Author: John Dribus Schlumberger, 1515 Poydras St., Ste. 900, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 Reservoir Characteristics of Turbidite Depositional Facies and Key Risks for Basin Floor Fan Turbidite Reservoirs Session: GCAGS Education/Leadership Forum 2.0: Foundational Talks for the Gulf of Mexico I (GRBCC, Assembly Area A) Tuesday, September 22, 2015, 9:10 am Abstract: Exploration within the past […]

Author: Scott W. Tinker Bureau of Economic Geology, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, Texas 78758 Opening Mexico: A Bold Initiative at a Critical Time Session: GCAGS Education/Leadership Forum 2.0: Foundational Talks for the Gulf of Mexico I (Assembly Area A) Tuesday,September 22, 2015, 8:30 am Abstract: Political instability, resource nationalism, civil conflict, and economic downturns hurt all […]

Authors: Jeffrey Nunn1,2 and William Daugherty1,3 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 2Presently located at Chevron Energy Technology Company, Houston, Texas 3Presently located at BHP Billiton, Houston, Texas Spatial Variations in Pore Water Salinity: Implications for Fluid Pathways and Compartmentalization in a Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Field Session: Advanced […]

Author: Rick Schrynemeeckers Amplified Geochemical Imaging, LLC, 106 Wimberly Way, The Woodlands, Texas 77385 Improving Petroleum System Identification in Offshore Salt Environments: Gulf of Mexico and Red Sea Case Studies Session: Advanced Studies of Petroleum Systems (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 4:10 pm Abstract: Offshore exploration is a costly endeavor utilizing seismic data to […]

Author: Richard Bishop 13622 Kingsride Ln., Houston, Texas 77079–5926 Implications of Source Overcharge for Prospect Assessment Session: Advanced Studies of Petroleum Systems (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 3:45 pm Abstract: A fundamental aspect of prospect evaluation is what limits the volume of trapped hydrocarbons. Is it trap volume, or the charge of hydrocarbon arriving […]

Author: Gary K. Rice GeoFrontiers Corporation, 5130 Boyd Blvd., Ste. A, Rowlett, Texas 75088 The Vertical Migration Model and Recent Advances in Geochemical Exploration Session: Advanced Studies of Petroleum Systems (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 3:20 pm Abstract: Petroleum geochemical exploration is the science of using geochemical measurements to assess information about petroleum reservoirs […]

Authors: Konstandinos Zamfes1, Eldar Hasanov2, Neville Henry Winchester3, and Steve Zamfes4 1Prospectors Services Intern Corp, League City, Texas 2EraEnergyUSA, Houston, Texas 3Energy LTD, Houston, Texas 4CGG OPAL: On Surface Petrophysical Analytical Logging—New Petrophysical Measurement Principles on Drilling Cuttings While Drilling Session: Rock Samples and Reservoir Analysis (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 2:25 pm Abstract: […]

Author: Harry Rowe Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2275 Speedway Stop C9000, Austin, Texas 78712–1722 Chemostratigraphic Applications of Handheld X­Ray Fluorescence to Mudrock Plays: Methods, Pitfalls, Limitations, Aspirations, and Good Examples Session: Rock Samples and Reservoir Analysis (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 2:00 pm Abstract: With varied success chemostratigraphic studies […]

Authors: Konstandinos Zamfes1, Eldar Hasanov2, Neville Henry Winchester3, and Steve Zamfes4 1Prospectors Services Intern Corp, League City, Texas  2EraEnergy USA, Houston, Texas 3Energy LTD, Houston 4CGG Drilling Cutting Analysis and Geo­Algorithm Conversion to Petrophysics Session: Rock Samples and Reservoir Analysis (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 1:35 pm Abstract: The distributed properties analysis in petrophysics […]

Author: Robert K. Merrill Catheart Energy, Inc., 3811 Hogan Court, Sugar Land, Texas 77479 Visual Rock Characterization can Benefit Reservoir Analysis Session: Rock Samples and Reservoir Analysis (GRBCC, Room 320ABC) Monday, September 21, 2015, 1:10 pm Abstract: Information extracted from visual analysis of rock samples focuses us on the fundamentals of oil and gas exploration and […]