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by Dr. Xinli Jia (iEnergy University Hub Lead) is
greatly acknowledged.
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AUTHORS
Fouad Faraj, Master of Applied Sciences
candidate, Queen’s University
Corporate
Supporters:
Fouad holds a BASc degree in Geological
Engineering from Queen’s University where
he is currently pursuing his master’s degree. During his
undergraduate and early graduate career, he has worked on a
variety of different projects revolving around the exploration,
production and processing of natural resources. As part his
Master’s degree, Fouad took part in the Halliburton Landmark
2019 STEPS Program. He worked with Neftex ® geoscientists
on the project described in this article. His research
interests include spatial data analysis, exploration geology,
geostatistics, and applied geophysics.
Basin and Petroleum
Systems Modelling
Best Practices, Challenges and New Techniques
Alexander Braun, P.Geoph., Professor of
Geophysics, Queen’s University
Alexander is a geophysicist by training (Dr.
phil. nat, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universität
Frankfurt) and held positions in Germany, Canada and the
US, before joining Queen’s University in 2013. His research
interests focus on Earth systems monitoring using satellites,
potential field geophysics for natural resource exploration as
well as innovative technologies including Unmanned Aerial
Systems and muon tomography.
Christine Yallup, Senior Petroleum Systems
Geoscientist, Halliburton Landmark
Christine is responsible for technical leadership in
geochemistry and basin modeling. She has seven
years of industry experience and, before joining Landmark,
worked in a variety of roles for Neftex Petroleum Consultants.
Christine has a Master’s degree in Natural Sciences from the
University of Cambridge.
Colin Saunders, Product Owner, Petroleum
Systems Analysis, Halliburton Landmark
16-18 September 2020
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
Convenors:
Christine Yallup
Halliburton
Rachel Round
Halliburton
Michael Abrams
Imperial College London
Friedemann Baur
Chevron
David Gardiner
IGI
Rachel Gavey
Colin is responsible for guiding the strategy and
development of Neftex ® Petroleum Systems
Analysis. He began his career as a North Africa analyst
for Deloitte’s PetroView ® product suite. He joined Neftex
Petroleum Consultants in 2008, helping to build the Sub-
Saharan Africa region product suite, and spent the last
ten years focusing on exploration in frontier regions. Colin
holds an M.Sci degree in Geology from the University of
Southampton.
APT (UK)
Daniel Palmowski
Schlumberger
Will Prendergast
BP
Dani Schmid
Geomodelling Solutions
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Call for Abstracts – Deadline: 10 April 2020
Robert Newbould
Premier Oil
Keynote talks:
Thomas Hantschel
The prediction of viable petroleum systems is critical to meet the growing energy demand. This meeting
will discuss the importance of Basin and Petroleum System Modelling (BPSM) in petroleum systems
evaluations, focussing on best practices, recent developments, and opportunities for the future.
New and improved digital capabilities have enabled a more integrated approach to petroleum system
analysis; therefore, the impact of newly available data and technologies in BPSM will be reviewed. As the
energy sector shifts from traditional hydrocarbon to alternatives, and new disciplines such as carbon capture
and storage emerge, we will look at novel and innovative uses of BPSM.
Key Topics:
• Best practices in different exploration scenarios:
mature, frontier, and unconventional areas
• Effectiveness of modelling geological processes:
heat flow; erosion; kinetics; thermal conductivity
• Charge and migration modelling
• New techniques in BSPM
• Integration with other disciplines: carbon capture
and storage; reservoir engineering; geothermal
• Dealing with predicted risk and uncertainty
• Case studies
The conference will bring together professionals from academia, government agencies, and industry to
discuss BPSM through a series of presentations and panel discussions, suitable for both a specialist
basin modeller and for a general exploration geologist. A dedicated student poster session will encourage
participation from a new generation. The meeting will include an optional one-day field trip to the classic
petroleum geology outcrops of Dorset.
Schlumberger Call for Abstracts:
Zhiyong He Please submit talk or poster abstract to [email protected] by 10 April 2020.
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Shell
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