Poor Aquifer Support - D. B. Al-Ajmi, W. Al-Fadhli*, R. Kurma, K. J. Roy Burman

10:10 A Case Study: Development Strategy Optimization of Ning201 Block Longmaxi Shale Gas - X. Shi, H. Wen, J. Wu, X. Zhuang*

10:20 Tracers and Pressure Transient Analysis Used to Better Understand Reservoir Connectivity, Wara-Greater Burgan-Kuwait - N. K. Al-Enizi, W. A. Al-Ghanim, H. Al-Hashash, F. J. Al-Mahmeed, M. Al-Naqi, M. N. Alshammari, A. Alshati, A. A. Ameen, S. Rajan*, J. W. Stewart

10:30 Steering Directional Wells by Virtue of HD Boundary Mapping Mechanism to Place Drain Hole Successfully in a Thin, Highly Dipping Channel Sand, a New Case Study from Greater Burgan Field, Kuwait - S. Al-Haddad, F. Ali, S. H. Al-Sabea, H. A. Bahman*

10:40 An Integrated Approach to Sequence Stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Carbonates, Kuwait - M. A. Abdul Fatah, A. M. Ebaid, T. M. El Gezeery*, Y. Halawa, A. A. Refaat, E. Youssef

10:50 Casing Leak Investigation and Successful Repair in an Onshore Environment: A Case Study in Kharaib Formation - S. Abdelrady, A. AlJanahi, A. Khayami*, A. Mahmoud, S. Salem

Poster Presentations - Tuesday, 6 March 2018 Poster presentations as of 5th February

11:00 Application of Chemostratigraphy to the Silurian-Devonian Tawil Formation in Central Saudi Arabia - M. Soua*

11:10 New Classification of Naturally Fractured Reservoirs Using Ronald Nelson’s Method and Pressure Transient Analysis - T. S. AboElsoud*

INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES II

15:00 Immiscible Water Alternating Gas (IWAG) Pilot in Mauddud Reservoir, Bahrain Field - A. Al-Muftah, Y. Y. BuAli*, A. Mahmoud

15:10 Smart Entry into Multilateral Wells with Coiled Tubing Fiber Optic Telemetry - S. M. Danish*, B. Hardegger

15:20 Carbonate Seismic Stratigraphy of Minagish Formation within Minagish and Umm Gudair Fields Area, Kuwait - M. Al-Baghli, H. A. Al-Wazzan*

Station 7BASIN MODELLING AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMS I

10:00 3-D Basin Modeling of the Changling Depression: A New Method of Exploring Petroleum Generation and Migration in Deep Tight Sandstone Reservoirs - J. Guo*, J. Zhang

10:10 Tectono-Sedimentary Systems of Rift Basins in the Red Sea: Insights from Integrated Numerical Stratigraphic Modelling - R. Alasad, R. Borsato, Y. Li, M. M. Mezghani, X. Sun, X. Wang*, M. Zhang

10:20 Middle Jurassic to Pleistocene Source Rocks of the Nile Delta Basin: 1D Basin Modeling and Organic Geochemistry - H. El Atfy, B. I. Ghassal*, R. Littke

10:30 Petroleum Systems Modeling to Analyze Conventional and Unconventional Hydrocarbon Potential of Gulf of Mannar, India - S. Rawat*

10:40 The Jurassic Petroleum System of Kuwait - S. AlAli, S. A. Al-Enezi*, A. AlKamiss

10:50 Geochemical Modeling of Fluid Convection and Hydrothermal Alteration in Sub-Salt Layers of the Northern Red Sea Basin - P. J. Ball, P. Birkle*, R. Borsato, J. P. Brown, E. C. Lacsamana, J. Mengual

11:00 Structural Styles in the East Rub’ Al Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia: Implications for the Paleozoic Petroleum System - A. Adebulehin, J. Ismail, J. Zunino*

11:10 Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry of Cenomanian to Turonian Oil Shales, Tarfaya Basin, Morocco: A Classification Based on Organic Sulfur Richness and Organic Petrography - B. I. Ghassal*, R. Littke

BASIN MODELLING AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMS II

11:20 The Use of Petroleum Inclusions in Carbonates and Siliciclastic Reservoirs to Decipher Filling Histories - K. Backer-Owe, D. A. Karlsen, Z. Matapour*

15:00 Structural Characteristics and Evolution of the Sufyan Depression, Muglad Basin in Sudan - H. Tongfei*

15:10 Applying Petroleum Hydrogeochemistry – A Novel Approach to Understand the Evolution of Kuwait Sedimentary Sub-Basin and the Development of its Petroleum System - M. R. Al-Fadhli*

Poster Presentations - Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Poster Presentations - Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Station 1EMERGING UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES I

10:00 The Jurassic Biofacies and their Implications in the Unconventional Reservoirs: A Case Study from Jafurah Basin, Saudi Arabia - A. J. Al-Dhubaib*

10:10 Hydrocarbon Potential Evaluation of the Organic Rich Najmah Formation (NJ) in West Kuwait Fields (WK) - A Case Study - R. R. Al-Murakhi*, P. K. Mishra, R. Quttaina, C. Smart, F. Warren G

10:20 Intergrated Geology Sweet Spot and Microseismic Monitor to Optimize Reservoir Stimulation -A Case for Shale Gas, China - W. Liu*, G. Yu, Y. Zhang

10:30 Chronostratigraphic Controls on Clay Mineralogy in the Early Silurian Qusaiba Source Rocks, Saudi Arabia - S. Hayton*, H. Jaeger

10:40 Advanced Characterization of Clay Mineralogy in the Organic-Bearing Ra’an Shale, Northwest Saudi Arabia, for Unconventional Oil/Gas Exploration and Development - M. O. Abouelresh, A. Al-Abdullatif, T. Al-Ghamdi*, L. Babalola, S. Chan, H. El Hajj

10:50 Tight Reservoir Management Strategies During Well Testing; A Case Study from Kuwait - H. Abu-Hebail, H. Al-Shammari*, M. Al-Wadi, A. Amer

11:00 Microseismic Technology Applications: A Case Study for Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring in the Jafurah Basin of Saudi Arabia - H. S. Kuleli*, C. Kurison, A. Mubarak, S. J. Shehri, A. Sultan

11:10 Interpreting Microseismicity Generated by Hydraulic Stimulation: Is Surface Monitoring Biased Towards Specific Source Mechanisms? - P. Roux*

EMERGING UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES II

15:00 Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Calcareous Source Rocks in Compression Tests - S. S. Ali*, R. Husseini, G. Jin, M. R. Khodja, A. Muqtadir

15:10 Early Field Development Challenges in an Unconventional Exploratory Carbonate Reservoir in Kuwait - W. Abdel Hameed, H. Al-Bader, A. Al-Ibrahim, A. Al-Nabhan*, A. Akram, B. A. Luneau, A. L. Mahesh, K. Natarajan

15:20 The Global Inexact Newton Method as a Nonlinear Solver Framework in Multirate Iteratively Coupled Flow and Geomechanics Problems - T. Almani*, K. Kumar, M. Wheeler


Station 2INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES III

10:00 Sequential Multiwell Sedimentary Facies Prediction in the Nu’ayyim Formation, Saudi Arabia - N. Garner, Y. Li, W. Wang*

10:10 Comparsion of Static and Dynamic Moduli for Variuos Oil and Gas Reservoirs in Saudi Arabia - M. H. Alqam*

10:20 Biofacies of Late Callovian Bioherms of Saudi Arabia - A. J. Al-Dhubaib, A. Alibrahim*

10:30 Innovative Multi-Method Steering Approach To Optimize A Challenging Thin Reservoir Well Injectivity - M. Bazara*

10:40 Geological Characterization of Lower Al Bashair Reservoir in Blocks 3 and 4, Oman - M. A. El-Ghali, A. Ilic, A. S. Mahud*, O. Shelukhina

10:50 Sandstone Outcrop Analogue of the Late Triassic Minjur Formation Reservoirs in Central and Southern Saudi Arabia - A. Abdelkarim*, O. M. Abdullatif, M. Makkawi

11:00 Reservoir Communication Assessment and Transmissibility Barriers Investigation Using Integrated Dynamic Data and Transient Interference Test - A. Abahusain, M. Alghazal*, R. Amin, A. Bahrani

11:10 Role of Geomechanics and Integrated Reservoir Characterization in Production Enhancement from a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir: A Success Story from Kuwait. - T. Al Rashidi, T. M. El Gezeery, G. S. Padhy*, S. Perumalla

11:20 Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Spatial Prediction of Microporosity in Carbonate Reservoirs - T. Jobe, Y. Zaretskiy, S. Zhang*

11:30 Stochastic Geomodel to Understand Reservoir Heterogeneity: A Case Study from Sequoia Field, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt - I. A. Mohamed, A. Saad*

11:40 The Cutoff of Flowing Porosity in Tight Complex Carbonate Oil Reservoir: A Case Study on High-Pressure Mercury Intrusion in Interval MBK, Block SH, Iraq - Y. Lin*

11:50 Geological Data Integration for Challenging Horizontal Well Placement in the Wara Sandstones of Minagish Field, Kuwait. - K. Al-Anezi, T. Al Rashidi, A. M. Ebaid, T. M. El Gezeery, A. Ismael, G. S. Padhy, J. Silambuchelvan*

INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES IV

15:00 Sedimentologic Expression of the Upper Cretaceous Pre-Aruma Unconformity; A Subsurface Example from Northeast Saudi Arabia - S. Enezi, E. C. Lacsamana, H. Tourqui*

15:10 Facies Modeling of a Giant Carbonate Gas Reservoir Severely Affected by Secondary Overprint – an Example from the Khuff Gas Reservoir, Awali Field, Bahrain - L. Al Hashemi, J. Bardalaye*, M. Dowen

15:20 DAS-VSP Application in Complex Structure of Western China - Z. Cai*, Y. Jin, Y. Li, Y. Wang, G. Yu

Station 3HYDROCARBON TRAPS AND SEALS

10:00 Quantifying Structural Evolution - S. Wu*

10:10 Seismic Reservoir Characterization of Hith and Gotnia Formations to Evaluate its Architecture and to Identify Carbonate Stringers - A Case Study from North Kuwait - A. N. Alotaibi*, M. Al-Abdullah, M. F. Al-Awadhi, M. Hafez Abdul Razak, M. Hameed Shereef, F. A. Qasem

10:20 Depositional Facies of Mabrouk Formation Of Haima Supergroup: Implications for Petroleum Exploration in Farha South Field in Block 3 and 4, Oman - S. A. Alajmi*

10:30 A Global Review of Stratigraphic and Subtle Combination Traps - P. Binns, J. Faroppa*, S. Sun

10:40 Defining an OWC Controlled by Combined Structural, Hydrodynamic and Stratigraphic Effects – A Case Study - M. AbuAli, Q. Li, K. Mahmoud, Y. Yang*

10:50 Seismic Facies Recognition and Analysis of Stratigraphic Traps in Central Saudi Arabia - M. AbuAli, Y. Xu, S. Zhang*

11:00 Stratigraphic Forward Modeling and the Search for Stratigraphic Traps - O. Aksu, A. Alali, A. Alnoeem, A. Bhullar*, M. Hashim, L. A. Rebata Hernani

11:10 New Tectono-Stratigraphy Based Plays in Eastern Saudi Arabia with Large Petroleum Potential - S. Alawwad, M. H. Khalil*, M. M. Marhoon

11:20 Pre-Aruma Unconformity and Lower Aruma Channel Complexes in Eastern Saudi Arabia - J. Farraday*, P. McEffer, W. Tan

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION III

15:00 New Insights on the Stratigraphy of the Hanifa and Jubaila Formations: Outcrop Evidence from Central Arabia - A. J. Al-Dhubaib*, S. Di Simone, A. S. Henderson

15:10 Biostratigraphy of the Middle to Upper Jurassic, Onshore Kuwait: A Multidisciplinary Approach for a Higher Resolution Biostratigraphic Scheme - S. Crespo*, A. Kadar, K. Karam

15:20 Implementing the KOC Technology Portfolio Management - B. Akbar*

Station 4ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING III

10:00 Common Reflection Angle Pre-Stack Depth Migration as Data Enhancement Method for 3D Sparse Land Seismic Data, Case Study from Saudi Arabia - A. E. Alzawwad*, L. LaFreniere, K. K. Sliz

10:10 Extracting and Utilizing Azimuthal Anisotropy through Depth Imaging - A. Glushchenko*, P. Marsden, C. Smith, J. E. Vargas, P. Vasilyev

10:20 Improved PSDM Imaging Workflow by Integrating Near Surface and Well Velocities - H. Alzharani, D. Epili*, A. J. Fox, L. LaFreniere

10:30 Near-Surface Velocity Estimation Using Source-Domain Full Traveltime Inversion and Waveform Inversion - B. Guo, L. Liu*, Y. Luo

10:40 Near Surface and Anisotropy Modeling Strategies for Fast-Track Land Depth Imaging - D. Colombo, E. Sandoval-Curiel*

10:50 Deep Machine Learning for Seismic Data Compression - B. Liu, M. Mohandes, H. H. Nuha*

Poster Presentations - Wednesday, 7 March 2018 Poster presentations as of 5th February


11:00 Imaging and Inversion Challenges for Deep Targets and Low Porosity Plays: A Case Study from Illizi Basin, Algeria - O. Aly, T. Chelbi, L. De Vincenzi, K. Elsadany, A. Glushchenko*, A. Mukherjee, G. Nyein, S. Trezzi

11:10 Night Shot-Hole Drilling, a New Approach for Successful Completion of Mega Onshore 3D Seismic Survey - A. M. Alkandari*, K. Chakraborty, I. Hakam, A. Kumar, A. M. Sadeqi

11:20 Estimation of Time-Depth Uncertainty in Different Geological Scenarios: An Approach Using a Synthetic Offshore Velocity Model - N. Jindal*, A. K. Shahi, K. Singh

ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING IV

15:00 Wavefront Picking for 3D Tomography and Full-Waveform Inversion - A. A. Theyab*

15:10 PQC: Application to a Mega-Merge in Saudi Arabia - M. H. Al-Najjar*, D. Colombo, R. Saad, E. Sandoval-Curiel

Station 5DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY I

10:00 Vendor Independent Integration Solutions - H. Baqer, F. Malalla, S. Shebani*

10:10 Eighty Years of Legacy Exploration Well File Data: Restructure and Retrieval - A. M. Bakhsh*, A. Salamah, A. Saleh

10:20 Tracking and Analysis of Drilling and Well Placement Operations in North Kuwait - L. A. AbouQammaz, A. Hassan*, H. Ibrahim, D. Jesudian Nelson

10:30 Implementation of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Database System to Provide a Common Working Environment for Collaboration and Asset Protection - M. H. Badar, Y. S. Ghamdi, W. Mohammad*

10:40 Artificial Lift Management Dashboard - M. Al-Jadi*, A. Al-Rabah, P. Cordero,

10:50 Capitalizing on Technology Development – Utilizing Domestic Applications to Effectively Overcome Exploration Data Challenges - S. Al-Ghunaim*

11:00 An Effective Approach to Track and Manage Critical Geosciences Applications - T. Al-Ghamdi, M. I. Al-Habib*, L. Deng

11:10 Automated Rig and Drilling Data Management Solution - B. Al-Khayat, H. Imad, A. N. Khatib*, M. Varghese

11:20 Enhancement of Chemostratigraphy Laboratory Efficiency through Implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System - I. Babaidhan, A. H. Furaish*, W. Hezam, A. Mahdi, M. Soua

11:30 Remote Quality Control of Seismic Operations: Application-Driven Approach - M. Daubal*, M. Ghaslan, H. Helal, S. K. LaFon, Y. Radhi

DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY II

15:00 Benefits of Field Development User Database Archiving and Deployment of Multiuser Knowledge Management Platform - N. Al-Khalifa, S. Al-Lanqawi*, H. Al-Muraikhi, D. Dutta, S. Ghosh

15:10 Geoscience Applications Projects Tracking and Analysis for Efficient Management and Resource Optimization - T. Al-Ghamdi, R. AlOhali, M. H. Badar*, W. Mohammad

15:20 Scalable and Reliable Integrated Solution for Real-Time Drilling Operations - M. I. Al-Habib, A. Al-Naser*, Y. S. Ghamdi

Station 6INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES III

10:00 Overcoming the Challenges and Difficulties while Planning the Massive New Wells Placement in the Greater Burgan Field - H. Abdulrazzaq*

10:10 Workflow to Design an Electrical Sumbmersible Pump for Water Dump Flooding - N. Sharma*, S. Shekhar

10:20 Striving for E3 for North Kuwait’s Production Aspirations: Smart Re-Alignment - H. Al-Zaabi, H. Chetri*

10:30 4D Coupled One-Way Geomechanical Model: A Case Study for a Carbonate Formation, Saudi Arabia - I. Deshenenkov, T. Mahmood, O. Meza Camargo*

10:40 Inclusion of Advanced Completions and Surveillance Data in History Matching and Utility of the Resulting Dynamic Models - P. Kasaraneni*

10:50 Seismic Imaging of a ‘Sweet Spot’ Formed by Incised Valley FIlled by the Unayzah A Eolian Reservoir, Central Saudi Arabia - Y. Hu*

RIFT BASIN EXPLORATION I15:00 Calcareous Nannoplanktons and Foraminifera Study of a Northern

Red Sea Outcrop, Saudi Arabia - W. Albasrawi*, A. Alibrahim

15:10 Litho-Tectonic and Structural Development of Wadi Al Batin Strike-Slip Fault - A. O. Bamousa*, A. Ben Nasir, A. Ghamdi, A. Memesh, J. Whitney, A. Zahrani

15:20 Research on the Sedimentary Characteristics of Braided Fluvial Delta on the Gentle Slope Belt of Rift Lake Basin: A Case Study of the First Member of Shahejie Formation of the South Slope Area in Nanpu Sag in Bohai Bay Basin - X. Chen*, S. Yang

15:30 A Kind of Effective Oil Layer Prediction Method in Pre-Drilling Stage in Low Exploration Rift Basin - W. Ke*, C. Yang, Q. Zou, G. Zhang

Station 7PETROPHYSICS I

10:00 Applications of Source-Less NMR Technology in Integrated Formation Evaluation for Tarmat Identification, Geosteering, and Smart Completions Design – A Case Study from Middle East Jurassic Reservoir - M. A. AlBlooshi, G. Al-Jefri, A. K. Anurag*, P. Bhatt, K. I. Hosany, A. Mishra, S. Potshangbam, C. Smart, A. Soliman

10:10 Anhydrite Cemented Carbonate Shoal Rock Type in a Permo-Triassic Gas Reservoir in Saudi Arabia - K. Alnasser*, J. Ardila, E. Clerke

10:20 Global N-Dimensional Petro-Elastic Optimization for Closed-Loop Simulation to Seismic Calibration - T. Ramsay*

10:30 Novel Approach for Improved Formation Evaluation and Saturation Estimate Behind Casing for Gotnia Formation Using New Advanced Inelastic and Capture Nuclear Spectroscopy Technique - - A. K. Abdullah*, A. F. Abu Ghneej, M. Al-Wadi, R. Ibrahim Abu-Taleb, K. Sassi

10:40 An Integrated Study for Natural Fracture Detection by Using Advanced Azimuthal Shear Anisotropy Analysis and Geomechanics - T. Mahmood*

10:50 Tar Mat Detection and Effective Well Placement Using Triple Combo Logs in Carbonate Reservoirs Offshore Abu Dhabi - A. E. Al-Ali, M. A. AlBlooshi*, G. Al-Jefri, A. K. Anurag, K. I. Hosany, R. Sinha


11:00 First-Ever Application of Real-Time LWD Shear Sonic Velocity for Geomechanics in Slow Formations of Western Offshore Basin, India: A Game-Changer for Wellbore Stability in Exploration Wells - S. Saumya*

11:10 Unsteady Relative Permeability Measurement Considering Capillary Pressure and Saturation Profiles from Magnetic Resonance Imaging - B. Balcom, J. Gao*, A. Harbi, H. Kwak

11:20 Enhanced Characterization of Heavy Oil Bearing Unconsolidated Clastic Reservoir of Kuwait by Integrating Dielectric Dispersion and Diffusion-Based NMR - A. S. Al-Ajmi, S. Devkar, B. Khan*, H. Mohammad Juzlam, K. Sassi, S. Singh, L. Venkataramanan

11:30 The Effect of Wet Clay on Elastic Properties in Paleozoic Siliciclastic Reservoirs - M. Ahmed*, R. S. Kanfar

11:40 Evaluation of Petrophysical Properties of Lower Cretaceous Arabian Carbonate Reservoir via Geologic Facies - T. M. Okasha*

PETROPHYSICS FOR UNCONVENTIONAL RESERVOIR

15:00 Petrophysical Characterization Workflow for Shale Reservoirs by Integrating Quad Combo, Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, and Dielectric Data - A. Abedeen*, M. E. Hussein, J. Kurri

15:10 NMR Imaging Elucidates Fluid Flow in Ultra low Permeability Unconventional Reservoir Rocks - S. Althaus, M. Boudjatit, J. Chen*, G. Eppler, H. Liu

15:20 Effective Stress Law for Gas Permeability in Tight Gas Sandstones - I. Almakrami*, Q. Fisher, C. Grattoni

15:30 Rock Physics Characterization of a Source Rock in NW Saudi Arabia - S. Alsinan*


WORKSHOP TECHNICAL TOPICS • Towed streamer marine seismic acquisition techniques

(including different azimuth, offset, trace density, multiple vessels, etc.) • Ocean bottom seismic acquisition techniques, nodes and cables

(transition zone, shallow and deep water) • Receiver technology • New acquisition platforms (autonomous robotic vehicles, mid-water

stationary cables, self-propelled nodes, drifting nodes, etc.) • Source technology (marine vibrator, impulsive sources etc.)

• Non-seismic acquisition (EM, CSEM, potential fields, etc.) • Aspects of survey evaluation and design for marine acquisition

including case histories and modeling • Non-geophysical aspects of marine data acquisition (HSE, logistics, etc.) • Additional topics including marine broadband / high resolution seismic,

intelligent sampling, surveillance, simultaneous sources, simultaneous operations, etc.

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Station 1UNCONVENTIONAL- CASE STUDIES

10:00 Fracture Fluid Selection to Maximizing Well Productivity for Tuwaiq Mountain Source Rock - A. M. Almomen*, K. Bartko, K. Mechkak, J. I. Rueda

10:10 Upon the Representative Element of Natural Fracture Networks in Carbonate Reservoirs: Insights from Deterministic Discrete Fracture Network Models - T. Seers*

10:20 Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in a Multi-Layer Fractured Media - C. Barton, L. Cruz*, T. Hoeink, G. Izadi

10:30 Comprehensive Wireline Formation Testing Enabled Optimized Well Testing Program, Saving Significant Cost and Time in an Exploratory Well - A. S. Al-Ajmi, H. Al-Bader, A. AL-Nabhan*, H. Ayyad, B. Dashti, S. Jamal, B. Khan, G. Khatri, G. Nagaraj, K. Natarajan

10:40 Saudi Aramco and sCO2 - P. Thacher*

10:50 Numerical Modeling of Laser Perforating Process in Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Materials - S. Batarseh, Y. Fang, Y. Han*, K. Ruwaili, D. P. San Roman Alerigi

11:00 Alternative Stimulation Diversion Techniques for Unconventional Carbonate Source Rock in Saudi Arabia - K. Asiri, S. Baki*, K. Mechkak, A. Sadykov, B. Small

11:10 An Overview of Challenges for Field Development in the South West Area of a Shallow Heavy Oil Reservoir in Kuwait: A Case Study - F. Ahmad, K. Ahmad, M. Al-Matrook, P. K. Choudhary, M. Freeman, S. A. Rashdan*, P. Saikia

11:20 Improving Proppant Placement with Thin Fracturing Fluids through Job Pressure Analysis in an Unconventional Field in Saudi Arabia - I. Arnaout, K. Asiri, K. Bartko, K. Mechkak, A. Momin, J. I. Rueda*

11:30 In Situ NMR Measurements of Methane Isotherms in Organic-Rich Shales for Reserve Estimation - Y. An, J. Chen, A. Kleinhammes, Y. Wu*, Y. Xing

11:40 Lessons Learned from Recent Post-Frac Drawdown-Buildup Tests: A Review of Case Studies in Middle East Tight Sands - A. M. Shawaf*

UNCONVENTIONAL- CASE STUDIES II

15:00 First Successful Proppant Fracturing Using TSE-Based Frac Fluids for Unconventional Carbonate Source Rock in Saudi Arabia - B. Alfakher, M. Al-Khaldi, A. A. Al-Taq*, K. Mechkak

15:10 Field Trial of Unique Enhanced Conductivity Fracturing Technique Shows Initial Productivity Increase for Middle East Unconventional Well - N. Atayev, W. El Sherbeny, R. L. Kennedy*, A. Melo, H. Minhas

15:20 CFD Modeling of Particle Transport into Perforation Clusters for Horizontal Multistage Fracturing Applications - T. Larsen, V. Patnana*

Station 2INTEGRATED RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION STUDIES V

10:00 Constraining Reservoir Quality of Early Dolomites Using Clumped Isotopes Thermometry and Detailed XRD Analysis - C. John, S. Krevor, J. Najorka, C. Veillard*

10:10 Chemofacies Signatures of Sabkha-to-Nearshore Environments of the Upper Devonian Three Forks Formation, Williston Basin, USA - N. Ganser, P. Mainali, A. Morrell, M. Nieto, H. Rowe*

10:20 Petrographic Analysis of Low Resistivity-Low Contrast Sands within the Unayzah Formation of Central Saudi Arabia: Potential Cause and Implications for Missed Pay - A. Alabbad, F. Almohsen*, C. Ayadiuno, S. Khan, C. T. Reid

10:30 Lithofacies Prediction: A Case Study on Carbonate Reservoirs in Saudi Arabia - B. A. Almustafa*

10:40 Sedimentology and Petrography of the Exposed Ghar Formation in Bahra Area, North of Kuwait - M. Ebraheem, F. Khalaf, M. Naqi*

10:50 The Role of Diagenesis in Controlling Reservoir Qualities: The Unayzah Formation, Central Arabia - A. Khidir*

11:00 Diagenetic Controls on the Fracture Distribution within Sandstone Reservoir: A Case Study from Wajid Group, Southwestern Part of Saudi Arabia - O. M. Abdullatif, A. Al-Shaibani, M. H. Benaafi*, M. M. Hariri, M. Makkawi

11:10 Estimation of Fault Seal: Pitfalls and Best Practice - J. Klinger, L. Schulte*, A. Sharma, B. Wang

11:20 Facies and Depositional Environments of the Lower to Middle Eocene Dammam Formation in Kuwait - A. J. Al-Bloushi*, S. K. Tanoli

11:30 From Elastic to Geomechanical Properties. Onshore Field Case Study, Saudi Arabia - S. Al Otaibi*, A. Suleiman

11:40 Large-Scale Hypogenic Karst Creating Siliciclastic Reservoirs: The Case of the Cretaceous Wasia Group - D. Bohnsack, M. Keller*, R. Koch

11:50 Leveraging High Performance Computing Technologies for Real-Time Seismic Interpretation - S. A. Al-Dossary, A. Alnaeem*, Z. Zhou

Poster Presentations - Thursday, 8 March 2018 Poster presentations as of 5th February

Station 3ADVANCES IN NON-SEISMIC TECHNOLOGIES

10:00 3D Geological Mapping Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (Wadi Bani Awf and Qarn Alam Salt Dome) - K. Aisari, S. Al Harthy, A. Al Mawali, M. S. Al Sulaimani*, R. Rahmoune

10:10 Automated Extraction of Geologic Features from Bathymetric Data - S. M. Hossain*, K. Dhamen

10:20 The First Application of TFEM Method in Gas Production Monitoring - T. Biyan, Z. Lin, L. Xuejun, W. Zhigang*

10:30 Revealing Shallow Near Surface Channels in Rub Al-Khali Using High Resolution Aero-Magnetic Data - E. Muzaiyen*

10:40 Advanced Progress of TFEM Method for Hydrocarbon Identification - Z. He, X. Liu, Z. Wang, G. Yu*, Z. Zhao

10:50 Surface-To-Borehole TFEM Data Acquisition System Development and Field Test - Y. Cao, Z. He, Z. Wang, G. Yu*

UNCONVENTIONAL- CASE STUDIES III

15:00 Molecular Simulation Study on Adsorption Behaviours of CH4 in a Slit-Like Kaolinite Pore - X. Jian*, L. Lixi, L. Xiangjun

15:10 Iron Material Balance as Effective Scale Control Measure in Stimulation of Unconventional Sour Wells – Underestimated Factors of Proppant Digenesis and Scales - A. Almathami, A. AlSuwaij, N. Atayev, S. Goh, T. Hafiz, M. Hoegerl*, M. Hussain, R. L. Kennedy

15:20 Review of Flowback Practices in Unconventional Shale Wells: A Saudi Arabia Field Case Study - K. Asiri, K. Bartko, G. Khoja, J. I. Rueda, B. Small, J. D. Valbuena*

Station 4ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING V

10:00 Reflection Full Traveltime Inversion in the Image Domain - T. W. Fei, Y. Luo, Y. Ma*, Y. Wu

10:10 Wave Propagation Direction from Poynting Vector and its Application to RTM Angle Gathers - W. Jeong, Y. Kim, K. Yoon*

10:20 Benefit of Applying 5D Regularization and Interpolation Before Signal Processing - M. Al Gain*

10:30 SpiceRack™: An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Efficient Seabed Seismic Acquisition - A. Almuhaidib, T. Brizard, T. Bunting, E. Postic, C. Tsingas*, C. Walker

10:40 Subsalt Velocity Estimation Using Wave-Equation Tomography with Surface Offset Gathers - T. W. Fei, Y. Liu*, Y. Luo, X. Wang, Y. Wu

10:50 Partitioned Zone Onshore 3D Seismic Survey Challenges and Best Practices - A. M. Sadeqi*

11:00 Pre-Stack Depth Imaging in Complex Thrust-Belt Environment: A Case Study from Cohat Basin, Onshore Pakistan - H. Abdel Wahab, M. Baioumy, H. M. Hussein*, S. Khan, G. Mohamed, S. Mahmood, M. Noor Asim, T. Saleh, M. Soufy, O. Zdraveva

11:10 Processing Challenges and Technologies of Ocean Bottom Node Survey - S. Aldeghaither, A. A. Alghamdi*, B. Alqarni, M. S. Diallo, H. Mingzhong, C. Tsingas

GROUND WATER STUDIES

15:00 The Sustainability of Saudi Arabia’s Water Resources from the Past Decade: A Remote Sensing Approach - A. Elamin, I. Kaka, M. Makkawi, A. Pradipta*, H. Sharif

15:10 Assessment of Water Quality and Bottom Sediment in the Coastal Area in State of Kuwait – A Case Study - J. M. Dashti*

Station 5DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY III

10:00 HSSE Facility Inspection System - A. Alanjawi*, S. Alnaseem

10:10 Wellsite Geology Cloud-Based Operations - A. Al-Naser*, I. Bhuana

10:20 Live Production Alert Service for KWiDF Projects - (LPAS) - A. R. Al-Enezi*

10:30 Automated Geoscience Application Projects and Assets Management - T. Al-Ghamdi, R. T. Alohali*, M. H. Badar

10:40 Integrated Core Data Management in Kuwait Oil Company - H. J. Al-Aradi*

10:50 First-Time Implementation: Comprehensive Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) Data Management in Kuwait Oil Company - H. Al-Ajmi, M. A. Joenaedy*, A. Morsy

11:00 Automated Thin Section Textural Analysis Using Image Processing - M. M. Mezghani*, S. Shammari, C. Van Dijk

11:10 Virtual Learning Environment Program in KOC (VLE) - J. H. Ashkanani*

11:20 Saudi Aramco Geoscience Domain-Based Support Model for Efficient Exploration Software Applications Services - K. Afzal*, A. M. Morton, K. S. Wahabi, A. A. Zahrani

RIFT BASIN EXPLORATION II

15:00 Polarity Reversal of Basement Faults along Strike in the Southern Red Sea - P. J. Ball, P. S. Bruno*, I. Dumitru

15:10 Regional Seismic Transects Revealing Structural Framework and Growth History in Saudi Arabia - Y. Ghorashi, P. T. Gomez Cabrera*, R. Hached, E. Muzaiyen, K. Shokair, D. Tang, H. Xiao

15:20 Seismic and Potential Field Data Integration for Subsalt Exploration in the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia - G. K. Nayak*

Poster Presentations - Thursday, 8 March 2018 Poster presentations as of 5th February

Station 6INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES V

10:00 Role of Geochemistry and Real-Time Advanced Gas Interpretation in Development Strategies of Depleted Reservoirs - M. A. Al Rashidi, T. Al Rashidi, N. Al Shemali, T. M. El Gezeery*, J. Estarabadi, Y. Halawa, A. Ismael, G. S. Padhy, A. Shoeibi, J. Silambuchelvan

10:10 A New Workflow Integrating MICP with Conventional Logs, NMR and Image Logs to Characterize the Storage and Flow Properties of a Giant Carbonate Reservoir from Abu Dhabi - N. Gerges*

10:20 Comprehensive Petrophysical Analysis Led to Improve Fracture Placement in Thick Ultra-Low Permeability Granitic Conglomerate Reservoir - T. Batmaz, Y. ElDarawy, H. Elrayek, A. Kamar, M. M. Kortam*, A. Mariani, L. Salem, S. Zayed

10:30 Unveiling Hydrocarbon Potential of Hith and Gotnia Formations Using Seismic Attributes – A Case Study from Dhabi-Liyah Area, North Kuwait - S. B. Al Faraj, M. Al-Wadi, R. Ibrahim Abu-Taleb, A. R. Tirunavukka, R. D. Usta*

10:40 Simulation of Khuff K3 Fractured Deep Gas Reservoir Using Single Porosity System - A. Al-Muftah, M. Shamlooh*

10:50 Assessment and Site Selection for CO2 Sequestration in Kuwait - R. Abdul Fattah*, H. Al-Mayyan, D. Kamal, F. Neele, S. Rakeshkumar, V. Vandeweijer,

11:00 Optimization of Water Well Location Using Geophysical and Hydrogeological Analysis in Different Hydrostratigraphic Formations - J. Bou Nassar, N. Khoury*, Y. Maalouf

11:10 Establishing Prospectivity of Tayarat Formation over West Kuwait Sub-Region by Revisiting Old Data: A Case Study from Kuwait - K. M. Al-Azmi, E. M. Al-Kanderi, M. K. Banerjee*, S. Bhukta, P. Kumar Nath, A. A. Sajer, S. Singh

11:20 Near Surface Geochemical Exploration a Revived Technology to Improve Success Rate of Oil and Gas Exploration - A. Mah*

11:30 Review of the Petroleum System in the Jurassic Lower Dhruma Siliciclastic Reservoir - Rub’ Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia - A. Ahmed, A. S. Almuslem*, M. Hamed, J. Ismail, J. Kong, Y. Nuaim, C. T. Reid, H. Tourqui

ADVANCES IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION III

15:00 Time-Lapse Prestack Seismic Inversion to Delineate Un-Drained Reservoirs – Simian Field, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt - A. Hosny, I. A. Mohamed, W. S. Said*

15:10 Seismic attributes for fracture analysis: An onshore case study in the Arabian Peninsula - M. Zagzoog*

Station 7DRILLING AND COMPLETION EFFICIENCY

10:00 Impact of Geological and Geo-Mechanical Controls in Creating Various Drilling Problems - M. Amanullah*

10:10 Performance of Synthetic Nano-Zeolite as an Additive for Oil-Well Cement - A. Al-Majed, H. El Hajj, M. Kalimur Rahman, M. Shakeel*, M. Talha Baig

10:20 Real-Time Monitoring and Evaluation of Actual vs. Simulated Torque and Drag in Deviated Long Lateral Openhole Gas Wells - - A. Kadura*, R. Vega

10:30 Modeling Fracture Networks During Exploration Stages; A Case Study from West Kuwait - H. Abu-Hebail, T. Al-Otaibi*, M. Al-Wadi, A. Amer

10:40 Re-Entry Challenges Addressed: Directional Drilling Technology Enables Novel Well Design to Cut Costs and Save Time in Kuwait - M. Al Banai, M. Al Khaldi, M. Al Khaldi, S. Al Mutairi, M. Al Saffar*, N. Al Shuaibi, E. Elafify, N. Farhi, F. Jaber, M. Samie

10:50 Time-Dependent Anisotropic Wellbore Stability across the Qusaiba Shale; Northern Saudi Arabia - M. K. Alabbad*, F. Bari, M. Dabi, F. Elisabeth, D. Marbebe, V. Pathi

PETROPHYSICS II

15:00 Rock Typing and Characterization of Carbonate Reservoirs - S. F. Turkey*

15:10 Al Mawrid: An Arab D Limestone Sequence Stratigraphic Facies and Petrophysical Properties Database for Full Field Modelling and Reservoir Simulation - A. Badawi, B. Bammel, K. Barqah, E. Clerke, U. Khan, S. Khattab, S. Mohamed*

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Short Courses

Unconventional and Fractured Reservoir Modeling

Date: 4 – 5 March 2018Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Bahrain City CentreInstructor: Dr. Ahmed OuenesFees: US$950

Who Should AttendGeologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and geomodellers who deal with unconventional and fractured reservoirs and who need to develop them using all types of available data. The course will be very useful to all geoscientists involved in shale plays, tight sands, carbon-ates where fractures play a major role.

Course DescriptionThe short course provides a unique opportunity to learn all the aspects related to the understanding and modelling of unconventional and fractured reservoirs. Participants will gain knowledge of how fractured and unconventional reservoirs differ from conventional reservoirs, and how to approach their unconventional fractured reservoir projects in a systematic manner. Emphasis will be given to carbonates reservoirs and their characteristics. The workshop covers all the aspects of mod-elling fractured reservoirs. Using actual data from Teapot Dome, (WY, USA), the geoscientist will be able to construct fracture models that integrate in one software geology, geophysics, geomechanics and res-ervoir engineering. Emphasis will be given to the critical use of seismic attributes derived from inversion, volumetric curvature and spectral imaging. Using actual field data complex fractured formations and a hands-on approach, the workshop allows the geoscientist to identify fractures and to construct predictive 3D fracture models that can be used to identify productive zones, plan wells and to create fracture po-rosity and permeability models for reservoir simulation, and estimate the effect of interaction between hydraulic and natural fractures in un-conventional reservoirs. A multidisciplinary approach to the study of these reservoirs will be stressed. Participants will learn what controls the performance of unconventional and fractured reservoirs and the type of data which are required to successfully model them.

Course ObjectivesAfter the course, participants will be able to determine the major data requirements and modelling issues associated with various types of unconventional and fractured reservoirs in general and fractured car-bonates in particular as well as how to set up rational exploration and development programs for these reservoirs.

Course Goals• Understand all geological and seismic aspects related to modelling

unconventional and fractured reservoirs• Generate actual reservoir models from a real case study data set• Integrate geology, geophysics, geomechanics, and reservoir engi-

neering concepts in application to a sound reservoir model• Overcome the challenges in modelling unconventional and frac-

tured reservoirs through the use of seismic attributes• Identify fractures and model their density, and orientation and their

interaction with hydraulic fractures• Recognize productive zones, plan wells, and create fracture po-

rosity and permeability models for reservoir simulation as well as estimate the properties of Stimulated Reservoir Volume in uncon-ventional reservoirs

• Understand the characteristics of tight fractured reservoirs

Instructor Bio• Over 28 years’ experience in interpreting and

modelling complex reservoirs with specializa-tion on advanced reservoir characterization and simulation of unconventional and fractured res-ervoirs

• Developed many modern reservoir modelling technologies tools used in the industry

• Inventor of CFM technology, the only fracture modelling technol-ogy proven with the drill bit

• Developed many commercial software including the first 3G inte-grated software

• Completed over 100 integrated reservoir studies throughout the world especially for fractured and tight reservoirs

• SPE and AAPG Member

Ahmed is the CEO and Founder of FracGeo, a technology company that specializes in improving the development of unconventional reservoirs. Ahmed has 28 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry where he occupied different positions in consulting, software development, op-erating oil and gas fields, and academia. Ahmed’s main interest is the development of new reservoir characterization technologies that im-prove the bottom line of E&P companies. He has been focusing lately on developing 3G concepts and new ways to integrate Geomechanics with Geology and Geophysics (3G) to optimize completions. Previously, Ahmed was the founder and president of Prism Seismic, a software and consulting company sold in 2011 to the Symphony Technology Group. Ahmed was Chief Reservoir Engineer at RC Squared where he devel-oped the first commercial software for the Continuous Fracture Modeling (CFM) technology. He was also Executive Vice President of an independ-ent oil and gas producer that focused on developing the fractured reser-voirs. Ahmed graduated from Ecole Centrale de Paris and holds a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering from New Mexico Tech. He is the author of more than 80 papers on various complex reservoir studies and new reservoir

Course Outline• Introduction• General Industry Overview• Backbone of Project Economics• Inflation & risk• Interest• Time value of money• Debt cash flow calculation• Before tax cash flow• After tax cash flow• Profitability indicators• Investment selection decision making• Handling uncertainty in investment evaluation• Cash flow model (how it looks?)

Instructor Bio Mian is a Sr. Petroleum Engineering Consultant with Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He has previously worked with Qatar Petroleum (Doha, Qatar), ZADCO (Abu Dhabi, UAE), Euratex Corporation (Colorado, USA), Keplinger & Associates (International Energy Consultants in Colorado, USA), and as Independent Consultant in Colorado, USA. He is a registered professional Engineer in the state of Colorado, USA.

Mian has over 35 years of diversified experience in petroleum engi-neering, reservoir engineering, project economics and decision analy-sis. He had been involved in evaluating multi-billion dollar oil and gas field development, LNG, GTL, Aluminum smelter, refinery, petrochemi-cal, power and production sharing projects.Mian is the author of six (6) books:• Petroleum Engineering Handbook for the Practicing Engineer, Vol.

I and Vol. II, PennWell Publishing Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA• Project Economics and Decision Analysis, Vol. I and Vol. II, 2nd

Edition in 2011, Best Seller, PennWell Publishing Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

• Tips & Tricks for Excel Based Financial Modeling, 2017, Business Expert Press (BEP), New York, USA

He has also authored several papers in the Oil & Gas Journal, The Log Analyst, World Oil, SPE Journals, Oil & Gas Financial Journal and pre-sented at SPE Conferences and Exhibitions.

Mian has delivered lectures on (a) Petroleum Economics & Risk Analysis, (a) Advanced Petroleum Economics & Risk Analysis and (3) International Oil & Gas Fiscal Regimes in more than 25 countries in the last ten years.

modelling techniques that cover a wide range of multidisciplinary topics including unconventional reservoirs, geomechanics, fracture modelling, reservoir geophysics, artificial intelligence, reservoir simulation and proxy models, automatic history matching, stochastic optimization for inverse problems, upscaling, geostatistics, and wettability. He teaches fracture modelling courses for AAPG, CSEG and other professional organizations.

Petroleum Economics and Risk Analysis

Date: 5 March 2018Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Bahrain City CentreInstructor: M. A. MianFees: US$100

Who Should AttendEngineers, geoscientists, economists, financial analysists, financial modelers and so on

Course DescriptionPetroleum Economics plays a vital role in the oil and gas industry and it lies at the heart of all decision-making. Performing prudent investment evaluation becomes even more critical in the lower crude oil price en-vironment and/or development of marginal field/projects. Various tech-niques have evolved over time in determining and calculating economic inputs, evaluating investments, quantifying risk and generating feasible portfolios. This one-day course will bridge the gap between theory and practice and show the methodologies used in performing economic eval-uations and making decisions on the economic viability of investments.

Petroleum Economics brings together information and expertise across the E&P spectrum and a clear understanding of the following is re-quired:• Cash-flow analysis and the right assumptions to use• Bridging the gap between theory and practice• Cost drivers and risk management• Profitability indicators and their application in decision-making• Accounting for uncertainty in economic evaluation of investments• Macro and Micro-economic effects on investment analysis

Course ObjectivesBy attending this course, the participants will be able to assist in mak-ing investment decisions, such as deciding:• Whether or not to drill an exploration well• Whether or not to develop an entire oil and/or gas field• On the commerciality of a new discovery• On adequate facility and infrastructure requirements, upgrades/re-

placements• On debottlenecking of existing facilities• On abandonment of existing field/facilities

More from Seismic - A Short Course on Seismic Stratigraphic Techniques

Date: 4 – 5 March 2018Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Bahrain City CentreInstructor: Dr. George BertramFees: US$880

Who Should AttendThe course is designed for a wide audience of geoscientists, geolo-gists and seismic interpreters, working in exploration or basin analysis -especially those interpreting seismic data with limited well control. Participants should have knowledge of:• A basic understanding of geology and depositional processes• A basic understanding of the reflection seismic method

Course DescriptionSeismic data contains a wealth of information if you know where and how to look for it. Using a number of seismic based examples and ‘hands on” interpretation exercises from different geological settings worldwide, attendees will learn how to identify different depositional environments, predict facies, (especially reservoir, source rock and seal)

measure water depths, calculate subsidence trends, recognize and quantify sea-level changes and, where appropriate, determine the pal-aeo weather conditions. Issues of flattening and datuming to improve the understanding basin evolution will also be addressed.

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of the course, participants will be able to:• Understand the principles of Seismic Stratigraphy and apply them to

the interpretation of seismic data• Use seismic data to decipher basin evolution• Apply techniques and “rules of thumb” for lithological prediction

using seismic facies variations, reflection geometries and geological models

Course Outline• Introduction and objectives• Seismic terminations and seismic surfaces• Seismic stratigraphic concepts and models• Seismic expression of relative sea-level changes• Sequence boundaries, systems tracts identification• Depositional environment prediction• Datuming, flattening and isopach abuse

Instructor BioGeorge Bertram is a geoscientist who has worked in the oil industry for over thirty years. During his career he has been involved in world-wide exploration with Exxon, Britoil and BP. In BP he ran the Stratigraphic Studies group and was responsible for modernising and teaching the in-house seismic stratigraphy course. After a spell as Technology Manager for Exploration he left BP in 1994 to set up Stratigraphic Research International. Since then he has built and run in-house core courses and workshops for many individual oil companies as well as teaching on behalf of JAPEC in London, I.P.A. in Jakarta, NCPGG and A.M.F. in Australia and the Nautilus Geotechnical Training Alliance in UK & US. He is currently an Associate Professor at I.F.P. in Paris and an Hon. Research Fellow at Glasgow University. His publications include articles on North Sea Geology, Trap Styles and Carbonate Development in the Maldives. He was co-editor with John Van Wagoner of AAPG Memoir 64 on Sequence Stratigraphy in Foreland Basin Deposits and he was also a co-author of the text-book “Sequence Stratigraphy”. He recently contributed the chapter on Seismic and Sequence Stratigraphic Analysis in the Roberts and Bally publication “Principles of Geological Analysis”. In addition to teaching and organising “designer” workshops, he regularly con-sults for oil companies world-wide, project managing and assisting in interpretation, acreage evaluation, farm-in assessments and sup-plying advice on a range of general exploration matters.

Carbonate Essentials: Pores to Prospect

Date: 5 March 2018Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Bahrain City CentreInstructor: Christopher LinerFees: SEG Member: US$785 Non Member: US$885 Student: US$250

Who Should AttendAttendees should have a BS degree in Geology, Geophysics, Petroleum Engineering or related field and preferably three year’s work experience.

Course DescriptionThis course is an overview of carbonates from geology to seismic interpretation, with particular emphasis on karst topography and seismic expression thereof.

Carbonate reservoirs represent over 60% of worldwide petroleum re-serves, including emerging unconventional reservoirs. Unlike clastics, carbonate mineralogy is relatively simple, while complexity arises from depositional environment lateral variability, pore structure, di-genesis and dissolution. These factors influence bulk rock properties and, in turn, seismic response. The course offers a broad overview of carbonate geology and properties that can be mapped on a seismic scale as potential hydrocarbon reservoirs. To illustrate key concepts, field sites and case histories are presented from global locations.

Course Outline• Geology: classification, deposition, diagenesis, dolomite, chalk,

pores, karst• Rock Physics: velocity versus [everything], beware ND correlation,

Gassmann in carbonates?, diagenesis and rock physics• Wireline: fractures and cross-dipole sonic, Vp/Vs-Impedance

space, synthetic seismogram, time-depth curve• Seismic 101: tuning, resolution, spatial aliasing, dip and throw,

3D intro, meaning of seismic amplitude• Horizons: layers and information, tracking in unfaulted terrain,

offset tracking, flattening, depth conversion, tracking in faulted terrain, geobody extraction

• Attributes: acoustic impedance, similarity, curvature, spectral decomposition, AVO

Course Goals• Define carbonate lithofacies, pore structures and karst features• Classify carbonate reservoir rocks in Vp/Vs-Impedance space• Interpret carbonate horizons and unconformities on 3D seismic

amplitude data• Discuss the application of 3D seismic attributes to mapping of

carbonate reservoirs

Instructor BioChristopher Liner is a member of SEG, AAPG, AGU, an Honorary Member of the Geophysical Society of Houston, and a corresponding member of the European Academy of Sciences. He is currently 2013/4 SEG President-Elect, and has previously served SEG as Geophysics Editor (1999-2001), and SEG Distinguished Instructor (2012 DISC presented at 30 locations worldwide). He is known to many through the long-standing occa-sional column “Seismos” in The Leading Edge, the Seismos blog, and as author of the book Elements of 3D Seismology. He has authored many technical papers and scientific meeting abstracts, and the “What’s New in Exploration” column in World Oil Magazine (2010).

TEST YOUR GEOSCIENCE KNOWLEDGE IN THE EAGE GEO-QUIZ

WIN TRAVEL GRANTS TO THE80TH EAGE CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION

IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Sign-up for the EAGE Geo-Quiz (regional competition) and stand a chance to win a travel grant to attend the 80th EAGE Conference & Exhibition, held from 11-14 June 2018 in Copenhagen, Denmark!

Please contact Naseem Mohajer ([email protected]) for more information.

Registration for the EAGE Geo-Quiz will take place at the EAGE booth on-site at GEO.

Date: 6 March 2018 Time: 13:00 - 15:00 hrs Location: GEO 2018, EAGE Booth

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Liner’s background is both academic and industrial. Eleven years of business experience includes Western Geophysical, Conoco, Golden Geophysical, and Saudi Aramco. He has held faculty posi-tions at the universities of Tulsa (1990-2004), Houston (2008-2012), and, currently, Arkansas. He now serves as the inaugural Maurice F. Storm Endowed Chair in Petroleum Geology in the Department of Geosciences, with research interest in carbonate outcrop and near-surface characterization, advanced seismic interpretation methods, seismic data analysis and processing, anisotropy, and seismic-wave propagation. His education includes the University of Arkansas (BS in Geology), University of Tulsa (MS in Geophysics), and a PhD in Geophysics from the Colorado School of Mines working with the Center for Wave Phenomena.

Field Trips

Awali Field Tour, Bahrain

Organizers: BAPCO and Tatweer PetroleumField Tour Leaders: Yahya Al Ansari, BAPCO and Bader AlBuqaishi,

Tatweer PetroleumDate: 5 March 2018Time: 08:00 – 14:00Location: BahrainStart / Return: Bahrain International Exhibition and

Convention Centre Fees: US$ 100

Who Should AttendGeoscientists and petroleum professionals

OverviewThe Awali Field was the first oil field to be discovered in the Arabian Peninsula, back in 1932. Located 30km south of Manama, the field con-tinues to be the economic powerhouse of Bahrain. The field visit will cover outcrops around Jebel Al Dhukhan, the surface expression of the Bahrain anticline, where Eocene Dammam and Rus formations are ex-posed. These are a part of the conspicuous carbonate rimrock in the cent-er of the island that are surrounded by a ring of younger Miocene and Quaternary formations on the periphery. The visit will give participants an overview of the facies architecture, digenetic processes and structural features present on the field. It will also cover the present day oil and gas development facilities in Awali Field and the Bapco Oil Museum.

SitesJabel Dukhan- Site ASmall hill located north of Jabel Al Dukhan where main features of Awali structure can be seen.

Jabel Dukhan – Site BMineralized fault representing the main faulting trend of the Awali an-ticline central graben.

Water Treatment PlantThis facility receives liquid production from surrounding manifolds for further separation where oil and water gets separated through series of separation methods both physical and chemical assisted separation. The separated high quality water is then injected back to the reservoir.

Gas Compression StationThis facility is established to compress associated gas produced from WM up to adequate pressure for re-injection into the reservoirs.

RimrockForming the internal slope of Awali structure, evidence of compres-sional faulting can be seen.

Steam Generation Station/PilotPortion of the treated water is being pumped to steam generation fa-cility to produce steam for steam injection pilot where different steam injection concepts is under study.

Well No. 1First well drilled in the region (South of Basra) flew oil to surface in 1931.

Dar Al NaftSmall hall where photos and items related to oil story in Bahrain are displayed.

Terms and Conditions• Cancellations received before 25 February 2018 will be charged $10• Cancellations received after 25 February 2018 will be charged the

full amount

Mesozoic Carbonate Platform of the Arabian Plate: From Stratigraphy and Reservoir Quality to Fault Geometries and Fractures Pattern

Organizer: Geological Society of Oman (GSO)Trip Leaders: Dr. Mia Van Steenwinkel , Dr. Mohammed

Al Kindi, Dr. Henk Droste, Dr. Mohammed Al Wardi

Dates: 9 – 11 March 2018Location: OmanStart / Return: MuscatFees: US$ $2,444 for 3 days (staying in a guest

house – no camping)

Who Should AttendGeoscientists / reservoir engineers

Aims• To illustrate the evolution of the Mesozoic carbonate platform on

the Arabian Plate.• To discuss the stratal geometries and facies/reservoir distribution

within epeiric platform carbonates.• To discuss concepts related to fault geometries, fracture patterns,

structural and stratigraphical seales, in carbonate rocks in the out-crop for both hydrocarbon exploration and production purposes.

LocationSouthern flank of Jebel Akhdar and the Adam Foothills

Expected Learning• Understand the evolution of the Mesozoic carbonate systems from

an initial extensional rift setting to a passive-margin epeiric platform.• Understand stratigraphic architecture of the different carbonate sys-

tems, the nature of the regional unconformities between these sys-tems and their impact on the petroleum geology of the Arabian Plate.

• Understand the development of intra-platform basins in the Cretaceous and the distribution of source rock, seal and reservoir facies.

• Understand the difference between Jurassic and Cretaceous intra-platform basin systems in Oman and other areas of the Arabian Plate.

• To raise awareness about the following structural topics: • Fault geometries, fault segmentation and fault-damage zones • Fault-rock properties, fault fluid-flow barriers and permeability

enhancements

• Fracture generation and growth, fracture-set interactions, frac-ture relation to mechanical stratigraphy and fracture sampling in subsurface well data

• Static and dynamic fault modelling, fracture modelling and fault-seal analysis in prospect evaluation and static/dynamic modelling

Terms and Conditions• Participants are required to purchase their own flight tickets to the

field trip location• Travel dates to consider – arrival one day prior to the field trip and

departure on the last day (evening) of the field trip• Cancellations received before 1 February 2018 will be charged $300• Cancellations received after 1 February 2018 will be charged the

full amount• Food and accommodation are provided during the trip (excluding

the night’s pre and post field trip)• Fees include food, transportation and accommodation in a guest

house on 9 & 10 March 2018

Activities for Young Professionals and Students

4 March 201808:30-16:15 IBA Competition Westin Hotel

5 March 201808:00-12:00 Soft Skills Course: The Art of

Science Room 3

12:30-14:00 AAPG Middle East Reception and IBA Awards Ceremony

Sheraton Hotel

16:30-18:15 GEO Opening Ceremony Ritz Carlton Hotel18:30-20:00 Social Activity - Bowling Night Funland Centre

6 March 201808.30-10.10 DGS Core Workshop - Group 1

(students)Room D

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall 110:30-12:00 GEO Plenary Session: Beyond

Current Technical Limits: Overcoming Barriers for Future Energy

Rooms 1 & 2

12:00-13:00 Lunch Al Raya Suites 13:00-15:00 EAGE GEO Quiz EAGE booth15:00-15:20 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall 115:20-17:00 Student Posters Student Pavillion17:00-18:30 Meet n’ Greet Student Pavillion19:00-20:30 Social Activity: Dubai Drums Downtown

Rotana Hotel

7 March 201808:30-10:00 Student Posters Student Pavillion08.30 - 10.10 DGS Core Workshop

(young professionals) Room D

10:00-10:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall 110:30-12:30 SEG/DGS Middle East

Challenge BowlStudent Pavillion

12:30-13:30 Lunch Al Raya Suites 13:30-14:50 DGS Course: Tectonics of

the Arabian Plate Petroleum Systems from Basin to Prospect and Field Scales - PART 1

Student Pavillion

14:50-15:20 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall 115:20-16:00 DGS Course: Tectonics of

the Arabian Plate Petroleum Systems from Basin to Prospect and Field Scales - PART 2

Student Pavillion

16:30-18:00 Panel Session: Technical vs. Academic

Student Pavillion

8 March 201808:30-10:10 DGS Core Workshop - Group 2

(students)Room D

10:10 10:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall 110:30-12:00 GEO Plenary Session: AI and

IoT in E&P – The 4th Industrial Revolution and Oil & Gas

Rooms 1 & 2

12:00-12:15 Closing of Student Program Student Pavillion12:15-13:00 Lunch Al Raya Suites

*Young Professionals and Students activities are only open to invited students and young professionals

Short Courses for Young Professionals and Students

The Art of Science

Date: 5 March 2018Time: 08:00 – 12:00Instrcutor: Dr. Roel SniederVenue: Student Pavilion, Bahrain Exhibition and

Convention Centre

Who Should AttendThis lecture is aimed at junior researchers and their mentors in all fields of science and engineering. Depending of the venue of the class and the duration of the lecture we will determine which topics to cover.

Course DescriptionThe training of young researchers often takes place is a way that is reminiscent of becoming a professional in the middle ages. In those times, a pupil would work together with a master and while work-ing along with the master the pupil acquires the necessary skills. Most graduate students (the pupil) receive their research training this way; by working with an academic advisor (the master), the skills necessary for being an effective researcher are assumed to diffuse to the student. This happens to a certain extent, but the process is often inefficient and incomplete. The lecture “The Art of Science” aims to fill this gap by specifically addressing issues that are needed to be effective in re-search.

The lecture offers a selection of topics that include the following.• What is science? (What is it that makes science move forward, and

how can we tap most effectively into our creativity?)• Choosing a research topic. (What considerations should be taken

into account in creating a research portfolio?)• Questions drive research. (How can one find answers if one doesn’t

know what the questions are? How to turn questions into a work plan?)

• Goal setting. (Without setting goals we are adrift, yet goals are not everything; being in the process and giving meaning is part of our work as well.)

• Turning challenges into opportunities. (What are common challeng-es and opportunities in research, and how can we use these to move forward?)

• Ethics of research. (How do we connect our values to our work as a researcher, both in the content of our work and in the way we carry out our work?)

• Using the scientific literature. (How do we keep up with the scien-tific literature and archive bibliographic information effectively?)

• Communication. (Having good communication skills is essential in industry and academia. What are the does and don’ts of oral com-munication?)

• Publishing a paper. (Getting scientific work published can be an art, how can we increase our chances of success while minimizing com-plications along the way?)

• Time management. (In this time of continuous connection and a drive to optimize productivity, it is a challenge to manage our activi-ties. How does one choose these activities effectively while being a responsible contributor at work and outside of work?)

• Writing proposals. (How can we most effectively communicate re-search ideas so that they will receive financial support?)

Course ObjectivesUpon completion of the course, participants will be able to:• understand the considerations for choosing a research portfolio,• make a work plan for research that is underpinned by questions,• know common pitfalls and opportunities in research,• describe the elements of efficient oral communication,• comprehend fundamentals of time management.

Instructor Bio Roel Snieder holds since 2000 the Keck Foundation Endowed Chair of Professional Development Education at the Colorado School of Mines. He received in 1984 a Master degree in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics from Princeton University, and in 1987 a PhD in seismology from Utrecht University. In 1993 he was appointed as professor of seismology at Utrecht University, where from 1997-2000 he was appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences. From 2007-2010 he served as director of the Center for Wave Phenomena. Roel served on the editorial boards of Geophysical Journal International, Inverse Problems, Reviews of Geophysics, the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, and the European Journal of Physics. In 2000 he was elected as Fellow of the American Geophysical Union for impor-tant contributions to geophysical inverse theory, seismic tomography, and the theory of surface waves.He is author of the textbooks “A Guided Tour of Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences”, “The Art of Being a Scientist”, and “The Joy of Science” that are published by Cambridge University Press. Roel is a for-eign member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2011 he was elected as Honorary Member of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists. He received the Gutenberg Medal of the European Geophysical Society in 2016 and was awarded the Outstanding Educator Award from the Society of Exploration Geophysicsts. From 2000-2104 he is a firefighter in Genesee Fire Rescue, where he served as Fire Chief for two years.


Tectonics of the Arabian Plate Petroleum Systems from Basin to Prospect and Field Scales

Organizer: Dhahran Geoscience SocietyDate: 7 March 2018Time: 13:30 – 16:00 hrsInstructor: Dr. Mesbah KhalilVenue: Student Pavilion, Bahrain Exhibition and

Convention Centre

Who Should AttendStudents, fresh graduates and young professionals who are studying petroleum geosciences and engineering. The course is designed for those seeking to keep high momentum for success and industry initia-tives.

Course DescriptionThe Arabian plate with its wide variety of petroleum exploration and development concepts, vast areas with rich source rocks, numerous reservoirs (basement to Miocene), and long inventory of trapping

mechanisms, is classified as the highest world’s potential plate. This course introduces the Arabian plate petroleum systems to exist in sev-en tectonics provinces of different origins and evolution models, four in intra-plate settings and three in plate boundary settings.

Course ContentThis course introduces the fundamentals of Earth geological processes that continually evolve to develop petroleum systems with special em-phasis on the Arabian plate from basin to prospect and field scales.

The following points are covered in summary during the course:• Factors that controlled opening, fill and evolution of the seven pe-

troleum basins in the Arabian plate; tectonics, sea-level changes and sediments influx.

• Fundamentals of tectonic analysis of petroleum systems in the Arabian plate from basin to prospect and field scales.

• Key aspects for creating exploration concepts and planning field de-velopment concepts.

• Explaining the tectonics of the seven petroleum basins in the Arabian plate.


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Instructor Bio Mesbah Khalil is a Ph.D. petroleum geologist spe-cialized in basin analysis, play concepts generation and structural geology applications with 40 years industry experience. He joined Exploration in Saudi Aramco in 2003 to present. Mesbah received B.Sc. in geology and chemistry (Cairo, 1977), M.Sc. (1988) and Ph. D. (1995) in structural geology from (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 gen-erating 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. Mesbah is a member of the DGS, AAPG and EAGE scien-tific societies.

Core Workshop for Young Professionals and Students

Understanding the Arab-D: A Focus on Processes Controlling Deposition of the Most Prolific Carbonate Reservoir

Organizer: Dhahran Geoscience Society (DGS)Workshop Leaders: Saad Al-Awwad & Abdullah Al-DhubaibDate & Time: 08.30 - 10.10, 6 March 2018 (students) 08.30 - 10.10, 7 March 2018

(young professionals) 08.30 - 10.10, 8 March 2018 (students)Venue: Room D, Bahrain International Exhibition &

Convention Centre

Overview: Objectives and ContentThis 2 hour core workshop will cover the sedimentology and biostratig-raphy of the Arab-D reservoir, the most prolific reservoir in the world. Fundamentals of core analysis will be discussed with a focus on al-lochthonous and biotic components, sedimentary structures and depo-sitional textures of the reservoir. Participants will be able to identify different reservoir facies at both hand-specimen and thin-section scale. In addition, evaluation of the core facies lateral and vertical continuity and integration with petrophysical data to meet exploration and reser-voir characterization objectives will be introduced.

Who Should AttendThis workshop is designed for geologist, geophysicist and engineering students and young professionals.

Instructors BiosSaad Fahd Al-Awwad is a sedimentologist at Saudi Aramco. He was awarded his PhD in sequence stra-tigraphy in 2013 from Curtin University, Australia. Saad worked in reserves assessment, reservoir characterization, sequence stratigraphic analysis, exploration prospect generation and unconven-tional resources in various carbonate reservoirs in Saudi Arabia. Saad’s recent research has been focused on the high-resolution sequence stratigraphy of the Arabian plate’s Jurassic system. His research aims to understand reservoir and inter-reservoir facies architecture through the integration of sedimentologic, geophysical, micropaleontologic and petrophysical data.

Abdullah Al-Dhubaib joined Saudi Aramco in 1995, where he worked as a prospect Generator. Abdullah specialized in micropaleontology and his work involved biosteering and biostratigraphy of Permian and Cretaceous reservoirs. His recent work focuses on integrating the micropalaeon-tology and sedimentology of the Saudi Jurassic succession. Abdullah has a number of publications in the subjects of foraminifera taxonomy and Jurassic biofacies. He received PhD in Micropalaeontology from University College London.


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