Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain Under the …geo2018.com/site/wp-content/uploads/GEO-2018-Prelim… · · 2018-02-12Abeer Al Zubaidi +971 4 3724201 +973 17 550033 [email protected]

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EXHIBITION ORGANISERSCONFERENCE CHAIRED BY SUPPORTED BY CONFERENCE ORGANISERS

Under the Patronage of

His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al KhalifaPrime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain

13th Middle East Geosciences

Conference and Exhibition

CONFERENCE:

5 – 8 March 2018EXHIBITION:

6 – 8 March 2018B A H R A I N I N T E R N A T I O N A L E X H I B I T I O N & C O N V E N T I O N C E N T R E

Preliminary Technical Program

CONFERENCE THEME:

Pushing the Technical Limits: Shaping the Energy Landscape

EXHIBITION ORGANISERS

UBM AEMBAHRAIN

Fawzi Al Shehabi +973 17 550033

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CONFERENCE ORGANISERS

AAPG Middle EastDUBAI

Abeer Al Zubaidi +971 4 3724201

[email protected]

www.aapg.org

Conference Chairman

Ahmad Al Eidan KOC

Members

Ahmed Al Riyami

Mahmoud Abdul Baqi ARGAS

Ivo Nuic BAKER HUGHES

Peter Bartlett BAPCO

Shaoqing Sun C&C RESERVOIRS

Taher Hamid EXXONMOBIL

Michael Bittar HALLIBURTON

Thomas Finkbeiner KAUST, EAGE REGIONAL ADVISORY

COUNCIL

Intisaar Al Kindy PDO

Salim Al Mahruqi PDO, AAPG ME PRESIDENT ELECT

Ibraheem Assa'adan SAUDI ARAMCO

Sa'id Al Hajri SAUDI ARAMCO

Mohammed Al Ghamdi SAUDI ARAMCO, SEG ME PRESIDENT

Mohammed Badri SCHLUMBERGER

Hisham Zubari TATWEER PETROLEUM

Co-chairmen

Jarrah Al Jenaie KOC

Ahmed Hakami SAUDI ARAMCO

Members

Bashir Durrani ARGAS

Abdurahiim Roberts BAKER HUGHES

Wael El Sherbeny BAKER HUGHES

Yahya Al Ansari BAPCO

Isa Janahi BAPCO

James Faroppa C&C RESERVOIRS

Mohammed Hussain DHAHRAN GEOSCIENCE SOCIETY

Phoebe McMellon ELSEVIER

Abdallah Al Shamsi EMIRATES SOCIETY OF

GEOSCIENCES

Pinar Yilmaz EXXONMOBIL

Aisha Al Hajri GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OMAN

Khalid Al Ramadan KFUPM

Abdullah Al-Kandari KOC, YPS COMMITTEE CHAIR

Reyad Abu-Taleb KOC

Nadeem Balushi PDO

Mohammed Al Khalifa SAUDI ARAMCO

Wael Abdallah SCHLUMBERGER

Najla Nedham TATWEER PETROLEUM

Friso Veenstra TNO

Luis Pernia TOTAL

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TECHNICAL PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

INTRODUCTION

FROM THE CHAIRMAN

ON BEHALF OF THE GEO 2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE TO INVITE YOU TO

JOIN US IN BAHRAIN FOR THE 13TH MIDDLE EAST

GEOSCIENCES CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION.

The GEO conference and exhibition is

always considered to be an inspirational

gathering that industry professionals

look forward to, to enhance the

Middle East’s hydrocarbon resource

development. The diversity of the

audience background and experiences

will enable a new thought horizon that

will lead to a new energy generation.

We are confident that GEO 2018 will

be a conference which will provide

wide opportunities to address current

challenges and indicate upcoming

prospects. The conference will

bring together geoscientists and

petroleum engineers along with the

industry’s senior management and

The conference will host a number

of executive sessions led by technical

influencers and we encourage you

to take this opportunity to participate

and share your valuable ideas and

knowledge. The conference will

focus on geological studies, reservoir

challenges and the role of geoscience

in the environment, safety, risk

management and innovation.

We are certain that GEO 2018 will be

an extraordinary platform which will

provide you with unlimited benefits and

will open new frontiers for the current

oil industry challenges. We look forward

to seeing you all in Bahrain to exchange

thoughts and ideas that will generate

remarkable initiatives and contribute in

driving the industry forward.

Ahmad Al Eidan Deputy CEO - Drilling & Technology Directorate Kuwait Oil Company

General Chair 2018 GEO Conference and Exhibition

GEO is the Middle East’s pre-eminent event for presenting and learning about new developments, applications, geology as well as geophysics and for networking with friends and industry experts.

EXHIBITION

Parallel to the conference,

an extensive exhibition will

take place at the Bahrain

International Exhibition and

Convention Centre. A diverse

collection of exploration

and development products,

services, technology and

techniques will be on display

with more than 150 stands.

FROM THE CONFERENCE ORGANISERS

Under the leadership of Conference Chairman Ahmad

Al Eidan, Kuwait Oil Company, and the Executive and

Technical Programme Committees, the American

Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the

European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers

(EAGE) and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists

(SEG) invite you to participate in the GEO 2018 technical

conference. GEO 2018 will provide a dynamic and

relevant science and business exchange for thousands of

geosciences professionals across the region and beyond.

Early Bird Registration Deadline:5 February 2018

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Chairperson’s Message

On behalf of the 2018 GEO Executive Committee, it gives me great honor to invite you to join us in Bahrain for the 13th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition. The suc-cess of GEO has continued to grow over the last decade and it is now recognized as one of the leading world-class exhibitions and an excep-tional technical conference.

The Executive Committee has select-ed the theme “Pushing the Technical

Limits: Shaping the Energy Landscape” for GEO 2018. The Technical Committee includes a number of geosciences and engineering profes-sionals from all over the world, combining both local and international expertise. This has been reflected in the technical program which has been designed with emphasis on the leading edge technologies.

The technical program covers multi disciplines of the upstream activities including reservoir characterization, seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation, borehole seismic, basin modelling and petroleum system, petrophysics, exploration drilling, unconventional resources, integrated case studies as well as data management and information technology with emphasis on the advances in technology and its application in the middle east.

I am very confident that GEO 2018 will provide a great opportunity for all of us to exchange ideas and share valuable knowledge with fellow pro-fessionals and for our industry to overcome the challenges and improve business efficiencies.

On behalf of the Executive and Technical Program Committees of GEO 2018, I encourage and invite you to attend this landmark event and con-tribute to the continual success of the GEO Conference and Exhibition.

Looking forward to seeing you in Bahrain.

Ahmad Al Eidan Deputy CEO – Drilling & Technology DirectorateKuwait Oil Company

Conference General ChairGEO 2018

From the Conference Secretariat

Under the leadership of Conference General Chair Ahmad Al Eidan, Kuwait Oil Company and the Executive and Technical Program Committees, the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) and the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG) invite you to participate in the GEO 2018 technical conference. GEO 2018 will provide a dynamic and relevant science and business exchange for thousands of geoscienc-es professionals across the region and beyond.

Table of Contents

Chairperson’s Message 2From the Conference Secretariat 2Committee 3Reviewers 4General Information 5Registration 6Technical Program Overview 7Plenary Sessions 8Short Courses 27Field Trips 31Activities for Young Professionals and Students 33Short Courses for Young Professionals and Students 35Core Workshop for Young Professionals and Students 36Exhibitors 37Sponsors 38

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Executive Committee

Ahmad Al Eidan (Chair)

Kuwait Oil Company


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

Hisham ZubariNational Oil and Gas Authority, Bahrain

Intisaar Al Kindy Petroleum Development Oman

Salim Al Mahruqi (AAPG ME President Elect)

Public Authority for Mining, Oman

Ibraheem Assa’adanSaudi Aramco

Sa’id Al HajriSaudi Aramco

Mohammed Al Ghamdi (SEG ME President)

Saudi Aramco

Mohammed BadriSchlumberger

Wafik BeydounTotal

Technical Program Committee

Jarrah Al Jenaie (Co-Chair)

Kuwait Oil Company

Ahmed Hakami (Co-Chair)

Saudi Aramco

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

Abdallah Al Shamsi Emirates Society of Geosciences

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

Young Professionals and Students Activities Committee

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

Committee

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

Abdalla Hussain Al Shamsi ADMA-OPCO

Ghulam Iqbal AECOM


Abdurahiim Roberts Baker Hughes, A GE Company


Isa Janahi BAPCO

K. Kumar BAPCO

James Faroppa C&C Reservoirs

Stephen Hallinan CGG

Raffaela Sabetian CGG

Phoebe McMellon Elsevier

Sandra Merten Elsevier

Pinar Yilmaz ExxonMobil

Mohammed Amri GSO Member, Petroleum Development Oman

Aisha Al Hajri GSO Vice President, Petroleum Development Oman

Khalid Al-Ramadan KFUPM

Stewart Alan Greenhalgh KFUPM

John Humphrey KFUPM

Abul Jamaluddin KFUPM

Ismail Kaka KFUPM

John J.G. Reijmer KFUPM

Salem AlAli Kuwait Oil Company

Jarrah Al-Jenaie Kuwait Oil Company

Ghaida Al-Sahlan Kuwait Oil Company

Rita Andriany Kuwait Oil Company

Mohamed Arafat Kuwait Oil Company

Halis Bayri Kuwait Oil Company

Bhaskar Chakrabarti Kuwait Oil Company

Sandra Crespo Kuwait Oil Company

Keith Edwards Kuwait Oil Company

Adel El-Emam Kuwait Oil Company

Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak Kuwait Oil Company

Mohd Hameed Shereef Kuwait Oil Company

Riyasat Husain Kuwait Oil Company

Reyad Ibrahim Abu-Taleb Kuwait Oil Company

Badruzzaman Khan Kuwait Oil Company

Prabir Kumar Nath Kuwait Oil Company

Hari Kurniawan Kuwait Oil Company

Miggie Nurwibow Kuwait Oil Company

Anand Prakash Kuwait Oil Company

Ghassan Rached Kuwait Oil Company

Mafizar Rahaman Kuwait Oil Company

Rajesh Rajagopal Kuwait Oil Company

Venkateswara Rao Maddipudi Kuwait Oil Company

Parmjit Singh Kuwait Oil Company

Nadeem Al Balushi Petroleum Development Oman

Abdullah Al Ghahafi Petroleum Development Oman

Mohammed Al Ghammari Petroleum Development Oman

Othman Al Harrsai Petroleum Development Oman

Daniela Frese Petroleum Development Oman

John Hopkins Petroleum Development Oman

Joannes Okkerman Petroleum Development Oman

Sami Abdelbagi Saudi Aramco

Mahdi AbuAli Saudi Aramco

Abdelghayoum Ahmed Saudi Aramco

Fares Alaboud Saudi Aramco

Mohammed Alhussain Saudi Aramco

Hussein Aly Saudi Aramco

Ahmed Amiri Saudi Aramco

Khaled Arouri Saudi Aramco

Weiqi Bai Saudi Aramco

AbdelFattah M Bakhiet Saudi Aramco

Mohammad Bannagi Saudi Aramco

Kirk Bartko Saudi Aramco

Salman Bubshait Saudi Aramco

Van Chuong Do Saudi Aramco

Mohammed Duhailan Saudi Aramco

Ion Dumitru Saudi Aramco

Ahmed Hakami Saudi Aramco

Mohammed Khalifa Saudi Aramco

Mohammad Maghlouth Saudi Aramco

Otto Meza Camargo Saudi Aramco

Ahmed Mubarak Saudi Aramco

Mahdi Mutlaq Saudi Aramco

Emad Muzaiyen Saudi Aramco

Nestor Palacious Saudi Aramco

Said Qahtani Saudi Aramco

Sami Saadan Saudi Aramco

Ahmed Salah Saudi Aramco

Ahmed Saleh Saudi Aramco

David Tang Saudi Aramco

Jay Vogt Saudi Aramco

Schuman Wu Saudi Aramco

Mustapha Abbad Schlumberger

Wael Abdallah Schlumberger

Nikita Chugunov Schlumberger

Malcolm Francis Schlumberger

Ping Zhang Schlumberger

Jayanta Bardalaye Tatweer Petroleum

Michael Dowen Tatweer Petroleum

Mark Raymond Lambert Tatweer Petroleum

Najla Nedham Tatweer Petroleum

Stefan Carpentier TNO

Stephan Gruijters TNO

Friso Veenstra TNO

Greg Henderson Trican Well Service Ltd

Ali Ziarani Trican Well Service Ltd

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General Information

VenueGEO 2018 will primarily take place at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre which is conveniently located within five minutes of downtown Manama and close to all the major hotels.

Opening Hours

Registration DeskBahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre

Saturday, 3 March 2018 08:00 - 17:00 hrs Sunday, 4 March 2018 08:00 - 17:00 hrs Monday, 5 March 2018 08:00 - 19:00 hrs Tuesday, 6 March 2018 07:00 - 17:00 hrs Wednesday, 7 March 2018 07:00 - 17:00 hrs Thursday, 8 March 2018 07:00 - 15:00 hrs

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Bahrain

Monday, 5 March 2018 16:00 - 20:00 hrs

Author RoomSunday, 4 March 2018 13:30 - 17:00 hrsMonday, 5 March 2018 08:00 - 19:00 hrs Tuesday, 6 March 2018 07:00 - 17:00 hrs Wednesday, 7 March 2018 07:00 - 17:00 hrsThursday, 8 March 2018 07:00 - 16:30 hrs

ConferenceMonday, 5 March 2018 17:00 - 18:15 hrs Tuesday, 6 March 2018 08:30 - 16:55 hrs Wednesday, 7 March 2018 08:30 - 16:55 hrs Thursday, 8 March 2018 08:30 - 16:55 hrs

ExhibitionTuesday, 6 March 2018 09:00 - 17:00 hrs Wednesday, 7 March 2018 09:00 - 17:00 hrs Thursday, 8 March 2018 09:00 - 15:00 hrs

Official Conference Opening CeremonyStart GEO 2018 in style by attending the Opening Ceremony at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Bahrain on Monday, 5 March 2018 from 17:00 – 18:15

The ceremony will include 3 keynote addresses from prominent industry leaders.The confirmed speakers are:• H.E. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa, Minister of Oil,

Kingdom of Bahrain• H.E. Ali Al-Naimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, KSA

(1995-2016) • Dr. Scott W. Tinker, Director, Bureau of Economic Geology, University

of Texas, Austin

The Opening Ceremony has an open door policy, welcoming conference delegates, exhibitors, media and visitors alike.

Conference AbstractsThe abstract for each paper presented at the conference is published in the conference proceedings and hosted online. All delegates will receive a voucher card with instructions for access.

HotelsPreferred hotel status has been awarded to the following 15 Bahrain hotels: The Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel & Spa, The Domain Hotel and Spa, Fraser Suites Diplomatic Area Bahrain, Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, Fraser Suites Seef Bahrain, Hani Royal Hotel, Hani Suites & Spa, Ibis Seef Hotel Bahrain, InterContinental Regency Bahrain, Le Meridien Bahrain City Centre, Ramada Manama City Centre, Ramee Grand Hotel & Spa – Seef, S-Hotel, Tulip Inn Bahrain Suites & Residences, The Westin Bahrain City Centre. Rooms can be booked directly online through www.geo2018.com by selecting the preferred hotels section. All of the above hotels of-fer GEO 2018 participants competitive room rates and complimentary travel between the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre and hotel (subject to availability).

Visa InformationVisas are not required by GCC passport holders. Visas are required by all other nationalities visiting Bahrain. Passport holders from 60+ different countries can obtain a two-week visa upon on arrival in Bahrain and can also apply for an e-visa ahead of their arrival. To check eligibility for a visa on arrival, or to apply online for an e-visa please visit: www.evisa.gov.bh

Passport holders from 100+ countries are exclusively granted e-visas ahead of their arrival. To check eligibility for an e-visa and to apply online please visit: www.evisa.gov.bh

Passport holders from countries who are ineligible for a visa on ar-rival or an e-visa may apply via the organisers. Please complete the Visa Application Form (available via www.geo2018.com) and return it to UBM AEM together with clear copies of relevant passport pages by 1 February 2018. A charge of BD 31 (US$ 82) for a two week visa or BD 42 (US$ 112) for a one month visa (NOC) is payable in advance and is listed in the application form.

Please contact: [email protected] for further information.

All passport holders should ensure their passport is valid for a minimum period of 6 months from the date of entry into Bahrain and carry onward or return air tickets.

Exhibitors should ensure that they carry a letter of authority from their company referring to the exhibition plus onward or return air tickets.

The organisers cannot be held responsible for any visitor who fails to obtain a visa, as they are issued entirely at the discretion of the Bahraini authorities.

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Registration

Advance RegistrationRegister by 5 February 2018 for the Early Bird Rate and save!

All advance registrations must be made online at www.geo2018.com. All conference registrations must be accompanied by full payment of del-egate fees.

Exhibition RegistrationEntry to the exhibition only is free of charge. Visit www.geo2018.com to register in advance for visitor or exhibitor badges.

RestrictionsGEO 2018 is open only to professionals involved in the petroleum indus-try. Children under the age of 16 will not be admitted.

Faculty / Student RegistrationRegistration for faculty and students is complimentary, and includes ad-mission to all technical sessions, exhibition and coffee breaks excluding lunches. Faculty / students are required to provide relevant valid ID (stu-dent/faculty) and their GEO 2018 registration ID confirmation number upon collection of their badges at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre.

Payment Details OnlineOnly MasterCard and Visa will be accepted as payment of online regis-tration fees.

Registration on SiteDelegates may also register on site at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre but are reminded that this is a very busy time and they may be subject to delays.

Further InformationFor further registration advice please contact:

Karin BourgoinEvent ManagerUBM AEM+973 17 550033 Ext. [email protected]

Registration Costs

Until 5 February 2018Conference Delegate Rates US$900University Faculty & Students free of chargeVisitors (Exhibition only) free of charge

After 5 February 2018Conference Delegate Rates US$985University Faculty & Students free of chargeVisitors (Exhibition only) free of charge

Conference registration fee includes• Admission to all conference oral and poster sessions• Onsite Conference and Exhibition Programme• Access to abstracts online• Invitations to 3 official lunches• Refreshments at tea and coffee breaks• Free admission to the exhibition• Conference delegate bag• Invitation to the Gala Dinner

Cancellation PolicyAll conference registration cancellations or changes must be received in writing at Arabian Exhibition Management’s office by 11 February 2018. All conference registration cancellations will be charged a fee of BD 38 (US$ 100) per delegate. Refunds, less cancellation charges, will be made until 11 February 2018 after which date no refunds will be made. No refunds will be made if a delegate fails to attend.

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Technical Program Overview

Monday, 5 March 2018AL GHAZAL BALLROOM, 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 & Coffee

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: Beyond Current Technical Limits: Overcoming Barriers for Future Energy

12.00 - 13.30 Lunch

13:30 - 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

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

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

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: Unconventional Resources: Challenges and Opportunities

12.00 - 13.30 Lunch

13:30 - 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

15:30 - 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

10:30 - 12:00 Plenary Session: The Internet of Things (IoT) Applications in E&P

12.00 - 13.30 Lunch

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

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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Plenary Sessions

Plenary Session: Beyond Current Technical Limits - Overcoming Barriers for Future EnergyDate: Tuesday, 6 March 2018Time: 10:30 – 12:00 hrsSession Moderator: Ahmed Al Khowaiter, Saudi Aramco

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 expendi-ture remains conservative. Technological breakthroughs are required to unlock hydrocarbons in an efficient and cost effective manner. The re-quired step change should aim at improving recovery factor beyond the current 55%, achieve 100% fracturing efficiency in unconventional res-ervoirs, 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 fu-ture 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 improve 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 effective-ness. 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 stability, and water management are still to be addressed. The industry keeps doing the same as before which gives them less uncertainties. Predictive algorithms, system diag-nostics, early warning of deterioration 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 industry 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.

AAPGMIDDLE EAST

2017-2018 EVENTS CALENDAR

AAPG/EAGE Tight Reservoirs in the Middle East Workshop27-28 November 2017 • Bahrain Stratigraphic Traps of the Middle East GTW11-13 December 2017 • Muscat, Oman

Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle East and Their Challenges GTW 30 January - 1 February 2018• Abu Dhabi, UAE

2018 GEO Conference and Exhibition5-8 March 2018 • Bahrain Big Data GTW 16-18 April 2018 • Dubai, UAE

EAGE/AAPG Hydrocarbon Seals of the Middle East Workshop 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 & Facilities Optimization30 April -1 May 2018 • Muscat, Oman

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Plenary Session: Unconventional Resources - Challenges and OpportunitiesDate: Wednesday, 7 March 2018Time: 10:30 – 12:00 hrsSession Moderator: Dick Stoneburner, Pine Brook Partners

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: The Internet of Things (IoT) Applications in E&PDate: Thursday, 8 March 2018Time: 10:30 – 12:00 hrsSession Moderators: Atanu Basu, Ayata & Hisham Zubari, National Oil

and Gas Authority, Bahrain

In the last two decades, the world has witnessed how the super-efficient data flow, exchange between devices connected to the internet and ma-chines could potentially provide endless opportunities. Our industry is not an exception, such ability can bring more flexibility, precision, scalability, security, availability, and connectivity to the energy industry too. Once complexities and problems are identified, analyzed, and understood, the challenges can be overcome with such ability. Imagine for instance a self-running directional drilling bit steering its way into the target reservoir based on real-time geologic and seismic data capture and analysis us-ing the optimum path algorithm, a self-managed smart field production based on a real-time production data capture and prediction intertwined with a neural network model, a self-controlled stimulation treatment based on real-time damage analysis and permeability improvement of the formation. What sounds crazy today will soon become a reality and the opportunities will become simply endless.

In this session, we explore how IoT technologies could impact the indus-try towards a smart utilization of the huge volumes of data coming out from oil and gas fields.

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Oral Presentations - Tuesday, 6 March 2018

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 3: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES I: CARBONATE RESERVOIRSSession Chairs: Francis Elisabeth & Abdallah 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

08:30 Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks 08:30 Introductory Remarks 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 - M. F. Al-Awadhi, J. Al-Jenaie, M. Hafez Abdul Razak*, M. Hameed Shereef

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 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

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 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 Chia Gara Formation (Middle Tithonian – Berriasian ) in Selected Sections in Kurdistan Region, Iraq - A. N. Edilby, G. H. Sherwani*

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 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

09:35 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 Coffee Break 09:55 Coffee Break

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

10:30

12:00 Lunch Break 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

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

SESSION 10: ACQUISITION CASE STUDIESSession Chair: Van Do

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

13:30 Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks 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

13:35 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 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

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 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*

14:15 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 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

14:35 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*


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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 3: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES I: CARBONATE RESERVOIRSSession Chairs: Francis Elisabeth & Abdallah 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 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 - M. F. Al-Awadhi, J. Al-Jenaie, M. Hafez Abdul Razak*, M. Hameed Shereef

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 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

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 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 Chia Gara Formation (Middle Tithonian – Berriasian ) in Selected Sections in Kurdistan Region, Iraq - A. N. Edilby, G. H. Sherwani*

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 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

09:35 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


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

10:30


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

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

SESSION 10: ACQUISITION CASE STUDIESSession Chair: Van Do

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


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

13:35 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 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

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 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*

14:15 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 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

14:35 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*



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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 15: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES III: GEOMECHANICS AND PRODUCTIONSession Chairs: Hanan Abu-Hebail & Johannes Vossen

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

SESSION 17: NON-SEISMIC CASE STUDIESSession Chair: Ahmed Salem


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*

15:35 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 Tidal Dominated Transgressive Regressive Depositional Sequence for the Upper Abu Roash G Unit, Qarun Fields, Western Desert, Egypt - E. Abd El Gawad, O. Abd El Wahab, C. Clerk, M. Fathy, A. Hassan, T. Hassan*, A. Khairy

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*

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 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

16:15 The Role of Geomechanics in Wellbore Stability Analysis and Drilling Fluid Design: A Case Study for Optimizing Wireline Operations - E. AlAbdulmuhsin, A. A. Al Dhamen*, W. El Sherbeny

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 Sequence Stratigraphy of The Early Paleozoic Succession in an Active Continental Rifted Basin: Example from Mahatta Humaid Group, Huqf Region of Central Oman - I. Ahmed, M. A. El-Ghali*, O. Shelukhina

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

16:35 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 16:55 Day 1 Ends

EAGE MIDDLE EAST EVENTS IN 2017201810-12 December 2017 Second EAGE Workshop on Well Injectivity & Productivity in Carbonates

Maximize the Results from your Carbonate Reservoirs!Doha, Qatar

30-31 January 2018 SPE/EAGE Tar Mats & Heavy Oil Workshop: Fluid Characterisation and Development/Operational Challenges

Dubai, UAE

05-07 February 2018 Third EAGE Workshop on Naturally Fractured ReservoirsCallibration Challenges

Muscat, Oman

16-19 April 2018 Second EAGE/AAPG Hydrocarbon Seals of the Middle East Workshop Abu Dhabi, UAE

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

For a complete overview of all EAGE activities, please visit our website www.eage.org.

Since the beginning in 2006, EAGE’s office in Dubai has been successfully been distributing geoscience knowledge to its growing membership in the Middle East and the rest of the world. In 2017 and 2018, the following events are planned in the Middle East.

EAGE Middle East events in 2017-2018

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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 15: INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES III: GEOMECHANICS AND PRODUCTIONSession Chairs: Hanan Abu-Hebail & Johannes Vossen

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

SESSION 17: NON-SEISMIC CASE STUDIESSession Chair: Ahmed Salem


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*

15:35 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 Tidal Dominated Transgressive Regressive Depositional Sequence for the Upper Abu Roash G Unit, Qarun Fields, Western Desert, Egypt - E. Abd El Gawad, O. Abd El Wahab, C. Clerk, M. Fathy, A. Hassan, T. Hassan*, A. Khairy

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*

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 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

16:15 The Role of Geomechanics in Wellbore Stability Analysis and Drilling Fluid Design: A Case Study for Optimizing Wireline Operations - E. AlAbdulmuhsin, A. A. Al Dhamen*, W. El Sherbeny

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 Sequence Stratigraphy of The Early Paleozoic Succession in an Active Continental Rifted Basin: Example from Mahatta Humaid Group, Huqf Region of Central Oman - I. Ahmed, M. A. El-Ghali*, O. Shelukhina

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

16:35 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*



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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 18: EMERGING UNCONVENTIONAL PLAYSSession Chairs: Mohammed Al-Duhailan & Wael Abdallah

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

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

SESSION 21: VELOCITY AND DEPTH IMAGINGSession Chairs: Mohammed Al Bannagi & Glenn Nyein

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

08:30 Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks

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

08:30 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 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

08:35 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 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*

08:55 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*

Application of Extended Elastic Impedance to Enhance Reservoir Characterization, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt - A. S. Ali*, I. A. Mohamed, W. S. Said

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

09:15 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 PLENARY SESSION: UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

10:30


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

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 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*

13:35 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 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*

13:55 Improved Permeability Prediction with Core-Derived Hydraulic (Flow) Units and LWD NMR Log Data - T. Li*

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 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

14:15 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 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*

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*


Oral Presentations - Wednesday, 7 March 2018

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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 18: EMERGING UNCONVENTIONAL PLAYSSession Chairs: Mohammed Al-Duhailan & Wael Abdallah

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

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

SESSION 21: VELOCITY AND DEPTH IMAGINGSession Chairs: Mohammed Al Bannagi & Glenn Nyein

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

08:30 Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks Introductory Remarks

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

08:30 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 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

08:35 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 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*

08:55 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*

Application of Extended Elastic Impedance to Enhance Reservoir Characterization, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt - A. S. Ali*, I. A. Mohamed, W. S. Said

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

09:15 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 PLENARY SESSION: UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

10:30


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

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 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*

13:35 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 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*

13:55 Improved Permeability Prediction with Core-Derived Hydraulic (Flow) Units and LWD NMR Log Data - T. Li*

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 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

14:15 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 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*

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*



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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 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 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*

15:35 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 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

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*, 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 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

16:15 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 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

16:35 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 Der Veer*

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*



17www.GEO2018.com

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 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 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*

15:35 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 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

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*, 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 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

16:15 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 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

16:35 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 Der Veer*

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*



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Oral Presentations - Thursday, 8 March 2018

Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 35: NEW EXPLORATION CONCEPTS AND DISCOVERIESSession Chairs: AbdelFattah Bakhiet & Nadeem Balushi

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

SESSION 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 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*

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 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*

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 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

09:15 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 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*

09:35 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

Water/Land/Energy Nexus for Unconventional Energy in Texas - M. H. Young*


10:30 PLENARY SESSION: THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) APPLICATIONS IN E&P 10:30

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

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 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 - K. A. Turnage*

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 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*

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 - D. Camilleri, R. Hinkley, T. W. Wong*

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 Sealm - 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*

14:15 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 Rashpetco Extends Development Plan, Offshore Egypt Seismic-To-Simulation Model Enhances Prospect Evaluation Workflow to Support New Drilling Campaign in Declining Sienna Field - A. A. Agam*

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 Dilling in High Pressure Formations - P. Nivlet, Y. Pamukcu*, F. Ravanelli, S. Sasy

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*


19www.GEO2018.com


Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 35: NEW EXPLORATION CONCEPTS AND DISCOVERIESSession Chairs: AbdelFattah Bakhiet & Nadeem Balushi

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

SESSION 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 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*

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 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*

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 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

09:15 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 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*

09:35 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

Water/Land/Energy Nexus for Unconventional Energy in Texas - M. H. Young*


10:30 PLENARY SESSION: THE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) APPLICATIONS IN E&P 10:30

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

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 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 - K. A. Turnage*

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 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*

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 - D. Camilleri, R. Hinkley, T. W. Wong*

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 Sealm - 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*

14:15 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 Rashpetco Extends Development Plan, Offshore Egypt Seismic-To-Simulation Model Enhances Prospect Evaluation Workflow to Support New Drilling Campaign in Declining Sienna Field - A. A. Agam*

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 Dilling in High Pressure Formations - P. Nivlet, Y. Pamukcu*, F. Ravanelli, S. Sasy

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*


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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 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: Khalef Temami & Luis Gonzalez


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

15:35 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 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*

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*

Reservoir Characterization and Stratigraphic Architecture of the Glacial Al Khlata Formation, Eastern Flank, Oman - D. Alsop*, I. Baram, R. Heidorn, C. Pentland

16:15 Fast-Track and Robust Reservoir Modeling Using Probabilistic Neural Network - 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

16:15 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 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*

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

Enhanced Reservoir Characterization throughout the Outcrop/Behind Outcrop (OBO) Integrated Analysis of Analogues: A Workflow - F. Garcia, J. Jaímez, S. Pla Pueyo, G. Rodríguez, C. Viseras*, L. Yeste



GEO 2018 - POSTER PRESENTATIONS

RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION: SILICICLASTIC, CARBONATE AND MIXED

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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

Dammam Aquifer and Lower Fars Seal, Regional Geologic Models, Southern Iraq - M. Ahmed, L. Rao, N. P. Stephens*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6SESSION 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

SESSION 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: Khalef Temami & Luis Gonzalez


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

15:35 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 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*

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*

Reservoir Characterization and Stratigraphic Architecture of the Glacial Al Khlata Formation, Eastern Flank, Oman - D. Alsop*, I. Baram, R. Heidorn, C. Pentland

16:15 Fast-Track and Robust Reservoir Modeling Using Probabilistic Neural Network - 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

16:15 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 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*

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

Enhanced Reservoir Characterization throughout the Outcrop/Behind Outcrop (OBO) Integrated Analysis of Analogues: A Workflow - F. Garcia, J. Jaímez, S. Pla Pueyo, G. Rodríguez, C. Viseras*, L. Yeste




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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sequence Stratigraphy and Diagenesis of the Mauddud Formation (Burgan Field, Kuwait): A Combined Impact on the Distribution of Reservoir Properties - O. Alzankawi, J. Garland, P. Gutteridge, L. Hayat, S. Thompson, B. Vincent*

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*

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

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

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

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*

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

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*

ADVANCES IN SEISMIC ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Broadband Single Sensor Single Source Land Seismic Data Processing - S. Cordery*

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

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Estimating Reservoir Thickness from Seismic Using Enhanced Stockwell Transform - N. M. AlBinHassan*, S. Awfi, Y. Luo

Identification of Shallow Drilling Hazards and Fluid Escape Pipes in the Jauf Anticline Using Integrated Interpretation of Diffraction Images and Spectral Decomposition - P. McEffer*, K. K. Sliz, P. Szafian

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

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

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

Quantitative Workflow for Structural Characterization, Examples from Saudi Arabia - S. Wu*

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

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*

Seismic Attributes for Fracture Analysis: An Onshore Case Study in the Arabian Peninsula - M. A. Zagzoog*

Time-Lapse Prestack Seismic Inversion to Delineate Un-Drained Reservoirs – Sequoia field, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt - A. Hosny, I. A. Mohamed, W. S. Said*

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

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

Validation of Applied Seismic Workflow for Developed Mature Fields in Highly Tectonic Rift Basins: Case Study – Southwestern Gulf of Suez, Egypt - I. Attia*, A. El Dakhakhny, I. Helal

ADVANCES IN BOREHOLE SEISMIC

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

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 NON-SEISMIC TECHNOLOGIES

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

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

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

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

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

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

DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ground Roll Attenuation via Wiener Filter: A Case Study on Onshore Data - S. Khatibi*, M. Ostadhassan

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. Mukherjee, G. Nyein*, S. Trezzi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ADVANCES IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION

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

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*

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PETROPHYSICS

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BASIN MODELLING AND PETROLEUM SYSTEMS

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

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

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

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*

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*

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

Field Studies of Paleozoic Outcrops in Qasim Area, Saudi Arabia: Insights for Assessing Subsurface Paleozoic Petroleum Systems - A. J. AlTammar*, A. Duaiji

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

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

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

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


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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

EXPLORATION DRILLING

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION

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

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Shelf to Basin Architecture of the Hanifa Formation, North Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia - S. Alawwad, A. A. Alkhunaini, F. A. Alshuhail, S. Di Simone*

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

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

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*

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

EMERGING UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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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

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

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

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

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Optimization of Cyclic Gas Injection Recovery in Unconventional Reservoirs through the Simulation of Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) - G. Fleming, T. W. Wong*

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*

Saudi Aramco and sCO2 - P. Thacher*

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

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

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

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

RIFT BASIN EXPLORATION

Calcareous Nannoplanktons and Foraminifera Study of a Northern Red Sea Outcrop, Saudi Arabia - W. Albasrawi*, A. Alibrahim

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

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

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

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

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

HYDROCARBON TRAPS AND SEALS

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

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

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*

Predicting Fault Seal Using Temperature Derived Heat Flow Data - M. A. Raza*, W. W. Yusoff

Quantifying Structural Evolution - S. Wu*

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

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. F. Al-Awadhi, M. Hafez Abdul Razak, M. Hameed Shereef, F. A. Qasem

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

INTEGRATED CASE STUDIES

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

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

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*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Implementing the KOC Technology Portfolio Management - B. Akbar*

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

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

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


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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

Various Effect of Faults on Mechanical Earth Models and Production: A Case Study of Integrated Study - A. Aghajanpour, S. Khatibi*, M. Ostadhassan

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

GEOSCIENCES FOR OTHER APPLICATIONS

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

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

Green Remediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils by Phyto-Techniques - O. A. Alhaiqi*, A. B. Khali, M. Makkawi, M. Shahin, B. S. Tawabini

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

The Application of Advanced Geochemical Tools for Protecting Groundwater from Hydrocarbon Extraction, Storage and Disposal Operations - S. Arkadakskiy*

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

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

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

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

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

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

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*

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

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


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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$950Booking Deadline: 4 February 2018

Who Should AttendGeologists, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, and geomodellers who deal with unconventional and fractured reservoirs and who need to de-velop them using all types of available data. The course will be very use-ful to all geoscientists involved in shale plays, tight sands, carbonates 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 frac-tured 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 sys-tematic manner. Emphasis will be given to carbonates reservoirs and their characteristics. The workshop covers all the aspects of modelling 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 reservoir engineer-ing. 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 porosity and permeability models for reservoir simulation, and estimate the effect of interaction between hydraulic and natural fractures in unconventional reservoirs. A multi-disciplinary 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 suc-cessfully model them.

Course ObjectivesAfter the course, participants will be able to determine the major data re-quirements and modelling issues associated with various types of uncon-ventional and fractured reservoirs in general and fractured carbonates 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 engineer-ing concepts in application to a sound reservoir model

• Overcome the challenges in modelling unconventional and fractured 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 porosity and permeability models for reservoir simulation as well as estimate the properties of Stimulated Reservoir Volume in unconventional res-ervoirs

• Understand the characteristics of tight fractured reservoirs

Instructor Bio• Over 28 years’ experience in interpreting and mod-

elling complex reservoirs with specialization on advanced reservoir characterization and simulation of unconventional and fractured reservoirs

• Developed many modern reservoir modelling tech-nologies tools used in the industry

• Inventor of CFM technology, the only fracture modelling technology 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 oc-cupied different positions in consulting, software development, operat-ing oil and gas fields, and academia. Ahmed’s main interest is the devel-opment of new reservoir characterization technologies that improve the bottom line of E&P companies. He has been focusing lately on develop-ing 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 com-pany sold in 2011 to the Symphony Technology Group. Ahmed was Chief Reservoir Engineer at RC Squared where he developed the first commer-cial software for the Continuous Fracture Modeling (CFM) technology. He was also Executive Vice President of an independent oil and gas producer that focused on developing the fractured reservoirs. 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 vari-ous complex reservoir studies and new reservoir modelling techniques that cover a wide range of multidisciplinary topics including unconven-tional reservoirs, geomechanics, fracture modelling, reservoir geophysics, artificial intelligence, reservoir simulation and proxy models, automatic history matching, stochastic optimization for inverse problems, upscal-ing, geostatistics, and wettability. He teaches fracture modelling courses for AAPG, CSEG and other professional organizations.

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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 pro-fessional Engineer in the state of Colorado, USA.

Mian has over 35 years of diversified experience in petroleum engineer-ing, reservoir engineering, project economics and decision analysis. He had been involved in evaluating multi-billion dollar oil and gas field de-velopment, LNG, GTL, Aluminum smelter, refinery, petrochemical, 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.

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$880Booking Deadline: 4 February 2018

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

Petroleum Economics and Risk Analysis

Date: 5 March 2018Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Bahrain City CentreInstructor: M. A. MianFees: US$100Booking Deadline: 4 February 2018

Who Should AttendEngineers, geoscientists, economists, financial analysists, financial mod-elers 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 required:• 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 making 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

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?)

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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 world-wide, attendees will learn how to identify different depositional environ-ments, predict facies, (especially reservoir, source rock and seal) meas-ure water depths, calculate subsidence trends, recognize and quantify sea-level changes and, where appropriate, determine the palaeo weather conditions. Issues of flattening and datuming to improve the understand-ing 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 modernis-ing 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 pub-lications 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 textbook “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 consults for oil companies world-wide, project managing and assisting in interpretation, acreage evaluation, farm-in assessments and supplying advice on a range of general exploration matters.

Imperial Barrel Award 2018

A Joint Program of AAPG and the AAPG Foundation

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT

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2018IBA Middle East

Competition4 MARCH, BAHRAIN

AAPG’s Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) Program is an annual prospective basin evaluation contest for geoscience students from universities around the globe

The winners of regional competitions will qualify to compete in the International Finals during the AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition(20-23 MAY ’18, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)

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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 Booking Deadline: 4 February 2018

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 inter-pretation, with particular emphasis on karst topography and seismic ex-pression 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, digenesis and dissolution. These factors influence bulk rock properties and, in turn, seis-mic response. The course offers a broad overview of carbonate geology and properties that can be mapped on a seismic scale as potential hydro-carbon 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 world-wide). He is known to many through the long-standing occasional col-umn “Seismos” in The Leading Edge, the Seismos blog, and as author of the book Elements of 3D Seismology. He has authored many tech-nical papers and scientific meeting abstracts, and the “What’s New in Exploration” column in World Oil Magazine (2010).

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 positions 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 re-search interest in carbonate outcrop and near-surface characterization, advanced seismic interpretation methods, seismic data analysis and processing, anisotropy, and seismic-wave propagation. His education in-cludes 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.

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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 free travel and access to 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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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$ 100Booking Deadline: 25 February 2018

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 A

Small hill located north of Jabel Al Dukhan where main features of Awali structure can be seen.

Jabel Dukhan – Site B

Mineralized fault representing the main faulting trend of the Awali anti-cline central graben.

Water Treatment Plant

This 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.

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Gas Compression Station

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

Rimrock

Forming the internal slope of Awali structure, evidence of compressional faulting can be seen.

Steam Generation Station/Pilot

Portion of the treated water is being pumped to steam generation facility to produce steam for steam injection pilot where different steam injec-tion concepts is under study.

Well No. 1

First well drilled in the region (South of Basra) flew oil to surface in 1931.

Dar Al Naft

Small 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

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

house – no camping)Booking Deadline: 4 February 2018

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 with-

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

structural and stratigraphical seales, in carbonate rocks in the outcrop 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 en-

hancements • Fracture generation and growth, fracture-set interactions, fracture

relation to mechanical stratigraphy and fracture sampling in sub-surface 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

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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

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

6 March 201808.30-10.10 DGS Core Workshop - Group 1 Room D10:00-10:30 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 TBC

7 March 201808:30-10:00 Student Posters Student Pavillion10:00-10:30 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: Integrated Solutions and New Technologies in Geosciences

Student Pavillion

8 March 201808:30-10:10 DGS Core Workshop - Group 2 Room D10:10 10:30 Coffee Break Exhibition Hall 110:30-12:30 GEO Plenary Session: The

Internet of Things (IoT) in E&PRooms 1 & 2

12:30-12:45 Closing of Student Program Student Pavillion12:45-13:30 Lunch Al Raya Suites

Wednesday, 7 March 201810:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.Student Pavilion, Hall 1

Winners will represent the Middle Eastand get an all-expenses-paid tripsponsored by Dhahran Geoscience Societyto Anaheim, CA, USA, for the SEG International Exposition and 88th Annual Meeting in October 2018.

For more information, contact [email protected]

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Young Professionals and Students Program Committee

Abdullah Al Kandari (Chair), Kuwait Oil Company • Maan Al Gain, ARGAS • Aldo Vesnaver, Khalifa University of Science and Technology • Hajar Alwazzan, Kuwait Oil Company • Husam Al Rawahi, Petroleum Development Oman • Mohammed Khalifa, Saudi Aramco • Eman Yami, Saudi Aramco Salma Al-Sinan, Saudi Aramco / Dhahran Geoscience Society • Abdulaziz Muhaidib, Saudi Aramco / Dhahran Geoscience Society • Ali Khalifa, Tatweer Petroleum • Khalid Al Bloushi, UAE University

An opportunity to meet students and young professionals with similar career goals, and a great setting to meet and talk with current and former leaders from the industry.

Venue: Student Pavilion, Exhibition Hall 1

Registration: All industry professionals who would like to share knowledge with the students and young professionals and offer them career development guidance are invited to attend this exciting event.In order to register, please send an email with your contact details to: [email protected]*

Meetn’ Greet

*Seats are limited. Registrations will be accepted on first come first served basis

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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 remi-niscent of becoming a professional in the middle ages. In those times, a pupil would work together with a master and while working 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 ad-dressing issues that are needed to be effective in research.

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 challenges 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 scientific 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 compli-cations along the way?)

• Time management. (In this time of continuous connection and a drive to optimize productivity, it is a challenge to manage our activities. 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 re-ceived 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 important con-tributions 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.

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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 pe-troleum geosciences and engineering. The course is designed for those seeking to keep high momentum for success and industry initiatives.

Course DescriptionThe Arabian plate with its wide variety of petroleum exploration and development concepts, vast areas with rich source rocks, numerous res-ervoirs (basement to Miocene), and long inventory of trapping mecha-nisms, is classified as the highest world’s potential plate. This course in-troduces the Arabian plate petroleum systems to exist in seven 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.

Instructor Bio Mesbah Khalil is a Ph.D. petroleum geologist special-ized 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 generating remarkable suc-cessful play concepts and achieving significant discoveries and field devel-opment 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 scientific 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: 15:20 - 17:00, 6 March 2018 08:30 - 10:10, 8 March 2018Venue: 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 alloch-thonous and biotic components, sedimentary structures and depositional textures of the reservoir. Participants will be able to identify different res-ervoir facies at both hand-specimen and thin-section scale. In addition, evaluation of the core facies lateral and vertical continuity and integra-tion with petrophysical data to meet exploration and reservoir charac-terization 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 stratig-raphy in 2013 from Curtin University, Australia. Saad worked in reserves assessment, reservoir characteri-zation, sequence stratigraphic analysis, exploration prospect generation and unconventional 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 res-ervoir 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 in-volved biosteering and biostratigraphy of Permian and Cretaceous reservoirs. His recent work focuses on integrating the micropalaeontology and sedi-mentology 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.

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

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Exhibitors

A

ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY (ADNOC)AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS (AAPG)ARABIAN GEOPHYSICAL & SURVEYING COMPANY (ARGAS)

B

THE BAHRAIN PETROLEUM COMPANY (BAPCO)BAKER HUGHES, A GE COMPANYBGP

C

CANAR TRADING COMPANY CARL ZEISS X RAY MICROSCOPY CGG

D

DMS GLOBALDMT GMBH & CO KGDOWNUNDER GEOSOLUTIONSDYNAMIC TECHNOLOGIES

E

EMERSON PROCESS MANAGEMENTEUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF GEOSCIENTISTS & ENGINEERS (EAGE)THE EASYCOPY COMPANY

F

FOSTER FINDLAY ASSOCIATES LIMITED FRACGEO

G

GEO EXPROGEOLOGIX LIMITEDGEOTERIC

H

HRH GEOLOGICAL SERVICES

I

IKON SCIENCE

K

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUMS & MINERALS (KFUPM)KUWAIT OIL COMPANY

N

NEURALOG NORTH AMERICAN PAVILION

O

OIL & GAS JOURNALOIL & GAS NEWSOIL & GAS TECHNOLOGYOIL REVIEW MIDDLE EASTOILFIELD TECHNOLOGY

P

PETROSYS ASIA SDN BHD

R

ROGII

S

SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SAUDI ARAMCO)SAUDI GEOPHYSICAL CONSULTING OFFICESCHLUMBERGER SEISMIC PROFILESERCELSOCIETY OF EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICISTS (SEG)SOCIETY OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (SPE)

T

TNO

U

UPSTREAM INTERNATIONAL OIL & GAS NEWSUPSTREAM OIL & GAS NEWSPAPER

W

WEATHERFORD

X

X-RAY MINERAL SERVICES LTD.

Exhibitors as of 8 November 2017. The organisers accept no liability for any omissions from this list.

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SponsorsWe would like to gratefully acknowledge and thank our sponsors:

Delegate BagsDelegate Lunch – Tuesday, 6 MarchPromotion in Delegate BagsYoung Professionals and Students Activities

Conference Opening Ceremony Dinner – Monday, 5 March

Lanyards

Delegate Lunch – Wednesday, 7 March

Delegate Lunch – Thursday, 8 March

Preliminary & Final Conference ProgrammeSignage

Young Professionals and Students Activities

C100 M90 Y10 M100 Y80 K10 K100

E-Posters

Audiovisual Equipment and Services

Sponsors as of 8 November 2017

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