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ABSTRACTS
(By Author)

GEO 2018
The 13th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition
March 5-8, 2018, Manama, Bahrain

Search and Discovery Article #90319 (2018)
Posted April 3, 2018

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             Items preceded by asterisk (*) designate extended abstracts.

 

 

 

 

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Navigating through the Red Sea Subsalt Structures: A Look-Ahead VSP Case Study from Saudi Arabia,
      Ali A. Aldawood and Carlos Planchart

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

New Insights on the Stratigraphy of the Hanifa and Jubaila Formations: Outcrop Evidence from Central Arabia,
      Abdullah J. Al-Dhubaib, Salvatore Di Simone, and Andrew S. Henderson

Well Bore Images Data Analysis and Asset Protection: Case Study,
      Maha J. Aldossary, Murtada I. Al-Habib, and Turki Al-Ghamdi

Solid Kerogen Analysis of a Carbonate Source Rock: Implications on Hydrocarbon Maturity Analysis and Reservoir Characterization in Jafurah Basin, Saudi Arabia,
      Ali H. Al Eid, Jerome Biollo, Ivan Leyva, and Mohammed Boudjatit

Live Production Alert Service for KWiDF Projects – (LPAS),
      Aliaa R. Al-Enezi

The Jurassic Petroleum System of Kuwait,
      Shahad A. Al-Enezi, Salem AlAli, and Awatif AlKamiss

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

Characterizing the Effects of Laser Perforation on Carbonate Rocks,
      Damian P. San Roman Alerigi, Clemens Van Dijk, Sameeh Batarseh, Vinicius Lube, and Gilles Lubineau

Applying Petroleum Hydrogeochemistry – A Novel Approach to Understand the Evolution of Kuwait Sedimentary Sub-Basin and the Development of its Petroleum System,
      Mohammed R. Al-Fadhli

Benefit of Applying 5D Regularization and Interpolation Before Signal Processing,
      Maan Al Gain

Processing Challenges and Technologies of Ocean Bottom Node Survey,
      Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Huang Mingzhong, Saud Aldeghaither, Constantinos Tsingas, Mamadou S. Diallo, and Bader Alqarni

Advanced Characterization of Clay Mineralogy in the Organic-Bearing Ra'an Shale, Northwest Saudi Arabia, for Unconventional Oil/Gas Exploration and Development,
      Tawfik Al-Ghamdi, Abeer Al-Abdullatif, Septriandi Chan, Mohamed O. Abouelresh, Lameed Babalola, and Hicham El Hajj

Burgan 3SU Reservoir; A Success Story in Development Planning and Reservoir Management,
      Wafaa A. Al-Ghanim, Giles Duvivier, and Sasi Rajan

Reservoir Communication Assessment and Transmissibility Barriers Investigation Using Integrated Dynamic Data and Transient Interference Test,
      Mohammed Alghazal, Abdulaziz Abahusain, Rana Amin, Aqeel Bahrani, and Essam M. Al-Alyan

Capitalizing on Technology Development – Utilizing Domestic Applications to Effectively Overcome Exploration Data Challenges,
      Sulaiman Al-Ghunaim

An Effective Approach to Track and Manage Critical Geosciences Applications,
      Murtada I. Al-Habib, Turki Al-Ghamdi, and Liangyuan Deng

Diffraction Imaging: An Example from Saudi Arabia,
      Salah Alhadab

Prioritizing a Portfolio of Prospects,
      Abdullah A. Al-Hamad, Talal Al-Adwani, and Yousef Z. Al-Salali

Dynamics of Calcite Cementation in Response to Oil Charge and Reservoir Evolution: Thamama, Group, UAE,
      Amena Alharthi and Rachel Wood

Full Azimuth Long Offset Data for Fracture Characterization: A Jurassic Case Study in North Kuwait,
      Hanan Al-Hasan, Fatma Basha, Riyanto Kusumo, Agus Abdullah, and Taiwen Chen

Sequence Stratigraphic Framework and Gross Depositional Environments of Jurassic Arab Formation, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
      Rajai A. Alhubail, Marco Alvarez Bastos, Wenbin Tan, David Tang, and Yasir Ghorashi

Robust Multiple Attenuation Workflow and Flexible Anisotropic Tomography for Better Imaging. Shallow Water Case Study, Gulf of Suez,
      Ahmed Khaled Ali, Mahmoud Ahmed, Matthias König, Tillmann Roth, Ivica Mihaljevic, Sameh Abdel-Basset, Mahmoud Ouda, Wessam Saleh, Tarek El-Melegy, and Hesham Abu El-Saad

Prediction of Porosity and Fluid Saturation from Full Stack Seismic Data Using Seismic Inversion and Neural Network Analysis,
      Ahmed S. Ali

Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Calcareous Source Rocks in Compression Tests,
      Syed S. Ali, Arqam Muqtadir, Ali A. Al Dhamen, Guodong Jin, Rizwanullah Husseini, Zahra Aleid, Asok Nair, and Elham Alshanqaiti

Biofacies of Late Callovian Bioherms of Saudi Arabia,
      Ali Alibrahim and Abdullah J. Al-Dhubaib

Artificial Lift Management Dashboard,
      Menayer Al-Jadi, Pablo Cordero, and Abdullah Al-Rabah

Night Shot-Hole Drilling, a New Approach for Successful Completion of Mega Onshore 3D Seismic Survey,
      Abdullah M. Alkandari, Abdul Wahab M. Sadeqi, Anand Kumar, Ibrahim Hakam, and Kalyan Chakraborty

Merging of Multi 3D Land Seismic Surveys, Challenges and Mitigations,
      Anwar Al-Kandari, Riyanto Kusumo, Agus Abdullah, Fatma Basha, and Hanan Al-Hasan

Unlocking the Remaining Potential of Najmah-Sargelu: Play Based Exploration in Kuwait,
      Alaa Alkandari, Anton Prakoso, Salem AlAli, and Riyasat Husain

Benefits of Field Development User Database Archiving and Deployment of Multiuser Knowledge Management Platform,
      Nasser Al-Khalifa, Dipankar Dutta, Deepak Joshi, Jenan Al-Shatti, Hasan Al-Temeemi, and Santosh Ghosh

Unlocking HC potentials of the Tertiary Basin South East of Oman,
      Elias Al Kharusi, Abdulrahman Al Noumani, Amna Al-Yahyaai, Saada Al Rawahi, and Munthir Al Battashi

Automated Rig and Drilling Data Management Solution,
      Bashayer Al-Khayat, Awwab N. Khatib, Hafsa Imad, and Minu Varghese

Effective Stress Law for Gas Permeability in Tight Gas Sandstones,
      Ibrahim Almakrami, Quentin Fisher, and Carlos Grattoni

The Global Inexact Newton Method as a Nonlinear Solver Framework in Multirate Iteratively Coupled Flow and Geomechanics Problems,
      Tameem Almani, Kundan Kumar, and Mary Wheeler

Assessment and Site Selection for CO2 Sequestration in Kuwait,
      Haya Al-Mayyan, Filip Neele, Dawood Kamal, Vincent Vandeweijer, Shashank Rakeshkumar, and Rader Abdul Fattah

CO2 Storage in Saline Aquifers in Kuwait: A Geomechanical Assessment of Containment and Subsurface Integrity,
      Haya Al-Mayyan, Ellen Van Der Veer, Dawood Kamal, Sander Osinga, Shashank Rakeshkumar, and Bogdan Orlic

Simulation of Khuff K3 Fractured Deep Gas Reservoir Using Single Porosity System,
      Ali Al-Muftah and Mohamed Shamlooh

Optimization of 3D Land Seismic Survey Design,
      Abdulaziz Almuhaidib and Van Chuong Do

DrillCam: An Integrated Real-Time System to Image Ahead and Around the Bit,
      Abdulaziz Almuhaidib, Yi Luo, and Mustafa Al-Ali

Steps Towards Proper Ground Water Management and Utilization Schemes Assessment of the Sustainable Yield of the Dammam Brackish and Low Salinity Water Aquifer at Central Kuwait, Case Study,
      Imad A. Al-Maheimid and Huda Al Enezi

Fractures Characterization of Najmah-Sargelu Tmight Carbonate Reservoirs Using Geoechanical Attribute in Minagish Field, Kuwait,
      Rasha R. Al-Murakhi, Fatema H. Al-Failakwi, Clement Belgodere, Frederic Mathieu, Riyad Quttaina, and Abdulwahab AL-Qattan

Hydrocarbon Potential Evaluation of the Organic Rich Najmah Formation (NJ) in West Kuwait Fields (WK) – A Case Study,
      Rasha R. Al-Murakhi, Prasanta K. Mishra, Riyad Quttaina, Charles Smart, and Fernandes Warren G

Review of the Petroleum System in the Jurassic Lower Dhruma Siliciclastic Reservoir – Rub' Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia,
      Abdullah S. Almuslem, Mohammed Hamed, Javed Ismail, Albhar Ahmed, Hamza Tourqui, Christopher T. Reid, Jinsong Kong, and Yazeed Nuaim

Lithofacies Prediction: A Case Study on Carbonate Reservoirs in Saudi Arabia,
      Basmah A. Almustafa

Upper Cretaceous Assessment for CO2 Storage in the Southeastern United States Offshore of Middle and South Atlantic,
      Khaled Almutairi, Camelia Knapp, and James Knapp

Early Field Development Challenges in an Unconventional Exploratory Carbonate Reservoir in Kuwait,
      Abdul Razzaq Al-Nabhan, Haifa Al-Bader, Abdullah Al-Ibrahim, Waleed Abdel Hameed, Karthik Kumar Natarajan, Barbara A. Luneau, Agha Hassan Akram, and Arathi L. Mahesh

Comprehensive Wireline Formation Testing Enabled Optimized Well Testing Program, Saving Significant Cost and Time in an Exploratory Well,
      Abdul Razzaq AL-Nabhan, Bashaiyer Dashti, Haifa Al-Bader, Badruzzaman Khan, Afrah S. Al-Ajmi, Hazim Ayyad, Guru Nagaraj, Sarah Jamal, Karthik Kumar Natarajan, and Gunjan Khatri

Leveraging High Performance Computing Technologies for Real-Time Seismic Interpretation,
      Abdullah Alnaeem, Saleh A. Al-Dossary, and Zhitao Zhou

PQC: Application to a Mega-Merge in Saudi Arabia,
      Mohammed H. Al-Najjar, Ernesto Sandoval-Curiel, Daniele Colombo, and Riyadh S. Saad

Wellsite Geology Cloud-Based Operations,
      Aqeel Al-Naser and Indra Bhuana

Scalable and Reliable Integrated Solution for Real-Time Drilling Operations,
      Aqeel Al-Naser, Murtada I. Al-Habib, and Yasser S. Ghamdi

Anhydrite Cemented Carbonate Shoal Rock Type in a Permo-Triassic Gas Reservoir in Saudi Arabia,
      Kadhem Alnasser, Edward Clerke, and Jimmy Ardila

A New Approach for Integration of Well Placement and Directional Drilling Processes in Extended Reach Wells through Thin Carbonate Reservoirs: Case Study, Offshore Abu Dhabi,
      Ahmed Al Neaimi, Ali Al Felasi, Bader Al Dhafari, Hocine Khemissa, Muhammad Ashraf, Yassar Goraya, Wael F. Wasel, Ahmet Aki, Emad Diab, Ramy E. Kamel, and Julian Krawec

Automated Geoscience Application Projects and Assets Management,
      Ruaa T. Alohali, Muhammad H. Badar, and Turki Al-Ghamdi

From Elastic to Geomechanical Properties. Onshore Field Case Study, Saudi Arabia,
      Sultan Al Otaibi and Ayman Suleiman

Seismic Reservoir Characterization of Hith and Gotnia Formations to Evaluate its Architecture and to Identify Carbonate Stringers – A Case Study from North Kuwait,
      Alanood N. Alotaibi, Mohd Hameed Shereef, Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak, Muneera F. Al-Awadhi, Fatemah A. Qasem, and Manayer Al-Abdullah

Placement of Horizontal Wells and Fractures in the Optimum Location and Sequence in Shale Plays,
      Ghazi D. AlQahtani, Ahmed Alzahabi, Mohamed Y. Soliman, Richard Bateman, and George Asquith

Comparsion of Static and Dynamic Moduli for Variuos Oil and Gas Reservoirs in Saudi Arabia,
      Mohammad H. Alqam

Regional Review of Natih Truncation Play in North Oman,
      Ibrahim Al Rajaibi

Depositional Architecture of the Gotnia Basin during the Deposition of Najmah Formation in Kuwait,
      Adel Al-Saeedi, Ghaida Al-Sahlan, and Dabeer Khan

Re-Entry Challenges Addressed: Directional Drilling Technology Enables Novel Well Design to Cut Costs and Save Time in Kuwait,
      Maytham Al Saffar, Sara Al Mutairi, Fajer Jaber, Meshal Al Khaldi, Nawaf Al Shuaibi, Ibrahim Elafify, Mohamad Al Banai, Mohamad Al Khaldi, Nadir Farhi, Mohamed Samie, and Abdullah Al Saeedi

Exploration Portfolio Management by Optimizing the Forward Exploration Plan: An Integrated Stochastic Approach,
      Yousef Z. Al-Salali, Talal Al-Adwani, Charles Stabell, Waleed Abdel Hameed, Sunil Kumar Singh, Hanan Ahmed, and Ahmad AlOtaibi

The Lower Shammar Play: Integrating Forensic Geoscience, Petroleum Engineering and WRFM to Explore a Sub-Seismic Stratigraphic Trap,
      Mohammed Al Shaibani, Aisha Al Hajri, Stephen Collins, Mahmoud El Shafie, and Irene Gomez-Perez

Alternative Completion Method for Horizontal Well Production Optimization: Simulation and Field Results,
      Ahmed Alshmakhy and Ahmed Amtereg

Shelf to Basin Architecture of the Hanifa Formation, North Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia,
      Faisal A. Alshuhail, Abdullrhman A. Alkhunaini, Salvatore Di Simone, Saad Alawwad, and Fatimah Alsinan

Rock Physics Characterization of a Source Rock in NW Saudi Arabia,
      Salma Alsinan

3D Geological Mapping Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (Wadi Bani Awf and Qarn Alam Salt Dome),
      Mohammed S. Al Sulaimani, Rachid Rahmoune, Suleman Al Harthy, Afifa Al Mawali, and Khadija Aisari

Faults Array and their Control on Rift Basin Geometry, Central Saudi Arabia,
      Sulaiman L. Alsulami, Mohammed Ameen, Christian Hofmann, Ahmed Salem, and Muhammad Khan

First Successful Proppant Fracturing Using TSE-Based Frac Fluids for Unconventional Carbonate Source Rock in Saudi Arabia,
      Ali A. Al-Taq, Mohammed Al-Khaldi, Karim Mechkak, and Basil Alfakher

The Integration of Rock Physics Applications with Seismic and Well Log Data: A New Workflow for Frack Design Optimization and Sweet Spotting in the Jafurah Basin, Saudi Arabia,
      Yazeed K. Altowairqi, Ivan Leyva, Zhou F Duan, ALi Sultan, Saad J. Shehri, and Ahmed Mubarak

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

A Data-Driven Workflow for Production Optimization and Efficient Reservoir Management Using a Multi-Disciplinary Approach,
      Ahmed M. Alzahabi, Sushanta Bose, Sriram Balasubramanian, Peila Chen, and Ganesh C. Thakur

Sequence Stratigraphy and Diagenesis of the Mauddud Formation (Burgan Field, Kuwait): A Combined Impact on the Distribution of Reservoir Properties,
      Omran Alzankawi, Laila Hayat, Benoit Vincent, Joanna Garland, Pete Gutteridge, and Sarah Thompson

Common Reflection Angle Pre-Stack Depth Migration as Data Enhancement Method for 3D Sparse Land Seismic Data, Case Study from Saudi Arabia,
      Asaad E. Alzawwad, Krzysztof K. Sliz, and Luke LaFreniere

Impact of Geological and Geo-Mechanical Controls in Creating Various Drilling Problems,
      Md Amanullah

Prognosis of In-Situ Stress Regime to Assess the Frackability of Najmah/Sargelu Reservoirs: A Case Study from South Kuwait,
      Aimen Amer, Hanan Abu-Hebail, Meshal Al-Wadi, Hawas Al-Shammari, and Ali Yateem

Establishing Petrophysical Benchmark for the Burgan Field in Kuwait. A Case Study,
      Yaser M. Amjad, Mona Rashaid, Pratik Sangani, Steven Low, Christophe Darous, Aiman Fituri, and Alan Sibbit

Calculation of Threshold Capillary Pressures from Irregular Pore Geometries Taken from Unconventional Reservoir Rock Images,
      Alimohammad Anbari, Evan Lowry, Mohammad Piri, and Jinhong Chen

Effective Geochemical Methods for Characterization of Two Major Source-Rocks in Kuwait through Samples Reduction by Selective Screening Technique,
      Rita Andriany and Awatif AlKamiss

Applications of Source-Less NMR Technology in Integrated Formation Evaluation for Tarmat Identification, Geosteering, and Smart Completions Design – A Case Study from Middle East Jurassic Reservoir,
      Atul K. Anurag, Anoop Mishra, Mohamed A. AlBlooshi, Khalil I. Hosany, Ghassan Al-Jefri, Charles Smart, Pranjal Bhatt, Sanathoi Potshangbam, and Ahmed Soliman

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

Impact of Varying Stress on the Flow of Gas and Brine through Proppant-Packed Fractured Shale Samples: A Micro-Scale Experimental Investigation,
      Maziar Arshadi, Mohammad Piri, and Mohammed Sayed

Elastic Facies Prediction as a Tool to Quality Control Logs from Clastic Reservoirs in an Offshore Field of Saudi Arabia,
      Muhammad Ashfaq and Omar H. Afif

Virtual Learning Environment Program in KOC (VLE),
      Jenan H. Ashkanani

Estimating Reservoir Thickness from Seismic Using Enhanced Stockwell Transform,
      Sami Awfi, Yi Luo, and Nasher M. AlBinHassan

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Geoscience Applications Projects Tracking and Analysis for Efficient Management and Resource Optimization,
      Muhammad H. Badar, Turki Al-Ghamdi, Rua'a AlOhali, and Wasi Mohammad

Steering Directional Wells by Virtue of HD Boundary Mapping Mechanism to Place Drain Hole Successfully in a Thin, Highly Dipping Channel Sand, a New Case Study from Greater Burgan Field, Kuwait,
      Hussain A. Bahman, Salem H. Al-Sabea, Farida Ali, and Saud Al-Haddad

Sedimentological and Stratigraphic Zonation of the Lower Shuaiba Formation North West of Abu Dhabi, UAE,
      Esra K. Bahussain, Ebtesam Khaled BinAbadat, Hesham Shebl, and Ruqaya Abdulla Alzaabi

Drilling and Running Open Hole Multistage Fracturing Completion Optimized with Managed Pressure Drilling in Unconventional Tight Gas in Saudi Arabia,
      Stanislav Baichev, Mohammad Al-Zaki, Kyungnam Han, Alexey Alexeyenko, and Omar Al-Faraj

Eighty Years of Legacy Exploration Well File Data: Restructure and Retrieval,
      Ahmed M. Bakhsh, Ahmed F. Saleh, and Abdulrazaq N. Salamah

Alternative Stimulation Diversion Techniques for Unconventional Carbonate Source Rock in Saudi Arabia,
      Sohrat Baki, Almaz Sadykov, Karim Mechkak, Bryan Small, and Khalid Asiri

Enhancement of High-Channel Count Land Seismic Data Using Nonlinear Beamforming for Unbiased Time Processing,
      Andrey Bakulin, Ilya Silvestrov, Maxim Dmitriev, Pavel Golikov, Dmitry Neklyudov, Maxim Protasov, Kirill Gadylshin, Vladimir Tcheverda, and Victor Dolgov

Processing and Imaging of Seismic Data Acquired with Buried Vertical DAS Arrays,
      Andrey Bakulin, Ilya Silvestrov, Kevin E. Erickson, Pavel Golikov, Robert Smith, and Mustafa Al-Ali

An Integrated Workflow to Map Out the Seal and Reduce Exploration Uncertainties,
      Hadi Balhareth, Qamar Bukhamseen, Sean Rahati, Fawaz Mohammal, Monirah Dossary, and Wang Ruixiang

Facies Modeling of a Giant Carbonate Gas Reservoir Severely Affected by Secondary Overprint – an Example from the Khuff Gas Reservoir, Awali Field, Bahrain,
      Jayanta Bardalaye, Michael Dowen, and Lana Al Hashemi

The Effects of Nano-Confinement on the Phase Behavior of Hydrocarbon Gases: An Experimental Case Study on a Kerogen-Rich Shale Gas Reservoir,
      Elizabeth Barsotti, Evan Lowry, Mohammad Piri, and Jinhong Chen

Innovative Multi-Method Steering Approach To Optimize A Challenging Thin Reservoir Well Injectivity,
      Magdi Bazara

Hydrocarbon Leakage through Seal Rocks by Seismic and Core Data: Case Study from the Mauddud Formation in Bahra Field, Kuwait,
      Sayed M. Behbehani, Greg Holland, Parmjit Singh, and Cathy Hollis

Diagenetic Controls on the Fracture Distribution within Sandstone Reservoir: A Case Study from Wajid Group, Southwestern Part of Saudi Arabia,
      Mohammed H. Benaafi, Mustafa M. Hariri, Abdulaziz Al-Shaibani, M Makkawi, and Osman M. Abdullatif

Establishing Prospectivity of Tayarat Formation over West Kuwait Sub-Region by Revisiting Old Data: A Case Study from Kuwait,
      Mayank K. Banerjee, Eman M. Al-Kanderi, Khaled M. Al-Azmi, Subratah Bhukta, Prabir Kumar Nath, Sunil Kumar Singh, and Abdulaziz A. Sajer

Stratigraphic Forward Modeling and the Search for Stratigraphic Traps,
      Abid Bhullar, Luisa A. Rebata Hernani, Ali Alali, Abdulaziz Alnoeem, Mustafa Hashim, and Omer Aksu

Geochemical Modeling of Fluid Convection and Hydrothermal Alteration in Sub-Salt Layers of the Northern Red Sea Basin,
      Peter Birkle, Philip J. Ball, John P. Brown, Jean Francois Mengual, Elizabeth C. Lacsamana, and Ron Borsato

Uncertainty Assessment in Fractured Reservoirs through an Iterative Approach in Fracture Modelling,
      Herman Boro and Ivan Ignatov

Saudi Aramco Mobile Geological Laboratory (MGL), Near Real-time Chronostratigraphic Resolution While Drilling Critical Exploration Zones,
      Hani I. Boukhamsin, Ahmed Shawareb, Marco Vecoli, Pierre Breuer, Christian Cesari, Nigel Hooker, and Kaya Ertug

Vector Attributes: An Approach Based on the Analysis of Normal Vector Field to Seismic Layering to Assist in Geological Interpretation,
      Aicha Bounaim, Marie Etchebes, Jarle Haukaas, and Hilde G. Borgos

Fracture Characterization of a Complex Carbonate Reservoir: Intelligent Use of Image Logs in a Major Onshore Field, Abu Dhabi, UAE,
      Yasmina Bouzida, Tim Salter, and Fatima Al Darmaki

Using Geomechanical Forward Modeling to Define Trap Formation and Trap Timing in a Layered Evaporite Sequence, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia,
      John P. Brown, Rajesh Goteti, Susan M. Agar, Hendrik Sibon, Rolando Sierraalta, and Basil Tulbah

Immiscible Water Alternating Gas (IWAG) Pilot in Mauddud Reservoir, Bahrain Field,
      Yusuf Y. BuAli, Ali Al-Muftah, and Ahmed Mahmoud

Short Reach Horizontal Well in Burgan Upper – A Strategy for Accelerated Production in Low PI Sands with Poor Aquifer Support,
      Kishore J. Roy Burman, Ravi Kurma, Dalal B. Al-Ajmi, Wuroud Al-Fadhli, and Menayer Al-Jadi

Using Geographic Information Systems to Assess Renewable Energy Potential in Saudi Arabia,
      Bruce O. Burwell, Faris Harthy, and Jorge Garza Cantu

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DAS-VSP Application in Complex Structure of Western China,
      Zhidong Cai, Gang Yu, Yanpeng Li, Yixin Jin, and Yanhua Wang

A Simple and Practical Way to Interpolate Sparse Velocity along Structures,
      Lei Cao, Tong W. Fei, Xu Ji, and Yi Luo

Uncertainty Assessment in Reservoir Static Model: Parameterization of Reservoir Attributes in Jurassic Carbonate Fields with Limited Data Set,
      Bhaskar Chakrabarti, Meshal Al-Wadi, Vishnu Vardhan Chilumuri, Talal Mutlaq Al-Otaibi, Mohamed Al-Naqeeb, artha Saikia, and Yousef Al-Ajlan

Successful Integrated Reservoir Management Leads to Doubling of Production: A Case Study of Upper Burgan Reservoir, Raudhatain Field, Kuwait,
      Suresh K. Chellappan, Nasser Al Hajeri, Santanu De, and Ahmed Safar

Research on the Sedimentary Characteristics of Braided Fluvial Delta on the Gentle Slope Belt of Rift Lake Basin: A Case Study of the First Member of Shahejie Formation of the South Slope Area in Nanpu Sag in Bohai Bay Basin,
      Xiao Chen and Shaochun Yang

NMR Imaging Elucidates Fluid Flow in Ultra low Permeability Unconventional Reservoir Rocks,
      Jinhong Chen, Hui-Hai Liu, Stacey Althaus, Mohammed Boudjatit, and Gary Eppler

Striving for E3 for North Kuwait's Production Aspirations: Smart Re-Alignment,
      Hom Chetri and Hamad Al-Zaabi

An Overview of Challenges for Field Development in the South West Area of a Shallow Heavy Oil Reservoir in Kuwait: A Case Study,
      Pradeep K. Choudhary, Saad A. Rashdan, Pabitra Saikia, Michael Edward Freeman, Khalid Ahmad, Mohammad Farouq Al-Matrook, and Fatma Ahmad

Salt Velocity Model Building by Seiemic-CSEM Joint Inversion in the Red Sea,
      Daniele Colombo, Diego Rovetta, Ersan Turkoglu, Gary W. McNeice, and Ernesto Sandoval-Curiel

Integration of Chemostratigraphy and Sedimentology to the Correlation of the Permo-Carboniferous Unayzah Group, Central Saudi Arabia,
      Neil W. Craigie

Biostratigraphy of the Middle to Upper Jurassic, Onshore Kuwait: A Multidisciplinary Approach for a Higher Resolution Biostratigraphic Scheme,
      Sandra Crespo, Adi Priyadi Kadar, and Khalaf Karam

Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in a Multi-Layer Fractured Media,
      Leonardo Cruz, Ghazal Izadi, Colleen Barton, and Tobias Hoeink

Filling in Exploration White Space: Using Geoscience to Constrain Exploration Play Uncertainty,
      Chris Cubitt

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Smart Entry into Multilateral Wells with Coiled Tubing Fiber Optic Telemetry,
      Syed M. Danish and Bruno Hardegger

Integrated Prospectivity Analysis of Late Jurassic Hith and Gotnia Formations in Umm Niqa Area – North Kuwait,
      Surajit Das, Faisal G. Al-Enizi, Meshal Al-Wadi, Reyad Ibrahim Abu-Taleb, Venkateswara Rao Maddipudi, and Alaa Moustafa

A Combination of Advanced Mud Gas Technology and RockWise to Identify Hydrocarbon Bearing Zone, a Case Study,
      Jalal M. Dashti and Shoroq Al-Houti

Assessment of Water Quality and Bottom Sediment in the Coastal Area in State of Kuwait – A Case Study,
      Jalal M. Dashti and Faisal Al-Qattan

Remote Quality Control of Seismic Operations: Application-Driven Approach,
      Mohammed Daubal, Hussein Helal, Mamoun Ghaslan, Stephen K. LaFon, and Yassir Radhi

Reservoir Quality Variations within the Lower Cretaceous Minagish Formation: Insights From Undevelopped Areas, Onshore Kuwait,
      Matthieu Deville de Periere, Aurelie Bonin, Prabir Kumar Nath, Sunil Kumar Singh, Afrah S. Al-Ajmi, and Jesal Hirani

Characteristics of Carbonate Rock Types in Different Reservoirs in the Middle East,
      Moustafa R. Dernaika, Bashar Mansour, and Osama AlJallad

Evaluation of Permeability in Tight Sandstones of Eastern Saudi Arabia Based on Digital Rock Physics,
      Ivan Deshenenkov and Abrar Alabbad

Addressing the Effects of Sand Dunes on Seismic Data from the Rub Al Khali,
      Mamadou S. Diallo and Jianjiang Chen

Bridging the Gap between Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs: A Regional Sequence Stratigraphic Correlation of the Middle and Upper Jurassic Carbonates in Saudi Arabia,
      Salvatore Di Simone

Efficient Supergrouping Approach for Enhancement of High-Channel Count and Single Sensor Seismic Data,
      Maxim Dmitriev, Andrey Bakulin, and Pavel Golikov

A Highly Parallel Billion Cell Basin Simulator,
      Ali H. Dogru, Larry Fung, Abdulrahman Mana, Thomas Byer, Tameem Almani, Cheng Tan, Guido Port, Shouhong Du, Isabella Inzoli, Suha Kayum, Florian Mannuss, Ahmad Youbi, and Binghuai Lin

A Re-Evaluation of Production, Geological and Petrophysical Data of a Mature Clastic Middle East Reservoir Provides a Surprising Outcome,
      Michael Dowen

Stratigraphic Trapping Opportunities in the Upper Cretaceous of the Eastern Arabian Plate,
      Henk Droste

Primary Migration of Petroleum: A Phenomenon Revisited,
      Mohammed Duhailan and Abdelghayoum Ahmed

Sedimentology and Source Rock Characterization of the Organic-Rich Facies of the Tuwaiq Mountain, Hanifa, and Jubaila Formations,
      Fabian Duque, Jerome Biollo, Hadi Al-Yami, and Felix Oyarzabal

Utilizing 3D Seismic Volume Attributes for Fault Identification and Timing on a Large Structure in Saudi Arabia,
      Bradley Dyck

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Quantifying the Uncertainty of Elastic Facies Classification,
      Keith Edwards, Muneera F. Al-Awadhi, and Abdelrahman Abdeltwab

Applications of Palynology and Palynofacies Analysis to the Hydrocarbon Exploration in the MENA Region,
      Haytham El Atfy

Case: Implementation and Support of the Validated G&G Master DB in a Dynamic Environment,
      Moustafa A. Elalfy

High Resolution Data Integration Aid on Achieving Successful Level-4 Multi-lateral Wells in Clastic Reservoirs of Minagish Field, West Kuwait,
      Taher M. El Gezeery, Adel M. Ebaid, Nasser Al Shemali, Jeevankumar Silambuchelvan, Girija S. Padhy, Cahyo Nugroho, Jhonatan Pazos, Das O. Prakash, Tahani Al Rashidi, and Khalaf Al-Anezi

3D Seismic Data and Geomechanics Integration for Tight Sand Appraisal Program Optimization – A Case Study in Saudi Arabia,
      Francis Elisabeth, Mohammed Tafat, Hamad Alghenaim, JIhong Luo, Haitham Abdulal, Mohammed Aldakheel, and Fahad Amry

Improved PSDM Imaging Workflow by Integrating Near Surface and Well Velocities,
      Duryodhan Epili, Hani Alzharani, Adam J. Fox, and Luke LaFreniere

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

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Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of the Late Jurassic Hanifa Formation along the Tuwaiq Escarpment, Saudi Arabia,
      Mohammed I. Fallatah and Charles Kerans

A Global Review of Stratigraphic and Subtle Combination Traps,
      James Faroppa, Shaoqing Sun, and Paul Binns

Carbonate Reservoir Exploration: Reducing Uncertainty in Predicting Recovery Efficiency,
      James Faroppa and Shaoqing Sun

Lula Field Brazil: A Unique Giant Carbonate Discovery in the South Atlantic,
      James Faroppa and Rod Sloan

Pre-Aruma Unconformity and Lower Aruma Channel Complexes in Eastern Saudi Arabia,
      Jackie Farraday, Patrick McEffer, and Wenbin Tan

Integrated Workflow for Reservoir Properties Prediction, Using Ultra-Far Seismic Data, Mansoura Area, Onshore Nile Delta, Egypt,
      Walaa Fathy and Asghar Shams

Petrophysical and Geomechanical Properties of Late Jurassic Carbonates Outcropping in Central Saudi Arabia: Correlation with Depositional Sequences and Diagenetic Overprints,
      Thomas Finkbeiner, Viswasanthi Chandra, and Volker Vahrenkamp

Integrated Model Assisted Characterization of Karst Reservoirs,
      Fermin Fernandez-Ibanez, Gareth D. Jones, Paul J. Moore, and Rodrick D. Myers

Enhancement of Chemostratigraphy Laboratory Efficiency through Implementation of a Laboratory Information Management System,
      Aqeel H. Furaish, Ali Mahdi, Waleed Hezam, Ibrahim Babaidhan, and Mohamed Soua

G

Unsteady Relative Permeability Measurement Considering Capillary Pressure and Saturation Profiles from Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
      Jun Gao, Hyung T Kwak, Ahmad M Harbi, and Bruce J Balcom

A New Workflow Integrating MICP with Conventional Logs, NMR and Image Logs to Characterize the Storage and Flow Properties of a Giant Carbonate Reservoir from Abu Dhabi,
      Nader Gerges

Paleodepositional Environment and Source Rock Potential of the Upper Cretaceous Succession, North Western Desert, Egypt: A Comprehensive Geochemical and Palynological Study,
      Bandar I. Ghassal, Ralf Littke, and Haytham El Atfy

Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry of Cenomanian to Turonian Oil Shales, Tarfaya Basin, Morocco: A Classification Based on Organic Sulfur Richness and Organic Petrography,
      Bandar I. Ghassal and Ralf Littke

Middle Jurassic to Pleistocene Source Rocks of the Nile Delta Basin: 1D Basin Modeling and Organic Geochemistry,
      Bandar I. Ghassal, Ralf Littke, and Haytham El Atfy

Advanced Seismic Acquisition Survey Design Based on Illumination Analysis,
      Pavel Golikov, Emad Hemyari, and Abdulaziz Almuhaidib

Smart DAS Upholes for Near Surface Model Building and Deep Imaging,
      Pavel Golikov, Robert Smith, Andrey Bakulin, and Mustafa Al-Ali

Petrophysical Characterization of an Interpreted Transition Zone in the Wasia Formation, Rub' Al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia,
      Naser Gomaa, Christopher T. Reid, Abdulatif Enezi, and David Taylor

Regional Seismic Transects Revealing Structural Framework and Growth History in Saudi Arabia,
      Pedro T. Gomez Cabrera, Khalid Shokair, Yasir Ghorashi, Rachid Hached, Hongbin Xiao, Emad Muzaiyen, and David Tang

Geomechanical Forward Modeling for Prediction of Sub-Seismic Deformation in Traps and Seals: a Numerical Case Study of Normal Fault Relay Zones in Layered Rocks,
      Rajesh Goteti, Gautam Mitra, Susan M. Agar, and Rainer Zuhlke

Implications of Tectonostratigraphic and Depositional Setting in Identifying Successful Resource Plays in The Middle East,
      Christopher Gravestock, Roger Davies, and Thomas G. Hall

Integration of Log and Core-Based Sequence Stratigraphy and 3D Attributes for Defining Stratigraphic Traps in the Eastern Rub' Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia,
      Darryl Green, Sean Rahati, and Mohammed Salim

Automated Data Exchange to and from the National Data Repository in the Netherlands,
      Stephan Gruijters

3-D Basin Modeling of the Changling Depression: A New Method of Exploring Petroleum Generation and Migration in Deep Tight Sandstone Reservoirs,
      Jiaqi Guo and Jinliang Zhang

H

Improving Sea Bed Logging with Magnetic Field Measurements,
      Teruhiko Hagiwara

Exploration in the Mesopotamian Basin: Cretaceous Lowstand Reservoir Potential,
      Thomas G. Hall, Roger Davies, and Christopher Gravestock

Reservoir Optimization and Monitoring Challenges in the Nahr Umr Reservoirs of the Bahrain Field,
      Mohamed Hameed, Mohamed Mansoor, and Ali Al-Muftah

Numerical Modeling of Laser Perforating Process in Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Materials,
      Yanhui Han, Yi Fang, Damian P. San Roman Alerigi, Khalid Ruwaili, and Sameeh Batarseh

The Middle Marrat Reservoir Characterization as a Showcase of Best Practice Modeling Workflows and Value Added by Subsurface Data Integration,
      Claude-Alain Hasler, Ben Dewever, Sonia Perrotta, Matthias Braun, Xavier Le Varlet, Pascal Richard, Sadok Lamine, Rolande Dekker, Erik Tegelaar, Steve Miller, Narhari Srinivas Rao, Nilotpaul Neog, and Chinmaya Pattnaik

New Approach to Aid Multi-Scale Imaging and Characterization of Heterogeneous Carbonate Rocks Using Epoxy-Pore Casts,
      Ahmed S. Hassan, Viswasanthi Chandra, Maxim Yutkin, and Tadeusz Patzek

Tidal Dominated Transgressive Regressive Depositional Sequence for the Upper Abu Roash G Unit, Qarun Fields, Western Desert, Egypt,
      Tamer Hassan, Momen Mohamed, Esam Abd El Gawad, Mohamed Fathy, Colin Clerk, Ashraf Hassan, and Ali Khairy

Seismic Geomechanical Properties for Fracture Characterization of a Carbonate Reservoir, Saudi Arabia,
      Khalid A. Hawas, Debasis Chaudhuri, and Sultan Al Otaibi

Chronostratigraphic Controls on Clay Mineralogy in the Early Silurian Qusaiba Source Rocks, Saudi Arabia,
      Shaun Hayton and Hartmut Jaeger

Advanced Progress of TFEM Method for Hydrocarbon Identification,
      Zhanxiang He, Gang Yu, Zhigang Wang, Xuejun Liu, and Zhi Zhao

Iron Material Balance as Effective Scale Control Measure in Stimulation of Unconventional Sour Wells – Underestimated Factors of Proppant Digenesis and Scales,
      Manuel Hoegerl, Maaruf Hussain, Serena Goh, Taher Hafiz, Ahmed AlSuwaij, Abdulaziz Almathami, Nurymyrat Atayev, and Robert L. Kennedy

Automated Extraction of Geologic Features from Bathymetric Data,
      Sheikh M. Hossain and Khalid Dhamen

An Integrated Experimental Design Solution to Address Production Forecast Uncertainty in Unconventional Reservoirs,
      Hussein Hoteit

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

Seismic Imaging of a "Sweet Spot" Formed by Incised Valley FIlled by the 'Unayzah A Eolian Reservoir, Central Saudi Arabia,
      Yi Jun Hu

Granulometric Study of Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate Sediments Distribution along a 100km Transect of Modern Carbonate Depositional Environment (Arabian Gulf),
      Maaruf Hussain and Abduljamiu Amao

Pre-Stack Depth Imaging in Complex Thrust-Belt Environment: A Case Study from Cohat Basin, Onshore Pakistan,
      Hany M. Hussein, Mohamed Baioumy, Tamer Saleh, Olga Zdraveva, Moataz Soufy, Ghada Mohamed, Hossam Abdel Wahab, Sajid Mahmood, Muhammad Noor Asim, Shaukat Khan, and Ivica Mihaljevic

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Geothermal Gradient Anomalies of Hydrocarbon Entrapment at Central Sirte Basin, Libya: A Mature Basin Rejuvenation Technique,
      Mohammad W. Ibrahim

Geothermal Gradient Anomalies of Hydrocarbon Entrapment at Southern North Sea Basin, UKCS: A Mature Basin Rejuvenation Technique,
      Mohammad W. Ibrahim

Deblended-Data Reconstruction Using a Closed-Loop Approach for Time-Lapse Seismic Monitoring,
      Tomohide Ishiyama, Mohammed Y. Ali, Gerrit Blacquiere, and Shotaro Nakayama

J

Multi-Attribute Porosity Estimation from 3D-Seismic Data,
      Rahul Jain

Angle-Dependent Full Waveform Inversion,
      Woodon Jeong, Constantinos Tsingas, and Young Seo Kim

Statistical and Machine Learning Methods for Spatial Prediction of Microporosity in Carbonate Reservoirs,
      T. Dawn Jobe, Shuo Zhang, and Yan Zaretskiy

First-Time Implementation: Comprehensive Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) Data Management in Kuwait Oil Company,
      Mohammad A. Joenaedy, Amr Morsy, and Hussain Al-Ajmi

K

Foraminiferal Assemblages from Maximum Flooding Surface (MFS J30) of Middle Jurassic Dhruma Formation, Central Saudi Arabia,
      Michael A. Kaminski, Abduljamiu Amao, Lameed Babalola, and Septriandi Chan

The Effect of Wet Clay on Elastic Properties in Paleozoic Siliciclastic Reservoirs,
      Rayan S. Kanfar and Mukarram Ahmed

Inclusion of Advanced Completions and Surveillance Data in History Matching and Utility of the Resulting Dynamic Models,
      Pruthviraj Kasaraneni and Nouf Al-Mutairi

New Methodology for 3-D Permeability Distribution: Diffusing Dynamics into Static Modeling,
      Babatope O. Kayode, Mohammed A. Saleh, Ghareeb Zeid, and Patricia Porcelli

Overcoming Challenges with Fracture Initiation in Jafurah Wells,
      Sergei Kazakoff, Abdullah Kalbani, and Mohammed Buraiki

A Kind of Effective Oil Layer Prediction Method in Pre-Drilling Stage in Low Exploration Rift Basin,
      Weili Ke, Guangya Zhang, Cang Yang, and Quan Zou

Exploration Potential Analysis on Stratigraphic Trap of Abu Gabra Formations, Fula Sub-Basin, Muglad Basin,
      Weili Ke, Guangya Zhang, Quan Zou, and Hua Cao

Large-Scale Hypogenic Karst Creating Siliciclastic Reservoirs: The Case of the Cretaceous Wasia Group,
      Martin Keller, Roman Koch, and Daniel Bohnsack

Historical and Recent Trends in Wells, Fracturing and Completions in US Major Shale/Unconventional Plays,
      Robert L. Kennedy

New Tectono-Stratigraphy Based Plays in Eastern Saudi Arabia with Large Petroleum Potential,
      Mesbah H. Khalil, Saad Alawwad, and Mohammed M. Marhoon

Preservation of High Porosities within Glaciogenic Sandstones of the Sarah Formation, Northwest Saudi Arabia,
      Shahab Khan

Enhanced Characterization of Heavy Oil Bearing Unconsolidated Clastic Reservoir of Kuwait by Integrating Dielectric Dispersion and Diffusion-Based NMR,
      Badruzzaman Khan, Afrah S. Al-Ajmi, Khaled Sassi, Sunil Kumar Singh, Lalitha Venkataramanan, Samhaji Devkar, and Hanafi Mohammad Juzlam

Casing Leak Investigation and Successful Repair in an Onshore Environment: A Case Study in Kharaib Formation,
      Abdulla Khayami, Salah Salem, Sayed Abdelrady, Ahmed Mahmoud, and Ahmed AlJanahi

The Role of Diagenesis in Controlling Reservoir Qualities: The Unayzah Formation, Central Arabia,
      Ahmed Khidir

Automatic Velocity Model Building Using Waveform Inversion and Least Squares Reverse Time Migration,
      Young Seo Kim, Ali Almomin, Yimin Sun, Woodon Jeong, and Yi Luo

Integrated Simultaneous 4D Surface Seismic and 3D VSP to Map Steam Injection in Lower Fars Heavy Oil Reservoir,
      Chris Koeninger, Ahmed Mouaki, Dmitri Skorinski, Abderrezak Ghida, Muhammad El Dayem, Xinyuan Li, Scott Leaney, and Adel El-Emam

A Cost-Effective Approach to Implementing Scalable Drilling Analytics Solutions,
      Peter Kowalchuk, Brian Gille, Leandro Barghigiani, and Daniel Antonio

Jafurah Basin 2016 Pad Drilling, Horizontal Pilot, Well Duration Transformation,
      Ibrahem Kubaisy, Bader Almulhim, Domingo Ramos, Omar Al-Faraj, and Keith A. Turnage

Microseismic Technology Applications: A Case Study for Hydraulic Fracture Monitoring in the Jafurah Basin of Saudi Arabia,
      Huseyin S. Kuleli, Clay Kurison, ALi Sultan, Saad J. Shehri, and Ahmed Mubarak

Separated Wave-Field Imaging: Utilizing the Multiple Wavefield to Improve Sub-Surface Illumination for OBS Surveys,
      Jyoti Kumar, Tony Martin, and Julien Oukili

Integrated Fracture Characterization Using Innovative Seismic Fracture Attributes and Seismic Inversion Results,
      Rajive Kumar, Narhari Srinivas Rao, Hanan Al-Saeed, Talal A Al-Mutairi, and Bader Al-Mal

2D2C OBC Offshore Processing Experience in Kuwait,
      Riyanto Kusumo, Agus Abdullah, Fatma Basha, Hanan Al-Hasan, and Anwar Al-Kandari

L

Remote QC of Land Seismic Acquisition,
      Stephen K. LaFon

Characterization of Karst and Fault-Fracture Networks and their Impact on Thermal EOR in a Tight Carbonate Reservoir, Awali Field, Bahrain,
      Mark R. Lambert, Abdulnaser Abousetta, Rabab Al Saffar, Ali Khalifa, Ali Shehab, and Ali Mohamed

Integrating Well and Seismic Data for Facies Prediction: A Case Study,
      Rick Leaver, Afrah S. Al-Ajmi, Fatma Al-Otaibi, Ghadna Zeraie, Prabir Kumar Nath, Subratah Bhukta, Bruno De Ribet, Tom Trowbridge, and Osamah Al-Bannaw

Rayleigh Inversion Application Study in Some Areas of Middle East,
      Peiming Li, Fuhao Jiang, Yimeng Zhang, Zhihui Yan, and Lieqian Dong

The Cutoff of Flowing Porosity in Tight Complex Carbonate Oil Reservoir: A Case Study on High-Pressure Mercury Intrusion in Interval MBK, Block SH, Iraq,
      Yaping Lin

Target-Oriented Imaging for Continous Seismic Reservoir Monitoring,
      Hongwei Liu and Mustafa Al-Ali

Near-Surface Velocity Estimation Using Source-Domain Full Traveltime Inversion and Waveform Inversion,
      Lu Liu, Bowen Guo, and Yi Luo

Subsalt Velocity Estimation Using Wave-Equation Tomography with Surface Offset Gathers,
      Yujin Liu, Yan Wu, Xiongwen Wang, Tong W. Fei, and Yi Luo

Intergrated Geology Sweet Spot and Microseismic Monitor to Optimize Reservoir Stimulation –A Case for Shale Gas, China,
      Wei Liu, Gang Yu, and Yusheng Zhang

The Baluti Formation of Kurdistan, Iraq: Correlation from the Outcrop Type Section to the Subsurface and the Implications for Local and Regional Stratigraphy,
      Grenville A. Lunn, Sean Miller, and Adnan Samarrai

Paleozoic Gas Geochemistry in Northwest Saudi Arabia: Laboratory Simulation Versus Field Observation,
      Pan Luo, Khaled Arouri, Li Gao, and Yongchun Tang

M

Reflection Full Traveltime Inversion in the Image Domain,
      Yue Ma, Tong W. Fei, Yan Wu, and Yi Luo

Case Study: CNPC Exploration and Production Data Management System (A1 Project),
      Tao Ma, Tiecheng Wang, Jingyi Liu, and Fusen Yang

The Late Neoproterozoic to Lower Cambrian Hydrocarbon Potential of Northern Saudi Arabia,
      David Mackertich

Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of Late Jurassic Formations in West Kuwait – An Integrated Study, Onland Kuwait,
      Venkateswara Rao Maddipudi, Muhsen Al-Mutairi, Meshal Al-Wadi, Reyad Ibrahim Abu-Taleb, and Fatima Al-Nasser

Introducing a Big Data System for Maintaining and Controlling SEG-Y Data Quality and Integrity in a Continuously Growing Digital Environment,
      Abdulelah Bin Mahfoodh, Mohamad A. Ibrahim, Maan Hawi, and Nasir Seadi

An Integrated Study for Natural Fracture Detection by Using Advanced Azimuthal Shear Anisotropy Analysis and Geomechanics,
      Tariq Mahmood

Geological Characterization of Lower Al Bashair Reservoir in Blocks 3 and 4, Oman,
      Alia S. Mahud, Aleksandar Ilic, Mohamed A. El-Ghali, and Olga Shelukhina

Mapping Paleozoic Siliciclastic Channel Using Deterministic Post-Stack Inversion,
      Mohammed A. Manaa and Jawwad Ahmad

Hercynian Subcrops of Paleozoic Successions, Saudi Arabia,
      Mohammed M. Marhoon, Rachid Hached, Khalid Shokair, Hongbin Xiao, Mesbah H. Khalil, Pedro T. Gomez Cabrera, Maimona Washie, Saifelislam S. Ali, Xi Liao, and David Tang

Geoscientists without Borders: Leveraging G&G Technologies and Experts to Change Lives One Project at a Time,
      Phoebe McMellon

Microgravity Investigation for Drilling Hazards in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia,
      Gary W. McNeice, Daniele Colombo, and Michael Jervis

Oil Geochemical Characterization in the Central Part of the Llanos Basin, Colombia,
      Alexis Medina Herman and Joerg O. Grimmer

Field Trial of Unique Enhanced Conductivity Fracturing Technique Shows Initial Productivity Increase for Middle East Unconventional Well,
      Alexandre Melo, Nurymyrat Atayev, Robert L. Kennedy, Haq Minhas, and Wael El Sherbeny

Main Petrophysical Challenges Unforeseen in the Red Sea,
      Jean Francois Mengual, Lautaro Rayo, Rolando Sierraalta, Marie Van Steene, and German Lozada

Automated Thin Section Textural Analysis Using Image Processing,
      Mokhles M. Mezghani, Salem Shammari, and Clemens Van Dijk

Least Square Migration in Image domain (LSMi) along with Better Velocity Modeling Improves Subsalt Imaging, Offshore Mediterranean, Case Study,
      Ivica Mihaljevic, Mohamed Afia, Mahmoud M. Shabana, Mohamed Sheneshen, Hany M. Hussein, Mahmoud Ouda, Amr Ghanem, Refaat Zaki, Satyendra Rana, Maud Maud Cavalca, and Laurence Letki

Full Waveform Inversion for Complex Near Surface Imaging Using SEG Seam II Synthetic Model,
      Ali A. Mohamed and Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Water Saturation Prediction – A Case Study from Offshore Nile Delta,
      Islam A. Mohamed, Ahmed Hosny, and Abdulrahman Ali Mohamed

Fast-Track and Robust Reservoir Modeling Using Probabilistic Neural Network,
      Islam A. Mohamed and Basem K. Abd El-Fattah

Al Mawrid: An Arab D Limestone Sequence Stratigraphic Facies and Petrophysical Properties Database for Full Field Modelling and Reservoir Simulation,
      Samy Mohamed, Edward Clerke, U. Khan, K. Barqah, A. Badawi, B. Bammel, and S. Khattab

Implementation of an Integrated Multidisciplinary Database System to Provide a Common Working Environment for Collaboration and Asset Protection,
      Wasi Mohammad, Muhammad H. Badar, and Yasser S. Ghamdi

The Significance of Petrographical and Geochemical Analysis in Understanding the Unconventional Potential of Najmah Formation in the West Kuwait Fields,
      Dalal Mohammad, Fowzia Abdullah, Prasanta K. Mishra, and Atheer Zaher

Understanding the Reservoir Architecture of Lower Fars Formation in North Kuwait through Seismic Reservoir Characterization,
      Hesham Moubarak, Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak, Zu Biao Ren, and Rajesh Rajagopal

Gas Production, Storage and Hazard Controlled by Microgravity Surveys,
      Jan Mrlina

Rock-Typing: An Integrated Reservoir Characterization Tool for Tight Jurassic Carbonates, West Kuwait,
      Pritish Mukherjee, Dipak SinghaRay, Saad Matar, Dalal Mohammad, Jassim Al-Kanderi, and Thierry Lemaux

Revealing Shallow Near Surface Channels in Rub Al-Khali Using High Resolution Aero-Magnetic Data,
      Emad Muzaiyen

Process-Based Natural Fracture Predictions Using Geomechanics,
      Rodrick D. Myers, Gauthier Becker, Hao Huang, and Gerald Greiner

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Pump Test Analysis: Application of Petroleum Industry Techniques as a Diagnostic Tool,
      Aadil Nabi and Georgios Zacharioudakis

Stratigraphic Architecture Demarcation of Middle Minagish Reservoir in Western Part of Kuwait,
      Ali G. Najem, Sunil Kumar Singh, Prabir Kumar Nath, Subratah Bhukta, Eman M. Al-Kanderi, Khaled M. Al-Azmi, and Abdulaziz A. Sajer

A Story of Two Haushi Wells at Abu Butubul High, Western Oman,
      Hussain I. Najwani, Yaqoob Al Rashdi, Majid Al Abdali, and Ibrahim Al Saleh

Back-Stepping Reservoir of Tight Carbonate –A New Play of Exploration Target in Kuwait,
      Prabir Kumar Nath, Sunil Kumar Singh, Khaled M. Al-Azmi, Afrah S. Al-Ajmi, Eman Al-Shehri, Subratah Bhukta, and Abdulaziz A. Sajer

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

A New Approach to Real Time Acoustic Measurements in North Kuwait Cretaceous Carbonate Formation Evaluation and Characterisation: Case Study,
      David Jesudian Nelson, Al-Awadi Abdulla, Chao Chen, Hamadi Hajer, Samhaji Devkar, Salih Noreldin Osman, Mukul Juyal, Martine Wenang, and Chandan Keot

Evaluating the Fluid Distribution in Mauddud Reservoir after 80 Years of Gas Injection and Production,
      Nadia Nemmawi

Sedimentological Evolution of Upper Shuaiba Reservoir Sequences, Northwest Oman: Controls on Reservoir Trends and Geometries,
      Christopher Nicholls, Abdullah Hamdi, and Mohamed Azzazi

Seismic Monitoring of Land Carbonate Reservoirs: Results from a CO2-EOR Demonstration Project,
      Philippe Nivlet, Robert Smith, Andrey Bakulin, and Michael Jervis

Imaging and Inversion Challenges for Deep Targets and Low Porosity Plays: A Case Study from Illizi Basin, Algeria,
      Glenn Nyein, Luca De Vincenzi, Stefano Trezzi, Anubrati Mukherjee, Karim Elsadany, Tahar Chelbi, Omar Aly, and Anna Glushchenko

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Sequential and Chemical Charaterization of the Transition Zone between Minjur Sandstone Formation and Marrat Carbonates Formation, Outcrop Approach, Central Saudi Arabia,
      Mutasim S. Osman and Osman M. Abdullatif

Feasibility of Moment Tensor Inversion for a Single-Well Microseismic Data Using Neural Networks,
      Oleg Ovcharenko, Jubran Akram, and Daniel Peter

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Role of Geomechanics and Integrated Reservoir Characterization in Production Enhancement from a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir: A Success Story from Kuwait,
      Girija S. Padhy, Taher M. El Gezeery, Tahani Al Rashidi, and Satya Perumalla

A Robust Approach Towards Safe and Cost Effective Drilling in High Pressure Formations,
      Yusuf Pamukcu, Philippe Nivlet, Saad Sasy, and Fabio Ravanelli

CFD Modeling of Particle Transport into Perforation Clusters for Horizontal Multistage Fracturing Applications,
      Vijaya Patnana and Travis Larsen

The Role of Foraminiferal Biofacies as a Paleo-Oxygenation and Paleoenvironmental Proxy of the Lower Silurian Qusaiba Shale, Qasim Region, Saudi Arabia,
      Pramudya R. Perdana, Michael A. Kaminski, Septriandi Chan, and Osman M. Abdullatif

Regional Sweetspotting of Tight Gas Reservoirs in Lower Cambrian Terrestrial Sandstones, North Oman,
      Ricardo Pereira, Ahmed Aghbari, Hussain Zuhaibi, James Moss, Husam Rawahi, Erwin W. Adams, Moira Urquhart, Joachim Bildstein, and Abdullah Al Ghahafi

High Resolution Azimuthal Diffraction Imaging of Natural Fracture Zones in Fractured Carbonates and Unconventional Shales,
      Alexander M. Popovici, Ioan Sturzu, and Tijmen J. Moser

The Sustainability of Saudi Arabia's Water Resources from the Past Decade: A Remote Sensing Approach,
      Arya Pradipta, M Makkawi, Hatim Sharif, Abdalla Elamin, and Ismail Kaka

Seismic Array Response in the Presence of Intra-Array Variations in Element Weights, Elevations, and Positions,
      Ryan Adhi Putra and Abdullatif Al-Shuhail

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Discrimination of Reservoir from Non-Reservoir Using Simultaneous Inversion Technique – A Case Study from Kuwait,
      Fatemah A. Qasem, Mohd Hameed Shereef, Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak, and Muneera F. Al-Awadhi

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An Integrated Study to Identify New Exploratory Target in the West Kuwait Carbonate Reservoir,
      Mafizar Rahaman, Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak, Tasneem Al-Rashid, Lulwa Al-Saleh, and Mohd Hameed Shereef

Application of Geostatistical Inversion in Understanding Reservoir Architecture of Najmah and Sargelu Formations, North Kuwait,
      Rajesh Rajagopal, Mohamed Hafez Abdul Razak, Tasneem Al-Rashid, and Keith Edwards

Tracers and Pressure Transient Analysis Used to Better Understand Reservoir Connectivity, Wara-Greater Burgan-Kuwait,
      Sasi Rajan, Nawaf K. Al-Enizi, Alaa A. Ameen, Manar N. Alshammari, James W. Stewart, Wafaa A. Al-Ghanim, Haya Al-Hashash, Fatma J. Al-Mahmeed, Meqdad Al-Naqi, and Abbas Alshati

Global N-Dimensional Petro-Elastic Optimization for Closed-Loop Simulation to Seismic Calibration,
      Travis Ramsay and Mahmoud Bedewi

Petroleum Systems Modeling to Analyze Conventional and Unconventional Hydrocarbon Potential of Gulf of Mannar, India,
      Sushma Rawat

Interpreting Microseismicity Generated by Hydraulic Stimulation: Is Surface Monitoring Biased Towards Specific Source Mechanisms?,
      Pierre Roux

Chemofacies Signatures of Sabkha-to-Nearshore Environments of the Upper Devonian Three Forks Formation, Williston Basin, USA,
      Harry Rowe, Austin Morrell, Pukar Mainali, Michael Nieto, and Nathan Ganser

A Chemostratigraphy-Driven Workflow for the Analysis/Interpretation of Unconventional Core,
      Harry Rowe, Austin Morrell, Pukar Mainali, Santhosh Narasimhan, and Andy Benson

Improving Proppant Placement with Thin Fracturing Fluids through Job Pressure Analysis in an Unconventional Field in Saudi Arabia,
      Jose I. Rueda, Ali Momin, Karim Mechkak, Khalid Asiri, Ibrahim Arnaout, and Kirk Bartko

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Stochastic Geomodel to Understand Reservoir Heterogeneity: A Case Study from Sequoia Field, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt,
      Ahmed Saad, Islam A. Mohamed, and Basem K. Abd El-Fattah

Multi-Scale Numerical-Experimental Approach for Cost Effective Deep Hard Rock Drilling,
      Afaf Saai and Pascal-Alexandre Kane

Partitioned Zone Onshore 3D Seismic Survey Challenges and Best Practices,
      Abdul Wahab M. Sadeqi

Tectonic Evolution and Structural Setting of the Early Cretaceous Rifts, South Egypt,
      Said M. Said and Shawky M. Sakran

Time-Lapse Prestack Seismic Inversion to Delineate Un-Drained Reservoirs – Simian Field, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt,
      Wael S. Said, Islam A. Mohamed, and Abdulrahman Ali Mohamed

Predicting the Rate of Penetration in Percussive Drilling by Finite Elements Simulation,
      Timo Saksala

Tectonic Evolution of Al-Wajid Graben, Southwestern Saudi Arabia,
      Ahmed Salem, Christian Hofmann, Emad Muzaiyen, Ion Dumitru, Javed Ismail, and Mesbah H. Khalil

Application of Adaptive De-Ghosting on the Conventionally Acquired Seismic Data Improves Inversion Results,
      Mostafa Salheen, Ivica Mihaljevic, Mohamed Afia, Tarek Nafie, Tarek El-Melegy, Magdy Abdelaty, Raghad ElSayed, Maheswara Phani, and Sushobhan Dutta

Near Surface and Anisotropy Modeling Strategies for Fast-Track Land Depth Imaging,
      Ernesto Sandoval-Curiel and Daniele Colombo

An Integrated Approach for AVA Amplitude Friendly Processing,
      Arun K. Sarkar, Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Gunawan Romli, Ayman Suleiman, and Salah Elhagali

First-Ever Application of Real-Time LWD Shear Sonic Velocity for Geomechanics in Slow Formations of Western Offshore Basin, India: A Game-Changer for Wellbore Stability in Exploration Wells,
      Sachit Saumya

Detailed Simulation of Near-Surface Effects on Arabian AEM and AGG Data,
      Carsten Scholl and Michael D. Watts

Influence of Different Modeling Techniques on Reservoir Volume,
      Lothar Schulte and Ayyub Aghamoghlanov

Estimation of Fault Seal: Pitfalls and Best Practice,
      Lothar Schulte, Jimmy Klinger, Archit Sharma, and Bing Wang

Study to Evaluate the Effect of Using Expansion Materials with Cement Slurry for High Pressure High Temperature Wells,
      Ali U. Shafqat, Riefky Abdurrahman, Amr A. Maksoud, Salim Taoutaou, Urooj Khalid, and Salaheldin Elkatatny

Fluid Sensitivity Dynamics in Paleozoic Clastic Systems,
      Obai N. Shaikh, Rayan Kanfar, and Mukarram Ahmed

Performance of Synthetic Nano-Zeolite as an Additive for Oil-Well Cement,
      Muzzammil Shakeel, Hicham El Hajj, Mirza Talha Baig, Muhammad Kalimur Rahman, and Abdulaziz Al-Majed

Workflow to Design an Electrical Sumbmersible Pump for Water Dump Flooding,
      Nishu Sharma and Shreya Shekhar

New Insights about the Lithostratigraphy of the Early Syn-Rift Sequence, Red Sea, Saudi Arabia,
      Daniel G. Shaukry, Osama M. Soliman, Husain Shakhs, Thana'a A. Abdulmohsen, Patrice A. Brenac, and Caroline Reid

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

Vendor Independent Integration Solutions,
      Siddigh Shebani, Fahad Malalla, and Habeeb Baqer

Interpretation of Airborne Gravity Gradiometry Data for Bahrain,
      Ali Shehab, Raffaela Sabetian, Peter Kovac, and Marianne Parsons

Sedimentology and Petroleum Potential of Chia Gara Formation (Middle Tithonian – Berriasian ) in Selected Sections in Kurdistan Region, Iraq,
      Govand H. Sherwani and Ayad N. Edilby

Enhancing Economic Evaluations to Maximize Resource Value for Unconventional Field Development,
      Ammar K. Siddiqui

Geological Data Integration for Challenging Horizontal Well Placement in the Wara Sandstones of Minagish Field, Kuwait,
      Jeevankumar Silambuchelvan, Taher M. El Gezeery, Adel M. Ebaid, Abdul Aziz Ismael, Girija S. Padhy, Tahani Al Rashidi, and Khalaf Al-Anezi

Integrated Exploration Approach to Characterize Hartha Formation, an Emerging Exploration Play in Kuwait,
      Anjaneyulu Singavarapu, Sunil Kumar Singh, Afrah S. Al-Ajmi, Bibhuti Borgohain, Abdulaziz Al-Busairi, and Mrinmoy Roy

Achieving Marine-Like Repeatability in a Complex Desert Environment: 4D Seismic Acquisition and Processing Lessons,
      Robert Smith, Abdullah Alramadhan, Andrey Bakulin, and Michael Jervis

Application of Chemostratigraphy to the Silurian-Devonian Tawil Formation in Central Saudi Arabia,
      Mohamed Soua

Shu'aiba Formation Environments of Deposition: Southern Rub' Al-Khali, Saudi Arabia,
      David M. Steinhauff, Christopher T. Reid, and Andrew S. Henderson

Modern Carbonate Sediments from Rift-Margin Buildups and Shelf-Platform: Saudi Arabian Red Sea,
      David M. Steinhauff, Sam Purkis, Stephen T. Hasiotis, AbdulJaleel AbuBshait, Peter Birkle, Bettina Kapka, and Rainer Zuhlke

Fracture and Fluid Prediction from Full-Wave Sonic Data by Higher-Order Normalized Differential Energy Methods,
      Xuekai Sun and Chris Ayadiuno

Core to Borehole Image Log Simulation and Transformation Fostering the Core-Log Calibration,
      Roger Sung, Yunsheng Li, and Ahmed Al-Ramadan

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A Structure-Based Dynamic Depositional Model within Carbonate Platform Interiors – A Case Study from the Khuff Sequences in Saudi Arabia,
      Wenbin Tan and David Tang

A Synopsis of Stratigraphic Framework and Gross Depositional Environments of the Tuwaiq Mountain and Hanifa Formations, Saudi Arabia,
      David Tang, Marco Alvarez Bastos, Hary Setyabudi, and Liwei Lu

Confidence in Data Recorded with Land Seismic Recorders,
      Nicolas Tellier, Steve Wilcox, and Jean-Jacques Postel

Saudi Aramco and sCO2,
      Peter Thacher

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

Structural Characteristics and Evolution of the Sufyan Depression, Muglad Basin in Sudan,
      Huang Tongfei

Automation Provides Unique Insights into the Rock Record and Subsurface through the Delivery of a Robotic Sample Collection and Analysis Device,
      David Tonner

Sedimentologic Expression of the Upper Cretaceous Pre-Aruma Unconformity; A Subsurface Example from Northeast Saudi Arabia,
      Hamza Tourqui, Elizabeth C. Lacsamana, and Saleh Enezi

SpiceRack™: An Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for Efficient Seabed Seismic Acquisition,
      Constantinos Tsingas, Abdulaziz Almuhaidib, Thierry Brizard, Christopher Walker, Timothy Bunting, and Erwan Postic

Rock Typing and Characterization of Carbonate Reservoirs,
      Shaikha F. Turkey

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Unveiling Hydrocarbon Potential of Hith and Gotnia Formations Using Seismic Attributes – A Case Study from Dhabi-Liyah Area, North Kuwait,
      Rosmari D. Usta, Sawsan B. Al Faraj, Arasu R. Tirunavukka, Meshal Al-Wadi, and Reyad Ibrahim Abu-Taleb

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Micro-Rhombic Calcite and Micro-Porosity in Early Cretaceous Reservoirs – The Role of Burial Diagenesis Driven by Plate Tectonics,
      Volker Vahrenkamp, Hussein Hoteit, and Carlos Santamarina

Review of Flowback Practices in Unconventional Shale Wells: A Saudi Arabia Field Case Study,
      Jose D. Valbuena, Jose I. Rueda, Ghaliah Khoja, Bryan Small, Kirk Bartko, and Khalid Asiri

The Myth of Rudist Reefs in Saiwan, Central Oman,
      Mia Van Steenwinkel

Extracting and Utilizing Azimuthal Anisotropy through Depth Imaging,
      Pavel Vasilyev, Cara Smith, Paul Marsden, Jose E. Vargas, and Anna Glushchenko

Contribution of Palynology in the Understanding of the Stratigraphic Development of the Cambrian-Ordovician Successions in the Subsurface of Central Saudi Arabia,
      Marco Vecoli

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

Constraining Reservoir Quality of Early Dolomites Using Clumped Isotopes Thermometry and Detailed XRD Analysis,
      Claire Veillard, Cédric John, Samuel Krevor, and Jens Najorka

Near Surface Imaging by Joint Traveltime and Q-Factor Inversion,
      Aldo Vesnaver, Pier Paolo Bruno, Rongzhi Lin, and Jinyeob Na

A Comprehensive Facies Prediction Workflow for a Heterogeneous Carbonate Reservoir, Saudi Arabia,
      Cengiz T. Vur, Waseem A. Bogary, Fahad T. Wahbo, and Raed K. Dukhayyil

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Tectono-Sedimentary Systems of Rift Basins in the Red Sea: Insights from Integrated Numerical Stratigraphic Modelling,
      Xiaoxi Wang, Rawan Alasad, Ron Borsato, Mokhles M. Mezghani, Yupeng Li, Xuekai Sun, Ming Zhang, and Peng Lu

Sequential Multiwell Sedimentary Facies Prediction in the Nu'ayyim Formation, Saudi Arabia,
      Weihua Wang, Yunsheng Li, and Nicoli Garner

Structure Oriented Hybrid Filter for Enhancing Seismic Edges and Channels,
      Jinsong Wang and Saleh A. Al-Dossary

The First Application of TFEM Method in Gas Production Monitoring,
      Wang Zhigang, Liu Xuejun, Zhang Lin, and Tang Biyan

Optimized Well Placement Using Cost Effective Logging While Drilling Real-Time Imaging Technologies in First Unconventional Horizontal Well in the United Arab Emirates: A Case Study,
      Wael F. Wasel, Ehab A. Najm, Ahmet Aki, Ramy E. Kamel, Emad Diab, and Pierre Van Lear

Holocene and Pleistocene Cycle-Thickness on Great Bahama Bank: The Missing Correlation between Facies, Cycle Thickness and Waterdepth,
      Rieneke Weij, John J. Reijmer, Peter K. Swart, and Gregor P. Eberli

Assessment of Stratigraphic Traps in Arab Formation Reservoirs Using Seismic Reservoir Characterization and Associated QSI Fluid Substitution Techniques, Rimthan Arch, Saudi Arabia,
      Stanley R. Wharton, Harianto Soepriatna, Abdullah Alzahrani, and Rudi Lubbe

Reservoir Evaluation of Channelized Paleozoic Reservoirs Using Seismic Chronostratigraphy, Spectral Decomposition and Log-Based Facies Classification – North Ghawar, Saudi Arabia,
      Stanley R. Wharton and Harianto Soepriatna

Numerical Simulation of Cyclic Gas Injection Recovery Processes Applied to Unconventional Reservoirs Using Advanced Hybrid Fracture Models, Advanced Compositional Phase Behavior, State of the Art Diffusion Calculations, and Specialized Flow Properties,
      Terry W. Wong, Richard Hinkley, Dominic Camilleri, and Mahmoud Bedewi

Enhancing Stratigraphic Features by Spectral Decomposition, Case Studies from Saudi Arabia,
      Schuman Wu

Quantifying Structural Evolution,
      Schuman Wu

Quantitative Workflow for Structural Characterization, Examples from Saudi Arabia,
      Schuman Wu

In Situ NMR Measurements of Methane Isotherms in Organic-Rich Shales for Reserve Estimation,
      Yue Wu, Yao An, Yunzhao Xing, Alfred Kleinhammes, Jinhong Chen, and Stacey Althaus

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Defining an OWC Controlled by Combined Structural, Hydrodynamic and Stratigraphic Effects – A Case Study,
      Yunlai Yang, Qiang Li, Mahdi AbuAli, and Khalid Mahmoud

Three-Dimensional Clastic Reservoir Modeling: An Integrated Approach for Sand Bodies Delineation in a Highly Faulted Early Cretaceous Strata,
      Mohamed A. Yassin, Mustafa M. Hariri, M Makkawi, and Osman M. Abdullatif

Wave Propagation Direction from Poynting Vector and its Application to RTM Angle Gathers,
      Kwangjin Yoon, Young Seo Kim, and Woodon Jeong

Lithofacies and Reservoir Heterogeneity and Architecture of Carbonates D5 and D6 Members, Upper Dhruma Formation (Middle Jurassic), Outcrop Analog from Central Saudi Arabia,
      Ibrahim Yousif, Osman M. Abdullatif, M Makkawi, and Mazin Bashri

Sequence Stratigraphy Framework of Hauterivian to Aptian Zubair Formation, Onshore Kuwait,
      Abdulkader H. Youssef and Dhari Al-Aradah

Seismic Data Gather Conditioning for Prestack Seismic Data Inversion,
      Gang Yu, Yusheng Zhang, Ximing Wang, Xing Liang, Benjing Liu, Scott Singleton, and Maggie Smith

Shale Gas Reservoir Characterization and Sweet Spot Prediction,
      Gang Yu, Yusheng Zhang, Ximing Wang, Xing Liang, Wei Liu, Rui Guo, Uwe Strecker, and Maggie Smith

Surface-To-Borehole TFEM Data Acquisition System Development and Field Test,
      Gang Yu, Zhanxiang He, Zhigang Wang, and Yang Cao

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Seismic Attributes for Fracture Analysis: An Onshore Case Study in the Arabian Peninsula,
      Mohammed A. Zagzoog

Controls on the Porosity-Permeability Relationship of Limestones,
      Shuo Zhang and Peng Lu

Seismic Facies Recognition and Analysis of Stratigraphic Traps in Central Saudi Arabia,
      Sihai Zhang, Yin Xu, and Mahdi AbuAli

Direct Numerical Simulation of Halite Cementation: Towards a Model to Predict the Location of Halite Fingers in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs,
      Shuo Zhang, Rafael March, and Hui-Hai Liu

Comprehensive Technology for Complex Targets Research with Electromagnetic, Gravity, Magnetic and Seismic Data and its Applications,
      Zhi Zhao, Dechun Li, and Zhao Li

Structural Styles in the East Rub' Al Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia: Implications for the Paleozoic Petroleum System,
      Juan Zunino, Javid Ismail, and Adedayo Adebulehin

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