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GeoConvention 2014
Focus/Adapt, Refine, Sustain
May 12-16, 2014 Calgary TELUS Convention Centre &
ERCB Core Research Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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CSPG Publications Coordinator, for providing the abstracts.
Search and Discovery Article #90224 (2015)

Posted May 25, 2015

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Oil Recovery, Asphaltene Precipitation and Permeability Damage during Immiscible and Miscible Cyclic CO2 Injections in Light Oil Systems,
Ali Abedini and Farshid Torabi

Evolution of Spectroscopy Gamma Ray Logging Service Improves the Formation Evaluation in Unconventional Gas Reservoirs,
Manuel Aboud and Oscar Perez Michi

*Organic Matter Variations within the Upper and Lower Bakken Shales of Saskatchewan, with Implications for Origin and Hydrocarbon Generation,
Titi Aderoju and Stephen L. Bend

Separation of Geometric Spreading, Scattering and Intrinsic Attenuation Effects in a VSP,
Amin Baharvand Ahmadi and Igor Morozov

Bitumen Deposits in the Dahomey Basin: Biostratigraphic and Geochemical Evidence for the Link with the Emerging Cenomanian – Coniacian Petroleum System in the Gulf of Guinea,
Samuel O. Akande and Olabisi A. Adekeye

*Refinement of Arrival-Time Picks Using an Iterative, Cross-Correlation Based Workflow,
Jubran Akram and David W. Eaton

*Data Processing from a Single-Well Microseismic Monitoring in Western Canada Using a Newly Developed MATLAB Based Package (Camps),
Jubran Akram and David W. Eaton

Oil Sands Bitumen Estimation's Reality,
Nabil E. Al-Adani

Water Saturation from Resistivity Images,
Nabil E. Al-Adani

Interpretation Using Synthetic Core from Conventional Logs,
Mahbub (Bob) Alam, Latif Ibna-Hamid, Joan Embleton, and Larry Lines

*Kinematic Structural Forward Modeling for Fault Trajectory Prediction in Seismic Interpretation,
Mohammed Alarfaj and Don C. Lawton

*Time-Lapse FullWaveform Inversion Application To Seismic Monitoring Of CO2 Sequestration,
Wubshet Alemie

*Geostatistical Prestack Inversion for Sand Thickness Prediction and Porosity Estimation in Sabriyah Field, North Kuwait,
Osman Al-Khaled, Yousef Al-Zuabi, Keith Edwards, Marianna Evdokimova, and Mohammad Arafat

Geostatistical Prestack Inversion for Sand Thickness Prediction and Porosity Estimation in Sabriyah Field, North Kuwait,
Osman Al-Khaled, Yousef Al-Zuabi, Keith Edwards, Marianna Evdokimova, and Mohammad Arafat

Purple Springs, Alberta (10-14W4): Paleozoic Impact Crater,
Kenneth V. Allen

*Model Parametrization Strategies for Newton-Based Acoustic Full Waveform Inversion,
Amsalu Y. Anagaw

**Russian Arctic Seas Petroleum Potential and Development Prospects,
Vasilii V. Ananev, Vladimir E. Verzhbitsky, Victor E. Vasilev, and Igor A. Tanygin

Structural Evolution of the Bayoot Field, Yemen, and Controls on Well Productivity,
Scott Andrews

**Thermal Maturity and Organic Petrology of the Upper Ordovician Utica and Lorraine Shales, Southern Quebec, Canada,
Omid Haeri Ardakani, Hamed Sanei, Denis Lavoie, Zhuoheng Chen, and Nabila Mechti

**Investigation of Devonian Unconformity Surface Using Legacy Seismic Profiles, NE Alberta,
Elahe P. Ardakani and Douglas R. Schmitt

Turning-Ray Tomography and Tomostatics,
Babatunde Arenrin, Gary Margrave, and John Bancroft

Sediment Concentration vs. Grain Size – Does it Matter?,
R.W.C. Arnott and Mike Tilston

Equipment Selection and Installation for Surface Microseismic Monitoring,
Brad Artman

A Girl's Guide to the Oil Patch; One Woman's Perspective,
Astrid Elizabeth Arts

Analysis of Multicomponent Seismic Data Recorded with a New Hydraulic Thumper Source,
Rafael J. Asuaje, Don Lawton, Malcolm Bertram, Kevin Bertram, Kevin Hall, and Eric Gallant

Kala-Chitta Range – A Highly Deformed Fold and Thrust Belt of Hill Ranges, NW Himalayan Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan,
Muhammad Awais

Geomechanical and Reservoir Engineering Evaluation of Tight Oil Formation for Hydraulic Fracture Stimulation,
Petro Babak, Seyyed Ghaderi, and Suzy Chen

Methodology to Obtain an Accurate TOC Output from Spectroscopy Logs in Oil Base Mud Systems,
Rob Badry and Jeffrey Miles

**Large-Scale Stratigraphic Architecture of a Deep-Water Slope Conduit, Nanaimo Group, Hornby Island, Canada,
Heather A. Bain and Stephen M. Hubbard

*Simplified Processing of Converted Wave Data,
John C. Bancroft and Thais Guirigay

*Simple Wavefield Modelling to Evaluate the Low Frequency Artifacts in Reverse-Time Migration,
John C. Bancroft

Reservoir Characterization of Bioturbated Tight Gas Reservoirs,
Greg M Baniak, Murray K. Gingras, and S. George Pemberton

*Facies Analysis of the Lower Cretaceous Wilrich Member (Lower Falher) of the Spirit River Formation,
Kerrie L. Bann and Daniel J. K. Ross

Grosmont Geology, Steam Stimulation, and Fluid Response – Types Curves for Carbonates,
Yu Bao, Jacky Wang, Cosmas Ezeuko, and Ian D. Gates

*Post-stack Seismic Geomorphology of Bakken Shale using Spectral Decomposition, Curvature and Waveform Facies Analysis – Southern Alberta Study,
Valentina Baranova, Azer Mustaqeem, Steven Foster, and Elvis Floreani

Recovering Bitumen from a Carbonate – The Saleski Pilot,
Kent R. Barrett, Daniel Yang, and Jason Smith

Impact of the Prairie Evaporite Dissolution Collapse on McMurray Stratigraphy and Depositional Patterns, Shell Albian Sands Lease 13, Northeast Alberta,
M.D. Barton, I. Porter, and R. Mahood

Ultrarefined Geological and Reservoir Simulation Models of a Mannville Coal Reservoir for Optimized Methane Production,
Abhishek Batwara, Jacky Wang, and Ian D. Gates

*Reading Between the Lines: A NEBC Shale Gas Quantitative Interpretation Case Study,
Laurie M. Weston Bellman and Jennifer Leslie-Panek

*Seismic Porosity Prediction in the Montney: A Quantitative Interpretation Case Study,
Laurie M. Weston Bellman and Stéphan Roy

On Sampling Optimization Based on Mutual Coherency Criterion,
Mafijul Islam Bhuiyan

Paleozoic Black Shale Deposition: A Lithological, Stratigraphical, and Geochemical Analysis of the Upper Devonian Kettle Point Formation in Southwestern Ontario,
Nikole Bingham-Koslowski, Cameron Tsujita, Jisuo Jin, and Karem Azmy

Tracing Saline Groundwater Inputs to the Athabasca River Using Stable and Radiogenic Isotopes,
Jean Birks, Michael Moncur, Yi Yi, John Gibson, and Jon Fennell

*Comparative Study on 2D Microseismic Source Location with Synthetic Seismograms Recorded by Borehole – and Surface-receiver Arrays,
Anton Biryukov, Simon G.E. Harvey, and Giovanni Grasselli

Advancements in Pressure Coring Techniques and Surface Handling Methodologies to Deliver Quality Samples to the Analytical Laboratories,
Matt M. Bjorum

Geomodeling in Non-Stationary Reservoirs: What is Locally Varying Anisotropy and When Should We Consider it,
Jeff B. Boisvert

Hydraulic Fracture b – Value from Microseismic Events in Different Regions,
Neda Boroumand

Understanding Unconventional Reservoirs Through Data Integration,
Neda Boroumand, Alick Cheng, Jonathan Shaffner, and Eric E. Hards

Energy-Based Hydraulic Fracture Numerical Simulation: Parameter Selection and Model Validation Using Microseismic,
Neda Boroumand and Dave W. Eaton

Listening Downhole with Light, Fibre Optics and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) Transforming the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry,
Todd D. Bown, Jim E. Roy, David Hill, and Denis Onen

The Importance of Reviewing Core Permeability Data Closely Before Reservoir Modeling,
Darcy Brabant and Nabil E. Al-Adani

Anhydrite Cementing within the Artex Member: A Porosity and Permeability Model,
Ryan Brenner, Chelsea Rommens, and John-Paul Zonneveld

**Devonian Karst Aquifer Induced Vertical fluidization Structures in Lower McMurray Formation (Aptian) Deposits of the Northern Athabasca Oil Sands,
Paul L. Broughton

Mudstone Facies of the Channel-Dominated Coastal Plain to Estuarine Transition in the Campanian Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta, Canada,
Amy K. Brown and Jennifer J. Scott

*Hoadley Microseismic Experiment: Reprocessing and Characterization of Long-Duration Tremor Signals,
Enrico Caffagni and David W. Eaton

*Detection Sensitivity of Local Tectonic Earthquakes by Borehole Geophone Arrays: A Case Study From Central Alberta,
Enrico Caffagni and David W. Eaton

Mechanisms of Contaminant Migration through Buried Channels from an Oil Sands Tailings Pond,
Angus I. Calderhead, Alfonso Rivera, Martine M. Savard, Jason M.E. Ahad, René Lefebvre, Richard Martel, and Paul Gammon

*Re-Fracturing and Water Flooding Western Canada Tight Oil Reservoir Horizontal Wells,
Andrew Cao, Tim Stephenson, Robert Jobling, and Richard Baker

*Using Inflow Control Devices (ICD) in SAGD Recovery of Heterogeneous Athabasca MCMurray Oil Sands,
Andrew Cao, Somiari Ajumogobia, Robert Jobling, and Erik Pederson

Aquifer Systems in Southern Ontario: Hydrogeological Considerations for Well Drilling and Plugging,
Terry R. Carter, Lee Fortner, Mitchell E. Skuce, and Fred J. Longstaffe

*Robust Surface-Consistent Residual Statics and Phase Correction – Part 2,
Peter Cary and Nirupama Nagarajappa

*Dynamic Triggering of Microseismicity in a Mine Setting,
Fernando Castellanos and Mirko van der Baan

*Stratal Stacking Patterns in Underfilled Basins,
Octavian Catuneanu

Velocity Anisotropy from Core Measurements, VSP and Sonic Logs Analysis in a Single Well Study in NE Alberta,
Judith Chan and Douglas R. Schmitt

*The use of X-Ray Fluorescence for Sequence Stratigraphy and Geomechanics of Shale,
Jean-Yves D. Chatellier, Thomas F. Moslow, and Beth Haverslew

Redistribution of Organomineralic Aggregate Grains in the Upper Cretaceous Second White Specks Formation, Western Canada Foreland Basin,
Burns A. Cheadle

A New Method for Petroleum Resource Assessment of Unconventional Tight-Shale Plays,
Zhuoheng Chen, Denis Lavoie, Kirk G. Osadetz, Hamed Sanei, Omid Haeri Ardakani, Chunqing Jiang, and Michel Malo

Separability of Simultaneous Source Data Based on Distribution of Firing Times,
Jinkun Cheng

*Tomography of a Velocity Modeland Location of Microseismic Events with P, Sv and Sh Waves,
Malgorzata Chmiel and Thomas Bardainne

*Brittleness Revisited,
David Cho and Marco Perez

Generating More Robust Geometric Attributes by Preconditioning Seismic Data with 5D Interpolation,
Satinder Chopra and Kurt J. Marfurt

**Mapping Middle Triassic Doig Sandstone Reservoirs in Northeast British Columbia using Seismic Attributes,
Satinder Chopra, Ritesh Kumar Sharma, and James Keay

*Seismic Behaviour of CO2 Saturated Fontainebleau Sandstone under in Situ Conditions,
Mizanul Huq Chowdhury, Douglas R. Schmitt, and Randolf Kofman

Reservoir Architecture of Fluvially Dominated Channel Fills Within Deltaic to Marginal-Marine Deposits, Grand Rapids Formation, East-Central Alberta,
Adam B. Coderre, Hugo Pouderoux, and Per Kent Pedersen

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of a Complex Succession of Deltaic to Marginal-Marine Deposits, Grand Rapids Formation, East-Central Alberta,
Adam B. Coderre, Hugo Pouderoux, and Per Kent Pedersen

*Raypath-Consistent Shear Wave Statics,
Raul Cova, David Henley, and Kris Innanen

Three-Dimensional Characterization of the Total Dissolved Solids Concentration and Stable Isotope Composition of Porewater Extracted from Athabasca Oil Sands Drill Core,
Benjamin R. Cowie, Bruce James, Michael Nightingale, and Bernhard Mayer

Aqueous Geochemistry and Stable Isotope Ratios as Predictive Risk Management Tools for Assessing Vertical Hydraulic Connectivity in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region,
Benjamin R. Cowie, Bruce James, and Bernhard Mayer

*A 12-Step Program to Reduce Uncertainty in Kerogen-Rich Reservoirs,
E. R. (Ross) Crain and Dorian Holgate

Digital Log Data to Mechanical Rock Properties for Stimulation Design,
E. R. (Ross) Crain and Dorian Holgate

First Results on Sequence Stratigraphy, Sedimentary Architecture, Mineralogy and Organic Content in the Montney and Doig Formations (Alberta/British Columbia),
Vincent Crombez, Sébastien Rohais, François Baudin, Tristan Euzen, and Matthew Power

*Organic Contentvariationsand Links to Sequence Stratigraphyin the Montney and Doig Formations (Alberta / British Columbia),
Vincent Crombez, Sébastien Rohais, François Baudin, Tristan Euzen, and Mirko Petrovic

Detailed Reservoir Characterization of the Middle Member Bakken Formation – Viewfield Pool, SE Saskatchewan,
D.J. Cronkwright, P.K. Pedersen, and R.J. Spencer

Controls of Rock Mechanical Properties on in-situ Reservoir Properties: Insights from Laboratory Core Analyses of the Duvernay Formation in Alberta,
Albert Cui

Comparative Regional Rock Properties/Trends and Oddities seen in the Duvernay Formation,
Carolyn Currie

*Thermal Modelling of Apatite Fission Track Analyses from the Liard Basin, Northeast British Columbia,
Lisel D. Currie, Margot E. McMechan, Filippo Ferri, and Paul B. O'Sullivan

Downslope Variations in Slope Channel Body Stacking Patterns in Outcrop, Magallanes Foreland Basin, Chile,
Benjamin G. Daniels, Stephen M. Hubbard, Brian W. Romans, Lisa Stright, and Aaron P. Reimchen

Evaluating the Stress Factors on Animal-Substrate Interactions from a Pleistocene Shelf-Edge Delta, Mayaro Formation of Trinidad,
Sudipta Dasgupta, Luis A. Buatois, and M. Gabriela Mángano

*Supervirtual S-wave Refraction Interferometry for Converted Wave Statics and Near-Surface S-wave Velocity Model Building,
Kristof De Meersman and Yoones Vaezi

*Inverse Scattering Series Internal Multiple Attenuation: A Western Canada Case Study,
Frederico Xavier de Melo, Murad Idris, Jason Gardner, and Jill Woods

*Nonlinear Seismic Wave Propagation in Heavy Oil,
Wubing Deng and Igor B. Morozov

Using Electromagnetic Methods to Image SAGD Steam Chambers,
Sarah G. R. Devriese, Douglas W. Oldenburg, and Sylvestre Charles

Turner Valley, Applying Modern Technology to a 100 Year Old Oil Field,
Ian A. DeWolfe

Overpressure, Seal Integrity, and Reservoir Connectivity in the Scotian Basin,
Carla H. Dickson, Ricardo L. Silva, Grant Wach, and Neil Watson

Meandering Channels: Detecting Freshwater and Brackish Water Conditions from the Ichnofabric Approach,
Davinia Díez-Canseco, Luis Buatois, Gabriela Mangano, Margarita Díaz-Molina, and M. Isabel Benito

An Integrated Method to Evaluate the Reservoir Properties of the Horn River Group shale, Middle and Upper Devonian, Northeastern British Columbia, Canada,
Tian Dong, Nicholas B. Harris, Michael Kennedy, and Peng Li

*P-wave AVAz Modeling: A Haynesville Case Study,
Jon Downton

Putumayo Foothills Structures Colombia: Their Origin and Evolution,
Luz M. Duarte, Edward Moncayo, Carmen Neufeld, Rafael Acevedo, Dave Westlund, and Doug Hamilton

*2-D Basin Modeling of the WCSB Across the Montney-Doig System: Implications for Hydrocarbon Migration Pathways and Unconventional Resources Potential,
Mathieu Ducros, Tristan Euzen, Roland Vially, and William Sassi

*Listening to the Rocks: Understanding Rock Fabric Heterogeneity for Hydraulic Fracturing In the Montney – Integrating Seismic Inversion with Microseismic,
Claudia Duenas, Matthew Lee, Thomas Davis, and David D'Amico

Reservoir Characterization Using Converted-Wave Seismic Data: Case Study from Lower Cretaceous McMurray Formation, Athabasca Oil Sands,
Carmen C. Dumitrescu, Glenn Larson, Fred Mayer, and Draga Talinga

Facies Analysis Using 3C 3D Seismic Data in Oil-Sands Reservoir,
Carmen C. Dumitrescu, Peter Vermeulen, Sarah Gammie, and Guoping Li

Fifty Shades Darker: Integrating Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, Chemostratigraphy and Geophysics to Identify Sweet Spots the Liquids-Rich Duvernay Shale Play, Kaybob Alberta,
Lindsay A. Dunn and Justin A. Humenjuk

Early Cambrian Tidal Sedimentary Environments, Western Victoria Island, Arctic Canada,
Andrew Durbano, Brian R. Pratt, Thomas Hadlari, and Keith Dewing

*Breakdown of the Gutenberg-Richter Relation in Layered Media,
David W. Eaton

*Magnitude, Scaling, and Spectral Signature of Tensile Microseisms,
David W. Eaton

Diffraction Imaging Case Study – Slipping Through the Cracks,
Carter Edie and Dan Negut

*Shelf-Edge Reef and Delta Gas Fields – Highly Unusual Close Association of Thick Abenaki Carbonate Platform and Major Sable Delta, Mesozoic Nova Scotia Shelf Canada,
Leslie S. Eliuk and Grant Wach

Late Jurassic – Earliest Cretaceous Stratigraphy, Depositional History and Petroleum Potential, Canadian Arctic Archipelago,
Ashton F. Embry

The Initiation of the Rift Phase of the Amerasia Basin (Arctic Ocean),
Ashton Embry and Owen Anfinson

Breaking into Calgary's Oil and Gas Industry: An Aussie's Perspective,
Marc H. Enter

*Recovering Low Frequencies for Impedance Inversion by Frequency Domain Deconvolution,
Sina Esmaeili and Gary Frank

Kaybob Dunvegan Oil: A Not-So Unconventional Oil Play,
Alison E. Essery, Jim C. Campbell, Suzan Moore, and Teresa Marin

Slave Point Conventional Light Oil Limestone Play, Nipisi Alberta,
Alison Essery, Jim Campbell, Suzan Moore, and Teresa Marin

Lithofacies, Organic Carbon and Petrophysical Evaluation of the Montney and Doig Formations (Western Canada): Contribution of Quantitative Cuttings Analysis and Electrofacies Classification,
Tristan Euzen, Matthew Power, Vincent Crombez, Sébastien Rohais, Mirko Petrovic, and Bernard Carpentier

*Petrophysics Designed to Honour Core – Duvernay & Triassic,
Robert V. Everett, Mike Berhane, Tristan Euzen, James R Everett, and Mathew Powers

Reservoir Parameters in the Wilrich Member of the Spirit River Formation,
Michael D. Fawcett

Placing the Risk of Thermal Mobilization into Perspective,
Jon W. Fennell

Water Disposal in the Oil Sands: Challenges and Strategies,
Jon W. Fennell

Enhancing Alberta's Groundwater Monitoring for Unconventional Oil and Gas Developments,
Jon Fennell

Predicting Lithological Properties along Horizontal Well Paths, Using Seismic Data,
John R. Fernando

*Reverse Time Migration of Prestack Elastic Data,
R. Ferner and M. D. Sacchi

*Microseismic Event Locations Uncertainity and Acquisition Geometry,
Amna Feroz and Mirko van der Baan

Turner Valley Firsts – A Historical Review of the Accomplishments of Canada's First 100 Million Barrel Oilfield,
David Finch

**Modeling Lateral Accretion in McMurray Formation Fluvial-Estuarine Channel Systems: Grizzly Oil Sands' May River SAGD Project, Athabasca,
Duncan Findlay, Thomas Nardin, Alex Wright, and Raheleh Salehi Mojarad

Regional Allostratigraphic Correlations across a Foreland Basin: Evidence for a Tectonically – or Eustatically-Dominated System?,
Jessica Flynn and Burns A. Cheadle

Comprehensive Analysis of Clastic Heavy Oil Reservoirs using Microresistivity Images and Dielectric Dispersion Logs,
Pat Fothergill, Manuel Aboud, Rob Badry, Anish Kumar, Chad Timken, and Joan Carter

Geochemical Methods for Evaluating Liquid-Rich Shale Plays – Capabilities and Pitfalls,
Martin G. Fowler

Petroleum Potential of the Middle-Upper Devonian Canol Formation in North Yukon: Report on Field Investigations in 2013,
Tiffani A. Fraser and Matt Hutchison

McMurray Formation Type Section Outcrop: Part 1 – A World Class Learning Lab for Fluvio-Tidal Sedimentology, Petroleum Systems and Reservoir Characterization and Part 2 – An Unparalleled Portal for SAGD Risk Assessment, Well-Placement Planning and Production Optimization Studies,
Milovan Fustic, Rudy Strobl, Bryce Jablonski, Torgrim Jacobsen, Eirik Vik, and Allard W. Martinius

Geomechanics Enhances Low Permeability Unconventional Resource Development,
Jordan Gao, R.P. (Pete) Singbeil, Mehdi Noroozi, and Bella Maulianda

Systematic Geomechanics Applications for Drilling Optimization,
Jordan Gao, Queena Chou, Richard Snyders-Blok, and Nadine Osayande

The Origin and the Prospectivity of Najmah Shale in Kuwait,
George Gega, Abdulaziz Al-Fares, and Awatif Al-Khamis

Use of Seismic AVO Inversion and Ant Tracking Techniques to Understand and Predict Fracture Behaviors,
Homayoun Gerami, Jiwu Lin, Amer Haque, and James Johnson

Characterization of Fine Scale Geological Heterogeneities Using Borehole Images and Their Impact on Steam Chamber Growth of Oilsands Reservoirs. A Case Study from Leismer's LDP Oilsands Project,
Nader Gerges

A Comparison of Plug-Derived, Probe-Derived and Crushed-Rock Permeability in Low-Permeable Shales: Examples from the Duvernay Shale, Alberta (Canada),
Amin Ghanizadeh, Santanu Bhowmik, and Christopher R. Clarkson

*Pore-scale Modeling and Simulation: Determining Petrophysical and Multiphase Flow Properties in Natural Porous Media,
Shahin Ghomeshi, Sergey Kryuchkov, Jonathan Bryan, and Apostolos Kantzas

**Facies Study of the West Ells SAGD Project, Athabasca Oilsands,
Josh Gibb and Greg Edwards

Comparison of the Geological Controls on the Duvernay between Pembina and Kaybob Sub-Basins,
Kristal Gibson, Susan Bialowas, and Megan McCagherty

The Influence of Formation Water Geochemistry on Microbial Community Composition, Biogeochemical Pathways, and Biodegradation Rates in Oil Sands Microcosms,
Lisa M. Gieg, Benjamin R. Cowie, Sandra Wilson, and Bernhard Mayer

New AER Standards for In Situ Oil Sands Project Applications and Their Potential Effect on Geoscientists,
Brad S. Gilmour and Neil W. Stalport

Facies Characterization of the Lower McMurray in the Northern Part of the Athabasca Oilsands, Evidence for Brackish-Water and Tidal Influence,
Murray Gingras, Michael J. Ranger, and Eric R. Timmer

So, How Many Sands Does it Take to Make the McMurray Formation?,
Jennifer J. Graham, Gemma Hildred, Tim Pearce, and Inga Sevastjanova

Characteristics of Natural Water Quality in Alberta,
Stephen E. Grasby, Paul R.J. Wozniak, and Zhuoheng Chen

*Producing Pore Pressure Profiles Based on Theoretical Models in Un-Drilled Deep-Water Frontier Basins E.G. Labrador,
Sam Green, Stephen O'Connor, William Goodman, Niklas Heinemann, Alexander Edwards, James Carter, and Deric Cameron

*Do You Have a Moment: the Importance of Instrumentation in Moment Magnitude Estimation,
W. Greig and N. Spriggs

*Cross-Validation of 3C and 9C Prestack Shear Wave Splitting Analysis at Big Sky,
Jeff P. Grossman and Gulia Popov

*Integrated Analysis for Fracture Identification During Hydraulic Fracturing,
Alice Guest, Estelle Rebel, Sean M. Bailly, and Jelena Kostadinovic

*Geometry Factor for near Surface Borehole Resistivity Surveys: a Key to Accurate Imaging and Monitioring,
Kun Guo, Bernd Milkreit, and Wei Qian

*Borehole Instrumentation and Initial Source Test Results at the Priddis Geophysical Observatory,
Kevin W. Hall, Kevin L. Bertram, Malcolm B. Bertram, Eric V. Gallant, Don C. Lawton, and Gary F. Margrave

*The Jurassic Cretaceous Boundary in West Central Alberta an Example of the Use or Misuse of Drill Cuttings Mineralogy for Delineating Hiatal Surfaces in the Subsurface Rock Record!,
Cathy M. Hamel, Robin Mann, Gerry Reinson, Ron Spencer, and Herb Visscher

*Interpolation Artifacts and Bidimensional Ensemble Empirical Mode Decomposition,
Jiajun Han and Mirko van der Baan

**Eagle Plain, Northern Yukon, Canada: An Update on Conventional Petroleum Resource Potential of the Basin,
Peter K. Hannigan

On Maximizing Value for Small 3D Seismic Survey Acquisition in the WCSB,
Dale Harger and Jason Schweigert

*Forensic Analysis – Devonian "Blue Hole", Mayogiak J-17, Tuk Peninsula, NWT, Canada,
John D. Harper

Falher and Cadomin Diagenesis and Implications for Reservoir Quality,
Nicholas B. Harris

Outcrop Based, Architectural and Facies Analysis of Early Jurassic Fluvial-Eolian Interactions: The Interfingering of the Kayenta Formation and the Navajo Sandstone in and Around Kanab, Utah,
Sadeed Hassan, Anastasios Venetikidis, Andrew Miall, and Gerald Bryant

**3rd-Order Sequence Stratigraphy and Lithostratigraphy of the Bearpaw–Horseshoe Canyon Transition, Alberta Plains,
Ben Hathway

**Deposition of the Peavine Sandstone on the Peace River Arch and its Relationship to Transgressive-Regressive Cycles within the Beaverhill Lake Group, North-central Alberta,
Tyler E. Hauck

Laboratory Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of the Bakken Formation,
Christopher D. Hawkes, Donna L. Beneteau, and Luis Buatois

*Where Does the Proppant Go? Examining the Application of Electromagnetic Methods for Hydraulic Fracture Characterization,
Lindsey J. Heagy, Douglas W. Oldenburg, and Jiuping Chen

Allostratigraphy, Paleogeography and Subsidence in a Syntectonic Wedge: Harmon and Cadotte Alloformations (Middle Albian), Alberta and B.C.,
Olivia A. Henderson, Robin A. Buckley, A. Guy Plint, and Kristy F. Tiampo

*Static Corrections Via Raypath Interferometry: Recent Field Experience,
David C. Henley

Exploration and New Technologies Application in the Wild River Basin; A Mannville Tight Gas Case Study,
Ronald Hill, Brad Taylor, and Andrea Juska

Significance of Sedimentological and Ichnological Relationships between Various Substrate Types in an Intertidal Marine Environment,
Cheryl A. Hodgson, Murray K. Gingras, and John-Paul Zonneveld

Expectations and Aspirations of Young Professionals in the Energy Industry,
John Hogg

**3D Inversion of Time-Domain Electromagnetic Data for Ground Water Aquifers,
Elliot M. Holtham, Mike McMillan, and Eldad Haber

Use of vis-NIR Spectroscopy in Clay Mineral Identification in Shale,
Somayeh Hosseininejad, Per Kent Pedersen, Ronald James Spencer, and Festus Michael Uwuilekhue

Application of Dilation-Recompaction Model in Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation,
Xuemin Huang, Nancy Chen, and Ian D. Gates

Case Study: Maximizing Seismic Input in Geomodelling by Using PP-PS Pre-Stack Joint Inversion, Birch, N.E. Alberta,
Justin A. Humenjuk and Tom J. Podivinsky

*Removing Blended Sources Interference Using Stolt Operator,
Amr Ibrahim

Assessment of Methane Occurrences and Sources in Groundwater in Alberta: A Progress Report,
Jenifer Ing, Michael Nightingale, Pauline Humez, and Bernhard Mayer

Seismic Geomorphology and Interpretation of Cretaceous Depositional System of Penobscot Prospect, Sable Island, Canada,
Naveed Iqbal, Farrukh Qayyum, and M. Gulraiz Akhter

*Integrated Geophysical Characterization of the Near-Surface at Priddis, Alberta,
J. Helen Isaac, Lei Zhi, Don C. Lawton, and L. R. Bentley

*Petrographic Characterizations of the "Nordegg" (Gordondale) Member of the Fernie Formation in West Central Alberta, Using Scanning Electron Microscopy & Organic Petrology,
Nnenna Isinguzo, Hamed Sanei, Christopher Clarkson, Chris DeBuhr, Omid Haeri Ardakani, Danielle Kondla, and Fariboz Goodarzi

*Study of Subvertical Fracturing Zones in Subsalt Carbonates of the Pre-Caspian Basin using Duplex Wave Migration,
K. O. Iskaziyev, S. G. Karimov, N. I. Yasafova, R. V. Kudаkaev, E. G. Khabibullin, E. V. Rastegaeva, Yu. I. Denisov, and A. S. Kostyukevych

The Next Step: Bring Your Energy!,
Holly Ivanko

A Framework for Linear and Nonlinear Converted Wave Time-Lapse Difference AVO,
Shahin Jabbari and Kris Innanen

**Not All IHS Was Created Equal: A Retrospective and Prospective Look at inclined Heterolithic Stratification of tidal-Fluvial Point Bars of the Middle McMurray Formation of Northeastern Alberta, Canada,
Bryce V.J. Jablonski, Rudolph Strobl, Milovan Fustic, and Allard W. Martinius

Petrographic and Mineralogic Evaluation of Shale Core Samples from the Roseneath and Murteree Formations in the Cooper Basin Australia,
Quaid Khan Jadoon, Roberts Eric, Paul Dirks, Tom Blenkinsop, and Raphael Wust

Discovery,
Gordon Jaremko

Province Wide Hydrogeological Characterization Mapping of Saskatchewan; the Northeastern Margin of the Williston Basin and the Eastern Margin of the Alberta Basin,
Gavin K. S. Jensen, Ben Rostron, Dan Palombi, and Anatoly Melnik

Improving Geomodeling Projects with Team Management Techniques,
Thomas Jerome and Greg Best

Lithofacies and Cyclicity of Mississippian Alida-Kisbey-Frobisher interval, Southeastern Saskatchewan,
Congwei Ji and Osman Salad Hersi

*Improving Borehole Instability Analysis by Investigating the Impacts of Stress and Rock Anisotropy,
Qing Jia, Douglas Schmitt, Inga Moeck, and Randy Kofman

Unconventional Gas Reservoir Outcrop Studies: A Deep Basin Example,
Steve Jolley, Philip Benham, W.R. Jamison, Michael Hrudey, David Repol, Roger Yuan, Nicholas Esho, and Mark Taylor

The Geological Structure of the Dorset Coast, Southern England,
Peter B. Jones

*Combining Modern and Vintage Log Data to Evaluate Conventional and Unconventional Formations in the Eagle Plain of Northern Yukon,
Innocent Asoh Kalu and Don Stachiw

*Rock Physics Modeling in Montney Tight Gas Play,
Ayato Kato, Kunio Akihisa, Carl Wang, and Reona Masui

A Comparison Study of CO2-Heavy Oil Physical Properties in Bulk Oil and Oil Saturated Porous Media,
Ali Kavousi, Farshid Torabi, and Christine W. Chan

*Statics Preserving Sparse Radon Transform,
Nasser Kazemi

*A Comparison of Trenched Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) to Trenched and Surface 3C Geophones – Daly, Manitoba, Canada,
Rob Kendall

Canadian LNG – Potential Projects and Impacts on the WCSB,
Leslie Kende

*Elastic Properties and Mechanical Stratigraphy in a Potential Geothermal Reservoir in the MH-2B Borehole near Mountain Home, Idaho, USA,
James A. Kessler, Xiwei Chen, and Douglas R. Schmitt

Application of Catalytic Wet Air Oxidation for Breaking Mining Sludge Emulsions Generated in Mine Tailings and Fracture Drilling,
Muhammad Faizan Khan and Leonidas A. Perez-Estrada

*Oil & Gas Application of QEMSCAN,
Nader Kharouba

Characterization of Duvernay Formation Mudrocks Using Detailed Sedimentological Analysis,
Levi J. Knapp, Julia M. McMillan, and Nicholas B. Harris

*Comparative Fracture Analysis and Characterization of the Upper Cretaceous Jumping Pound Sandstone and Second White Specks Formation, Sourthwestern Alberta,
Bram A. Komaromi and Per K. Pedersen

Organic Matter Characterization for Unconventional Reservoir Potential Assessment of the Murray Harbour Formation in the Sverdrup Basin, Arctic Canada,
Danielle M. Kondla, Hamed Sanei, Ashton F. Embry, Omid Haeri Ardakani, and Christopher R. Clarkson

Fractured and Weathered Basement Reservoirs in East and West Africa – A High Risk but Potentially High Reward Oil and Gas Play,
Tako Koning

Angola, West Africa: Oil & Gas Production from Pre-Salt Carbonates to Post-Salt Clastics, from Onshore to Deep Offshore,
Tako Koning

*Real Time Microseismic Monitoring in China: A Case Study,
Michael D. Kratz

High Resolution Core Measurements for Improved Reservoir Characterization and Log-Core Depth Corrections,
Sergey Kryuchkov, Jonathan Bryan, and Apostolos Kantzas

Towards a Process-Response Facies Model for IHS Deposited in Tidally Influenced Rivers Using the Fraser River, BC as an Analog,
Andrew D. La Croix and Shahin E. Dashtgard

Origin of the Northeast Alaskan Orocline,
Larry S. Lane

*The Geological Foundation of the Turner Valley Oil and Gas Field Provided by Dr. John Allan,
Willem Langenberg

*Balanced Cross-Sections: Tools for Finding Bypassed Oil and Gasin the Crowsnest Pass and Hinton Areas,
Willem Langenberg

Geoscience: A Focal Point for Extraction Economies,
Ron Larson

*A Source Rock Evaluation Using a High Resolution Microanalysis Approach of the Devonian Birdbear Formation in Southern Saskatchewan,
Ashlee Latimer and Stephen L. Bend

**Baseline Geological and Geochemical Near Surface Data – The case of the Utica Shale in Southern Quebec,
Denis Lavoie, Christine Rivard, Geneviève Bordeleau, Andy Mort, Jean-Christophe Aznar, and Michel Malo

A Balanced Approach to Optimization of an Unconventional Liquids Rich Montney Resource in the Greater Wapiti Region of Alberta,
Mike Lawford, Walker Neumann, Troy Curzon, Mike Hanson, and Kevin Wagner

*Anisotropic Moment Tensor Inversion and Visualization Applied to a Dual Well Monitoring Survey,
Scott Leaney, Xin Yu, Chris Chapman, Les Bennett, Shawn Maxwell, Jim Rutledge, and John Duhault

Speculations on the Creation of Accommodation Space in the Aptian McMurray Formation – Possible Mechanisms,
Dale A. Leckie, Ric Maguire, Mike Rogers, and Sabita Macoon-Singh

The Enigma of Point Bars Deposited in the Fluvial-Tidal Transition – What New Research Directions Does the Oil Industry Require to Better Understand the Athabasca Oil Sands,
Dale A. Leckie, Joanne Archer, Paul Bessette, Jonah Couzens, Erin Crerar, Courtney Heffernan, Sabita Makoon-Singh, Dennis Melrose, Tess Sebastian, Chris Seibel, and Steve M. Hubbard

The Power of Networking: 'Bridging' the Gap between Student and Working Professional,
Ryan Thomas Lemiski

The Value of a Full Petrophysical Analysis for Stimulation Design,
Tim Leshchyshyn, Dorian Holgate, E.R. (Ross) Crain, and Ted Leshchyshyn

Using Saline Water for Hydraulic Fracturing: An Overview of Emerging Technology Opportunities,
Patrick Leslie

More than Triangle Diagram: Understanding Potential Shale Gas in China,
Xinjing Li, Caineng Zou, Jianzhong Li, and Dazong Dong

*Microstructural Characterization of Gas Shales by Electron Microscopy,
Peng Li, Tian Dong, and Nicholas B. Harris

*Time-Reversal Extrapolation for Microseismic Event Localization,
Zhenhua Li and Mirko van der Baan

*AVAZ and VVAZ Practical Analysis to Estimate Anisotropic Properties,
Yexin Liu

*A Comprehensive and Integrated Provenance Analysis of the Dezadeash Formation (Jura-Cretaceous), Yukon, Canada: Constraints on the Accretionary Tectonic History of the Wrangellia Composite Terrane in the Northern Cordillera of North America,
Grant W. Lowey

Successful CO2 Flooding in Bakken Reservoirs: Understanding the Vital Role of Geochemical and Geophysical Interactions,
Peng Luo and Ian M. Coulson

Groundwater Baseline Design and Optimization in Support of Hydrocarbon Exploration Projects,
Lucien S. Lyness

*Data Spacing for Geological Modelling,
Steve Lyster and Kelsey MacCormack

*Enhancement of Microseismic Events Detection Sensitivity by Taking into Account Focal Mechanism Effects,
R. Macault and T. Bardainne

Stratigraphic Revelations Regarding Mesozoic Salt on the Scotian Margin and Implications for Early Trans-Atlantic Basin History,
R. Andrew MacRae, Georgia Pe-Piper, Mark E. Deptuck, and Allie DeCoste

*An Integrated Approach to Evaluating the Second White Specks Formation in Alberta Using Elemental Chemostratigraphy, Programmed Pyrolysis, and Advanced Mud-Gas Compositional Data,
Pukar Mainali, Heather Stilwell, Gbenga Yemidale, and Jennifer Kharrazi

*Calculation of Amplitude and Velocity in General Anisotropic Media,
M. Malehmir and D. R. Schmitt

An Innovative Workflow to Refine Exploration Phase Assessment of Unconventional Prospects; Using XRD Analysis Data and 3D Geo-Modeling Techniques,
Francois C. Marechal, Scott Porter, Sasan Ghanbari, and Raj M. Damodaran

*Progress in DAS Seismic Methods,
A. Mateeva, J. Mestayer, Z. Yang, J. Lopez, P. Wills, H. Wu, W. Wong, Barbara Cox, J. Roy, and T. Bown

The Canadian Perspective on Natural Gas Markets and Transportation in North America,
Simon F. Mauger

*Where Did the Proppant Go?,
Jonathan P. McKenna

Geomechanical Characterization of the Farrell Creek Montney Reservoir, Northeast British Columbia,
Pat McLellan, Irene Anderson, Jennie Wong, and Vahid Mostafavi

Mineralogical Characterization of the Upper Devonian Duvernay Formation of Alberta, Western Canada Sedimentary Basin,
Julia M. McMillan, Levi J. Knapp, and Nicholas B. Harris

*Seismic Efficiency, Overshoot and Enhanced Dynamic Weaking of Fractures Associated with Stimulation in Heavy Oil Reservoirs,
Lindsey N. Meighan, Ted Urbancic, and Adam Baig

**The Emptiness of the Stratigraphic Record: A Preliminary Evaluation of Missing Time in the Mesaverde Group, Book Cliffs, Utah,
Andrew D. Miall

Timing of Source Rock Deposition in the Georgina Basin, Australia,
Naomi E. Miles, Robert A. Creaser, and Chris Boreham

*Optimal Restriction Modeling: A New Approach to Station Positioning,
Keith Millis and Cameron Crook

Consideration Regarding Permeability Evaluation for Reservoir Rocks,
Dorel Mogosanu and Andrei Mogosanu

Linear Solid/Fluid Seismic Model for Heavy-Oil Related Media,
Igor B. Morozov and Wubing Deng

Upper Montney Geochemistry: Insights into Sedimentary Provenance,
Natasha Jane Morris, David Gardner, and Chad Glemser

Recognition of Bounding Surfaces: An Example from the Lower Cretaceous, Upper Mannville Group (Sparky, Waseca, and McLaren Formations), West-Central Saskatchewan,
Alireza Morshedian, James A. MacEachern, and Shahin E. Dashtgard

Application of CO2-Saturated Water Flooding as a Prospective Improved Oil Recovery and CO2 Storage Strategy: Experimental and Simulation Study,
Nader Mosavat and Farshid Torabi

Experimental and Simulation Study of Different WAG Injection Scenarios in Tight Oil Reservoirs,
Nader Mosavat, Farshid Torabi, and Ali Abedini

Fabric Selective Impacts on Reservoir Quality and Permeability Anisotropy in Sedimentary Facies of the Montney Formation, Northeast British Columbia,
Thomas F. Moslow, Beth Haverslew, and Heath Pelletier

Visual and Quantitative Investigation of Porosity across Thermal Maturity Boundaries in the Duvernay Formation, Alberta,
Erik O. Munson and R. Marc Bustin

Canadian Perspective on NGL Transportation and Marketing,
Carlos A. Murillo

*Robust Surface-Consistent residual Statics and Phase Correction–Part 1,
Nirupama Nagarajappa and Peter Cary

The Geometry and Heterolithic Fill of Tide Influenced Channels in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia,
Rachel A. Nanson, Tess I. Lane, Frank Rarity, Bjorn B. Nyberg, Kathryn J. Amos, R. Bruce Ainsworth, Boyan Vakarelov, Rosemary Okafor, and Norhifzan Ishak

SAM (Sub-Auto Magnetics) Detection and Delineation of Bitumen Deposits,
Scott Napier, Mal Cattach, Glenn Chubak, and Peter Kowalczyk

**Application of an Innovative AEM System for Mapping Hazards and Water Resources in Oil and Gas Fields,
Scott R. Napier, Bill Brown, and Shannon Frey

Origin and Architecture of Channels versus Gullies in an Ancient Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Slope System, Neoproterozoic Isaac Formation, Cariboo Mountains, BC,
Lilian Navarro and R. William (Bill) C. Arnott

Stratigraphic Architecture of an Ancient Deep-Marine Channel-Lobe Transition Zone (CLTZ), Kaza-Isaac Transition, Windermere Turbidite System, Cariboo Mountains, B.C.,
Lilian Navarro and R. William (Bill) C. Arnott

Converted Wave Shot Profile Wave Equation Migration Toolbox Kit,
Mark Ng

*Interpolation by Angular Deconvolved prior MWNI (AdMWNI),
Mark Ng and Dan Negut

Effect of Natural Particles on the Transport of Sorbing Organic Compounds in Saturated Porous Media,
Stephane Kamangou Ngueleu, Peter Grathwohl, and Olaf A. Cirpka

*Pore Geometry and Pore-Fluid Types: Effects on Seismic Properties of Carbonate Rocks Under a Compaction Disequilibrium Scenario,
Gautier Njiekak and Douglas R. Schmitt

The Great Flood: Alberta's "Biblical" Deluge of 2013,
Jon Noad

The Wildest Plays on the Planet,
Jon Noad

What is Water Security and Why is it Important?,
Oksana Ogrodnik and Jon Fennell

The Quantitative Modelling of the Northern Williston Basin: the McKenzie Lithospheric Stretching Model Approach,
Oluseyi Olajide and Stephen L. Bend

**Paleozoic Petroleum Systems of the Northern Williston Basin: a Quantitative Basin Modeling Assessment,
Oluseyi Olajide and Stephen Bend

Rock/Fluid Interactions in Unconventional Reservoirs,
Markus Pagels

*Quantifying Softening of Reservoir Rock by Fracturing Fluid,
Markus Pagels

*Q Effects on Thin-bed AVO/AVF Analysis,
Wenyong Pan and Kris Innanen

*Full Waveform Inversion with Phase Encoded Deconvolution Imaging Condition,
Wenyong Pan, Kris Innanen, and Gary Margrave

*The Approximate use of 1D Internal Multiple Prediction in a Multidimensional World: Errors and Recommendations,
Pan Pan and Kris Innanen

Barons Sandstone – A Potential Emerging Light Tight Oil Play, SW Alberta,
Per K. Pedersen and Rob W. Vessey

*Mapping Brittleness and Stress,
Marco A. Perez

Investigation of Dielectric Properties of Evaporite Minerals to Interpret GPR Data,
Sohely Pervin and Douglas R. Schmitt

*Deterministic Marine Deghosting: Tutorial and Recent Advances,
Mike J. Perz and Hassan Masoomzadeh

Structural Mapping and Modelling of the Sub-Cretaceous Unconformity and Delineation of Subcropping Formations, West-Central Alberta,
Jesse T. Peterson and Kelsey E. MacCormack

*Exploring Potential Applications of Gaussian Ball Filters in Sharpe's Hollow Cavity Model,
Christopher C. Petten and Gary F. Margrave

Multi-Scale Stratigraphic Architecture of Carbonate Ramps Series (Example from the Lias–Dogger Transition, High Atlas, Morocco),
Aurelien Pierre and Christophe Durlet

Soft-Rock Deformation in Carbonate Series Associated to the Southern Atlas Margin Uplift: Characterization, Dating and Implications,
Aurelien Pierre and Christophe Durlet

*Elastic Full Waveform Inversion For Land Walkaway VSP Data,
Olga Podgornova, Scott Leaney, Marwan Charara, and Eric von Lunen

*Depositional Continuum of Sand to Mud-Rich Basin-Floor Sandstones Associated with a Submerged Hydraulic Jump Downflow of an Avulsion Node, Upper Kaza Group, Neoproterozoic Windermere Supergroup, British Columbia, Canada,
Nataša Popović and Robert W. Arnott

New Data on Geochemistry of the Lower Jurassic (Sinemurian) Shallow Marine Successions in British Columbia and Nevada,
Sarah J. Porter, Paul L. Smith, Andrew H. Caruthers, Pengfei Hou, Darren R. Gröcke, and David Selby

Correlation and Chronostratigraphy of the Duvernay Formation: Elemental and Stable Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy,
Sarah J. Porter, Gabriel Rotberg, Gemma Hildred, Barry Lees, Tim Pearce, and James Griffiths

Integrating Outcrop and Subsurface Data to Evaluate Data-Poor Shale Plays: the Canol Formation, Northwest Territories, Canada,
Ken Potma, Rene Jonk, Kevin M. Bohacs, and Patrick J. Starich

*Comparison of Microseismic Results in Complex Geologies Reveals the Effect of Local Stresses on Fracture Propagation,
Mike Preiksaitis, Sheri Bowman, and Ted Urbancic

Chemostratigraphic Correlation of Horn River Group, Central Mackenzie Corridor, Northwest Territories,
Leanne J. Pyle, Len P. Gal, and Kathryn M. Fiess

Basin-Scale Stratigraphic Architecture and Paleocene Distributary Fluvial Systems of the Cordilleran Foreland Basin, Alberta, Canada,
Erik M. Quartero, Laurence R. Bentley, and Andrew Leier

A Laboratory Procedure of Measuring Ultrasonic Properties of CO2 Saturated Fluids,
Arif Rabbani, Douglas R. Schmitt, and Randolf Kofman

*Laboratory Studies of the Seismic Properties of Bitumen Saturated Grosmont Carbonates,
Arif Rabbani, Douglas R. Schmitt, Randolf Kofman, and Jason Nycz

*Integrated Interpretation of Microseismic Data with Seismic Attributes from Hoadley Field, Central Alberta,
Aamir Rafiq and David W. Eaton

Use of Multicomponent Seismic Data to Identify the Canol Shales,
Santi C. Randazzo and Allan Châtenay

Determining Facies from Wireline Logs using Discriminant Analysis,
Michael J. Ranger

Multiple Attenuation Using MultiFocusing Technology,
Marianne Rauch–Davies, Alex Berkovitch, Kostya Deev, and Evgeny Landa

Comparison of Slope Channel Deposits from the Shelf Edge to Lower Slope: Evidence for Changes in Erosion, Sediment Transfer, and Deposition (Magallanes Basin, Chile),
Aaron P. Reimchen, Stephen M. Hubbard, Benjamin G. Daniels, Brian W. Romans, and Lisa Stright

Assessing Aquifer Capacity for SAGD Development,
Luis E. Rivera and Michael J. Doty

*Interpreting Pumping Test Data from Fractured Aquifers – The Dual Porosity Model,
Luis E. Rivera

Chemostratigraphic Correlation within the Grand Banks, With a View of Constraining Sandstones for Provenance Analysis,
Ceri Roach, Tim J. Pearce, and Barry Lees

Geomechanical Modeling of Induced Seismicity Due to Fluid Injection,
Vincent Roche and Mirko Van Der Baan

*Source Rock Characterization of the Carboniferous Golata Formation and Devonian Besa River Formation Outcrops, Liard Basin, Northwest Territories,
Jonathan Rocheleau, Kathryn M. Fiess, Leanne J. Pyle, Fillipo Ferri, and Tiffani A. Fraser

Karst, Evaporite Dissolution and Associated Geohazards in the Oil Sands: Unraveling the Keg River/Prairie Evaporite Transition in N.E. Alberta, Canada,
Michael B. Rogers

Integrated Fracture Modeling of a Highly Faulted Recumbent Anticline for EOR Simulation of a Heavy Oil Field in Colombia,
Alexey Romanov, Jan Witte, Frank Sorensen, Martin Mantilla, Jorge Falla, and Diana Perez

*Thermal Formation Damage in Oil Sands from the Lower Cretaceous Formations in Western Canada,
U. Romanova, M. Piwowar, T. Ma, and R. Strom

Evaluating and Supplementing XRD Results with Elemental Data: Mineral Modelling Examples from the Duvernay Formation,
Gabriel L. Rotberg, Gemma V. Hildred, and Tim Pearce

Network Modeling and Two-Phase Flow in Tight Reservoirs,
Mary I. Rubin, Scott M. Wickens, Stanley Leung, Oluwaseyi S. Akinbobola, Thomas D. Kent, and Apostolos Kantzas

*Bringing the Cloud Underground: Lessons for BringingtheNext IT Revolution to Geoscience,
Grant Sanden and Yannai Segal

Finite Element Modelling of Fault Stress Triggering Due to Hydraulic Fracturing,
Arsalan Sattari and David Eaton

The Duvernay and Muskwa Shale Play Fairways: Variation in Reservoir Quality, Pressure, and Hydrocarbon Yield, and Well Performance in Emerging Sweet Spots,
Glenn A. Schmidt and Kevin Majeau

**Structural Deformation and Karst in the Devonian Waterways Formation: Examples from Outcrops along the Athabasca River,
Chris L. Schneider and Matthias Grobe

One Mans Tips and Tricks for Surviving Your Early Professional Career,
Jesse Schoengut

**Understanding the Occurrence of Point-Bar Deposits versus Vertically Accreted Channel-Fills,
Jesse Schoengut and Murray Gingras

*Multifocusing 3D Diffraction Imaging for Dectection of Fractured Zones in Mudstone Reservoirs,
Alana Schoepp, Evgeny Landa, and Stephane Labonte

Minimizing Exploration Risk: The Impact of Hydrocarbon Detection Surveys for Distinguishing Traps with Hydrocarbons from Uncharged Traps,
Dietmar (Deet) Schumacher

*Customized Integrated Unconventional Modeling; The Way You Want,
Amir Shamsa, Yasin Hajizadeh, Sergei Fillin, Jean-Paul Dessap, and Mehdi Majdi Yazdi

Unconventional Reservoir Characterization Using Conventional Tools,
Ritesh K. Sharma and Satinder Chopra

Kidd Copper Tailing Site – Reclamation New Meaning,
Loreen Michele Sherman

*Forward Modelling Study of 2D Finite Difference Reverse-Time Migration for Downhole Seismic Data,
Dong Shi, Ramin Saleh, and Bernd Milkereit

Upscaling of Reservoir Properties,
Evgeny Skripkin, Apostolos Kantzas, and Sergey Kryuchkov

*Development of a Geochemical Tool for Sourcing Leaking Well Fluids in Southwestern Ontario,
Mitchell E. Skuce, Fred J. Longstaffe, Joanne Potter, and Terry R. Carter

A New Technique for Determining In Situ Parameters of Argillaceous Deposits using Pore Pressure Responses,
Laura A. Smith, M.J. Hendry, and G. van der Kamp

Investigating Rock Properties of Shales using Microseismicity,
Lindsay T. Smith-Boughner, Adam Baig, Ted Urbancic, Gisela Viegas, Eric Von Lunen, and Jason Hendrick

The Effects of Faults and Fractures on Microseismic in Horn River Basin Shales,
Paige E. Snelling and Michael de Groot

Sourcing, Disposal and Reuse of Water for Hydraulic Fracturing,
Sean Speer

Shale Volume Determination in Athabasca Oilsands Core: Comparing Images, Logs, and Sample Analysis,
Graham Spray

*Least Squares Pre-Stack Time Migration for Imaging and Reconstruction of Converted Waves,
Aaron Stanton

Multiphase Solution Removal of the Prairie Evaporite Formation in Northeast Alberta (Implications for the Oil Sands Mining Community),
F.A. Stoakes, M. Verhoef, and R. Mahood

Evolution of a Regional Interconnected Diagenetic Aquifer in the Lower Prairie Evaporite of Northeast Alberta,
F.A. Stoakes, M. Verhoef, and R. Mahood

*A Long-Period Long Duration Microseismic Event: Evidenceof Cardium Formation Induced Microseismicity?,
Andy St-Onge and David W. Eaton

**Integration of Geologic Data into Structural Imaging of the Andean Subthrust, Peru,
Margaret A. Stratton, Robert Vestrum, and Dennis Ellison

Canadian Crude Differentials,
Kevin Striemer

Production from SAGD Pads vs. SAGD Well Pairs: Role of Conductive Heating and Infill Drilling on Ultimate Recovery,
Rudy Strobl, Milovan Fustic, Bryce Jablonski, and Allard W. Martinius

SAGD Pad Performance in a Point Bar Deposit with a Thick Sandy Base,
Yi Su, Jacky Wang, and I.D. Gates

*Permeability Calculations in Unconsolidated Sands,
Saeed Taheri, Shahin Ghomeshi, and Apostolos Kantzas

*Direct Correlations Between Volume Injection Rates and Microseismic Resonances,
Jean Baptiste Tary, Mirko van der Baan, and David W. Eaton

*Single Vibrator, Single Sweep, 3D Seismic Acquisition in WCSB,
Paul Thacker, Dale Harger, and Doug Iverson

Integrating Environmental Data Acquisition and Seismic Data Acquisition,
Jesse D. Tigner and Allan R. Chatenay

Phase Behaviour Study of Bakken Crude Oil–CO2 System: Solubility, Swelling/Extraction, and Miscibility Tests,
Farshid Torabi, Ali Abedini, and Nader Mosavat

Sedimentary Record of Regional Tectonic Events in the Mahogany Oil Shale Zone of the Lacustrine Green River Formation (Eocene), in Colorado and Utah,
Balázs Törõ, Brian R. Pratt, Robin W. Renaut

The Role of Magnitude Saturation, Accounting for Seismic Energy Release and Fracture Surface Area Development Associated with Hydraulic Fracture Stimulations,
Ted Urbancic, Andy Cochrane, and Adam Baig

*Converted-Wave Prestack Time Migration with a New Approximate Migration Weight,
Chuck Ursenbach and Peter Cary

*Interferometric Assessment of Clamping Quality of Borehole Geophones,
Yoones Vaezi and Mirko van der Baan

Diagenesis, Petrophysics and Reservoir Quality Models of the Montney Formation – A Major Siltstone Reservoir in Western Canada,
Noga Vaisblat and Nicholas B. Harris

Reservoir Characterization of the Cardium Formation, Garrington, Alberta,
Raymond C. Van and Per K. Pedersen

Unconventional NMR: Oil Sands, Cuttings and Core,
D. Veselinovic, D. Green, and B. Nassichuk

Source Characteristics and Failure Process of Hydraulic Fracturing Micro-Seismic Events Located Within and Below the Target Formation,
Gisela Viegas and Ted Urbancic

*Rethink Ground Water Mapping and Management Strategies for Unconventional Hydrocarbons using Airborne EM,
Andrea Viezzoli

*Case Studies from Fort Mc Murray, Horn River Basin and Manitoba Displaying Advances in Technology, New Approach and Updated Interpretation of AEM Data for Unconventional Hydrocarbons and Groundwater Mapping,
Andrea Viezzoli and Vincenzo Sapia

Petroleum Systems and Risk Elements of the Offshore Eastern Canada,
Grant Wach, Leslie Eliuk, Ricardo L. Silva, Yawooz Kettanah, Carla Dickson, Darragh O'Connor, Trevor Kelly, Taylor Campbell, Carlos Wong, Natasha Morrison, and Naomi Plummer

Hypogenic Karst Beneath the Athabasca Oil Sands – Controls on Aquifers and Aquitards,
James D. Walker, Jennifer C. Cranshaw, István Almási, Ken Potma, and Frank A. Stoakes

*Anisotropy-Preserving 5D Interpolation by Hybrid Fourier Transform,
Juefu Wang and Shaowu Wang

*Two-dimensional Joint Inversion of ZTEM and MT Plane-Wave EM Data,
Philip E. Wannamaker and Jean M. Legault

Evaluation of the Spirit River Formation in NW Alberta: A Case Study of EnCana's Bighorn Deep Basin Development,
Cole Webster

*Distributed Acoustic Sensing for Cross-well Frac Monitoring,
Paul S. Webster, Barbara E. Cox, and Mathieu M. Molenaar

Hydrodynamics of the Karstified Grosmont Aquifer System, Alberta, Canada,
K. Udo Weyer, Hans G. Machel, and James C. Ellis

*Groundwater Flow Systems Theory: an Unexpected Outcome of Early Cable Tool Drilling in the Turner Valley Oil Field,
K. Udo Weyer

Marine Seismic Acquisition in the Arctic,
Steve D. Whidden and Troy Nelson

Parametric Testing of Network Modeling,
Scott M. Wickens, Stanley Leung, Oluwaseyi S. Akinbobola, Mary I. Rubin, Thomas D. Kent, and Apostolos Kantzas

*Petroleum Source Rock Analysis of the Upper Devonian Torquay Formation of South Eastern Saskatchewan,
Nathan T. Wielgoz and Stephen L. Bend

*Predicting Free Surface Multiples without the Water: SRME on Land,
Keith Wilkinson, Richard Bale, and Ken Gray

Unconventional Oil Potential in the Cretaceous Shales of the Middle Magdalena Basin, Colombia,
Andrew Willis and Nilanjan Ganguly

An Integrated Approach to Identify and Characterize Bitumen Bearing Reservoir Facies within the Complex Stratigraphic Framework of the Lower Grand Rapids Formation,
Tammy M. Willmer and Garrett M. Quinn

*Acquiring Low Frequencies : Sweeps, Sensors, Sampling and Stories,
Olivier Winter, Anna Leslie, and Forest Lin

Detailed Kinematic Restoration of a Structural Transect from the Baltic Sea,
Jan Witte, Arezki Ioughlissen, Cornelius Rott, and Alula Damte

Update of Devonian Hydrostratigraphy in the Athabasca Mineable Oil Sands Area, NE Alberta,
John Wozniewicz, Frank A. Stoakes, Michael Davies, Matthijs Verhoef, and Robert Mahood

Maceral Variations and Maceral Assemblages within the Upper and Lower Members of the Bakken Formation, Williston Basin, Saskatchewan, Canada,
Bree M. Wrolson and Stephen L. Bend

Kaybob versus Willesden Green – the Duvernay Showdown: Rock Composition Variability and Implications for Completion,
Raphael A.J. Wust, Nicole Willment, and Brent Nassichuk

Comparison of Sediment Gravity Flow Deposits Around the Devonian Reef Complexes of Alberta and the Late Pleistocene-Holocene Great Barrier Reef of Australia,
Raphael A.J. Wust, Brent Nassichuk, Lauren McFarlane, Mike Marshall, and Pat Monahan

*Seismic Study of a Possible Eroded Impact Structure, Southern Alberta,
Wei Xie and Douglas R. Schmitt

*3D Geological Modeling and Uncertainty Analysis of Pilot Pad in the Long Lake Field with Lean Zone and Shale Layer,
Jinze Xu, Zhangxin Chen, and Ran Li