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GEO 2008--Middle East Conference and Exhibition
March 2-5, 2008, Manama, Bahrain
Search and Discovery Article #90077 (2008)
Posted April 10, 2008
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Sandstone-Body Geometry, Facies Architecture and Depositional Model of Ordovician Barik Sandstone, Oman
by Iftikhar A. Abbasi and Abdulrahman Al-Harthy
Offshore Mediterranean Seismic Data Processing Challenges
by Magdy AbdelAty, Tamer Saleh, Michael Cogan, Alfredo Cegna, Antonio Betti, Giorgio Bondi, and Riccardo Vercesi
Organic Geochemical Evaluation of the Lower Cretaceous Minagish Reservoir Formation in Kuwait
by Fowzia Hussein Abdullah and Suad AbdulKareem Qabazard
Reservoir Heterogeneity and Development Strategy of the Mauddud Reservoir Undergoing Pattern Water Flooding in Raudhatain Field, Northern Kuwait
by Shaikh Abdul Azim, Ashok K. Pathak, Yahya Hassan, Ragab Shehab, Krenek Ron, and Hamad Al-Ajmi
Partnering to Develop a National Workforce: Practical Challenges and Solution
by Mohamed S. AbouSayed
Uncertainties and Risks Associated with Prospectivity of Mauddud Formation in the Bahrah Area, Kuwait
by A.M. Manowar Ahmed, Michael G. Kumpas, Sanjeev S. Thakur, Khalid Al-Ateeqi, and Gilbert Guingand
Origin of H2S and Hydrocarbons from the Permian-Triassic Khuff Formation Using Fluid Inclusion Technology
by Abdelghayoum S. Ahmed, Richard Worden, and Tom Harland
The Barik Sandstone Member, Northern Oman: Stratigraphic Traps and Review of a Tight Gas Play
by John F. Aitken, John A. Millson, Steven G. Fryberger, Alban Rovira, Dieter Skaloud, Hamad Al-Shuaily, Abdullah Al-Habsy, Mohamed Al-Harthy, Celestine Ugwu, Bhupendra N. Singh, and Sre Vaddey
Early Grain-Coat Formation in Modern Eolian Sands: Implications for Prediction of Deep Porosity
by Joanna Ajdukiewicz, William Esch, Pete Rumelhart, Stephen G. Franks, Clemens Van Dijk, William Carrigan, and Richard Larese
An Innovative Approach to Characterizing Fractures for a Large Carbonate Field of Kuwait by Integrating Borehole Data with the 
3-D
Surface Seismic
by Mahmood Akbar, Sunil Kumar Singh, B.Z. Khan, Hana Al-Salem, Pierre D. Maizeret, Donatella Astratti, Lars Sonneland, Stein I. Pedersen, Can Bakiler, and Robert Godfrey
Seismic Array Response in the Presence of Laterally Varying Thickness of the Weathering Layer
by Jubran Akram and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail
Potential of Iraqi Oil System
by Karim Akrawi
Silurian Tanf Formation Prospectivity in the Euphrates Graben Petroleum System, Syria
by Ahmad Aldahik, Brian Horsfield, Wilhelm Dominik, Heinz Wilkes, Peter Nederlof, Hans-Martin Schulz, and Malcolm Dransfield
The Concept of Entrapment: Towards Expanding the Paradigm
by Arif I. Alkalali
Understanding Subsurface Pressure Data Signature in a Hydrogeological Context
by Arif I. Alkalali
Efficient High-Resolution Seismic Data for Near-Surface Corrections
by Tariq Alkhalifa, Ramzy AlZayer, and Majed AlMalki
Straight-Ray Datuming in 3-D Media: Fast and Flexible
by Tariq Alkhalifa, Henk Innemee, and Chris Benson
Rock Physics Guided AVO: A Holistic Approach to Sand Detection
by Husam M. AlMustafa
Sequence Stratigraphy of Kuwait Jurassic Section: An Approach to Proceed Forward
by Ghaida Alsahlan and Hanadi AlQallaf
Challenges for Seismic Imaging Using Explicit Wavefield Extrapolation
by Saleh Alsaleh
Modeling the Near-Surface Using High-Resolution Seismic Data
by Ramzy M. AlZayer and Tariq Alkhalifa
Late Cenozoic Structuring in Kuwait: Evidence and Wider Exploration and Production Implications
by Bader Al-Ajmi, Samar Al-Ashwak, Saif Tanoli, Fatima Al Kandari, Areej Al-Darmi, and Rob Crossley
Porosity Correction in the Najmah Kerogen Formation
by Heyam M. Al-Ammar, Robert Dennis, Meshari A. Al-Awadi, Badruzzaman Khan, Moinuddin M. Qidwai, and Hanan A. Abu-Habbiel
Mishrif Formation Oil Biomarkers Used to Assess Hydrocarbon Generation, Migration Path and Accumulation Sites in the Ratawi, Zubair, Rumaila North and South Oil Fields, Southern Iraq
by Thamer K. Al-Ameri and Amer J. Al Khafaji
Middle Miocene Jeribe Formation Hydrocarbon Sources and Accumulations, Diala District, Northeastern Iraq
by Thamer K. Al-Ameri, Zebiur M. Markarian, and Madhat A. Naser
Palynofacies and Hydrocarbon Generation Potential for the Rocks of the Upper Triassic Baluti and Kurrachine Formations in Mosul Block, Northwestern of Iraq
by Thamer K. Al-Ameri and Qusay H. Aldolaimy
Hydrocarbon Potential of the Middle Jurassic Sargelu Formation, Zagros Fold Belt, Northern Iraq
by Thamer K. Al-Ameri, Ahmed A. Al-Ahmed, John Zumberge, and Janet Pitman
Prediction of Apparent Cohesion, Angle of Internal Friction and Poisson’s Ratio of Various Types of Rocks Using Laboratory Measured Unconfined (Uniaxial) Compressive Strength
by Bandar D. Al-Anazi
Fundamental Controls on Organic-Matter Preservation in a Clastic-Starved Intra-Shelf Basin: The Upper Cretaceous Natih B Sediments (Natih Formation) of Northern Oman
by Said A.K. Al Balushi, Joe H.S. MacQuaker, and Henk Droste
Fractures Detection and Characterization for the Jurassic Carbonate Reservoirs Using 3-D P-Wave Pre-Stack Seismic Data in Saudi Arabia
by Abdulfattah A. Al-Dajani
Using High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy for Characterizing the Khuff C Reservoirs in Hawiyah, Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia
by Ghazi A. Al Eid, Aus A. Al Tawil, and Ahmad M. Al Moosa
Umm-Roos Prospect: New Jurassic Hydrocarbon Play in West Kuwait
by Ahmad Al-Eidan, Nikhil C. Banik, Sunil K. Singh, Neama Al-Ajmi, Meshal Al-Wadi, and Talal Al-Adwani
Arifjan Discovery, a Boost to Jurassic Exploration in Southeastern Kuwait: Learning from the Interplay of Elements Leading to Commercial Discovery
by Ahmad Al-Eidan, Sunil K. Singh, Nikhil C. Banik, and Meshal Al-Wadi
An Integrated Approach to Decipher the Depositional Environment of Wara Formation, Burgan Oil Field, Kuwait
by Sawsan Al-Enezi, Mishari N. Al-Qattan, Fawzia H. Abdullah, and Muktibrata Bhattacharya
Facies and Core-Based Sequence Stratigraphic Framework for Shu’aiba Reservoir, Shaybah Field
by Nasser M. Al-Ghamdi and J.F. Read
Evaluation of the Slip-Sweep Technique Near Southwest Ghawar field, Saudi Arabia
by Turki M. Al-Ghamdi, Julien Meunier, and Thomas Bianchi
Gas While Drilling-Fluid Reservoir Characterization – a New Geochemical Approach to Characterize Radhuma’s Heavy Oils
by Mubarak Al-Hajeri, Menahi Al-Anzi, B.M. Abbott, Badria Abdul-Rahim, Salah Abdul-Malek, and Mariam Al-Saeed
Integration of Formation Evaluation Results with Core Data and it Impact on Production in Marrat Formation
by Hamad F. Al-Hamad, Heyam Al-Ammar, Hanan Salem, and Fawzia Abdullah
Lithofacies Attributes, Reservoir Qualities and Depositional Setting of the Oligocene Carbonates, Al-Khod Area, Oman
by Abdulrahman Al-Harthy, Osman S. Hersi, and Abdul Razak Al-Sayigh
Advances in 3-D Geologic Modeling at Saudi Aramco
by Fahad Al-Humam and James R. Wilkins
Basin Evolution of the Paleozoic Successions of Iraq
by Ali I. Al-Juboury and Aboosh H. Al-Hadidy
A Geophysical Investigation in Eastern Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Ahmed Al Kaabi, Abdul Aziz Al Mazrooei, Khalid Obaid, Saif Al Mazrooei, Khlfan Al Mansoori, and Mohammed Ali
Compositional Modeling of Northern Kuwait Jurassic Hydrocarbons for GOR and API Prediction
by Awatif F. Al-Khamiss, Frederic Monnier, and Pierre Y. Chenet
Seven Microseismic Projects in Oman: What Have We Learned?
by Fahad Al-Kindy, Peter Engbers, Geir Engen, Nasser Al-Touqi, and Awad Al-Yahyai
Sequence Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Upper Jurassic Arab and Hith Formations with Emphasis on Anhydrite Deposits, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Abdulla Al-Mansoori, Christian J. Strohmenger, Abdelfatah F. El-Agrab, Ahmed A. Khouri, and Abdullah Al-Aiderous
Reservoir Monitoring Logging Campaigns in Offshore Abu Dhabi are Handled with Collaborative Quality Value Assurance Project Management Approach
by Mariam Al-Marzouqi, Omar Al-Farisi, Ameena Al-Marzouqi, Ahmed Al-Neami, and Hicham Abu Chaker
Integrating Geological Models, Well Data and Geophysical Methods in Mapping the Top Salt Interface Over the Stringer Reservoirs
by Mohammed Al-Mazrui, Zuwena Al-Rawahi, and Cees Van Eden
Impact of Results from Complex Data-Intensive Wells on Understanding Fault, Fracture and Clinoform Geometry: Examples from a Maturing Carbonate oil Field in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Yousuf S.W. Fahed Al-Mehairi
Geology and Rock Properties Correlation: Outcrop Analogue Study of a Cretaceous Reservoir, United Arab Emirates
by Hamdan Al-Menhali, Sandra Vega, Mohammed Ali, and Manhal Sirat
Seismic Data Tracking and Recovery in the Exploration Effort: The Seismic Data TREE
by Abdulaziz Al-Moqbel
Organic Geochemical Indications for Source Potential and Hydrocarbon Generation from Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Sulaiy Formation, Southern Iraq
by Furat A. Al Musawi and Thamer K. Al Ameri
Using GPR and Resistivity Methods to Detect Subsurface Karst Cavities
by Khaled F. Al-Mutairi and Nasser S. Al-Arifi
The New Exploration Challenge: Finding the Basin Center Resources
by Abdulla A. Al-Naim, Mohammed J. Al-Mahmoud, and AbdelFattah M. Bakhiet
Managing Water in Mature Fields for Increased Recovery
by Mazen Al Omari and Jørgen Hallundbæk
Dolomitization and Reservoir Characterization of the Cretaceous Qamchuqa Group, Khabaz oil Field, Kirkuk Area, Northern Iraq
by Basim A. J. Al-Qayim, Fuad M. Qadir, and Fawzi M. Al-Biaty
Estimating Static Shifts by Deconvolving Stacking Velocity Profiles
by Turki Z. Al-Rowaili, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, Abdulaziz S. Al-Aslani, and Gabor Korvin
Land Seismic Noise Suppression: Tough Challenge, Intelligent Implementation
by Khalid Al-Rufaii and Weihong Zhu
Use of Reservoir Compartments Concept in Management of Western flank Area of a Mature Field in Kuwait
by Ghiyath A.H. Al-Sabeq, Maximilliano P. Rivas, and Saleh F. Al-Azmi
Index Fossils of the Late Palaeocene-Early Eocene Jafnayn Formation, Al Batinah Coast, Northern Oman
by Abdul Razak S. Al-Sayigh and Osman S. Hersi
Tectonic Evolution of the Jurassic Humma Marrat Structure, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia Partitioned Neutral (Divided) Zone
by Osama A. Al-Shaarawy, Abdulaziz Al-Najim, Mohamed Rajab, and Eisa Gholoum
Stratigraphic Framework of the Mafraq Formation, Northern Oman
by Hamad Al-Shuaily, Omar Al-Ja’Aidi, and John Aitken
Parameter Estimation of Velocity Function in Unconsolidated Sand Via Semblance Velocity Analysis
by Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail and Abdulrahman A. Al-Shuhail
Learnings from a Vertical Seismic Profiling (VSP) Programme
by Saeed A. Al-Yarubi, Shadia F. Al-Farsi, and Nasser T. Al-Touqi
Sequence Stratigraphy and Basin Modeling of the Eocene Succession from Kurdistan Region, Northeastern Iraq
by Fadhil Ahmed Ameen
Correlation of Upper-Khuff Equivalent Palaeotethyan Sediments of the Alborz Mountains, Northern Iran
by Lucia Angiolini, Maurizio Gaetani, Laura Carabelli, Sveva Corrado, Michael H. Stephenson, and Gregory Price
Predicting the Mishrif Reservoir Quality in the Mesopotamian Basin, Southern Iraq
by Adnan A.M. Aqrawi and Andy D. Horbury
CO2 Injection in the Nearly Depleted K12-B North Sea Gas Field
by Rob Arts, Bert van der Meer, Cor Hofstee, Frans Mulders, Daan D’Hoore, Kees Geel, and Pascal Winthaegen
Platform Cover and Sedimentary Basins of Yemen: Lithological Characterization and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity
by Mustafa A. As-Saruri
Model-Based Depositional Framework of Northern Part of Punjab Platform, Pakistan
by Shazia Asim, Shahid N. Qureshi, M. Gulraiz Akhtar, and Farrukh Qayyum
Data in Harmony: Use of Discovery Metadata, Taxonomy and Thesaurus in Saudi Aramco Exploration
by Peter Attewell, John Griffiths, and Abdulaziz Al-Moqbel
Early Development of a Compartmentalized, Naturally Fractured Formation with Compositional Fluid Behavior
by Rafi Mohammad Aziz, Ahmad Al-Eidan, Omer Gurpinar, Ernest Gomez, Sunil K. Singh, Abdel Hameed Waleed, and Can Bakiler
Evaluation of the Hydrocarbon Potential of the Upper Jurassic Barserin Formation Using Biomarkers, Kirkuk and Taq Taq Oil Fields, Northern Iraq
by Dler Hussain Baban and Shadan Mahmood Ahmed
Enhancing the Low-Frequency Content of Vibroseis Acquisitions with Maximum Displacement Sweeps: A Case History from Kuwait
by Claudio Bagaini, Adel El-Emam, and Ayman Shabrawi
Bio-Chronostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphic Interpretation of the Triassic Succession of Socotra Island, Yemen
by Marco Balini, Maurizio Gaetani, Martino Giorgioni, Alda Nicora, and Giulio Pavia
Breakthrough Team Performance: Amplifying the Impact on E&P Teams
by Benoit Barbier and Victor Lunar
Use of Interval Pressure Transient Testing to Improve Reservoir Characterization of Mauddud Carbonate Reservoir in Sabiriyah Field, Northern Kuwait
by Bodoor Baroon, Moudi Al-Ajmi, Hamad Najeh, and Ealian Al-Enzi
AVO Response of a Visco-Elastic Porous Layer
by Sumana Basu
The Ups and Downs of Inter-Bed Multiple Attenuation
by Anatoly Baumstein, Mohamed T. Hadidi, Ramesh Neelamani, and Warren Ross
Charge Evaluation of the South Rub’ Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia (Part I, for Part II See Nederlof et al.)
by Andrew Bell, Peter Nederlof, and Walter Voggenreiter
Monitoring Variations in Carbonate Biofacies: Studies from Tertiary Outcrops of Oman
by Michaela Bernecker
Why Time Lapse Seismic (4-D) Works Better than Expected
by Karl Berteussen, Yuefeng Sun, Akmal Sultan, Hamad BuAlRougha, and Sandra Vega
Reservoir Characterization and Reservoir Modeling of Tight Gas Reservoir of Guangan Field, China
by Fadila Bessa
Next-Generation Seismic Imaging: High-Fidelity Algorithms and High-End Computing
by Dimitri Bevc, Francisco Ortigosa, Antoine Guitton, and Bruno Kaelin
Wavepath Tomography for Complex Velocity Areas
by Dimitri Bevc, Moritz Fliedner, Morgan Brown, and Biondo Biondi
Predicting Pore Types in Khuff Reservoirs: A Step Towards Improved Permeability Predictions
by Ian Billing
An Integrated Approach to Determine Flow Units in a Complex Jurassic Carbonate “Marrat” Reservoir in Burgan Oil Field, Kuwait
by Muktibrata Bhattacharya, Mishari Najem Al-Qattan, and Reham Ali Al-Houti
Preserved Amplitude Processing of Complex Transitional Zone 2-D Seismic
by Rodney Blackford, Ding Yenn Maa, and Abdulaziz Al-Fares
Best Practices in Static Modeling of Giant Carbonate Reservoirs, Onshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Gérard Bloch, Shamsa Al Maskary, Luis Ramos, and Avni S. Kaya
Fracture Characterization Using Borehole Acoustic Reflection: Theoretical Modeling and Field Data Applications
by Alexei Bolshakov, Xiao Ming Tang, Gunawan Sucahyo, and Doug Patterson
Formation Evaluation in Palaeozoic Gas Reservoirs of the South Rub’ Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia
by Andreas Briner, Frans Hermsen, Gijs Holstege, and Kadhem Al-Nasser
Advances in Marine Seismic Acquisition
by Mundy Brink
Issues in Uncertainty Estimation for Time-to-Depth Conversion
by Michael K. Broadhead, Thomas M. Loretto, and Timothy H. Keho
Water Movement Controls in an Early Cretaceous Reservoir: An Integrated Analysis from a Large Offshore Field, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Robert W. Broomhall, Shawn Fullmer, Anil Deshpande, Jon Kaufman, Ewart Edwards, and Mohamed Y. Al Henshiri
Whole-Core Analysis for Effective Characterization of Inter-Well Permeability from a Horizontal Well
by Abdulla H. Bu Ali, Mehdi M. Honarpour, Syed M. Tariq, and Nizar F. Djabbarah
The Origins of Inter-Facial Tension and Implication on the Wettability of Carbonate Oil Reservoirs
by Jan J. Buiting
Fiber-Optic 4C Seabed Cable for 4-D Permanent Reservoir Monitoring
by J. Brett Bunn, S. Rune Tenghamn, and Steven J. Maas
Residual Water-Bottom Multiple Attenuation in the Arabian Gulf
by Roy Burnstad and Mahmoud E. Hedefa
Stratigraphic Processing for AVO and AVZ Analysis
by Roy Burnstad and Timothy H. Keho
Impact of an Integrated Reservoir Geological Model on Well Placement: A Case Study from Saudi Arabia
by Emad A. Busbait, Ishak Ishak, Abdulmoniem Badri, and Khalifa Mohammed
Effluent Water Disposal in Two Giant Oil Fields in Northern Kuwait
by Peter F. Cameron, Ali N. Khan, and Noel Lucas
An Integrated Approach to Predict Filling History and Fluid Composition of Satellite Prospects
by Bernard Carpentier, Jean-Luc Rudkiewicz, and Muriel Thibaut
Value of NMR Logging to Heavy Oil Reservoir Characterization
by Songhua Chen, Dan Georgi, Jason Chen, and Wei Shao
Minor Reservoirs in Northern Kuwait: Reserves Growth and Production Opportunities
by Hom B. Chetri, Hamad Mohammad Najeh, Ali Nasar Khan, Bader Al-Asousi, and Ealian Al-Anzi
Meeting the Challenges of Static Modeling of a Mid-Life Giant Middle Eastern Oil Field, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Andrew B.S. Clark, Taha Al-Dayyani, Christian J. Strohmenger, Ahmed Ghani, Hafez H. Hafez, and Tony Romero
Multi-Survey Acquisition and Processing in the Nile Delta
by Michael Cogan, Magdy AbdelAty, and Tamer Abdel Rahman
Depositional Architecture of the Upper Shu’aiba Formation Exploration Play in the Greater Lekhwair Area, Block 6, Northern Oman
by Gordon Coy, Christophe Gonguet, Kees De Leeuw, Intisaar Al Kindy, and Stephen Packer
Improving Understanding of 3-D Distribution of Diagenetic Processes with Digital Outcrop Modeling: Example from the Natih Formation, Jabal Madmar, Oman
by Anita E. Csoma, Erwin W. Adams, Kike Beintema, Carine Grélaud, Cathy Hollis, and Gianni Mallarino
Structural Evolution of the Hawasina Window (Oman Mts) and Its Relation to Hydrocarbon Generation
by László Csontos, Ágoston Sasvári, Tamás Pocsai, Gizella B. Árgyelán, István Dunkl, and László Fodor
Passive Seismic Field Pilot for Arab-D Reservoir Monitoring
by Shiv N. Dasgupta and Mike A. Jervis
Jurassic Sequence Stratigraphy in the Raudhatain-Sabiriyah Area of Northern Kuwait
by Arun K. Dey, William J. Clark, Sunil K. Singh, and Aref A. Al-Doheim
Tectonic Fracture Network Characterization in the Giant Hassi-Messaoud Oil Field, Algeria
by Sabrina Diddaoui, Said Khodja, Belkacem Sennour, Raphaël Lalou, Pierre Habig, and Laurent Ghilardini
Lateral Facies Variations of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Ramp Deposits, Jebel Nefusah, Northwest Libya
by Peter M.A. Driessen, Jean-Louis Cappelli, and Laurent Lambert
Stratigraphic Framework of the Natih Formation in Oman
by Henk J. Droste
Multi-Disciplinary Inversion of Earth Models
by Olivier Dubrule, Igor Escobar, and Danila Kuznetsov
A Novel Approach to Reservoir Characterization Using Seismic Inversion, Rock Physics and Bayesian Classification Scheme
by Nader C. Dutta
Designing Seismic Surveys in Greater Burgan Field, Kuwait, Utilizing Forward Modeling Concepts
by Pradyumna Dutta, Thekriat Hussain, Jarrah Al-Genai, Andrew Corely, Fred E. Herkenhoff, Kurt Nihei, D. Bones, and J. W. Rector
Controlling Structural Uncertainties in Static and Dynamic Modeling of Faulted Reservoirs
by Mohammed A. Edris, Omar H.S. Al Jeelani, Maryam M. Al Sheehi, and Salman H. Al Marzouqi
Well Placement Services Used in Optimizing Production in a Large Carbonate Reservoir
by Osama El-Gendi, Rafael Cullen, Waleed Jawad, Sr., and Marian Popescu, Sr.
Locating and Evaluating Bypassed Oil in the Minagish Oolite Reservoir, Minagish Field, West Kuwait
by Taher M.N. El Gezeery, Ahmed F. Abd El Latif, Moustafa Oraby, and Michael C. Dix
Effect of Clay Content on Tertiary Oil Recovery
by Atef Abdullah El-Hady
Near-Surface Attenuation Estimation of P and S Waves from Middle East Data
by Nizare El Yadari, Fabian Ernst, and Wim A. Mulder
What Would Be the Minimum Subsurface Information Before Making a Decision to Develop the Field? A Case Study from El Toor Field, Muglad Basin, Sudan
by Musab Mohamd Elamhi, Sr. and Ahmed Abdalla Mohammed, Sr.
Diagenetic History and Its Control on Reservoir Properties in a Heterogeneous Carbonate Field, Kangan/Dalan Formation, Iran
by Arild Eliassen, Joanna Garland, Daniel Berge Sollien, Tore Amund Svånå, and Stephen N. Ehrenberg
Geophysical Reservoir Monitoring: Where We Are!
by Peter Engbers, Mohamed Al-Mughairy, Fahad Al-Kindy, Helmut Friesacher, Nasser Al-Touqi, Saeed Al-Yarubi, and Issa Al-Quseimi
The Effect of Cimmerian Unconformity in Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Sediments and Its Impact in Hydrocarbon Exploration in Egypt:
A Case Study in Western Wadi El Rayan Concession Area
by Khamis Farhoud, Raffaele Buonaguro, and Tarek Kamel
Ara Stringer Carbonate Modelling: A Case History
by Andrew Faulkner, Saima Fatma Sayyed, and Dietmar Mueller
Supporting Exploration and Production with Satellite Radar Data Processed by Means of the PSInSAR™ Technique
by Alessandro Ferretti, Stefano Cespa, Fabrizio Novali, Alfio Fumagalli, and Marco Bianchi
Geomechanics Contribute to Improved Well-Delivery in Deep Gas Wells, Northern Oman
by Thomas Finkbeiner, Raimond C. Van der Pal, Mohammed S. Al Khaldi, Ali R. Al Abri, and Ahmed S. Al Maskery
3-D Visualisation on a Plate Scale Model Over the Middle East and North Africa
by Adam Finn, David M. Casey, D. Macgregor, and Peter R. Sharland
A Novel Pre-Stack Inversion Technique Investigating a Carbonate Reservoir’s Rock Properties
by Michael Fleming, Sarah Corrie, Gary Yu, and Gary Perry
Production Logs and Well Shut-Offs in a GOGD Giant Field
by Edward J. Follows, Andrew Farmer, Rudy W.F. Welling, Andrew Beck, Saud Salmi, Luisabel Mieles, and Ehtesham Ali
Preservation of Pre-Rift Sediments and Development of Accommodation Zones During the Initial Phase of Red Sea Rifting
by Hussein G. Aly Fouda, Paul G. Nicholson, A. Kent Norton, Robert E. Tubbs, and Andrew Jollands
Origin of Burial Diagenetic Illite and Its Effect on Porosity and Permeability of Unayzah Sandstone Reservoirs (Permian-Carboniferous) of Saudi Arabia
by Stephen G. Franks
Origin and Evolution of Pore Water in Coastal and Inland Clastic Sabkhas and Salt Pans of Saudi Arabia
by Stephen G. Franks, William J. Carrigan, Franklin Patrick, Peter Jenden, Jaffar Al-Dubaisi, Clemens Van Dijk, Harry Mueller III, Rami Kamal, Kent Norton, and Chris Heine
Geochemical Characterization of Petroleum in Jurassic Reservoirs South of Ghawar field, Saudi Arabia): Implications for the Petroleum System
by Andreas Fuhrmann, Ahmed M. Hakami, Peter D. Jenden, Henry I. Halpern, and Sami T. Abdelbagi
Information Management for the Asset Team
by Paul Galinski
Reservoir Characterisation of a Heterogeneous Hydrocarbon Field, Khuff (Kangan-Dalan) Formation, Middle East
by Joanna Garland, Stephen N. Ehrenberg, Tore A. Svånå, Arild Eliassen, Daniel B. Sollien, Ali Taghavi, Arnstein Waldum, and Dirk Knaust
First Microseismic Monitoring Results for a Middle East Carbonate Reservoir: Minagish Oil Field Case Study, Western Kuwait
by Emmanuel Gaucher, Christophe C. Maisons, Abdullatif Y. Al-Kandari, Kamal Al-Atroshi, and Jassim M. Al-Kanderi
Production Attribute Mapping Workflow to Assess Remaining Resource Potential and Distribution of Water in the First Eocene Reservoir at Wafra Field, Partitioned Neutral Zone, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait
by Kera Gautreau, W. Scott Meddaugh, Jim McAuliffe, Stewart D. Griest, and Niall Toomey
Tectono-Stratigraphic Comparison of Two Petroliferous Provinces in the Northeastern Iraqi Portion of the Arabian Plate
by Richard P. George, Tayfoor Rushdi, and George J. Grabowski
Structural Genesis of Hydrocarbon Traps of Iraq
by Richard P. George, Tayfoor Rushdi, Kirk W. Schafer, and Thomas J. Frantes
Integration of Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, and Seismic Stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Shu’aiba Formation in an Oil Field of Northwest Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Ahmed Ghani, David G. Barwick, Christian J. Strohmenger, Suhaila H.A. Al-Mazrooei, Naema O. Al-Zaabi, and Thomas Steuber
Multi-Lateral Horizontal Well Application for Improving the Oil Recovery of a Mature Field, Intisar 103N, Libya
by Mohamed M. Gharsalla and Mohamed B. Elghmari
Sedimentation Framework and Tectonostratigraphic Development of the Muglad Basin Sudan
by Yasir M.A. Ghorashi, Sr.
From Planting the Seeds to Harvesting the Crop
by Ibrahim Goba
Valanginian-Turonian Second-Order Sequences from the Southern Tethys and Their Exploration Significance
by Alexis Godet, Roger B. Davies, Duncan Macgregor, Peter R. Sharland, Michael D. Simmons, Owen E. Sutcliffe, Alice R.A. Thomas, and Joanne Wyton
Mapping the Upper Shu’aiba in Northern Oman: How to Get the Best Out of Difficult Seismic Data and Specifically How to Pick the Formation Top and Identify the Presence of Good Reservoir?
by Christophe Gonguet, Kees De Leeuw, and Gordon Coy
Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional History of the Eocene-Miocene Carbonates and Evaporites in the Subsurface of the Northern Mesopotamian Basin, Northeast Iraq
by George Grabowski, Chengjie Liu, and Augustus O. Wilson
Subduction-Related Deformation Processes in the Makran Accretionary Prism, Offshore Iran
by Gianluca Grando and Ken McClay
Seismic Physical Modeling for the Arabian Peninsula: Laboratory Set-Up and Early Results
by Robert J. Greaves, Mike Jervis, and Mohammed Alfaraj
The Saudi Aramco Technology Test Site
by Robert J. Greaves, Timothy H. Keho, Mohammed N. Alfaraj, John T. Allen, and Modiu L. Sanni
Refining the Carbonate Paradigm for Revamping Mature Oil Fields: Integration of Regional-Scale and High-Resolution Stratigraphy in the Upper Cretaceous Natih Formation, Oman
by Carine Grélaud, Philippe Razin, Peter Homewood, Henk Droste, Anne Schwab, and Volker Vahrenkamp
Low-Frequency Hydrocarbon Microtremors: Case Studies Around the World
by Robert M. Habiger, Erik Saenger, and Stefan Schmalholz
Novel-Liner System Improves Coring Performance, Rig Safety and Wellsite Processing
by Larry M. Hall and Bob T. Wilson
Modern Seismic Imaging of a Vintage 3-D Seismic Survey Offshore Northern Emirates
by Michael A. Hall, Svetlana Bidikhova, and John Faragher
CHFR Can Better Monitor Gas Sand Pay Zones Hydrocarbon Potential
by Gharib M. Hamada, Sr. and Ahmed A. Hegazy, Sr.
Implications of Lineaments Trends from Ghawar Field and Adjacent Areas
by Mustafa M. Hariri
Enhanced Seismic Interpretation Using Multiple Seismic Volumes Over an Offshore Field, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Christopher E. Harris, Mary K. Johns, Joe M. Reilly, Gregg A. Zelewski, Andy M. Gombos, Zygmunt J. Shevchek, and Naeema Khouri
A Method to Determine Acquisition Equivalency
by Richard Hastings-James and Peter van Baaren
Accelerating Development of Geoscientists and Applications Engineers Using Competency Mapping and Certification Processes
by Frank P. Hearn, D.K. Trichel, and Mark Harris
Cablefree Land Acquisition Technologies: Choices, Benefits and Case Studies
by Robert G. Heath and William Ayres
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by Irfan Hendrawan, Maria Ribeiro, Marc Vesseron, Khalid Al Marzouqi, Ahmed El Mahdi, Dany Cadiou, Paul Henley, and Stuart Walley
Depositional Setting of Cretaceous Reservoirs, Southern Yemen and Northern Somalia
by Osman Salad Hersi and Dale Leckie
Paleomagnetic Study of Upper Cretaceous-Lower Tertiary Rocks in Northeastern Iraq
by Basim R.A. Hijab, Ezadin Baban, and Emad H. Al Kharssan
Mesozoic to Recent Structural Evolution of the Eastern Rub’ Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia
by Gijs C.J. Holstege, Mahdi Al-Mutlaq, Joerg Mattner, Fuad Al-Somali, Ashraf Khalil, and Thomas Connally
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by Magdy A. Hozayen, Christian J. Strohmenger, Klaus Müller, and Salman H. Al-Marzouqi
Geophysical Pressure Prediction for Ultra-Deep Wells: When the Reservoir Becomes the Enemy
by Alan R. Huffman
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by Geraint W. Hughes, Nassir Naji, and Osman Varol
New Aspects of Saudi Arabian Jurassic Biostratigraphy
by Geraint W. Hughes, Osman Varol, Nigel P. Hooker, and Raymond Enay
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by Geraint W. Hughes
Micropalaeontology of the Saudi Arabian Rus, Dammam and Dam Formations Exposed at the Dammam Dome
by Geraint W. Hughes and Saleh Enaizy
Tectonic Controls on Triassic Stratigraphy and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in Kuwait
by Riyasat Husain, Abdul Aziz Sajer, Nadia Al-Zabout, Ahmad Rabie, Mohammed K. Iqbal, and Dabeer A. Khan
Oil Below Oil-Water Contacts: Implications on the Structural Evolution of Minagish Oolite Reservoir, Minagish Oil Field, Kuwait
by Muhammad W. Ibrahim and Tahir El Gezeery
Fault Development and Hydrocarbon Entrapment in the Mutriba Area, Western Kuwait
by Mohammed K. Iqbal, Michael G. Kumpas, Riyasat Husain, Abdul Aziz Sajer, Hanan Al-Owihan, Nadia Al-Zabout, and Riad Abu Taleb
Source Rock Formation and Characteristics of Shiranish Formation, Euphrates Graben, Syria
by Shirin Ismail, Brian Horsfield, Heinz Wilkes, Wilhelm Dominik, Peter Nederlof, Hans-Martin Schulz, and Malcolm Dransfield
Role of Regional Structural Elements in the Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of Bahrain Offshore Blocks
by Subramanian R. Iyer, Cheruku B. Reddy, and Ravi K. Pathak
Improved Drilling Performance in Re-Entry Wells Using High-Performance Water-Based Drilling Fluid in Bahrain’s Awali Field
by Ahmad S. Johari, Michael B. Johnson, Ricardo Brahim, John B. Trenery, Samy A. Mohamed, and Hussain A. Sultan
A Comparative Study of Facies and Diagenesis of Arabian Peninsula Sabkhas
by Jeremy Jameson, Christian J. Strohmenger, and Michael Kozar
Applications of Non-Rigid Matching to 3-D Converted-Wave Imaging
by Tony D. Johns
Anisotropic P-P and P-Sv Pre-Stack Depth Migration of 4-C Seismic Data, Offshore Trinidad
by Tony D. Johns, Carmen Vito, and Raul Sarmiento
How Much Tar is too Much? Novel Methods for Tar Identification and Quantification for Real-Time Reservoir Assessment
by Peter J. Jones, Peter M. Neumann, Henry I. Halpern, Edward A. Clerke, Michael C. Dix, Rachad Zeriek, Isidore J. Bellaci, Nasser A. Al-Khaldi, Ridvan Akkurt, Mohammed N. Khamis, Said S. Malki, Salman M. Al-Qathami, Mohammed A. Al-Amoudi, and Khalid R. Al-Malki
Geomechanics Approaches to Oil and Gas Production at the Russian Sector of the Barents Region
by Anatoly Kalashnik
Heat-Flow Measurements: Fundamental Information for Structural and Geodynamic Interpretation
by Norbert Kaul and Christian Müller
Unlocking STOIIP of Permian Gharif Clastic Reservoirs in Central Oman
by Recep A. Kazdal, Jamie Doyle, and Suleiman Shukery
Estimating Porosity and Thickness from Combined Seismic Amplitude and Isochron Analysis
by Timothy H. Keho, Michael K. Broadhead, and Fernando A. Neves
Structure Trap Characterization in the Eastern Arabian Basin
by Mesbah H. Khalil and Mohammed J. Al-Mahmoud
Integrated G&G Evaluation to Constrain Glacial Paleo-Topography, Sarah Formation, Saudi Arabia
by Ashraf Khalil, Goeffrey Pike, Alain Jourdan, and Pieter Van Mastrigt
Integrated Fracture Characterization of Najmah-Sargelu Reservoirs, Umm-Neqa Structure, Kuwait: Its Implications on Hydrocarbon Exploration
by Badruzzaman Khan, Hanan A. Abu-Habbiel, Meshari Ameen Al-Awadi, Heyam Al-Ammar, and Moinuddin M. Qidwai
Diagenetic Imprints and Their Impact on Reservoir Characterization of the Jurassic Middle Marrat Member, Northern Kuwait
by Dabeer A. Khan, Sunil K. Singh, Mohammed M. Al-Ajmi, and George Gega
Deterministic Inversion Results in a Difficult Seismic Acquisition Environment: Example from a Carbonate Reservoir in United Arab Emirates
by Suaad Khoori, Yasser Kalifeh, Junaid Khan, Marc Vesseron, William Soroka, and Maria Ribeiro
Mechanical Modeling of Diapirism in the Zagros Simply Folded Zone
by Mehrdad Madani Kivi, Gernold Zulauf, and Carlo Dietl
Analysis of Kinematical Folding Mechanisms under Analogue Modelling of Plane Strain
by Mehrdad Madani Kivi and Gernold Zulauf
A Novel Approach for Quantifying a Dual-Porosity System and Its Permeability Distribution in a Carbonate Reservoir: A Case Study from Al Khalij Field, Qatar
by Jannes Kloos, Songhua Chen, Nicholas Meyer, and Ramdas Narayanan
Assessment of the Geology of Deep Saline Aquifers and Its Feasibility for CO2 Storage in the Arabian Peninsula
by Eiman R. Kolthoum and Zara Khatib
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by Michael G. Kozar, Ahmed Al Mannai, Ajlan Al-Meraikhi, Adel Al-Muhssin, Mashael Al-Wehaibi, Azza Atmeh, Kirsten Bannister, Unal Bayram, Gregory Benson, Broto Dwiyarkoro, Imelda Gorman-Johnson, Khalifa Hummuda, Jeremy Jameson, Chengjie Liu, Marzuki Bin Mohammed, Ken Potma, David Puls, Kevin Putney, Heather Quevedo, Tamer Reda, Agus Sudarsana, Michael Tsenn, Jim Weber, and Lyndon Yose
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by Michael G. Kozar, Richard Wachtman, Gary Ottinger, Gareth Jones, Christine Iannelo, Susan Gibbons, Christopher Willan, Jim Weber, Ken Potma, Christian Strohmenger, Fahad Al-Mousawi, Taha Al Dayyani, and Ali Al-Shamry
Application of Stratigraphy Specific Shale Compaction Curves in Pore Pressure Prediction: A Basin Modeling Approach
by Nishikanta Kundu and Sudipta Basu
Architecture, Paleoenvironment and Depositional Patterns of the Levant Platform
by Jochen Kuss, Martina Bachmann, Jens Wendler Bachmann, Jan Bauer, and Frauke Schulze
Pitfalls in Seismic Amplitude Interpretation: Lessons from Oligocene Channel Sandstones
by Hari Lal, S.K. Biswal, and J.L. Nangia
Structural Interpretation of the Oued Gueterini Field, Algeria
by Achour Lamouri, Sr. and Nabil Saadallah
Regional Hanifa Reservoir Fairways in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia: An Integrated Approach
by Paul Lawrence, Tom Harland, David Tang, Douglas Cook, Geraint Hughes, Ravi Singh, Greg Gregory, Abdel Fattah Bakhiet, and Abdel Ghayoum Ahmed
Optimisation of the BED 15 A/R “C” Reservoir Water-Flooding Project Based on Robust Integrated Reservoir Modeling
by Xavier Le Varlet, Adel El-Sabagh, and Ahmed Toukhy
Backthrusting and Reverse Faulting Along the Western Margin of the Semail Ophiolite in the Al Wadiyein Area, Buraimi, Oman
by Jim Leanderson, Mohammed Y. Ali, and James Small
Attenuation of Acquisition Footprint on Sparse Land and Ocean Bottom Data Using Least Squares Pre-Stack Time Migration
by Richard Leggott, Richard Wombell, and R. Gareth Williams
The Role of Evaporites in a Holistic Investigation of Arab Sequence Stratigraphy and the Related Depositional Sequences in the Northern Part of the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
by Karl Leyrer, Franz O. Meyer, and Arndt Peterhaensel
Well Data Tracking from Wellsite to Corporate Database
by David Ning Li, Al Kok, Mazhar Siddiqui, and Shixin Wei
Rapid Assessment of Khuff Reservoir Potential in Saudi Arabian Exploration Wells
by Robert F. Lindsay
Ghawar Arab-D Reservoir: Widespread Porosity in Shoaling-Upward Carbonate Cycles, Saudi Arabia
by Robert F. Lindsay, Dave L. Cantrell, Geraint W. Hughes, Thomas H. Keith, Harry W. Mueller, III, and S. Duffy Russell
Depositional Cyclicity and Palaeoenvironments of the Middle Dhruma Formation, Saudi Arabia
by Robert F. Lindsay, Nassir S. Alnaji, and Geraint W. Hughes
Preservation Potential of Carbonate and Halite Polygons of the Abu Dhabi Coastline
by Stephen. W. Lokier and Thomas Steuber
2-D Transition-Zone Seismic Processing on the Arabian Gulf Coast of Saudi Arabia: A Case History
by Bryan R. Maddison and Joseph R. McNeely
Depositional Environments and Reservoir Characteristics of the Late Carboniferous-Permian Juwayl Member (Wajid Sandstone), Southwestern Saudi Arabia
by Mohamed Ibrahim Mahgoub, Osman M. Abdullatif, Ali Sahin, Mustafa Hariri, Gabor Korvin, and Waleed Abdulghani
Passive Seismic (Ipds®): An Outstanding Technology for Discovering Structural and Stratigraphic Traps
by Monzer Makhous, Ernst D. Rode, and Karim Akrawi
The Upper Devonian Trough from Saoura to Fegaguira, Northwest Sahara, Algeria: Geodynamic and Environmental Aspects
by Fatima Zohra Malti, Ben-Youcef Madani, Abdelkader Abbache, and Mekahli Larbi
Using Wired Pipe LWD-FE Data in Real-Time: Experiences and Lessons Learned
by Michael Manning, John MacPherson, Terry Quinn, Mohammad Jahangir, Jeremy Lofts, and Maximo Hernandez
Improved Characterization and Modeling of Unconventional Fractured Jurassic Reservoir
by Saad A. Matar and Fahed Al-Medhadi
Reservoir Management in a Mature Carbonate Environment
by Frederic Maubeuge and Emmanuelle Baud
The Geology of Khuff Outcrop Equivalents in the United Arab Emirates
by Florian Maurer, Rossana Martini, Roberto Rettori, and Heiko Hillgartner
Prospect Risking for Stratigraphic Traps
by James G. McIlroy
The Wafra First Eocene Reservoir in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait: Geology and Reservoir Modeling for the Large Scale Steamflood Pilot
by W. Scott Meddaugh, Kera Gautreau, Niall Toomey, and Stewart Griest
Stratal Architecture of the Permian-Carboniferous Lower Unayzah Formation, Subsurface Eastern Central Saudi Arabia Compared with the Juwayl Formation at Outcrop, Wajid Region, Southwest Saudi Arabia
by John Melvin and Arthur K. Norton
Application of Seismic-Resistivity Conversion to Reservoir Characterization: An Advanced Study
by Denny M.F. Mendrofa, Ahmad Naveed, and Richard Hayward
Analytical Approach of Seismic-Derived Resistivity
by Denny M.F. Mendrofa and Bambang Widarsono
CO2 Miscible Flooding in Tight Reservoirs: Experimental Procedure and Application
by Habib K. Menouar, Aziz Arshad, Mohammed K. Naik, and Abdulaziz A. Al-Majed
Reservoir Geology of Upper Burgan and Prediction of Water Encroachments: Raudhatain Field, Northern Kuwait
by Mohammed A. Merza, Shaikh Abdulazim, Peter Cameron, and Fawzia Abdullah
Reservoir Connectivity: Definitions, Strategies, and Applications
by M. Ellen Meurer, John W. Snedden, Peter J. Vrolijk, Mike E. Farrell, Larry T. Sumpter, Mike L. Sweet, Kevin Barnes, and Erik Oswald
Geosteering Long Horizontal Drains in Al Khalij Field Thin Layers: An Integrated Approach
by Nicolas E. Meyer, Florian Socquet-Juglard, and Ramdas Narayanan
Aeronian and Early Telychian Chitinozoans from Central Saudi Arabia
by Merrell A. Miller, Florentin Paris, Jan Zalasiewicz, and Mark Williams
Reservoir Characterisation Through a Multi-Well Interference Test in the Giant Mauddud Carbonate Reservoir, Sabiriyah Field in Northern Kuwait
by Rajendra K. Mishra, Moudi F. Al-Ajmi, and Ealian Al-Anzi
Stratigraphic Hierarchy and Architecture of the Upper Thamama (Cretaceous) Lekhwair, Kharaib and Shu’aiba Formations at a Giant Oil Field, Offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by John Mitchell, Christine Iannello, Jon Kaufman, Ewart Edwards, Hesham Shebl, and Majid Al Suwaidi
Enhancement of OIP Through Reservoir Modeling of a Multi-Layered Siliciclastic Reservoir: A Case Study from Muglad Basin, Sudan
by Ahmed A. Mohammed, Sr. and Fadul A. Ahmed, Sr.
Development of a Mechanical Earth Model for Qatari Reservoirs
by Megha Mohan
Reservoir Modeling of Lower Devonian Tight Gas Reservoirs in the Zerafa Block, Western Desert, Algeria: A Workflow From Geological Concepts to 3-D Models
by Andrea Moscariello, Wilhelm Kolkman, Dirk Seifert, and Kenny Foreste
New Insights on the Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Glaciogenic Late Ordovician Sanamah Member, Wajid Sandstone Formation, Southwest Saudi Arabia
by Andrea Moscariello, Hameed Azzouni, Mike Hulver, Jourdan Alain, and Jean-Loup Rubino
Possible Contribution of 4-D Microgravity to Reservoir Monitoring
by Jan Mrlina
Reservoir Surveillance and Logging Applications for Brownfield Optimization
by Parijat Mukerji, Jackie Kechichian, Robert Larsen, and Zouhir Zaouali
Potential Fields: An Effective Guide for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development
by Emad Muzaiyen and Mesbah Khalil
Forward Seismic Modeling of Khuff-Equivalent Outcrops, Central Saudi Arabia
by Harry W. Mueller, III and Xavier Janson
3-D VSP’s Provide High-Resolution Seismic Images for Improved Reservoir Monitoring and Characterization
by Klaus Müller, Mariam Al-Baloushi, Omar Al-Jeelani, William Soroka, Samer Marmash, Bjorn Paulsson, David Dushman, and Martin Karrenbach
Characterizing Petroleum Fractions for Compositional Reservoir Simulation
by Hassan S. Naji
The Use of Spectral Decomposition and Seismic Attribute Volumes in Mapping of Truncating Carbonate Units
by Hussain Najwani, Mahmood Mahrooqi, and Janine Jones
Seismic Attribute Analysis in Understanding the Facies Distribution of Minagish Formation in Western Kuwait
by Srinivasa R. Narhari, Mohammed D. Al-Ajmi, and Saifullah K. Tanoli
Middle Miocene Stratigraphic Traps in Drava Depression, Croatia
by Natasa Nastasic, Zeljko Ivkovic, and Josip Bubnic
Charge Evaluation of the South Rub’ Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia (Part II; See Bell et al. for Part I)
by Peter Nederlof, Andrew Bell, and Walter Voggenreiter
Field Data Performance of Curvelet-Based Noise Attenuation
by Ramesh Neelamani, Anatoly Baumstein, Mohamed Hadidi, and Warren Ross
Outcrop Study and Petroleum Implication to Identify Reservoir Quality Trend on Potential Deepwater Play System at Kendeng Zone, Eastern Java, Indonesia
by Chandra Negara, Drianto Sudarmawan, Sunjaya Saputra, and Moh. Indra Novian
Reservoir Characterization and 3-D Modeling Using Combined Techniques from Well Logs to Reservoir Simulation: Case Study in the Serie Inferieure, Hassi R’Mel Field, Southern Algeria
by Zohra Nennouche, Youcef Azoug, and Karim Belabed
Deposition, Age and Pan-Arabian Correlation of Late Neoproterozoic Outcrops in Saudi Arabia
by Paul G. Nicholson, Dominique Janjou, C. Mark Fanning, Larry M. Heaman, and John P. Grotzinger
Visualization of Pre-Stack P-Wave Seismic Data Anisotropy
by Ru Nie and Jianhua Yue
Small Fields Modelling from Satellite Image to Subsurface: Reducing the Uncertainty on the Position of a Field-Bounding Fault
by Madelon Nijman, Sami Al Nofli, and Karl-Heinz Zelt
Gulf of Aqaba Paleostresses Status and Rifting Events
by Abdelwahab Noufal and M. Dia Mahmoud
Mechanisms of Fractures-Microfaults Initiation and Propagation, West-Central Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
by Abdelwahab Noufal and M. Dia Mahmoud
Enhancement of Static Correction by Turning-Ray Tomography
by Djarfour Noureddine and Mender Mourad
Accurate Calculation of Hydrocarbon Saturation Based on Log Data in Complex Carbonate Reservoirs in the Middle East
by Tawfiq A. Obeida, Faisal Al-Jenaibi, Sami Rassas, and Samy Serag El Din
Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Interfacial Tension and Contact Angle of Khuff Gas Reservoir
by Taha Okasha and Abduljalil Al-Shiwaish
Polarisation Analysis of Ocean Bottom 3C Sensor Data
by Bjorn Olofsson and Christophe Massacand
Sedimentology and Petrographic Study of the Upper Carboniferous-Lower Permian Unayzah Formation, Block C, Rub’ Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia
by Andrea Ortensi, Claudio Visentin, Chiara Barbieri, Adel Douban, and Khaled Sharky
Stratigraphic Interpretation of the Cenozoic and Cretaceous Succession of Kurdistan, Northern Iraq: New Evidence from Well and Outcrop Data
by Stephen Packer, Nils A. Bang, Andreas Olaus Harstad, Stephen Starkie, and Jon Vold
Ride Out the Storm or Set a New Course: Tackling the Oil Industry Labour and Skills Crisis
by Peter Parry and Raed Kombargi
Delineation of Upper Unayzah Reservoir Sand from Seismic Inversion: A Case Study from Awali Field, Bahrain
by Ravi K. Pathak, Cheruku B. Reddy, and Subramanian R. Iyer
Hydrocarbon System Model for the Arabian Plate
by Sarah R. Pietraszek-Mattner, William Maze, Gary Ottinger, Rosina Chaker, Martine J. Hardy, and George J. Grabowski
Basin Analysis of the Southern Yemeni Red Sea: Significance of Halokinesis Upon Subsalt Source Rock Maturities and Hydrocarbon Migration Dynamics
by John D. Pigott, Omer Aksu, and Ahmed Alahdal
Determining the Effective Viscosity of a Shear-Induced State (SIS) Surfactant, C16TMASal, During Injection into a Porous Medium
by Frank Platt and Mahmood Amani
New Data on the Geological Build-Up of the Central Oman Mountains
by Tamás Pocsai and Ágoston Sasvári
Hierarchical Framework Basis for Multi-Scale Khuff Reservoir Modeling
by Michael C. Poppelreiter, Erwin Adams, Thomas Aigner, Joachim Amthor, Sulaiman Al-Kindi, et al.
Mapping Lower Zubair Channel Sands Using 3-D Seismic Data: A Case Study
by Raghav Prasad, Saifullah Khan Tanoli, and Mohammed Dawwas Al-Ajmi
Saudi Aramco Permian-Carboniferous (Unayzah) Stratigraphic Nomenclature of Saudi Arabia
by Roger J. Price, A. Kent Norton, John Melvin, Christian J. Heine, John Filatoff, et al.
Integration of Borehole Images and Shear Sonic Anisotropy for Quantitative Fracture Evaluation
by Romain C. Prioul, Jeroen Jocker, Austin Boyd, William H. Borland, and Claude Signer
Changing Paradigms: A Stratigraphic Record from a Carbonate-Clastic Incised Valley Fill Formed During Holocene Sea Level Rise, Doha, Qatar
by David Puls, Jeremy Jameson, and Ahmed Al-Mannai
Using GIS 4-D Technology for Analyzing and Monitoring Oil & Gas Production in Awali Field, Bahrain
by Naresh K. Puripanda and Fahad Al Shamsan
Paleogene Stratigraphy and Petroleum Potential of Largely Volcanic Play Jatibarang Formation, Onshore Northwest Java Basin, Indonesia
by Eddy Purnomo, Rudy Ryacudu, Edy Sunardi, and Billy G. Adhiperdana
Delineation of Mauddud Carbonate Reservoirs in Raudhatain and Sabiriyah Fields of Northern Kuwait Using Seismic Inversion and Porosity Modeling
by Mafizar Rahaman, Bader Al Ajmi, Osman Khaled, Yousef Al Zuabi, and Mohammed Ismail Syed
Utilizing Seismic-Derived Rock Properties in Well Planning, Drilling and Geosteering Khafji Stringer Sands, Zuluf field, Saudi Arabia
by Sean A. Rahati, Hussain Al-Otaibi, Yousef Al-Shobaili, and Randal Miller
Delivering an Efficient, Robust and Comprehensive Petrophysical Evaluation in Carbonate Environments
by Raghu Ramamoorthy, Charles Flaum, Austin Boyd, Nikita Seleznev, Haitao Sun, and Juntao Ma
Evidence for Top Shu’aiba Exposure and Incision in Block 5, Offshore Qatar: Regional Consequences
by Madeleine Raven, Poul-Henril Larsen, Henriette Steinhardt, M. Emang, K. Habib, and Frans van Buchem
Predicting Reservoir Quality in the Ara Stringer Reservoirs, South Oman Salt Basin
by Zuwena Rawahi and Xiomara Marquez
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by Hendrik Rebel and Christophe Viala
Geophysical and Geological Modelling of Potential Carbonate Reservoir of the Batu Raja Formation and its Development Strategy in Western Java, Indonesia
by Adi Ringoringo and Joko Padmono
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by Abla Riyami
Comparison of Early Structural Evolution of the Red Sea and Gulf of Mexico: Exploration Lessons
by Donald A. Rodgers, James Pindell, Cokes Barn, and Thomas C. Connally
Reservoir Simulation of a Heterogeneous Carbonate Field, Key Sensitivities and Dependencies, Kangan/Dalan Formation, Iran
by Jens H. Rolfsnes, Daniel Berge Sollien, Arild Eliassen, Arnstein Waldum, Joanna Garland, and Ali A. Taghavi
Faulting and Fault Interaction in Porous Siliciclastic Reservoirs: Insights from Outcrop Modeling of Analogous Reservoir Rocks in Sinai (Egypt) and Utah (USA)
by Atle Rotevatn, Haakon Fossen, and John Howell
Recent Advances on the Facies and Stratigraphy of the Dibsiyah Member of the Wajid Sandstones, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
by Jean-Loup Rubino, Hameed Azzouni, Alain Jourdan, Mike Hulver, and Andrea Moscariello
Structural Model of the Algerian Offshore: Impact on Style and Dimension of Traps
by Nabil Saadallah and Mohamed S. Tighilt, Sr.
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by Saud Salmi
Fracture Population of Carbonate Geological Models Using Digital Outcrop Data
by Bérengère Savary-Sismondini, Erik Monsen, Aicha Bounaim, Anne Louise Larsen, Michael Nickel, Lars Sonneland, Dave Hunt, Paul Gillespie, and John Thurmond
Structural Characterization of the Cenozoic-Mesozoic at Balad Field, Iraq, with Emphasis on Superposed Structures
by Kirk W. Schafer and Richard P. George
Unlocking the Upper Shu’aiba Stratigraphic Play in Northern Oman
by Kolbjorn Schjolberg and Christophe Gonguet
Low-Frequency Hydrocarbon Microtremors: Theory and Seismic Attributes
by Stefan Schmalholz, Erik Saenger, Yuri Podladchikov, and Robert Habiger
Reservoir Characterization of Fault-Related Dolomite Bodies from Outcrop Analogs: Application to Carbonate Reservoirs
by Stefan Schröder, Sylvain Rigaud, Sabrina Zerti, Jean Borgomano, Bruno Caline, Jean-Paul Gomez, Jerôme Hennuy, Eneko Iriarte Avilés, Juliette Lamarche, Mikel Lopez-Horgue, and Marina Sudrie
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by Per Helge Semb, II
The Effects of Rock Texture and Pore Type on Sonic Velocity in Dolomite
by Shouwen Shen and Gregor P. Eberli
Production from Najmah-Sargelu Reservoirs: A Formation Damage Perspective
by Mohammed A. Siddiqui, Falah S. Al-Omair, and Yousef Z. Al-Salali
Facies, Depositional Environment and Reservoir Properties of the Devonian-Carboniferous Khusayyan Member, Wajid Sandstone, Saudi Arabia
by Saad A. Siddiqi, Osman Abdullatif, Abdullatif Al-Shuhail, and Zulfiqar Ahmed
Reservoir Characterization and Modeling for a Carbonate Field
by Sangeeta Singhal, Fadila Bessa, Natela Belova, and Zhao Chun Duan
Converting CRS Attributes to Interval Velocities: An Approach to Build an Initial Velocity Model for Pre-Stack Depth Migration
by Krzysztof K. Sliz
Property Modelling in a Carbonate Field with Complex Diagenesis, an Example from the Kangan and Dalan Formations, Iran
by Daniel Berge Sollien, Ali Asghar Taghavi, Arild Eliassen, Joanna Garland, Jens Halvor Rolfsnes, Torgrim Jacobsen, Tore Amund Svånå, and Stephen Neville Ehrenberg
A Dual-Sensor Towed Marine Streamer Cable: Acquisition and Processing
by Walter Söllner, Svein Vaage, David Carlson, Martin Widmaier, Anthony Day, and Stephen Pharez
Feasibility Modeling and a VSP-Repeatability Test Demonstrate that Time-Lapse Reservoir Monitoring of Thin Layers During Gas and Wag Injection is Possible in Middle East Carbonates with Both Land-Vibrator and Marine-Air Gun Sources
by William Soroka, Suaad Khouri, Samer Marmash, Ahmed Dawoud, Saleh Barakat, Ross Jenkins, and Maria Ribeiro
Application and Seismic Recognition of a New Permian-Carboniferous Exploration Paradigm: Unayzah C Glacial Paleovalleys, Ghawar field, Eastern Saudi Arabia
by Ronald A. Sprague, A. Kent Norton, and George S. Adcock
Eocene Rus Anhydrite: Limitations on Exploration, Production, and Seismic Interpretation
by D. Mark Steinhauff, Arthur E. Gregory, and Christian J. Heine
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by Michael H. Stephenson, Lucia Angiolini, Melanie Leng, Fabrizio Berra, Flavio Jadoul, Gabriele Gambacorta, Bader Al Beloushi, and Vincenzo Verna
Downhole High-Resolution Palynozonation of the Al Khlata Formation in the Mukhaizna Field, Oman, Based Mainly on Cuttings Samples
by Michael H. Stephenson, Asya Al Rawahi, and Brian Casey
Strontium-Isotope Chemostratigraphy and Rudists of the Qahlah and Simsima Formations (Campanian-Maastrichtian), United Arab Emirates and Oman
by Thomas Steuber, Stephen. W. Lokier, Malte Schlueter, and Mariano Parente
Fracture Detection and Reservoir Property Estimation Using Full-Wave, Full-Azimuth Seismic Data
by Peter Stewart, John Tinnin, and Jim Hallin
High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization as Input to Geological Modeling of Upper Thamama Reservoirs (Lower Cretaceous Shu’aiba and Kharaib Formations), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Christian J. Strohmenger, Taha Al-Dayyani, Andrew B.S. Clark, Ahmed Ghani, Elena Morettini, and Aita Bijaripour
The Vertical Sabkha Sequence at Mussafah Channel, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
by Christian J. Strohmenger, Abdulla Al-Mansoori, Omar Al-Jeelani, Ali Al-Shamry, Ismail Al-Hosani, Hesham Shebl, and Khalil Al-Mehsin
High-Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization of Upper Lekhwair (Lower Cretaceous) Reservoir Units of a Giant Abu Dhabi Oil Field
by Christian J. Strohmenger, Taha Al-Dayyani, Ahmed Ghani, Elena Morettini, Aita Bijaripour, Elham Jonade, Anna Matthews, Abdelmalek Messisha, Andrew B.S. Clark, and Suhaila H.A. Al-Mazrooei
Petroleum System of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic Intervals in the Northern Arafura Sea, Papua, Indonesia
by Eddy A. Subroto and Dardji Noeradi
Process-Based Modeling of Deep-Water Depositional Systems
by Tao Sun, Kaveh Ghayour, and James Miller
Application of Seismic Attributes to Resolve Stratigraphic and Structural Uncertainties: Examples from Northern Kuwait
by Mohammed Ismail Syed, Samar Al-Ashwak, Bader Al-Ajmi, Ghassan Rached, and Bashar Al-Qadeeri
Presenting Seismic Stratigraphy and Attribute Analysis as Pioneer Techniques for Delineation of Reservoir Quality Sand Bodies in Indus Offshore, Southwest Pakistan
by Mohammad Shabih Syed, Farhan Ahmed Khan, Asim Farid, Amjad Ali Khan, Nauman Sattar, and Kashif Hasnain
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by Frans Van Buchem, Torben Krarup, Henrik Ohrt, Ismael A. Al-Emadi, and Kassim Habib
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