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AAPG Hedberg Research Conference

Basin and Petroleum System Modeling: New Horizons in Research and Applications

May 3-7, 2009 - Napa, California

Search and Discovery Article #90091 (2009)
Posted September 22, 2009

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*Using Basin Modeling as a Predictive Tool in Oil to Gas Cracking Plays,
J. R. Allwardt and G. E. Michael

Accounting for Fault Role in Integrated Basin Simulation: Current Expertise and Innovative Solutions,
A. Arbeaumont, J-M. Laigle, and N. Louni

A New Approach to the Sedimentation and Compaction of Basin Based on Continuum Mechanics Concepts,
J-F. Barthelemy, J-L. Rudkiewicz, and L. Dormieux

Numerical Basin Modeling – A Case Study from the Jeanne d’Arc Basin, Offshore Eastern Canada,
F. Baur, R. Littke, H. Wielens, R. di Primio, and C. Lampe

*Revisiting a Salt Stock Family of the North German Basin by Applying Seismic CRS-Processing,
H-J. Brink, D. Gajeswki, M. Baykulov, and M-K. Yoon

How to Take 3D Stress Effects into Account in a Basin Simulator Using Non-Linear Poro-Elastic Assumption,
M-C. Cacas, A. Arbeaumont, J-L. Rudkiewicz, I. Faille, and M. Guiton

3D Modeling, Biodegradation and Local Grid Refinement, a New Approach to Predict Biodegradation at Prospect Scale,
B. Carpentier, S. Wolf, S. Pegaz-Fiornet, and I. Kowalewski

*Retardation by Water Pressure of Hydrocarbon Generation Reactions in Geological Basins: An Experimental Investigation,
A. D. Carr, C. Uguna, C. E. Snape, W. Meredith, I. C. Scotchman, and R. C. Davis

A Calibrated Percolation Model for the Utsira CO₂ Plume,
A. J. Cavanagh and R. S. Haszeldine

Analysis of Petroleum Charge Scenarios – An Example from the Norwegian Barents Sea,
M. Cheng, L. Lawton, D. Burnett, W. Parsons, and J. Guthrie

*Application of High Resolution Aeromagnetic Survey to Structural Basin Delineation,
P. Cholach

*A Compositional Petroleum Mass Balance in a Mature Zone for Exploration- Reconcavo Basin, Brazil,
L. F. C. Coutinho, H. L. de B. Penteado, F. Lorant, and J. L. Rudkiewicz

*Understanding a Non-Conventional Petroleum System - Neuquen Basin (Argentina): Deep Volcanic Sills Analysis Through a 2d Basin Modeling Approach,
N. Crépieux, F. Reverdy, R. H. Gonzales, and G. Baudot

The Importance of Paleozoic Petroleum Source-Rocks in the Norwegian Barents Sea: Insights from Basin Modeling Using Monte Carlo Simulation Techniques,
M. C. Daszinnies, M. Inthorn, U. Ritter, H. M. Weiss, J. K. Nielsen, and A. Tømmerås

Establishing a Petroleum System Framework in the Northern Gulf of Thailand,
K. Dempster, B. Katz, and G. Nelson

Description of Reservoir-Scale Processes Over Geological Timescales Using a Petroleum Systems Modeling Approach,
J. Derks, M. Al-Hajeri, M. Al-Saeed, O. Swientek, T. Fuchs, and A. Kauerauf

*Advanced Assisted Calibration Solution in Basin Modelling,
M. Ducros, J-M. Laigle, and S. Bellin

Petroleum Systems Dynamics of the South Caspian Basin,
S. J. Duppenbecker, G. W. Riley, N. R. Abdullayev, T. J. Green, and H. Doran

*The Advantages of Interactive Fluid Property Modeling,
L. Dzou and Z. He

*Temperature, Maturity and Timing of Hydrocarbon Generation in the Central Graben and Terchelling Basin, Dutch Part of North Sea Basin,
M. S. C. Echternach, H. Verweij, A. Fattah, and P. David

*3-Dimensional Modeling of the Molecular and Isotopic Composition of Gases from Mamm Creek Field, Piceance Basin, Colorado,
G. S. Ellis, P. G. Lillis, T. Dewane, and S. P. Cumella

A New 3D Simulator for Modeling Fluid and Heat Flow in Faulted Basins,
I. Faille, P. Havé, M. Thibaut, F. Willien, J. L. Rudkiewicz, and M. C. Cacas

*Calibration – The Basis for Successful Modeling,
J. L. Gevirtz and K. E. Williams

*Large-Scale 3D Basin Modeling of the Gulf of Mexico with Dynamic Salt Evolution,
R. G. Gibson

*What Differences Will They Make: Depositional Vs Dynamic Salt Models?,
C. Gong, R. Gibson, T. Fitzpatrick, J. Stephens, and M. Steuer

*Shale Dependent Sediment Compaction Model Implemented in a Pressure Basin Simulator: Effects on Geo-Model and Modelled Pressure Build Up?,
A. Grøver, A. E. Lothe, and H. Borge

*Integrating Geochemistry, Charge Rate and Timing, Trap Timing and Reservoir Temperature History to Model Fluid Properties in the Frade and Roncador Fields, Campos Basin, Offshore Brazil,
J. Guthrie, C. Nino, H. Hassan, and P. Morelos

*First Compositional Modelling of Primary and Secondary Biodegradation Process in Natural Petroleum Reservoirs,
F. Haeseler, F. Behar, and P-Y. Chenet

*Improved Pore Pressure Prediction by Integrating Basin Modeling and Seismic Methods,
H. M. Helset, M. Lüthje, and I. Ojala

High Resolution Migration Modelling and Seismic Inversion – Example from a Channelized System in Offshore Angola,
M. Hertle, N. H. Schødt, H. P. Hansen, and M. De Lind Van Wijngaarden

Identifying and Quantifying Uncertainty in Basin Modeling,
P. J. Hicks, Jr., J. D. Shosa, C. M. Fraticelli, M. J. Hardy, and M. B. Townsley

*Basement Geology and Structural Modeling of the Santos Basin, Brazil: Petroleum System Implications,
L. A. Jensen and J. P. Teasdale

*Modeling Hydrocarbon Migration and Retention in Fine-Grained Clastic Successions: Conventional Approaches to Evaluating Unconventional Resources,
R. Jonk, E. Cassel, and S. Barboza

Improved Pressure Prediction from Basin Modeling by Integrating Fault and Host Rock Mechanical and Diagenetic Properties,
M. Kacewicz, R. K. Davies, R. Knipe, and G. Lewis

*Modeling of Petroleum Quality with Simple n-Component PVT Fluid Models,
A. I. Kauerauf

*3D Basin and Petroleum Systems Modeling Offshore Brazil: A Large-Scale Regional Model of the ‘Greater Campos Basin’,
H. A. Kemna, D. J. Curry, and M. R. Mello

Intergranular Tar in a Deepwater Reservoir: Part II – Migration Modeling of Asphaltene Precipitation,
D. Kennedy, N. Kalyanaraman, K. Mahon, and D. Carruthers

*Modeling: Integrating Structural Modeling, Fault Property Analysis, and Petroleum Systems Modeling – An Example from the Brooks Range Foothills of the Alaska North Slope,
C. Lampe, K. J. Bird, T. E. Moore, R. A. Ratliff, and B. Freeman

*Simulation of Fault Sealing From Quartz Cementation within Cataclastic Deformation Zones,
R. H. Lander, W. Solano-Acosta, A. R. Thomas, R. M. Reed, M. Kacewicz, L. M. Bonnell, and J. Hooker

*HC Migration and Fluid Type in Shallow and Deep Water Santos Basin, Brazil: A 2D Modeling Approach,
A. Lemgruber and F. T. T. Gonçalves

Evaluation of Sealing Properties to Faults and Cap Rocks and its Influence on Fluid Pressure Distribution - Using a Monte Carlo Simulation Approach,
A. E. Lothe and A. Grøver

Fault Sealing for Hydrocarbon Migration and Entrapment：Concept, Characterization and Effect in Migration,
X. Luo, L. Zhang, G. Song, F. Sui, G. Qiu, C. Song, and J. Zhao

*History of the Petroleum System Concept,
L. B. Magoon

Intergranular Tar in a Deepwater Reservoir: Part I – Mechanisms of Asphaltene Deposition,
K. I. Mahon, H. Dembicki, Jr., A. Chaouche, J. Meredith, H. J. White, N. Kalyanaraman, D. Kennedy, and D. Carruthers

A Workflow Solving Migration Problems with Combined Structural and Petroleum Systems Modelling - Case Studies from Offshore Brazil and Onshore Trinidad,
J. McQuilken

An Efficient Mesh Management for Moving Boundaries Associated with Erosion Events,
U. Mello and I. Khabibrakhmanov

Integrated Petroleum Systems Analysis of Western Siberia Basin: Why So Oily in the South, Why So Gassy in the North?,
A. V. Milkov

*Prediction of Fluid Compositional Heterogeneities in Accumulations Using Temis Suite^® Enhanced with Local Grid Refinement (LGR): Example from the Jurassic of Northern Kuwait,
F. Monnier, F. Lorant, P.-Y. Chenet, J.-M. Laigle, and A. Al-Khamiss

*A Comprehensive Approach to Forecast Reservoir Quality in Thrust-Faulted Domains: Integrating Structural Analyses, Charge Modeling and Reservoir Modeling,
G. P. A. Muscio, C. Rivero, and A. R. Thomas

*Structural Evolution, Temperature and Maturity of The Netherlands: Results of Combined Structural and Thermal 2D Modeling,
S. Nelskamp, P. David, and R. Littke

*Basin Modeling of Carbon and Hydrogen Isotopes to Quantify Gas Maturity and Formation Age - Unique Diagnostic Tool for Basin Modeler,
Y. Ni, J. Dai, F. Wang, Q. Ma, and Y. Tang

Modeling the HC-Filling History of a Norwegian Oil Field Integrating Basin and Reservoir Scales,
R. Ondrak, R. di Primio, and L. Leith

*Geographically-based Probabilistic Petroleum Potential Models: Complement or Competition for Deterministic Petroleum System Models?,
K. G. Osadetz, Z. Chen, and H. Gao

*The Occult Thermotectonic History of Cratons and Epicratonic Basins: Implications for Petroleum Generation in Williston Basin,
K. G. Osadetz, B. P. Kohn, and S. Feinstein

Comparison between the Different Approaches of Secondary and Tertiary Hydrocarbon Migration Modelling in 3D Basin Simulators,
S. Pegaz-Fiornet, B. Carpentier, A. Michel, and S. Wolf

*Criteria to Determine Borehole Formation Temperatures for Calibration of Basin and Petroleum System Models,
K. E. Peters and P. A. Nelson

An Integrated Approach to Reservoir Quality Prediction within the Ordovican Sandstones of North Africa,
G. Pyke, J. Redfern, R. Lander, and L. Bonnell

Paleo-Thermo-Barometers, Paleoburial and Unroofing History in Fold and Thrust Belts: Applications to Hydrocarbon and Reservoir Prediction,
F. Roure

*Calibration of 3D P&T Basin Modelling Using Sensitivity Analysis,
P. Ruffo, G. Scrofani, A. Corradi, D. Grigo, and U. Mello

*Petroleum Systems Modeling of the Greater Alaska North Slope Based on a Revised Geometry and Paleo-Geometry Reconstruction,
O. Schenk, K. J. Bird, K. E. Peters, L. B. Magoon, and C. Lampe

*Model of Low Maturity Generation of Hydrocarbons Applied to the Carupano Basin, Offshore Venezuela,
F. J. S. Schneider, J. A. Noya, and C. Magnier

Quantitative Assessment of Hydrocarbon Charge Risk in New Venture Areas - Are We Fooling Ourselves?,
N. B. Schoellkopf

*Source Rock Geochemistry and Petroleum System Modeling in the Guyana Basin, offshore Suriname,
D. Schwarzer and H. Krabbe

A Quantum Approach to Studying Intrinsic Uncertainties in Basin Modeling,
Ø. Sylta, A. Tømmerås, and C. Zwach

*Integrating Advanced Geochemistry into Basin Modeling: Applications for Exploration and Production Risk Analysis,
Y. Tang and Q. Ma

*Comparison between Darcy and Invasion Percolation Simulations of Kilometer Scale Hydrocarbon Migration across Fine Grained Sediments: An Example from the Malvinas Basin, Offshore Argentina,
A. Vayssaire

*Role of Basin Modelling in Unravelling the Interaction Between Climate Change and Phases of Hydrocarbon Generation,
H. Verweij and M. S. C. Echternach

*Predicting Oil Quality - Simulating Reservoir Alteration Processes,
C. C. Walters, H. Freund, S. R. Kelemen, A. L. Braun, and L. M. Wenger