AAPG 2012 ICE Technical Program & Registration Announcement

TECHNICAL PROGRAM & REGISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Don’t miss this fantastic lineup of events in Asia Pacific’s oil and gas hot spot

• 220 oral presentations • more than 180 poster presentations• 7 short courses • 6 field trips • Switch— the movie

Announcement sponsored by:

www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012Supplement to the AAPG Explorer

AAPG 2012 ICE16-19 september // singapore // marina bay sands expo and convention center

Technical Program & Registration Announcement

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Welcome from the General Chair ................ 4

Sponsors ..................................................... 5

Organizing and Steering Committees ......... 6

AAPG Staff ................................................. 7

Why you should attend ............................... 8

Highlights .................................................... 9

Forums and Special Sessions ..................... 9

Formula 1 .................................................. 11

Luncheons ................................................. 12

Networking Opportunities ......................... 13

Exhibition ................................................... 14

International Pavilion ................................. 14

Short Courses .......................................... 16

Field Trips .................................................. 22

Students and Young Professionals ........... 27

Volunteers needed ..................................... 27

Technical Program at a Glance ................. 28

Technical Program ..................................... 30

Monday Morning Oral ............................... 30

Monday Afternoon Oral ............................. 31

Monday Afternoon Poster ......................... 33

Tuesday Morning Oral ............................... 35

Tuesday Afternoon Oral ............................. 37

Tuesday Morning Poster ........................... 39

Tuesday Afternoon Poster ......................... 41

Wednesday Morning Oral .......................... 43

Wednesday Afternoon Oral ....................... 45

Wednesday Morning Poster ...................... 47

Guest Tours ............................................... 50

Accommodations ...................................... 54

General Information ................................... 56

Transportation ........................................... 57

About Singapore ....................................... 58

Singapore map .......................................... 59

Registration Information ............................ 60

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The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and host South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX) have assembled a world-class technical program that will inspire you to help Fuel the Future. The spectacular and rapid development of the Asian economies, their impact on global energy supply and demand, and the new technologies being applied across the entire Asia-Pacific area provide the context for this important event. The conference draws on the Asia-Pacific region and beyond for input into evaluating our approaches to the core elements of petroleum systems — from frontier basins to mature petroleum provinces.

Choose from 400+ technical presentations addressing topics covering these themes: • Theme 1: Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific’s Petroleum Provinces • Theme 2: Trap, Source, Reservoir and Seal Definition • Theme 3: The Past is the Key to the Future • Theme 4: Facing the Future’s Challenges Today • Theme 5: New Dimensions in Global Unconventional Resources

You’ll also have the opportunity to see Switch — a film with on-screen guide Scott W. Tinker, past president of AAPG, who is also our Featured Speaker Luncheon presenter.

Enjoy a lively and exciting atmosphere as you stroll through the Exhibition Hall to engage with exhibitors showcasing the most advanced technologies, products and services. Don’t miss this fantastic lineup of events in Asia Pacific’s oil and gas hot spot.

Sincerely,

Richard LorentzGeneral Chair

Letter from the General Chair

As the General Chair for the AAPG 2012 International Conference & Exhibition (ICE), it is my pleasure to welcome you to Singapore for a week of science, discovery, entertainment and adventure.

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General Fund Conference Amenity Featured Speaker Luncheon, Pocket Guide, Student Registration Assistance

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Founding General Chair

Ian Collins

PTTEP

Technical Program Co-Vice Chair

Joe Lambiase

Chulalongkorn University

General Administration

& Support

Suraya Tulot

IHS

General Chair

Richard Lorentz

Kris Energy

Co-General Vice Chair

Ian Dunderdale

Hydra Energy

Oral Sessions Chair

Peter McCabe

CSIRO

EMD Co-Vice Chair

Paul M. Basinski

Ardent Exploration

Technical Program Co-Chair

John Kaldi

CO2CRC

SEPM Vice Chair

Erwin Adams

Sarawak Shell Berhad

Technical Program Co-Chair,

DEG Vice Chair and DPA Vice Chair

Bob Shoup

Clastic Reservoir Systems

Student Program Chair

Bill Houston

NZ Oil & Gas

General Administration

& Support

Mark Forsyth

Shiprock Pte Ltd

Judging Chair

Mark Beeson

Cairn Energy

Organizing Committee

Short Courses Chair

Huw Evans

Twinza Oil

Technical Program Support

Mark Tingay

• Keppel Corp—Choo Chiau Beng, CEO Keppel Corp and Chairman, Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd

• ExxonMobil —Richard Brown, Regional Manager Asia Pacific and Middle East

• Chevron—Ken Eisennenger, General Manager Exploration

• Mubadala Oil & Gas—Barry O’Donnell, Regional VP, Mubadala Oil & Gas and President, Pearl Energy

• ConocoPhillips—William G Lafferrandre, Vice President, Asia Pacific Region

• Shell EP Int. Limited—Michiel Kool, Executive Vice President — Upstream Asia

• Cairn—Dave Ginger, Director Subsurface & New Ventures

• Halliburton—Joe D. Rainey, President — Eastern Hemishere

• Total E&P—Thierry Parisot, VP Geosciences Asia Pacific

Steering Committee


TAC Liaison (YP Committee)

Sumit Bhardwaj

Statoil

Technical Program Co-Vice Chair

Keith Maynard

Pearl Energy

TAC Liaison (YP Committee)

Rohit Mohanty

Schlumberger Information Solutions

Judging Vice Chair and

Social Media Liaison

Ewa Ginal

Fugro

EMD Co-Vice Chair

Neil Fishman

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Co-General Vice Chair

Peter Baillie

AAPG Asia Pacific Region

President

Oral Sessions Vice Chair

Julie Kupecz

Pearl Energy

Sponsorship Co-Chair

Sami Khan

Quantum Geoservices

Posters Sessions Chair

Chris Mijnssen

Arrow Energy Pty Ltd

Field Trips Chair

Chris Howells

Talisman

SEAPEX President

Stephen Doyle

Cathay Petroleum International

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Alan WegenerGlobal Development and Operations Director

Randa Reeder-BriggsOperations Manager

Kerrie StilesAdministrative Assistant

Adrienne Pereira Asia Pacific Programs Manager

Theresa CurryOperations Coordinator

Terri DuncanTechnical Programs Coordinator

Alicia ForeseeTechnical Programs Coordinator

Jean ReynoldsEvents Coordinator

Kim Van DelftAttendee Services Supervisor

Julie SimmonsMarketing Manager

Teresa DavisSales Coordinator

Mike TaylorExhibition Sales

Kyle WalkerGraphics and Production Coordinator

Organizing Committee

AAPG Conference Staff

Sponsorship Co-Chair

David Lamb

Dragon Geophysical

AAPG Vice Chair

Rami Kamal

Aramco (Retired)

SEAPEX Administration Manager

Judy Foong




Come experience a rich technical program covering the topics most important to your career:

• Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific’s Petroleum Provinces• Trap, Source, Reservoir and Seal Definition• The Past is the Key to the Future• Facing the Future’s Challenges Today• New Dimensions in Global Unconventional Resources

All this in a robust program featuring more than 220 oral and 180+ poster presentations to expand your current knowledge or get up to speed on new concepts.

While you’re at ICE you’ll also have the opportunity to:

• See the latest technologies, services and products in the Exhibition Hall’s hands-on environment

• Make new contacts, visit with old colleagues or find new job prospects• Attend a ticketed luncheon event and learn while you lunch• See the new energy film Switch featuring AAPG Past President Scott W. Tinker• Choose from 6 Field Trips and 7 Short Courses to enhance your knowledge• Enjoy the sights, sounds and tastes of Singapore’s exciting waterfront paradise

Who should attend?ICE is designed for geosciences professionals at every stage of their career — from CEO/President to Staff Geologist to Student — and every level in between. In addition to geologists you’ll also find academicians, engineers, geophysicists and landmen attending.

ICE also attracts people from various professional associations – nearly 20 groups were represented at the 2011 ICE. Register today!

Singapore offers plenty of sights, sounds and science for AAPG ICE

Last year, nearly 2,000 attendees from 70 countries attended ICE. Join this international gathering of geoscientists as AAPG returns to the Asia Pacific region with host society SEAPEX.

Here’s a quick look at what you’ll experience at ICE:

Sunday, 16 September• Opening Ceremony • Icebreaker Reception • Exhibition Hall • YP Meet & Greet• Singapore Orientation Tour

Monday, 17 September• Plenary Session • Oral Presentations • Poster Presentations • Exhibition Hall • Student and Faculty Lounge• Guest Tour: Morning at Sentosa• AAPG/DPA Featured Speaker

Luncheon • Guest Tour: Footsteps of Raffles• Switch – The Movie

Tuesday, 18 September• Oral Presentations • Poster Presentations • Exhibition Hall • Student and Faculty Lounge• Guest Tour: Morning at the Zoo• EMD/DEG Luncheon• Forum: Discovery Thinking • Student Reception• Guest Tour: Trishaw Tour with

Dinner

Wednesday, 19 September• Oral Presentations • Poster Presentations • Exhibition Hall • Student and Faculty Lounge• Exhibitor-Sponsored Luncheon• Professor Charles Hutchison

Memorial Sessions• Sundowner Reception

Join us in September 2012 for this world class event!


Opening CeremonyDate: Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 17:00–18:00Fee: Included with registration

Prepare yourselves for an unforgettable introduction to the world of Asian culture, color and excitement.

The Opening Ceremony, celebrating the historic status of AAPG’s first-ever ICE in Singapore, will be an inspiring, informative and entertaining event, offering insights into the current state of exploration and petroleum geology as well as a creative celebration of traditional regional music and dance.

Singapore General Chair Richard Lorentz will be the emcee for this fast-moving program that will include a colorful multi-media production highlighting the exotic and geologically compelling region, as well as brief addresses from officials connected to the Singaporean energy ministry, and a special address from AAPG President Edward “Ted” Beaumont.

The program will end with a traditional Singaporean Lion Dance — a dazzling, unforgettable blend of artistry and powerful rhythms that recreate the region’s traditional way of celebrating the New Year. It’s the perfect way to begin your Singapore ICE experience.

The ceremony begins at 17:00 — but arrive early for the sights and sounds that are sure to be the talk of the day.

Forums and Special SessionsPlenary SessionThe Unconventional Resources Energy Revolution — Is Asia Pacific Next?Date: Monday, 17 SeptemberTime: 08:55–10:20Location: Hibiscus Main BallroomFee: Included with registrationCo-chairs: J. Aldrich, P. Basinski, P. Cockcroft, N. Fishman

Come learn what the commercial promise for unconventional resources in Asia Pacific may hold for you and our industry with The Unconventional Resources Energy Revolution — Is Asia Pacific Next? — the first plenary in the history of AAPG ICE to feature unconventional resources.

A distinguished global panel composed of subject executives and experts from industry and government will explore a range of topics regarding the future potential for unconventional resources in the greater Asia Pacific theater.

Brief overview presentations will be made by the panelists, addressing a range of topical subjects including: • current status and relative significance of

CBM, shale, tight, and naturally fractured unconventionals

• is the North American ‘Shale Gale’ unique or is there really global materiality?

• key technical, market, environmental and legislative issues that need to be addressed to commercially access these resources

• lessons learned from the North American ‘laboratory’ and their specific applicability and transferability to Asia Pacific

The floor will then be opened to the audience to further explore the insights, opportunities and issues identified by the panel.

This Plenary Session will set the stage for an outstanding Technical Program, where a range of unconventional resources-related presentations will feature state-of-the-art concepts, pragmatic prospecting and assessment tools, and case studies illustrating how bottom-line results have been achieved. In addition, a strong focus will be placed on lacustrine source rocks — so widely developed in Asia Pacific, yet so poorly understood.

Speakers: • Shankari Srinivasan, Head of Global

Gas, IHS CERA• Widjajono Partowidagdo, Deputy

Minister for Mines and Energy, Government of Indonesia

• Gavin Thompson, Head of Asia Pacific Gas Research, Wood Mackenzie

• Rod Wallis, President, Falcon Oil and Gas• Nick Davies, Chairman, Dart Energy

(CBM) International Pte Ltd

Switch — The MovieDate: Monday, 17 September Time: 19:30–21:30Fee: US $10Includes: Admission to the movieLimit: 500 people

The energy industry is the star of Switch, a new feature-length movie that asks the question: What will it really take to make the transition from oil and coal to alternative energy sources?

Highlights All events take place at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center unless otherwise noted.




AAPG Past President Scott W. Tinker, Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, professor of geosciences, and renowned energy lecturer, is the onscreen guide at the center of a film that embarks on a round-the-world journey to answer this and related questions: If coal is dirty, why do we keep using it? Can we really clean it up? Will oil get more expensive? Will it run out? How quickly will we adopt alternatives, and which ones? How risky is hydraulic fracturing? How dangerous is nuclear? What are the biggest challenges — and most promising solutions — to our energy transition? What role does each of us play?

Tinker goes inside the world’s premiere energy sites — from coal to solar, oil to biofuels — and talks to leaders in government, industry and academia to explore the world of energy like no documentary has ever done before.

Forum: Discovery Thinking (AAPG/DPA)Date: Tuesday, 18 September Time: 13:55-17:20 Location: Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401 A/B/2/3-3501 A/B/2/3Chair: C. Sternbach

The Discovery Thinking Forum will be the sixth presentation of the AAPG 100th Anniversary Committee’s program recognizing significant discoveries and those who know them well. The forum in Singapore will be the first such panel at an International Conference, signifying expansion into a true global setting.

The Singapore forum will feature five invited speakers, each of whom have made a difference outside of the U.S. and North America, with special focus on

Europe and Southeast Asia. The speakers will celebrate important discoveries and creative thinking.

Each speaker and their associates overcame great challenges in both business and geological aspects of our profession. Topics to be discussed will include philosophy of exploration, stories from remarkable careers, professional insights and colorful anecdotes, and lessons learned on the path to success.

Speakers:• Arild Jørstad, Exploration Geoscientist,

Lundin • Fred Wehr, Exploration and

Development Manager, Apache • Bernard Duval, Associate Professor, IFP

School• Lawrence D. (Trey) Meckel, III,

Exploration Manager & Chief Geologist, Tately N.V.

• Sam Algar, VP Asia Pacific Exploration, New Ventures & Global Portfolio, Murphy Oil

As technology advances and a new wave of young geoscientists enter our profession, we see continued interest in forums such as this as a way to mentor future discoverers.

Professor Charles Hutchison Memorial Sessions (AAPG/AP Region)Date: Wednesday, 19 SeptemberTime: 08:55-12:20 13:55-17:20 Location: Heliconia Main Ballroom, 3401A/B/2/3Fee: Included with registrationCo-Chairs: C. Morley and R. Hall

Charles Hutchison died on 18 October 2011 after a long career in Southeast Asian geology. He was widely known in industry and academia for his many contributions to teaching and research from the mid- 1950s until his death. He taught in the Department of Geology of the University of Malaya, first in Singapore and later in Kuala Lumpur, as a staff member and Head of Department, until his official retirement, but he continued to teach and research during his very active retirement.

His work was recognized by the university by an appointment as an Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow. During his retirement he also contributed to teaching at the University of Brunei Darussalam and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

Charles was active in many other areas of geology. He was a founding member of the Geological Society of Malaysia, and was rarely absent from their regular meetings. He served with SEATAR (Studies in East Asian Tectonics and Resources) and CCOP (Committee for Co-ordination of Joint Prospecting for Mineral Resources in Asian Offshore Areas).

He wrote and edited several books on Southeast Asian geology which remain essential reading for anyone working in the region, and he was a fount of wisdom, stories and reminiscences for numerous visitors to the university and to Malaysia. He will be greatly missed.

To recognize his many and varied contributions to our knowledge of the region there will be two special oral sessions with a theme of Borneo-Sundaland.



The sessions are: • Theme 2: Charles Hutchison Memorial

Session Southeast Asia Regional Tectonics • Theme 2: Charles Hutchison Memorial

Session Tectonics of Borneo

In addition, a special issue of the Journal of Asian Earth Sciences is planned which will be dedicated to Charles. The theme for this issue is very broad and will include papers on granites, petrology and geochemistry,

regional geology, stratigraphy and tectonics, geology of the Malay Peninsula and Borneo to list just a few of Charles’ interests.

Formula 1 Singapore schedule


The 2012 Formula 1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix runs immediately after AAPG 2012 ICE. Teams will begin practice Friday, 21 September, and race on Sunday, 23 September. The Singapore Grand Prix is an evening race that runs along the 5.073 km Marina Bay Street Circuit for a total of 61 laps (309.316 km).

Conference attendees may wish to include Formula 1 Racing in their ICE travel plans. This high-profile race will affect availability of hotels, lodging and flights. Conference attendees are urged to make their travel and lodging plans early.

Friday, 21 September Practice 1: 18:00 - 19:30 Practice 2: 21:30 - 23:00

Saturday, 22 September Practice 3: 17:00 - 18:00 Qualifying: 20:00

Sunday, 23 September Race: 20:00

Tickets and information: www.formula1.com

Formula 1 Racing




LuncheonsAAPG/DPA Featured Speaker LuncheonThe Global Energy Transition Date: Monday, 17 SeptemberTime: 12:30–13:45Fee: US $60 Speaker: Scott W. Tinker, Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology and the State Geologist of Texas

Join AAPG Past President Scott W. Tinker for this dynamic presentation on The Global Energy Transition: What Will it Take to Make the Switch? Energy impacts every aspect of our lives —

yet energy remains a vast and complex subject. Based on personal visits to many of the world’s leading energy sites and conversations with top industry, academic and government leaders, Tinker looks inside the complex world of energy and provides a realistic and balanced view of energy supply, demand, efficiency, infrastructure, and scale.

All major forms of energy will be considered. We will make several discoveries together, some anticipated and others unexpected, and in so doing attempt to simplify and unravel the global energy transition.• Energy, the economy and the

environment are intimately linked. Energy choices are based largely on cost.

• Oil and coal are abundant at the right price, and difficult to replace as transportation and electricity fuels.

• Renewables are regional supplements, but will remain such until major advances are made in energy storage.

• Natural gas and nuclear are the foundational energies of this century.

• Energy efficiency is underappreciated; individual behavior matters!

• Energy security should be the goal of energy policy.

• The scale of energy demand is difficult to comprehend; energy supply transitions take many decades.

Conference participants will also have the opportunity to see the new feature-length movie Switch, where Tinker serves as the onscreen guide at the center of the film. See page 9 for details.

Tinker is the Director of the Bureau of Economic Geology, the State Geologist of Texas, the director of the Advanced Energy Consortium, a Professor holding the Allday Endowed Chair and acting Associate Dean of Research in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin.

Scott spent 17 years in the upstream oil and gas industry prior to coming to UT in 2000. Scott is past President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (2008–2009) and the Association of American State Geologists (2006–2007) and current president of the Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies.

Energy Minerals Division (EMD) and Division of Environmental Geology (DEG) LuncheonWater Well ‘Problems’ in Areas of Unconventional Resource Development: Appearances are Deceiving and Solutions are ManyDate: Tuesday, 18 SeptemberTime: 12:30-13:45Fee: US $70Speaker: John V. Fontana, President and CEO, Vista GeoScience, Golden, Colorado, USA

John V. Fontana is a professional geologist and licensed water well driller with over 25 years of experience in environmental investigation and remediation services, and resource exploration

geochemistry. Fontana has pioneered and successfully integrated unique sampling methods and tools that support the various environmental business services provided by Vista GeoScience, including technologies designed for 1) specialized soil gas and ground water sampling and 2) in situ bio and chemical remediation.

He has supervised environmental characterizations and remediation projects at major governmental and industrial sites across the U.S. as well as in other countries.

Because of the growing concerns about water well-related issues in areas of unconventional petroleum development, this talk is indeed timely. Although hydrogeologists generally believe that some of the hysteria regarding water supplies and water quality are



unwarranted, given the existence of naturally occurring ‘contamination’ and other documented water well problems, public outcries continue, especially where drilling and hydrofracturing is in or near population centers.

Fontana will discuss some of the issues that are front and center in the development of unconventional resources. He will also present some proven methods designed to assist resource developers in documenting pre-existing conditions so that complaints can be effectively addressed, as well as outline how operators can protect themselves from potential legal actions.

These best practices can be applied to all types of unconventional plays including shale (gas and oil), tight sands, coal bed methane, and in situ uranium mining.

Exhibitor-Sponsored LuncheonDate: Wednesday, 19 SeptemberTime: 12:30–13:45Location: Exhibition HallFee: Included with registration

Attendees are invited to lunch — courtesy of the exhibitors. Complimentary lunch for all attendees and registered guests will be available in the Exhibition Hall on Wednesday. Take advantage of this opportunity to converse with exhibitors in a relaxed atmosphere while enjoying an informal lunch. AAPG wishes to thank the exhibitors for their generous sponsorship of this event.

Networking OpportunitiesIcebreaker ReceptionDate: Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 18:00–20:00Location: Exhibition HallFee: Included with registration

Get a sneak peek at the Exhibition Hall and enjoy food and drinks with attendees from around the globe during the Icebreaker Reception. This is a great way to network, catch up with colleagues and make new friends.

Refreshment BreaksDates: Monday, 17 September — Wednesday, 19 SeptemberTimes: 10:15–11:15 (daily) and 15:15–16:15 (Monday and Tuesday)Location: Exhibition HallFee: Included with registration

Conferences shouldn’t be all work — relax a little with colleagues old and new during our complimentary refreshment breaks. Every morning and afternoon you’ll have an opportunity to enjoy a beverage and light snack during the times noted while you peruse the Exhibition Hall. Mingle with exhibitors, explore what’s new, stretch your legs — and enjoy a bite.

The Gathering PlaceDates: Monday, 17 September 08:30-17:00 Tuesday, 18 September 08:30-17:00 Wednesday, 19 September 08:30-16:00

Rest your feet, meet up with colleagues, or just plan your day at the Gathering Place. Guests and registered professionals can utilize this location as a central hub to coordinate their activities or simply get away from it all.

End-of-Day RefreshmentsDates: Monday, 17 September– Tuesday, 18 SeptemberTimes: 17:00-18:30Location: Exhibition HallFee: Included with registration

Sundowner ReceptionDate: Wednesday, 19 SeptemberTime: 17:00–18:00Fee: Included with registration

Make the Sundowner your last stop at ICE. Say farewell to friends old and new, and enjoy some drinks and snacks before you head out. We hope to see you there!





Exhibition Hall HoursSunday, 16 September ........... 18:00–20:00Monday, 17 September .......... 10:00–18:30Tuesday, 18 September .......... 10:00–18:30Wednesday, 19 September .... 10:00–14:30

Benefits of attending the ICE exhibition• Attend product demonstrations and/or

presentations• Compare technologies, products and

services• Network during Refreshment Breaks

and Exhibitor-Sponsored Luncheon• Find solutions to specific business

problems• Meet face-to-face with company

representatives• Enjoy the vibrant atmosphere• Find global opportunities in the

International Pavilion

ExhibitionThe ICE Exhibition Hall offers an unparalleled opportunity to see the latest technologies, products and services for the geosciences in a robust, face-to-face environment. From leading international oil and gas corporations to independents, you’ll find what your company needs and have the opportunity for making a personal connection.


• Archimedes

• Badley Geoscience

• C&C Reservoirs, Inc.

• Cairn Energy India Ltd

• CGGVeritas Services (Singapore)

Pte Ltd

• Chulalongkorn University

Petroleum Geoscience Program

• Colombian Association of

Petroleum Geologists and

Geophysicists

• Core Laboratories — IRS

• Deloitte Petroleum Services

• DownUnder GeoSolutions

• DrillingInfo, Inc.

• Elsevier B.V.

• Energy & Geoscience Institute

• Envoi Ltd

• EZDataRoom.com

• FEI

• Fluid Inclusion Technologies

• Fugro

• GEO ExPro

• Geo International

• Geokinetics Inc.

• GeoKnowledge

• GETECH

• Halliburton Energy Services

• Horizon Geoconsulting

• IHS Global Limited

• Ikon Science

• ION Geophysical

• JMJ Petroleum Pte Ltd

• Kuwait Oil Company

• LandOcean Energy Services

Co. Ltd.

• Midland Valley Exploration

• Neftex

• Neuralog

• OPPtimal Exploration &

Development

• Petrosys

• PGS Exploration (UK) Limited

• Saudi Aramco

• SEAPEX

• SEPM

• Sevmorneftegeofizika (SMNG)

• Spectrum

• Statoil

• System Development, Inc. (SDI)

• TGS

• TOTAL

• W. L. Gore & Associates

• Weatherford

• WesternGeco

• Wood Mackenzie

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Pre-Conference

1 The Petroleum Geology of South East Asia (SEAPEX) Thursday, 13 September – Sunday, 16 September

09:00 – 17:00 Professionals/Students US $2,750

2 Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Architecture for Graduate Students (SEPM)

Saturday, 15 September 08:00 – 17:00 Graduate Students Only US $25

3 Depositional/Diagenetic Principles of Carbonate Geology, as applied to Exploration/Production Problems in the Real World (Asia Pacific Region) (SEAPEX)

Saturday, 15 September – Sunday, 16 September


4 Characterization and Development of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs (SEAPEX)



5 Applied Problems in Interpreting Clastic Depositional Systems (SEAPEX)


08:00 – 17:00 Professionals US $ 550 Students US $275 (limited)

Short Courses

Post-Conference

6 Reserves/Resources Estimation (SEAPEX) Thursday, 20 September 08:00 – 17:00 Professionals US $500 Student US $250 (limited)

7 Evaluating Reservoir Quality, Seal Potential and Net Pay (SEAPEX)

Thursday, 20 September – Friday, 21 September

08:30 – 17:00 Professionals US $800 Students US $400 (limited)

Important notes regarding short courses• Short courses are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration must be accompanied by full

payment.• If you do not plan on attending the conference, a US $30 enrollment fee will be added to the short course fee. This fee may be

applied toward registration if you decide to attend the conference at a later date.• A waiting list is automatically created if a short course sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space

becomes available.• Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the course will take place, as courses may be canceled if

undersubscribed.• Please register well before 29 June 2012. Short course cancellations due to low enrollment will be made shortly after this date. • No refunds will be made for short courses after 29 June 2012.• Name changes for short courses will not be accepted after 10 August 2012.• Courses will be held at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center, unless otherwise indicated.


Pre-Conference Short Course 1South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)The Petroleum Geology of Southeast Asia Dates: Thursday, 13 September–Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 09:00–17:00Instructor: Ian Longley (Longshot Oil & Gas Pty Ltd, Perth, WA, Australia)Fee: Professionals/Students US $2,750Includes: Course notes (CD), morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch and dinner (one evening)Limit: 35 people

The main objectives of this course are:• Make participants familiar with the overall geotectonic

development of Southeast Asia• Acquaint students with the geology of the major hydrocarbon

occurrences (and of the significant minor ones)• Make students aware of the major sources of information in

the region• Enhance students’ ability to do independent work in the

regional geology of Southeast Asia

Southeast Asian basins share a common tectonic history and consequently display similar stratigraphic patterns, trap styles and hydrocarbon charge systems. The arbitrary political divisions and local stratigraphic nomenclature schemes tend to mask the geological simplicity of the region. A better understanding of the regional geology plays and exploration concepts established in some basins allows the explorer to apply these in unproven or less explored analogous basins in the region.

This course is ideally suited for:• Junior geoscientists who are new to the exploration industry in

the region• Senior national staff geologists who wish to broaden their

understanding of plays in adjacent countries• New expatriates transferring into the region for the first time

Participants should have a basic understanding of both petroleum geology (theory and application, i.e., petroleum systems, plate tectonics, etc.) and modern hydrocarbon exploration methods (i.e., seismic and drilling technologies, etc.)

Notes: Course notes will be provided on CD. No hard copies of the course notes will be provided. Participants are requested to bring a laptop to this short course. Overnight accommodations are not included.

Pre-Conference Short Course 2Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM)Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Architecture for Graduate Students Date: Saturday, 15 SeptemberTime: 08:00–17:00Instructor: Maarten Weimer (Sarawak Shell Berhad, Lutong, Malaysia) Fee: Graduate Students Only US $25Includes: SEPM Student Membership and refreshmentsLimit: 25 peopleContent: 16 PDH; 1.6 CEU

This course is designed to teach young geologists/graduates about stratigraphic geometries as well as linked patterns of sand distribution in space and time.

This course makes use of outcrop data and subsurface derived data such as seismic, log and core and consists of a mix of lectures and hands-on exercises. The dataset is focused on Northwest Borneo, but not exclusively so.

Course contents include basic seismic/sequence stratigraphy ground rules and will discuss stratigraphic geometries in terms of accommodation space changes. The interplay of stratigraphic geometries and structural deformation is a key theme. Patterns of sand distribution and their controls in different clastic depositional settings such as Deltaic, Alluvial and Deep Water will be discussed.

Pre-Conference Short Course 3South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Depositional/Diagenetic Principles of Carbonate Geology, as Applied to Exploration/Production Problems in the Real World (Asia Pacific Region) Dates: Saturday, 15 September–Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 08:00–17:00Instructor: Clif Jordan (Integrated Data Services, Inc., Bonne Terre, Missouri, USA)

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Fee: Professionals/Students US $1,050Includes: Course materials, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunchLimit: 30 people

This course is intended to be an overview of carbonate geology for a wide audience of participants, ranging from those needing to review the basics of the science to those involved with detailed subsurface problems to resolve. Presented to several hundred exploration/production geoscientists around the world, it is especially relevant to the carbonate geology of the Southeast Asia and the Pacific region and examples from the region will be used.

The basic elements include:• Carbonate fundamentals• Lithofacies mapping• Depositional modeling• Diagenetic overprinting• Shelf-to-basin profiling• Sequence stratigraphic models

Case histories from several countries are presented as examples throughout the course; these include conventional and non-conventional carbonate reservoirs.

Notes: This two-day course is accompanied by post conference Field Trip #5, Thursday, 20 September–Sunday, 23 September. The course and field trip are independent and registration for both is recommended but not required. See page 25 for more details on the field trip to Pulau Seribu in Indonesia.

Pre-Conference Short Course 4South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Characterization and Development of Coalbed Methane Reservoirs Dates: Saturday, 15 September–Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 08:00–17:00Instructor: Tim Hower (MHA Petroleum Consultants, Denver, Colorado, USA)Fee: Professionals/Students US $1,100Includes: Course materials, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunchLimit: 25 people

This two-day course will introduce the participants to the characterization of coals and provide methods of evaluation of the performance and reserves/resources. The instructor will share the lessons learned from the extensive experience gained from the world’s most developed coal bed methane industry.

A summary of the topics to be covered is:Day 1 – Characterization of the Coals• Introduction• Coal core analysis• Gas content• Adsorption isothems• Saturation• CDP testing• Coal permeability• Designing a data collection program• Drilling and completion strategy• Determining recovery factors• Workshop Problem 1 – Coal core analysis

Day 2 – Performance Evaluation, Reserves/Resources and Lessons Learned• Production performance• Analytical analyses• CBM simulation• CBM pilot performance• CBM reserves• Maturing resources to reserves• Water disposal• Enhanced coalbed methane recovery• Lessons learned from U.S. experience• Contribution from carb shales• Case studies• Workshop Problem 2 – Analysis of pilot performance data

Pre-Conference Short Course 5South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Applied Problems in Interpreting Clastic Depositional Systems Dates: Saturday, 15 September–Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 08:00–17:00Instructor: Robert C. Shoup (Clastic Reservoir Systems, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)Fee: Professionals US $550 Students US $275 (limited)

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Includes: Course manual, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunchLimit: 30 people

This course is ideally suited for:• E&P professionals involved in the prediction or delineation of

clastic reservoirs• Professionals early in their career• Experienced professionals new to working with clastic reservoirs

The role of a subsurface geoscientist in any oil company is to find and/or develop commercial hydrocarbon reserves. To find those reserves, we must know where to find the reservoir. To develop those reserves, we must know how to delineate the reservoir. The purpose of this course is to help you understand the various clastic reservoir systems. You will learn how to find and delineate them by giving you a mental picture of how these systems look so you may see them in your mind’s eye. This will be accomplished through a wide variety of correlation and mapping problems, all of which are based on real exploration and field development examples.

Modern and outcrop analogs will be used, along with subsurface examples to provide the interpreter with a sound understanding of the reservoir distribution, both laterally and vertically, of the clastic depositional systems most commonly encountered as oil and gas reservoirs.

The exercises in this course are designed to give you a strong working knowledge of the many depositional settings you are likely to encounter in your career. They are aimed at helping you to learn how to recognize them from well logs, and how to map them.

The learning outcomes are:• Understanding the basics of correlating well logs in clastic

sequences utilizing shale and resistivity markers, interval thickness, sequence stacking patterns and cross-sections

• Review the fundamental controls that influence clastic depositional systems

• Understanding of the reservoir distribution and stacking pattern of braided, meandering, anastomosing, and entrenched river systems

• Understanding of the reservoir distribution and stacking pattern of alluvial fans, deltas, and submarine fan systems

• Improved ability to construct accurate sand percent maps for reservoir prediction; net sand and net pay isochore maps for accurate reservoir characterization

This course is exercise oriented and taught in PowerPoint format. The exercises are designed to give you a strong working knowledge of the many depositional settings you are likely to encounter in your career. They are aimed at helping you learn how to recognize them from well logs and how to map them.

ContentPart A: Interpreting Clastic Reservoir Systems• Well log correlation• First, second, and third order clastic sequences • Transgressions and regressions• Walther’s Law and cross-sections • Sand percent and isopach maps

Part B: Architectural Geometries of Clastic Reservoir Systems• Delivery systems vs. dispersal systems• Sediment input vs. accommodation space

Part C: Delivery Systems• Braided rivers• Meandering rivers• Anastomosing rivers• Entrenched rivers

Part D: Delivery Systems• Alluvial fans• Deltas• Submarine fans

Post-Conference Short Course 6South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Reserves/Resources Estimation Date: Thursday, 20 SeptemberTime: 08:00–17:00Instructors: Doug Peacock, David Ahye and Adrian Starkey (Gaffney Cline & Associates, Singapore)Fee: Professionals US $500 Students US $250 (limited)

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Includes: Course notes, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunchLimit: 30 people

The morning session will provide an overview of the reserves and resource definitions and guidelines for classification; primarily focused on the globally recognized PRMS. Key differences between the use of SEC and PRMS definitions will also be highlighted.

The key techniques that are used to estimate reserves and resources will be presented, including their applicability over the value chain of a project. An overview of methods used to quantify and describe uncertainty, e.g. probabilistic and deterministic, will be discussed.

Unconventional resources will be the focus of the afternoon session. Gaffney Cline & Associates will provide an overview of how conventional resource estimation and uncertainty techniques can be applied to unconventional resources — the pitfalls associated with such application to demonstrate the appropriate risks.

The objectives of this course are:• Provide an understanding of key definitions and guidelines

and the relationship between reserves and resources• Discuss the handling of uncertainty, including deterministic

and probabilistic methodologies• Discuss the applicability of techniques to unconventional

resources — similarities, pitfalls, and lessons to date

Post-Conference Short Course 7South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Evaluating Reservoir Quality, Seal Potential and Net Pay Dates: Thursday, 20 September–Friday, 21 SeptemberTime: 08:30–17:00Instructor: Prof. John Kaldi, Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia)Fee: Professionals US $800 Students US $400 (limited)Includes: Course notes, morning and afternoon refreshments and lunchLimit: 30 people

This course is ideally suited for:• Geologists• Reservoir engineers and managers involved in hydrocarbon

exploration development or CO2 sequestration

These professionals will benefit from the straightforward and intuitive presentation of principles governing both petroleum and CO2 migration and accumulations, as well as practical applications to determine net pay and seal evaluation.

This course demonstrates the use of basic rock properties, wireline logs, capillary pressure and relative permeability data to evaluate reservoir rock quality, seal capacity (thickness of hydrocarbon or CO2 column a seal can hold before it leaks), recovery efficiency and to determine location of reservoir fluid contacts. It also explains the main controls on fault seals, and methods used in evaluating these.

This popular course has been presented previously as AAPG, IPA and PESA Continuing Education Short Course, as well as comprising part of the internal training program for several major oil and gas companies.

The course content covers the following:• Basic Principles of Capillary Pressure• Discussion of uses of capillary principles in reservoir evaluation;

fundamentals of capillarity: buoyancy vs. capillary pressure; wettability; contact angles; derivation of capillary pressure equations; definition of Free Water Level; description of the capillary pressure apparatus.

• Exercise 1: Use of capillary pressure data to determine Sw at various heights above the Free Water Level/subsurface depths

• Exercise 2: The scenario is a large structure has been identified by seismic and a well is drilled at the crest. Task is to use given rock properties, structure and capillary pressure data to evaluate reservoir quality of encountered rock types, locate fluid contacts and establish saturations with depth. This data will also be used to determine seal capacity, and based on this capacity determine depths at which each rock type becomes pay.

• Caprock (Top Seal) Evaluation• Review concepts of “sealing” vs. “leaking” in cap rocks and

intraformational seals. Use case histories to demonstrate application of integrated petrophysical and geochemical

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techniques in evaluation of seal potential in fields and prospects in offshore NW Java.

• Pore Geometry• Discuss the effects of pore geometry (size, shape, distribution

of pores and pore throats) on relative permeability and capillary pressure. Relate these properties to amounts, types and rates of fluids produced. Use drainage and imbibition capillary pressure data to evaluate recovery efficiency of reservoirs on primary depletion as well as to judge the distribution of remaining fluids prior to secondary production.

• Exercise 3: Demonstrate use of various data types (well-site sample descriptions, thin section photographs and petrographic descriptions) to estimate capillary pressure properties of

different reservoir rock types.• Exercise 4: Use capillary pressure, relative permeability and

economic data to predict recovery efficiency for the carbonate “Bullseye” field.

• Net Pay Determination• Review conventional methods of determination of net pay in a

reservoir and demonstrate some improved techniques using core, sidewall core, cuttings, conventional plug measurements (porosity and permeability) in conjunction with capillary pressure and relative permeability data.

Notes: Participants are encouraged to bring a hand calculator, colored pencils and a ruler.

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Students: There are a limited number of discounted spots available for students on a first-come, first-served basis. If a discounted space

is still available when you register online it will show up during the registration process. If discounted spots are no longer available, you

may register at the full fee; if we are able to add additional discounted spots we will refund the difference at that time.

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Post-Conference

3 Sedimentation and Stratigraphy of the Modern and Ancient Mahakam Delta, Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan (SEAPEX)

Wednesday, 19 September, 16:00 – Monday, 24 September, 17:00

Professionals/Students US $1,800

4 Deltaic and Shallow Marine Reservoir Sandstones of Northwest Borneo (SEAPEX)

Thursday, 20 September, 08:00 – Sunday, 23 September, 17:00

Professionals/Students US $ 1,600

5 Modern Carbonate Depositional Systems — Pulau Seribu, Indonesia (SEAPEX)

Thursday, 20 September, 08:00 – Sunday, 23 September, 17:00


6 The Petroleum System of the Tertiary Rift Basin of Western Indonesia – An Outcrop Expose (SEAPEX)

Thursday, 20 September, 08:00 – Monday, 24 September, 17:00


Field Trips

Important notes regarding field trips• Field Trips are limited in size and are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration must be accompanied by full payment.• If you do not plan on attending the conference, a US $30 enrollment fee will be added to the field trip fee. This fee may be applied toward

registration if you decide to attend the conference at a later date.• A wait list is automatically created if a field trip sells out. The AAPG Convention Department will notify you if space becomes available.• Before purchasing non-refundable airline tickets, confirm that the trip will take place, as trips may be canceled if undersubscribed.• Participants must organize and pay transportation (air or train) to meeting points and from the end of trip locality to their final destination.• It is important that you note your gender for hotel room assignments.• You will receive an itinerary with details of meeting points, transportation with the trip, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of hotels and trip

leaders once the trip is confirmed. Please make sure you provide a valid e-mail address when you register.• Proper clothing and supplies are needed for the outdoors (hat, wind breaker, sturdy footwear, sunscreen and rucksack).• Average temperatures in Singapore are between 22 degrees Celsius to 34 degrees Celsius. Light showers contrasted with frequent heavy ones

could occur throughout the day during the month of September.• Please register well before 29 June 2012. Field trip cancellations due to low enrollment will be made shortly after this date. • No refunds will be made for field trips after 29 June 2012.• Name changes for field trips will not be accepted after 10 August 2012.• Neither AAPG nor field trip leaders and their employers maintain insurance covering illness or injury for individuals.

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1 Langkawi Geopark, Malaysia (SEAPEX) Thursday, 13 September, 08:00 – Sunday, 16 September, 17:00

Professionals US $950 Students US $475 (limited)

2 Singapore Geothermal Excursion (SEAPEX) Saturday, 15 September, 08:00 – 17:00 Professionals US $175Students US $88 (limited)

Visa requirements for Malaysia: www.learn4good.com/travel/malaysia_visa.htm

Visa requirements for Indonesia: www.learn4good.com/travel/indonesia_visa.htm#req


Pre-Conference Field Trip 1South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Langkawi Geopark, MalaysiaDates: Thursday, 13 September, 08:00 – Sunday, 16 September, 17:00Leaders: Dr. Lee Chai Peng (University of Malaya, retired, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) and Bill Lodwick (Consultant, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)Fee: Professionals US $950 Students US $475 (limited)Includes: Local transportation, three nights lodging based on double occupancy, meals, guidebook, entrance to Geopark and Cable Car, Mangrove Swamp TourExcludes: Travel to/from Langkawi, Malaysia, visa/immigration chargesLimit: 35 people

This trip brings you to the beautiful duty-free tourist island of Langkawi that has been declared as a member of the UNESCO global Network of National Geoparks in June 2007. There are over 90 interesting geosites in the 99 islands within the geopark, with the most interesting and accessible sites located in or near to the main island. The most complete Palaeozoic sequence in this region is exposed here. It includes the Cambro-ordovician shallow marine clastic Machinchang Formation accessible by cable car, fossiliferous limestones of the Ordovician-Silurian Setul Formation, Gondwana-derived glacial-marine pebbly mudstones of the Carboniferous-Permian Singa Formation and Permian Chuping Limestone. These sedimentary rocks had been intruded by Triassic and Cretaceous granites metamorphosing parts of them. Spectacular island karst, beautiful beaches with interesting geomorphological features, tropical jungle and friendly villagers with lots of interesting local legends will make your visit worthwhile.

Notes: The weather is expected to be the usual sunny and humid tropical climate with occasional thunderstorms. There is easy access and short walks to most localities. Relatively safe with no dangerous climbing or visits to active quarries and mines. Beware of traffic when examining road-cuts and stepping on slippery rocks along coast. Lifejackets will be provided for the Mangrove Tour.

Pre-Conference Field Trip 2South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Singapore Geothermal ExcursionDates: Saturday, 15 September, 08:00 – 18:00Leader: Grahame Olivier (National University of Singapore, SIngapore)Fee: Professionals US $175 Students US $88 (limited)Includes: Ground transportation, refreshments, lunchLimit: 30 people

The excursion will visit Lower and Middle Triassic granite and gabbro quarries where the reservoir characteristics of an engineered underground heat exchanger (EGS) can be debated. The same quarries are good analogues for the Cuu Long (Vietnam) type granite basement high petroleum reservoirs. On Sentosa Island, the hydrogeological characteristics of the non-marine facies of the Upper Triassic/Lower Jurassic Jurong Formation will be examined with respect to its potential as a hot sedimentary aquifer (HSA).

The Jurong Formation was deposited in a half-graben, analogous to petroleum-rich Tertiary half-grabens in the Malay Basin. At the Sembawang Hot Spring (70 degrees Celsius), TOUGH-2 computer simulated hydrogeology models for Singapore will be presented along with the case for three geothermal prospects.

Notes: There will be some walking along a jungle track including a 300m coastal section with slippery rocks and tidal pools involving some scrambling. Bring insect repellent. Sturdy walking boots with good grip are required, ankle high boots are recommended but not required. Flip-flops and sandals cannot be worn at the outcrop sections. Unstable rock faces in coastal cliffs and quarries will be viewed from a distance. The weather will be hot (30 degrees Celsius) and humid, with rain and thunder showers possible at any time. A small umbrella is recommended. Protection from the sun – hat and sunscreen – is an absolute necessity. Participants should keep hydrated and drink plenty of soft drinks/water which will be available during the day. Lunch will be taken in a local restaurant. No hammers please.

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Students: There are a limited number of discounted spots available for students on a first-come, first-served basis. If a discounted space

is still available when you register online it will show up during the registration process. If discounted spots are no longer available, you

may register at the full fee; if we are able to add additional discounted spots we will refund the difference at that time.




Post-Conference Field Trip 3South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Sedimentation and Stratigraphy of the Modern and Ancient Mahakam Delta, Kutai Basin, East KalimantanDates: Wednesday, 19 September, 16:00 – Monday, 24 September, 17:00Leader: Angus Ferguson (Niko Resources, Jakarta, Indonesia)Fee: Professionals/Students US $1,800Includes: Local transportation, five nights lodging based on double occupancy, meals, guidebookExcludes: Travel to/from Jakarta, Indonesia, visa/immigration chargesLimit: 17 people

The six day field trip will examine the sedimentology and stratigraphy of the modern and ancient Mahakam Delta. The outcrop examples are equivalent in geological facies to the reservoir rocks in the nearby producing fields.

Primary objectives:The Mahakam Trip is designed as a “fit for purpose” trip to take a multidisciplinary group out to the field to look at outcrops and modern depositional systems and their relationship to developing a field.

Some topics to be discussed in the field:• identifying different depositional environments in deltaic

deposits• control of depositional environments on resulting reservoir

geometry• correlation methodology in deltaic deposits• reservoir properties changes laterally and vertically• reservoir limits and production impact

Special attributes of the field trip are:• Observe the modern Mahakam Delta depositional environments

with a focus on sand body geometry, thickness and potential reservoir quality for the upper and lower delta plain and the delta front depositional environment.

• Understand the data required to properly interpret the depositional processes and depositional environments in the subsurface.

• Observe the interpreted equivalent depositional environments in nearby Miocene-age rock outcrops.

• Enhance team discussions on the similarities and differences in the depositional environments for the modern and ancient Mahakam Delta and the application of these models to the specific reservoirs encountered by the field trip participants.

• Consider the realistic expectations of exploration and development methods in finding and producing hydrocarbons from these reservoirs. Major considerations will be the successful use of seismic for reservoir resolution and the use of horizontal drilling considering the lateral variability in sand geometry and reservoir characteristics.

MedicalTropical climates provide a host of dangers. Simple common sense is of course the best preventive. Malaria is prevalent in East Kalimantan but in major population centers such as Balikpapan and Samarinda it is rare. Some field areas may pose a danger but the application of mosquito repellent, particularly in the evenings, should enable visitors to remain safe. We will be back in the town areas before dark.

The sun provides a much more real danger and visitors should bring a hat and sun block cream. Sunburn is particularly dangerous in the day spent on the Mahakam delta and at the outcrops where there is very little shade available. Every participant needs to constantly drink water to prevent dehydration and resulting fatigue on the outcrops.

Safety around the outcropsThere will be a discussion of the safety concerns at each outcrop. Be aware of loose rocks and slippery slopes and do not stand near any areas where there is a potential of falling rocks. Hard hats will be available and need to be worn by participants at Outcrop 3.

Observe your fellow participants and warn them of any potential hazardous situations. Ankle covering field boots with a firm sole are required on the outcrops. The boots do not need to be steel toed. Although snakes have not been encountered on previous field trips they are present in the nearby undeveloped land areas.Lifejackets will be provided while on the boats on the Mahakam Delta.

EquipmentBasic personal field equipment such as hand lens, field notebook, scrapping knife and geological compass are recommended.

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A limited number of this basic equipment will be available on a sharing basis, but participants are urged to bring their own. Other suggested field gear are appropriate clothes and boots for field outcrop examination, hat, mosquito repellent, sun block and basic first aid kit including band aids and antiseptic. The day on the delta will have a walk in the mud and wading in the water to the mouth bar. A pair of old running shoes works best. Shorts are not recommended due to the possible presence of jellyfish on the delta.

Post-Conference Field Trip 4South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Deltaic and Shallow Marine Reservoir Sandstones of Northwest BorneoDates: Thursday, 20 September, 08:00 – Sunday, 23 September, 17:00Leaders: Joe Lambiase (Chulalongkorn Univeristy, Bangkok, Thailand) and Howard Johnson (Imperial College, London, United Kingdom)Fee: Professionals/Students US $1,600Includes: Transportation from Brunei to Labuan, three nights lodging based on double occupancy, meals and refreshments, guidebookExcludes: Travel to Brunei/from Labuan, Malaysia, visa/ immigration chargesLimit: 20 people

Northwest Borneo is well-known as one of Southeast Asia’s oldest and most prolific petroleum provinces with billions of barrels of production in the nearly 100 years since the initial discoveries. Despite this illustrious history, prediction of reservoir properties and sand body geometries remains difficult because the depositional setting of the sandstones that store the hydrocarbons is not as well understood as may be expected.

This, in turn, is at least partly due to the fact that classical facies and sequence stratigraphic models do not work well in Northwest Borneo’s tectonic, hydrodynamic and climatic environment. The objective of the field trip is to give participants an overview of the reservoir sandstones of Northwest Borneo. The focus will be recent concepts about Northwest Borneo’s depositional systems and stratigraphic development as they relate to the prediction of reservoir properties and sand body geometry. The field trip will start in Brunei, visit the Miri-Lambir Hills region of northern Sarawak in Malaysia and conclude on it the island of Labuan.

Notes: Hotels are 4- to 5-star standard. There will be some walking required but no difficult terrain to be negotiated. Shoes with good grip (NO sandals or open footwear) are required but boots are not necessary. Northwest Borneo will be warm and humid, with rain showers possible at any time. Protection from the sun — hat and sunscreen — is an absolute necessity.

Participants are strongly reminded of the need to keep hydrated and drink plenty of soft drinks/water which will be available during the day. Geological hammers are strongly discouraged, and are forbidden in some parts of the National Parks.

Post-Conference Field Trip 5South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)Modern Carbonate Depositional Systems — Pulau Seribu, IndonesiaDates: Thursday, 20 September, 08:00 – Sunday, 23 September, 17:00Leader: Clif Jordan (Consultant, Integrated Data Services, Bonne Terre, Missouri, USA)Fee: Professionals/Students US $1,450Includes: Local transportation, three nights lodging based on double occupancy, meals, guidebookExcludes: Travel to/from Jakarta, Indonesia, visa/immigration chargesLimit: 20 people

Modern reefs such as those at Kepulauan Seribu offer excellent comparisons with Miocene reef deposits in Southeast Asia. Similarities exist in their regional settings (size, shape, water depths, and windward versus leeward sides), lithofacies types and textures, and biotic components (particularly large foraminifera, red algae, and corals). Analyses of over 300 bottom samples provide an excellent data set for modern lithofacies mapping in this patch reef complex.

This field trip is based on the Principle of Uniformitarianism (the present is the key to the past) and offers modern explanations for features observed in the subsurface. It is a most enjoyable way to learn about reef, near-reef, and lagoonal facies in a Holocene setting.

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Post-Conference Field Trip 6South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)The Petroleum System of the Tertiary Rift Basin of Western Indonesia – An Outcrop ExposeDates: Thursday, 20 September, 08:00 – Monday, 24 September, 17:00Leaders: Chris Atkinson (Worldwide Petroleum Services, Singapore), Peter Butterworth (BP, Cairo, Egypt), Andrew Carnell (Shell, Cairo, Egypt)Fee: Professionals/Students US $1,400Includes: Local transportation, four nights lodging based on double occupancy, meals, guidebookExcludes: Travel to/from Padang, Indonesia, visa/immigration chargesLimit: 20 people

It is the intent to show participants over the course of the trip, various aspects of the syn- and early post-rift petroleum geology of Central Sumatra along with some modern day lacustrine systems to compare to the Palaeogene lake depocentres of the region. The field trip gives the participants the opportunity to see some outstanding outcrop geology in rarely visited scenically attractive areas of Sumatra. Participants will be able to study in detail a thick exposure of lacustrine source rock (the Brown Shale), together with fabulous exposures of fluvial channel sandstones, which in the subsurface comprise highly productive reservoirs. Finally there will be the opportunity to study recent lacustrine systems amid the magnificent scenery of the Barisan Mountains.

Rift basin evolution is a key component of the petroleum systems of many Southeast Asian Basins. Syn-rift lacustrine mudstones

are prolific oil prone source rocks and syn-rift and early post-rift clastic sediments can provide excellent reservoir intervals. Rift petroleum systems are, however, geologically complex and hydrocarbon exploration within them requires a greater knowledge of the structures and Sedimentological evolution of the basin than is often the case elsewhere. Local factors such as provenance and rift-related tectonic activity can have a significant impact on the quality, quantity and distribution of source, reservoir and seal.

Central Sumatra is the most prolific hydrocarbon basin in the region. Most of the acreage is operated under production sharing terms by Caltex Pacific Indonesia, who currently account for about half of Indonesian oil production. Hydrocarbons are mostly produced from the post-rift Sihapas Group reservoirs and are sourced from the syn-rift Brown Shale. However, the focus of exploration has increasingly targeted the syn- and early post-rift section which, despite the long history of hydrocarbon exploration in the area, is still today an underexplored play.

The itinerary is structured such that each day will deal with a different aspect of the syn- to early post-rift petroleum system.

Notes: There will be minor walking required but no difficult terrain to be negotiated. Shoes with good grip are required but boots are not necessary. The weather will be warm and humid, with rain showers possible at any time. Protection from the sun — hat and sunscreen — is an absolute necessity. Participants are strongly reminded of the need to keep hydrated and drink plenty of soft drinks/water which will be available during the day. Geological hammers are discouraged.

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YP Meet & GreetDate: Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 16:00–17:00

This event, sponsored by the AAPG Young Professionals Committee, serves to bridge the gap between the students, young professionals and experienced professionals.

At the Meet & Greet, students and recent graduates are paired with young or experienced professionals to gain an insider’s perspective into the petroleum industry and share direction on the meeting itself (what to expect, technical sessions, and other recommendations).

Mentors and paired protégés will attend the Opening Ceremony together, and are encouraged to then attend the Icebreaker Reception together to introduce their new acquaintances to colleagues.

A Network Challenge will be held at the ICE 2012. Participating students must obtain signatures from select exhibitors and select professional AAPG members. Cash prizes will be awarded via random drawing of entries.

To participate in the YP Meet & Greet, indicate at time of registration.

Student ReceptionDate: Tuesday, 18 SeptemberTime: 18:00–19:00Fee: Included with registration

All registered students and faculty are invited to attend the Student Reception for food, fun and networking. Meet AAPG leaders and officers as well as executives from the sponsoring organizations. In addition to these industry connections, you can also meet up with fellow students — all in a fun and relaxing environment.

And most importantly, this is where the announcement and presentation of the first, second and third place winners of the Student Poster Sessions will be held.

Student and Faculty LoungeDates: Monday, 17 September, 08:30-17:00 Tuesday, 18 September 08:30-17:00 Wednesday, 19 September 08:30-14:00Complimentary refreshments are provided each day. The lounge offers students their own place to meet with fellow students and industry professionals to develop career contracts and lifelong friendships.

Students & Young Professionals (YP)All events take place at Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center unless otherwise noted.

Get a behind-the-scenes look at ICE and earn some great perks for helping out! Volunteers are needed in a variety of areas: Technical Sessions, Posters, Registration, and Opening Ceremony. Volunteer for at least four hours and receive:• Lunch on day(s) you volunteer• Conference Bag• Program Book• Abstracts CD• T-shirt from sponsor

By registering online at www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012 you can select the day(s) and time(s) you are available, as well as the location(s) you prefer. If you are unable to register online, select “I want to be a student volunteer” on your completed registration form and you will be contacted for your preferences.

To receive benefits, volunteers must be either current students or employees in the industry who are recent (2011-2012) graduates.

If you are interested in volunteering for the conference, please contact:

William Houston, Volunteer Chair [email protected]

Conference Volunteers Needed

Field Trips and Short CoursesA limited number of discounted spots are available for students on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information see the Field Trips and Short Courses descriptions on pages 16-26.




Theme Session Title Type Day Time Location

Theme 1: Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific’s Petroleum Provinces

Asia Pacific Geology and Petroleum Potential Oral Monday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Petroleum Geology: Australia and PNG Oral Tuesday Morning Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Petroleum Geology: West Malaysia and Thailand Oral Tuesday Morning Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 – 3504/5/6

Petroleum Geology: China Oral Tuesday Afternoon Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Petroleum Geology: Indonesia Oral Tuesday Afternoon Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific Petroleum Provinces I Poster Tuesday Morning Exhibition Hall

Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific Petroleum Provinces II Poster Tuesday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Petroleum Geology: Vietnam, East Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines

Oral Wednesday Morning Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Petroleum Geology: India, Sri Lanka and Central Asia Oral Wednesday Afternoon Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Petroleum Geology: Myanmar (AAPG/AP Region) Oral Wednesday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Theme 2: Trap, Source, Reservoir and Seal Definition

Asia Pacific Regional Structure Oral Monday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Tectonic Influence on Carbonate Platform Architecture Oral Monday Morning Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 – 3504/5/6

Non-Marine Clastic Reservoir Systems Oral Monday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Source to Sink and Deepwater Systems Oral Monday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 – 3504/5/6

Carbonate Reservoir Systems Poster Monday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Structural Applications in Exploration and Development Poster Monday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Advances in Carbonate Reservoir Models Oral Tuesday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Shallow Marine Clastic Reservoirs Oral Tuesday Morning Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Carbonate Reservoir Systems of Southeast Asia Oral Tuesday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Source Rocks: Coals and Shales Oral Tuesday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Structural Styles and Play/Prospect Implications Oral Tuesday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 – 3504/5/6

Clastic Reservoirs Systems Poster Tuesday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Charles Hutchison Memorial Session Southeast Asia Regional Tectonics

Oral Wednesday Morning Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Charles Hutchison Memorial Session Tectonics of Borneo Oral Wednesday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Source Rocks: Coals and Shales Poster Wed Morning Exhibition Hall

Technical Program at a Glance


Theme Session Title Type Day Time Location

Theme 3: The Past is the Key to the Future

New Life from Old Fields and Mature Basins Oral Monday Morning Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Methodologies for Improving Interpretations and Mapping Accuracy

Poster Monday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Lessons and Opportunities from Mature Basins and Fields Poster Tuesday Morning Exhibition Hall

New Life From Old Fields and Mature Basins Poster Tuesday Morning Exhibition Hall

Discovery Thinking Oral Tuesday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Special Lecture Oral Tuesday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 – 3501A/B/2/3

Lessons and Opportunities from Mature Basins and Fields Oral Wednesday Morning Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 – 3504/5/6

Theme 4: Facing the Future’s Challenges Today

Fluid Flow: Basins to Reservoirs Oral Monday Morning Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Igneous Rocks and Processes in Petroleum Systems Oral Monday Afternoon Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 – 3511/2

Pore Pressure Prediction Oral Monday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Carbon Capture and Geological Storage Poster Monday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Igneous Rocks and Peocesses in Petroleum Systems Poster Tuesday Morning Exhibition Hall

New and Emerging Technologies Poster Tuesday Morning Exhibition Hall

Operating in the HP-HT Environment Poster Tuesday Morning Exhibition Hall

Geochemical Processes Poster Tuesday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Carbon Capture and Geological Storage Oral Wednesday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Seismic Applications to New Play Identification Oral Wednesday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Integrated Applications of Geoscience Principals I Poster Wednesday Morning Exhibition Hall

Integrated Applications of Geoscience Principals II Poster Wednesday Morning Exhibition Hall

Managing Risk and Uncertainty Oral Wednesday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Seismic Applications to Field Developments Oral Wednesday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

Theme 5: New Dimensions in Global Unconventional Resources

Plenary Session: The Unconventional Resources Energy Revolution – Is Asia Pacific Next?

Oral Monday Morning Hibiscus Main Ballroom

Coalbed Methane: A Global Perspective Oral Monday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Taking it to the Bottom Line: New Dimensions in Completion Optimization

Oral Monday Afternoon Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 – 3304/5/6

China: World-Class Resource Potential Awakens Oral Tuesday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Lacustrine Mudrocks: The Next Big Unconventional Thing Oral Tuesday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

Lacustrine Mudrocks: The Next Big Unconventional Thing Poster Tuesday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Unconventional Resources: Spanning the Asia-Pacific Region Poster Tuesday Afternoon Exhibition Hall

Resource Play Characterization: Innovation Meets Pragmatism Oral Wednesday Morning Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 – 3301A/B/2/3

The Unconventional Prize: Assessment, Strategy and Tactics Poster Wednesday Morning Exhibition Hall

The Unconventional Prize: Assessment, Strategy, and Tactics Oral Wednesday Afternoon Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 – 3504/5/6

Technical Program at a Glance




Monday Morning Oral Sessions

Plenary Session: The Unconventional Resources Energy Revolution – Is Asia Pacific Next? (AAPG/EMD)Room: Hibiscus Main Ballroom Co-Chairs: J. Aldridge, P. Basinski, P. Cockcroft, N. Fishman08:55-10:20 See page 9 for summary• Shankari Srinivasan, Head of Global Gas, IHS CERA• Dr. Widjajono Partowidagdo, Deputy Minister for Mines and

Energy, Government of Indonesia• Gavin Thompson, Head of Asia-Pacific Gas Research, Wood

Mackenzie• Rod Wallis, President, Falcon Oil and Gas• Nick Davies, Chairman, Dart Energy (CBM) International

Theme 3: New Life from Old Fields and Mature Basins (AAPG/DPA) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: M. A. Raza and B. Shoup 10:55 Introductory Remarks11:00 Exploiting Oil from Thin Pay Zones and Inaccessible

Areas of Lower Burgan Sabiriyah, North Kuwait: A. N. Khan

11:20 The Impact of Broadband Seismic for Imaging and Reservoir Geophysics: S. Pharez

11:40 Controls on the Regional Distribution of Khuff Gas Fields, and a Conceptual Model for Lateral Hydrocarbon Migration into the Khuff Reservoirs: A. M. Afifi, A. G. Bhullar, M. A. Rwiai, P. D. Jenden

12:00 Delineation of Synrift Deposit Reservoirs of Malay Basin, Malaysia: M. A. Raza, W. B. Wan Yusoff, M. I. Suleman

Theme 2: Tectonic Influence on Carbonate Platform Architecture (AAPG/SEPM) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 - 3504/5/6 Chair: P. Bassant 10:55 Introductory Remarks

11:00 The Influence of Tectonic Regimes and Age on Growth Styles of Eocene-to-Recent Carbonates, Offshore and Onshore Sarawak, Malaysia: Implications for Carbonate Play Exploration: E. W. Adams, R. E. Besems, S. J. Gough, E. Kosa

11:20 Depositional and Diagenetic Evolution of a Papua New Guinean Onshore Carbonate Reservoir during the Change from a Rifted Margin to Fold and Thrust Belt Setting: M. E. Wilson, D. Holland, O. Yogi, T. Allan, L. Hombo, A. Goldberg

11:40 Neogene Carbonate Growth and Drowning Offshore Central Vietnam: Consequences of South China Sea-Opening and Onshore Uplift: M. B. Fyhn, T. C. Giang, L. H. Nga, N. T. Hong, N. D. Nguyen

12:00 The Tectonic Overprint and Evolution of Large-Scale Carbonate Platforms in Central Luconia, Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia: K. Ting, B. J. Pierson, O. Al-Jaaidi

Theme 4: Fluid Flow: Basins to Reservoirs (AAPG) Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: M. Kacewicz and R. E. Swarbrick 10:55 Introductory Remarks11:00 Future of High Performance Computing in Integrated

Petroleum Systems Modeling: M. Kacewicz11:20 Petroleum Migration and Accumulation Models

Revisited from a Reservoir Engineering Perspective: K. Liu, X. Tang, A. Rashid, X. Wei

11:40 Vertically Clustered Amplitude Anomalies: Evidence for Vertical Gas Migration in Heterogeneous Sequences: M. Foschi, J. A. Cartwright, F. J. Peel

12:00 Fault Seal Failure — An Explanation for Geological Depletion of Reservoir Pressure: R. E. Swarbrick, S. O’Connor

Theme 2: Asia Pacific Regional Structure (AAPG) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: A. Gartrell and M. Aurelio 10:55 Introductory Remarks11:00 Mapping Rifted Margin Structure and Ocean-Continent

Transition Location Using Crustal Thickness from Gravity Inversion for Asia-Pacific and the Indian Ocean: A. Alvey, N. Kusznir, A. Roberts

Technical Program *denotes presenter is other than first author


11:20 Implications of Long-Term Reactivation of Faults Normal to Rift Axis for Coarse-Grained Clastic Systems and Structural Segmentation in the Niigata Basin, Japan: H. Kurita, T. Toyoshima, Y. Ishikawa

11:40 Hydrocarbon Potential of Forearc Basins in Asia: P. Janssen, E. Frankowicz, D. Steffen

12:00 The Sorong Fault Zone Kinematics: The Evidence of Divergen and Horsetail Structure at NW Bird’s Head and Salawati Basin, West Papua, Indonesia: P. Riadini

Theme 2: Non-Marine Clastic Reservoir Systems (AAPG/SEPM) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: C. Oglesby and A. Ferguson 10:55 Introductory Remarks

11:00 Facies Architectural Study of a Distributary Channel System in the Ferron Notom Delta, Southern Utah, USA: Y. Li, J. Bhattacharya

11:20 Transgression-Driven Avulsion of Fluvial Channels: J. Lambiase

11:40 A High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphic Approach to Correlate Complex Sub-Seismic Tidally-Influenced Estuarine Incised-Valley Fill Reservoirs of the Lakshmi Field, Gulf of Cambay, India: S. Sanyal, L. Wood, D. Chatterjee, N. Dwivedi, S. Burley

12:00 Fluvial Architecture of Reverse Directional Channels in the Irrawaddy Sandstone, Central Myanmar: N. M. Than

Technical Program

Monday Afternoon Oral Sessions

Theme 1: Asia Pacific Geology and Petroleum Potential (AAPG) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: I. M. Longley and B. Shoup 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 South-East Asia Exploration Activity — 2000 and

Beyond: S. Bandal, J. M. Jacques, M. Whibley14:20 Crustal Structure and Plate Reconstruction of the South

China Sea and its Bearing on Petroleum Systems: P. Reemst, N. Kusznir, S. Gozzard, D. Franke, J. Teasdale, G. Henstra, E. Frankowicz

14:40 Tectono-Stratigraphic Framework and Tertiary Paleogeography of Southeast Asia; Gulf of Thailand to South Vietnam Shelf: R. C. Shoup, R. J. Morley, T. Swiecicki, S. J. Clark

15:00 Exploring the Relationship Between Global Eustatic Change and Simultaneous Regional Tectonic Events in Southeast Asia - Implications for Petroleum Systems: J. Higton, E. Collins, A. M. Lavender

15:20 Break16:00 The Tectonostratigraphic Evolution and Tertiary

Petroleum Systems of SE Asia - An Updated Model: I. M. Longley

16:20 The Palaeogeographic Evolution of Asia and Australasia Since the Late Jurassic: Implications for Depositional Systems and Source to Sink Relationships: P. Markwick, A. Galsworthy, L. Raynham, R. Baliff, K. Bunny, M. Harland, D. Eue, D. Campanile, E. Edgecombe, N. Wrobel

16:40 The Late Oligocene Palaeogeography, Palaeolandscape and Palaeodrainage of Indochina and Southeast China: K. Wilson

17:00 Asia Pacific Exploration & Production Highlights: S. V. Crellin

Theme 2: Source to Sink and Deepwater Systems (AAPG/SEPM) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 - 3504/5/6 Co-Chairs: T. Lukie and A. Bachtiar 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Source to Sink Modeling in NW Borneo; Improving

Our Understanding of the Sediment Routing Path from Floodplain to Basin Floor: N. Hoggmascall, J. Torres, A. Gartrell, D. Blades, C. Gibson

14:20 Identifying Reservoir Architecture in Mio-Pliocene Canyon Systems of the Northern Kutei Basin: J. Reader, J. Vendrell-Roc, R. White

14:40 Sediment Supply Systems of the Champion “Delta” of NW Borneo: Implications for the Distribution and Reservoir Quality of Associated Deepwater Sandstones: J. Lambiase, A. Cullen

*denotes presenter is other than first author




15:00 Downslope Internal Evolution of a Deep Water Slope Channel Complex: Giza Field, West Nile Delta: P. Butterworth, J. Vergaehe

15:20 Break16:00 Submarine Sediment Distribution Patterns within the

Bengal Fan System, Deep Water Bengal Basin, India: B. Thomas, P. Despland, L. Holmes

16:20 Evidence for Lateral and Longitudinal Compensational Stacking in Sub-Basins Based on Numerical Models of Turbidity Currents on Complex Margin Topographies: S. M. Luthi, X. Wang

16:40 Demystifying the Bouma and Lowe Sequences: Products of Hyperpycnal Flow: R. Higgs

17:00 Risk Reduction of a Deepwater Mound Prospect by the Recognition of Paleo-Chemosynthetic Carbonate Crusts: J. W. Muraro, C. Alvarez, R. Kellet, G. W. Metcalfe

Theme 4: Igneous Rocks and Processes in Petroleum Systems (AAPG) Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: S. P. Holford, N. Schofield and R. Johns 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Understanding the Impact of Volcanic Systems in Petroleum

Basins — The Plumbing System Approach: L. Holmes14:20 3D Seismic Analysis of Late Cenozoic Volcanism and

Fluid Flow in the Bass Basin, Southeastern Australia: S. P. Holford, N. Schofield

14:40 Magmatic Plumbing Systems Within the Faroe-Shetland Basin: Structure, Flow Pathways and Igneous Comparmentlization: N. Schofield, D. Jolley, S. P. Holford

15:00 Paleocene to Recent Evolution of the Northeast Atlantic Ireland and Faroe-Shetland Offshore Areas, Tertiary Igneous Activity and Sub-Basalt Exploration: D. Ellis

15:20 Break16:00 Interaction Between Faults and Igneous Intrusions

in Sedimentary Basins: Insights from 3D Seismic Reflection Data: C. Magee, C. A. Jackson, N. Schofield

16:20 Calibration of Igneous Systems and Basin Prospectivity using 2D Seismic and Potential Field Interpretations: A. Krassay, K. Connors, L. Pryer, C. Jorand

16:40 Seismic Expression and Petroleum System Implications of Igneous Intrusions in Sedimentary Basins: Examples from Offshore Australia: C. A. Jackson, C. Magee, N. Schofield, B. Golenkov

17:00 Seismic Delineation of Igneous Sheet Complexes on the Exmouth Plateau (NW Australia): Origin, Emplacement Mechanism and Implications for Petroleum Generation: M. Rohrman

Theme 5: Coalbed Methane: A Global Perspective (AAPG/EMD) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: J. B. Aldrich and P. Cockcroft 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Development of an Exploration and Exploitation

Model for Methane in Carboniferous Age Coal and Carbonaceous Shale in the Mid-Continent and Eastern US and its Application to Other Basins: S. A. Tedesco

14:20 Assessing and Advancing a CBM Resource Play towards Commerciality — A Case Study from the UK; PEDL 159 Solway Basin: J. B. Aldrich, T. Hower, J. Sipeki

14:40 Regional Depositional Environment Model of Muara Enim Formation and Its Significant Implication for CBM Prospect in South Sumatra Basin, Indonesia: N. Muksin, D. Yusmen, R. Waren, A. A. Werdaya, D. Djuhaeni

15:00 Parbatpur Mine Degassing — A Model for Commercial CMM Project in India: M. D. Roy, B. Choudhury

15:20 Break16:00 Coal Characterization by Coal Bed Methane Drilling

in Tatapani — Ramkola Coalfield, Surguja District, Chhattisgarh, India: D. K. Das, K. Mahanta

16:20 Coiled Tubing Assisted Hydraulic Fracturing of CBM Wells in India Using CT-Deployed Hydrajet Perforation Technology: A. Sharma, D. Bhalla, S. Bhat

16:40 Increasing of Fracture Conductivity of CBM Wells by Restimulating Fractures by Use of LWC Proppant and TSO Design: A. Agarwal, A. Sharma, T. Jain, H. Kapoor

17:00 A New Model of Sorption-Induced Strain and Permeability for Coal Bed Methane: M. Geilikman, S. Wong

Theme 5: Taking it to the Bottom Line: New Dimensions in Completion Optimization (AAPG/EMD) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: C. H. Smith and S. Gomez 13:55 Introductory Remarks



Technical Program Technical Program14:00 Integrating Core Data and Wireline Data for Formation

Evaluation and Characterization of Shale Gas Reservoirs: J. Quirein, D. Buller, J. Witkowsky, J. Truax

14:20 Knowledge of the Rock Improves Completion Efficiency in Unconventional Reservoir — A Case Study: C. H. Smith, E. Menendez, L. Ziane

14:40 Optimized Shale Resource Development: Proper Placement of Wells and Hydraulic Fracture Stages: U. Ahmed

15:00 First Deep Asia Pacific Region Horizontal Multiple Stage Frac in Chinese Cambrian Age Marine Qiongzhusi Shale Play: Case History, Operation, & Execution: K. Chong, J. Dumesnil, Q. Wang, J. Wooley

Theme 4: Pore Pressure Prediction (AAPG) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: R.E. Swarbrick, M. Tingay, and A. Duncan 15:55 Introductory Remarks

16:00 Pressure Generation and Deflation Mechanisms in Deeply Buried Intra-Salt Reservoirs of the Late Neoproterozoic to Early Cambrian South Oman Salt Basin: P. A. Kukla, L. Reuning, S. Becker, J. L. Urai, J. Schoenherr

16:20 Foresee the Unforeseen: Modeling West Baram Delta Overpressure: C. A. Ibrahim, L. Light

16:40 Origin and Distribution of Overpressure in the Northern Malay Basin: M. Tingay, C. K. Morley, A. Laird, O. Limpornpipat, K. Krisadasima, H. Macintyre, S. Pabchanda

17:00 Overpressure Mechanisms in Deep Drilling in Western Offshore India: R. R. Kumar, D. G. Rao, S. Parashar, H. Singh

Monday Afternoon Poster SessionsPresenters in Booth 15:00-16:30

Theme 2: Carbonate Reservoir Systems (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 14:00 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: M. E. Wilson and N.S. Bashah• High-ResolutionSequenceStratigraphyoftheRedRiver

“B” Reservoir, Williston Basin, North Dakota, USA: A. Husinec, B. Rendall

• SequenceStratigraphyandFaciesAnalysisofArab-CandSub Arab-C Reservoirs: A Case Study from Eastern Saudi Arabia: E. A. Busbait

• PermianProgradingCarbonateMarginwithoutMarginalReef and Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration: A Case Study from Eastern Precaspian, Kazakhstan: R. Yang, Y. Zhang, G. Li, T. Hao

• DepositionalandDiageneticEffectsonReservoirProperties in Carbonate Debris Deposits: Comparison of Two Debris Flows within the Berai Fm., Makassar Strait, Indonesia: C. A. Tanos, J. Kupecz, J. K. Warren, S. Lestari, A. Baki

• SequenceStratigraphy-FaciesAnalysisandStylolite-Fracture Characterization Related to Porosity-Permeability in Carbonate Facies of Rajamandala Formation of Cikamuning Area, West Java-Indonesia: M. A. Riswanty, A. Herlambang, L. A. Perdana, B. Sapiie

• FractureModelingusingOutcropScaleMeasurementsforRus Formation (EOCENE), Dammam Dome, Eastern Saudi Arabia: M. A. Yassin, M. Hariri

• ReservoirGeometryIdentificationofReefandCarbonatePlatform Deposits and Its Implication to Reservoir Quality Prediction Case Study of Baturaja Formation, Halimeda Field, South Sumatra Basins, Indonesia: C. D. Ardianto, D. Bagus, M. Arham

• TheRecognitionofOrdovicianKarstLandforminOrdosBasin, China: G. Jianrong, X. Wanglin, G. Yanru

• ANewLoggingRecognitionMethodofSmallFracture-Caveand Fills in Fracture-Cavity Reservoirs in Tahe Oilfield, Tarim Basin, China: T. Fei, J. Qiang, L. Yang, Z. Hong-fang, Z. Wen-bo

• CambrianLimestoneDolomiteMechanismintheBachuArea, Tarim Basin, China: Z. Bo, L. Ming, D. Shufu

• FluidDetectioninCarbonateReservoirsUtilizingGasAnalysis-A Case Study: A. F. Abu ghneej, B. Khan, T. Al-Adwani, S. K. Singh, A. H. Al-Otaibi, N. Marai





• SolutionstoProblemsFacedinWellLogAnalysisinCarbonate Reservoir Systems Due To Multiple Porosities and Lithologies: A. Sharma, T. Jain, H. Kapoor

• 1stEoceneNewChallengeAreasIntegratingGeological,Petrophysical and Production Data in Wafra Field, PNZ, Kuwait: N. M. Eloutefi, N. Fawzi, F. Al-Khaldi

• CarbonateFaciesModelandPaleogeographyofTendehhantu Formation, Northern Kutai Basin, Indonesia: D. P. Amiarsa, I. A. Kurniawan, A. Susanto, K. N. Tabri

Theme 2: Structural Applications in Exploration and Development (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: A. Cullen, D. Goff and S. Matthews• InSituStressandFractureCharacterisationintheVictorian

Otway Basin, South-Eastern Australia: Implications for the Unconventional Plays: D. Tassone, S. P. Holford, R. King, G. Backe

• First-OrderAssessmentoftheFaultSealRiskintheGippsland Basin, Australia: B. N. Ciftci, L. Langhi, J. Strand, L. Goldie Divko

• TheMechanismandControllingFactorofPaleogeneRiftBasin in the Western Indonesia: B. Sapiie, M. Hadiana

• TectonicsoftheWesternandNorthwesternRimoftheSouth China Sea — Implications to Petroleum System Parameters: J. W. Granath, J. M. Christ, W. Dickson

• Crustal-ScaleSeismicImagingintheNatunaBasin(Indonesia) and Its Impact on the Tectonic History of the Central Sunda Craton: J. W. Granath, M. G. Dinkelman, J. M. Christ, P. A. Emmet

• FractureMapping,StressFieldCharacterization,andSuccessful Well Placement in a Carbonate Reservoir, Using Multi-Depth LWD Images: K. Al Daghar, T. Ihab, R. Sayed, A. Abdelaal, L. Ramos, R. Chemali, A. Aki, S. Azzam, O. Abdel Razak

• FracturedBasementReservoirsandOilDisplacementMechanism in White Tiger Field, Offshore Vietnam: H. X. Nguyen, B. Wisup, X. Tran Van

• TectonicEvolutionofAltynStrike-SlipFaultSystemandPeripheral Petroleum Exploration, Northwest of China: Z. Yang, Q. Chen, X. Han

• FracturedBasementReservoirsCharacterizationinCentral Sumatera Basin, Kotopanjang Area, Riau, Western Indonesia: An Outcrop Analog Study: Z. Holis, B. Sapiie

• StructuralEvolutionofBandaArc,EasternIndonesia:AsaFuture Indonesian Main Oil and Gas Development: Z. Holis, A. S. Ponkarn, A. Gunawan, S. Damayanti, B. K. Gunawan

• CretaceousDepositioninthePhuquoc-KampotSomBasinOn- and Offshore South Indochina: M. B. Fyhn, L. H. Nielsen, N. D. Nguyen, N. T. Hong, L. H. Nga, T. C. Giang

• TowardsaBetterUnderstandingoftheStructuralStyleand Hydrocarbon Potential of the Southern Kirthar Fold Belt (Pakistan): New Insights from Field Observation and Remote Sensing: S. Ahmad, A. Qayyum, M. I. Khan, G. Rehman

• TheWellTrajectoryImpactonHydrocarbonDiscoveryin Fractured Basement Reservoirs — A Case Study from CuuLong Basin, Vietnam: B. Li, W. Z. Embong

• UnderstandingandDefiningtheMetasedimentaryBasement in Malay Basin, Offshore Peninsular Malaysia: N. Pendkar, P. Mokhtar, Z. B. Juni, M. B. Kadir

• VelocityAnalysisandApplicationofVariableVelocityMapping Method in Dagang Exploration Area in the East of China: G. Cai, H. Liu

• PlayConditionsofPaleozoicinSaudiArabiaBasin: G. Zuo, G. Fan, F. Lv

Theme 4: Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (AAPG/DEG) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: M. Bunch and S. Whitaker • CO2CRCOtwayProject—SoilGasMonitoring2007-2012:

U. Schacht• CO2StorageReservoirArchitectureusing

Palaeoenvironmental Evidence from Petrographic, Palynological and Diagenetic Pathway Study: R. Daniel, M. Bunch, S. Menacherry, A. Golab, M. Lawrence

Theme 3: Methodologies for Improving Interpretations and Mapping Accuracy (AAPG/DPA) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: S. Weifeng and S. Richardson• OldData,NewValue—HowTechnology,Regulationsand

Need is Driving our Consumption within E&P: C. Beebee, D. Blue

• AnalysisofSpectralDecompositionforThicknessDistribution Estimation of Y Sandstone at X Field, Central Sumatra Basin: G. P. Adi, R. Tiantoro, W. A. Tollioe



• MethodologyforEnhancingandEvaluatingGeologicEffects of Time Series Models: A Case of Ground Response in Santa Clara Valley, California: O. Samuel-Ojo, L. Olfman, L. Reinen, A. Flenner, D. Oglesby, F. Gareth

• SeismicResolutionEnhancementusingCoefficientReflection Log and Vertical Seismic Profiling Data: S. Wicaksono

• AComputerAidedSequenceStratigraphyApproachFor Reservoir Characterization Using Neutral Network and Fuzzy Logic of Sanghar Area, Southern Indus Basin, Pakistan: A. Wahid

• FluidandPetrophysicalPredictioninTheElasticDomainUsing Neural Network Method: M. Hermana, M. Najmi, Z. Tuan Harith, C. W. Sum

• ANovelMethodofAutomaticTrainingDataSelectionforEstimating Missing Well Log Zone Using Neural Networks: Y. Yu, D. Seyler, M. D. McCormack

• LithologyandFluidIdentificationUsingExtendedImpedance Method: W. Utama, J. Saputro

• TheInfluenceofBoreholeBreakoutinShearWaveVelocity Prediction: A Case Study of “Pleades” Well, South Sumatera, Indonesia: S. Prahastudhi, I. Andriani Putri

• AVOforReservoirCharacterization: G. Tomar• ClayApplicationasOilDemulsiferCaseStudy:Sulursari

Village, Gabus Subdistrict, Grobogan Regency, Jawa Tengah Province, Indonesia: K. Y. Putra, M. Hatmanda, E. Adhiansyah

• NewDevelopmentsinHydrocarbonExplorationOpportunities in Ghanaian Offshore Environment: P. Ekwutoziam

Technical Program Technical Program

Tuesday Morning Oral Sessions

Theme 2: Shallow Marine Clastic Reservoirs (AAPG/SEPM) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: Salahuddin and P. McCabe 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 A New Depositional Model for the North Kutei Basin:

J. Vendrell-Roc, R. White, J. Reader9:20 The Modern Mahakam Delta: Ongoing Delta

Abandonment on a Tide-Dominated Margin: S. Salahuddin, J. Lambiase, N. Nirsal

9:40 Sequence Stratigraphic, Sedimentologic and Petrographic Insights of the Miocene (Stage IVA) Outcrops of the Klias Peninsula and Labuan Island, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo: T. Lukie, A. Balaguru

10:00 Evaluation of General Resistivity-Density Based Saturation in Thin Laminated Sand-Shale Sequences: S. Alshannaq, J. Quirein

10:20 Break11:00 Neogene Sedimentary Fringe, West of Indo-Burma

Ranges, in Western Myanmar: Some Evidences for Late Cenozoic Synorogenic Sedimentation in Himalayan-Bengal System: K. KHIN, T. Sakai

11:20 Prospectivity of the Equatorial Conjugate Margins of Africa and South America: S. Wells, J. C. Greenhalgh, R. Borsato

11:40 Quantitative Palystratigraphy: A Key for Delneating Maximum Flooding Surfaces and Sequence Boundary in the Onshore Depobelt, Niger Delta of Nigeria: O. C. Adojoh, P. L. Osterloff, K. Adejinmi

12:00 Controls on Chlorite Coatings in Shallow Marine Sandstone Reservoirs: An Illustration From the Mid-Jurassic of Norway: F. Lafont, J. C. Matthews, A. Capron, L. Schulbaum

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: West Malaysia and Thailand (AAPG/AP Region) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 - 3504/5/6 Co-Chairs: J. E. Booth and N. Comrie-Smith 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 Deep Exploration Challenges in a High Pressure Ultra-

High Temperature (HPXHT) Environment: The Central Malay Basin, Offshore Peninsular Malaysia: C. Benan

9:20 De-Risking a Gas Development using Geophysical Methods: A. Mannini

9:40 The Exploration and Development of the Songkhla D and E Fields: R. The, J. Pringle, G. Peace, A. Laird, S. Maykho, R. Kudisri, T. Veerachai





10:00 Bualuang Oilfield, Gulf of Thailand: A Successful Development Using Geosteered Horizontal Wells: N. Comrie-Smith, M. Lawlor, M. Virdy

10:20 Break11:00 Achieving Better Understanding of Reservoir

Connectivity through the Application of FPWD, Complemented by Advanced LWD Measurements: S. Fey, C. Platt, V. Kienast, R. Watcharanatakul, C. Oglesby, C. Maeso, T. Duangprasert

11:20 Real-Time Pore Pressure Gradients: An Example from the Pattani Basin: I. Klahan, W. Nopsuri

11:40 The Deformation History of the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic of the Khorat Plateau, North Eastern Thailand and Southern Laos: J. E. Booth, N. Comrie-Smith

12:00 Recent Gas Exploration on the Khorat Plateau of Thailand and Laos — A Tough Nut To Crack!: N. Comrie-Smith, J. E. Booth, S. Koysamran, M. Lawlor

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: Australia and PNG (AAPG/AP Region) Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: K. C. Hill and S. E. Keenan 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 The Greater Northern Australia-Eastern Indonesia Super

Gas Province: Why so much Gas and Little Oil?: P. M. Barber, J. Winterhalder

9:20 Reassessing the Petroleum Prospectivity of the Offshore Northern Perth Basin, Western Australia: A. Jones, J. Kennard, C. Nicholson, N. Rollet, D. Mantle, E. Grosjean, C. Boreham, D. Jorgensen, D. Robertson, G. Bernardel, J. Greinert, R. Kempton, L. Langhi, Y. Zhang, L. Hall, R. Hackney, S. Johnston, P. Petkovic, T. Bernecker, M. Bradshaw

9:40 Structure, Stratigraphy and Petroleum Potential of the Central Officer Basin, South Australia: P. Boult, P. J. Bennett, A. Freeman

10:00 Integrated Reservoir Simulation and Development: Reindeer Gas Field, Carnarvon Basin, NW Shelf, Australia: D. A. Pivnik, D. Best, C. Marshall, E. Jackson

10:20 Break11:00 Source Rock Mapping using Fluid Inclusion

Geochemistry in the Offshore Perth Basin: H. Volk, R. Kempton, S. Gong, M. Ahmed, S. C. George, C. Boreham, E. Grosjean

11:20 The Mananda Anticline, Papua New Guinea; Two Oilfields, Four Dry Holes and Deep Potential?: S. E. Keenan, K. C. Hill, J. B. Iwanec

11:40 Structural and Stratigraphic Evolution of the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea: New Insights from a Modern 3D Seismic Survey: A. Botsford, L. Endebrock, A. Harrington

12:00 Near-Field, Sub-Thrust and Deep Reservoir Tests of the Kutubu Oil and Gas Fields, Papua New Guinea: K. C. Hill, J. B. Iwanec, D. Lund

Theme 5: Lacustrine Mudrocks: The Next Big Unconventional Thing (AAPG/EMD) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: N. D. Rodriguez and U. Berner 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 Why Marine “Shale-Plays” Have Been Preferred Over

Continental Shale Plays to Date: J. Dumesnil9:20 Variability of Paleogene Source Facies of Circum-

and Drifted Sundaland Basins, Western Indonesia: Constraints from Oil Biomarkers and Carbon-13 Isotopes: A. H. Satyana, M. Purwaningsih

9:40 Geological Characteristics and Developing -Prospecting Foreground of Oil Shale in Tongchuan- Huangling District, Shaaxi, North China: B. Yunlai

10:00 TBD

Theme 5: China: World-Class Resource Potential Awakens (AAPG/EMD)Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: F. Wang and R. Miller 10:55 Introductory Remarks10:55 Basic Geological Characteristics and Resource

Potential of Tight Sandstone Gas in China: B. Guo, J. Li, X. Li, W. Yan

11:00 Originai Gas In-Place(OGIP) of Lower Silurian and Lower Cambrian Black Shale in the South China: F. Wang, X. Meng, Z. He

11:20 Shale Gas Characteristics in the Southeastern Part of the Ordos Basin, China: Implications for the Accumulation Condition and Potential of Continental Shale Gas: X. Tang, J. Zhang, B. Yu, W. Ding, Y. Yang, L. Wang, J. Xiong

11:40 Optimum Selecting Method and Application Result of Strategic Investigation Shale Gas Wells: H. Shuang-biao



Theme 2: Advances in Carbonate Reservoir Models (AAPG/SEPM) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: J. K. Warren and J. Kupecz 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 The Maastrichtian Reservoir, Kuwait — Saudi Arabia

Partitioned Zone: Improved Reservoir Definition and Field Growth Through Integration and Teamwork: J. W. Turner, A. Al-Kandari, G. Remila, S. Palar, A. Iqbal, D. Reddie

9:20 3D Outcrop Modeling of a Carbonate Shoal Complex Using Cellular Automata, Jabal al Akhdar, Oman: C. Hasler, E. W. Adams

9:40 Practical Modeling of Complex Depositional Systems, from Carbonate Diagenesis to Shale Resources: J. M. Yarus, R. L. Chambers

10:00 Characterization and Modeling of Tight Fractured Carbonate Reservoir of Najmah-Sargelu Formation, Kuwait: P. K. Nath, S. K. Singh, R. Abu-Taleb, R. Prasad, B. Khan, S. Bader

10:20 Break11:00 Value and Insights from Synthetic Seismic Validation

of Reservoir Models in Carbonate Gas Fields, Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia: A. D. Kayes, K. Baharaldin

11:20 Sequence Development Influenced by Intermittent Cooling Events in Cretaceous Aptian Greenhouse, Adriatic Platform, Croatia: A. Husinec, F. Read

11:40 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Permeability Response in Carbonate Reservoirs with Secondary Porosity: J. Borell, J. Donohue, C. H. Smith

12:00 The Impact of Pore Geometry and Microporosity on Velocity-Porosity Relationship in Carbonates of Central Luconia, Sarawak: N. Bashah, B. J. Pierson

Tuesday Afternoon Oral Sessions

Theme 3: Discovery Thinking (AAPG/DPA) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 Chair: C. Sternbach See page 10 for summary13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 The New Giant Johan Sverdrup Discovery, Norway:

A. Jørstad14:40 Creative Thinking led to 40 years of Success in

Mahakam, Indonesia: B. Duval15:20 Two Deep Mungaroo Gas Discoveries in the Carnarvon

Basin, Australia — Context and Implications for Further Prospectivity: F. Wehr, D. Phelps, E. Pinney

16:00 Exploring a 19th Century Basin in the 21st Century: Seeing the North Sumatra Basin with New Eyes: L. Meckel

16:40 Deepwater NW Borneo: Big Oil from “Gas-Prone” Source Rocks and Leaking Traps: S. Algar

Theme 2: Structural Styles and Play/Prospect Implications (AAPG) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 - 3504/5/6 Co-Chairs: J. W. Granath and A. Balaguru 13:55 Introductory Remarks

14:00 Integration of Aeromagnetics and Geology to Identify Petroleum Productive Areas for Conventional and Unconventional Resources: S. A. Tedesco

14:20 Structural Styles on the Conjugate Equatorial Atlantic Margins: Similarities and Differences and Where to Go Next: I. Davison

14:40 A Newly Re-Emerging Petroleum Area on the North Africa Plate Margin: The Sicily Channel: P. Fink, W. Zimmer

15:00 Geological Evolution and Hydrocarbon Plays of Madagascar (with Occasional Reference to Australia): P. Jeans

15:20 Break16:00 Salt Tectonics and its Controls on the Prospectivity of

Miocene Sands, Offshore Angola: R. Borsato, K. McDonald, F. Mathew, S. Morse, L. M. Joaquim, J. G. Jose, A. M. Pedrodeoliveira

16:20 Structural Evolution of Ubadari Field, Bird’s Head, Papua: E. V. Yudhanto, D. Pasaribu

16:40 Critical Insights into the Delineation of Structurally Complex Reservoirs during Field Development from Interpretation in a Shared Earth Environment: C. Le Turdu, G. Bejarano, R. Laver, M. Koley, L. Schulte, W. E. Abbott





17:00 Best Practice of Data Integration in Developing Naturally Fractured Tight Carbonate Reservoirs: Kuwait Case Study: E. Al-Anzi, C. Pattnaik, N. Srinivasa Rao, S. Al-Ashwak, N. Hussain Al-Ajmi, R. Hussain Al-Mayyas, V. Kidambi, B. Al-Qadeeri, A. Motar Al-Anzi, M. Acharya, C. Darous

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: Indonesia (AAPG/AP Region) Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: P. B. Woodroof and T. Charlton 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Improved Understanding and Interpretability of Plover

Formation beneath a Complex Accretionary Section in West Timor, Indonesia: M. Farouki, F. d’Alterio, E. Gentile

14:20 Exploring the Jurassic of the Bomberai Peninsula, West Papua: P. B. Woodroof

14:40 Seismic Character and Reservoir Architecture of Miocene Deep Water Clastics of the North Sumatra Basin: M. Gidding, F. B. Hakim, L. Meckel

15:00 The petroleum Potential of the Indonesian Banda Arc: T. Charlton

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: China (AAPG/AP Region) Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: W. Yang and C. Potter15:55 Introductory Remarks16:00 Accumulation Conditions for Ordovician Gas Enrichment

in the West Margin of Ordos Basin, China: W. Xu, Y. Guo, J. Liu, G. Jianrong

16:20 Lacustrine Tight Oil: New Petroleum Exploration Domains in China: D. Li, J. Li, S. Wang, S. Wang

16:40 Assessment of Undiscovered Continuous Gas Resources in the Eastern Uplift of the Liaohe Basin, Northeast China: R. M. Pollastro, C. J. Potter, R. R. Charpentier, C. J. Schenk, T. A. Cook, T. R. Klett, M. A. Kirschbaum

17:00 Oil Accumulation of Donghe Sandstone Secondary Hydrocarbon Reservoir in the North Tarim Basin, China: Z. Bo, L. Ming, L. Qiming

Theme 2: Source Rocks: Coals and Shales (AAPG/SEPM) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: W. H. Abdullah and R. Lin 13:55 Introductory Remarks

14:00 Distribution of Organic-Rich Sediments Through the Phanerozoic: P. McCabe

14:20 Source-Rock Plays and Sequence Stratigraphy: What Makes the Best Part of the Best Plays?: B. Hart

14:40 Key Tools for Black Shale Evaluation: Geostatistics and Inorganic Geochemistry Applied to Vaca Muerta Formation, Neuquen Basin, Argentina: A. Nawratil, H. Gomez, C. Larriestra

15:00 Lacustrine Basin Unconventional Resource Plays: Key Differences: B. J. Katz, F. Lin

15:20 Break16:00 Depositional Controls on Source Rock Character in the

Aman Trough, North Central Sumatra, Indonesia: N. D. Rodriguez, R. P. Philp

16:20 Oil-Prone Mangrove-Derived Tertiary Coals and Dispersed Organic Matter of Balingian Province, Sarawak, Malaysia: W. H. Abdullah, P. Abolins

16:40 Improved Calibration of the Absolute Thermal Maturity of Coal-Sourced Oils and Gas Condensates Using PLS Regression: R. Sykes, K. Zink

17:00 Characterising Coal Gas Eettability to Assess CO2

Enhanced Methane Recovery: A. Saghafi, K. Pinetown, H. Javanmard

Theme 2: Carbonate Reservoir Systems of Southeast Asia (AAPG/SEPM) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: E. W. Adams and S. Tanprasat 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Cenozoic Carbonate Reservoir Development in SE Asia:

M. E. Wilson14:20 Sequence Stratigraphy of Carbonate Buildups in

Siliciclastic-Rich Systems: Features Critical for Reservoir, Trap and Seal: A. Saller

14:40 Onshore to Offshore Trends in Carbonate Reservoir Quality across a Land-Attached Shelf in SE Asia: M. E. Wilson, E. Chang, P. Lunt, Y. Yunus, K. Welsh

15:00 Wings, Mushrooms and Christmas Trees: Insights from Carbonate Seismic Geomorphology into the Tectono-Stratigraphic Evolution of Central Luconia; Miocene-Present, Offshore Sarawak, NW Borneo, Malaysia: E. Kosa

15:20 Break



16:00 East Java Shallow Water Carbonate Growth and Drowning — Correlation to Reservoir Quality: A. D. Zeiza, S. Van Simaeys, F. Musgrove, R. Sekti

16:20 Diagenesis of Cenozoic Isolated Carbonates With Minor Clastic Influx: Kutai Basin, Kalimantan.: R. H. Madden

16:40 Characterisation of a Tertiary Lacustrine Microorganism Limestone Mixed Reservoir, Qaidam Basin, China: F. Zh

17:00 Controls on Seismic-Scale Geometries of Mixed Carbonate-Siliciclastic Reservoirs: Example from the Triassic Nanpanjang Basin, South China: M. Minzoni, P. Enos, D. J. Lehrmann, J. Wei, M. Yu, J. Payne, B. Kelley, K. Meyer, E. Schaal, X. Li

Theme 3: Special Lecture (AAPG/DPA) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 17:30-17:50A Comparison of the Plate Tectonic Evolution and Modern Politiacal Trends in Australasia: Geology Influencing Modern Human Development?: I. M. Longley

Tuesday Morning Poster SessionsPresenters in Booth 10:00-11:30

Theme 4: Igneous Rocks and Processes in Petroleum Systems (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 10:00 - 13:00 Co-Chairs: S. P. Holford, R. Johns and N. Schofield • VolcanicRocksDistributionandExplorationPotentialin

Ordos Basin, China: G. Jianrong, X. Wanglin, G. Yanru• SeismicTechniqueandApplicationofTiaohuFormation

Volcanic Traps in Santanghu Basin, West of China: F. Zhi• InfluenceofSillIntrusionsontheThermalMaturityof

Source Rocks — Modelling Heat Flow and Organic Geochemical Alterations: U. Berner, G. Delisle

• IdentifyingthePotentialinComplexBasementReservoir:Advance Application of Borehole Images and Other Openhole Logs, A Case Study From Western Offshore, India: S. Pattanaik, S. Parashar, K. Sikdar, I. Basu, V. Nangia, A. Agrawal

• TectonicDispositionandHydrocarbonPotentialof85°EastRidge in Bay of Bengal: K. S. Misra, V. Joshi

• ChargeModelinginFracturedBasement.ApplicationtotheOtway Basin, Australia: A. Dubois, M. Lefranc, O. Schenk

Theme 3: Lessons and Opportunities from Mature Basins and Fields (AAPG/DPG) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: D. Schumacher, I. Collins, and M. Schneider• ReservoirQualityofNeogeneSandstonesfromBengal

Basin, Bangladesh: M. Islam

• IdentifyingNewOpportunitiesThroughReservoirPerformance Reviews And Dynamic Modelling Of A Mature Oil Field Under Waterflood: T. M. Goodall, J. Boyd-Gorst

• HydrodynamicTrapping,TiltedContactsandNewOpportunities in Mature Kutei Basin, East-Kalimantan, Indonesia: U. Jauhari, R. Permana, A. Wijanarko, A. Soenoro

• LocatingBypassedReservesinGeologicallyComplexMature Fields Environments: M. Dautel, J. Pitcher, M. S. Bittar

• IntegratedGeoscienceand4DTechnologyDefinesReservoir Compartments to Extend Production Life of the Ravva Field, K-G Basin, India: R. McClenaghan, K. Saika, S. Mishra, C. Rao, K. Reddy, M. Gupta, J. Guttormsen, S. Joysula, S. D. Burley

• TheDiscoveriesoftheBarmerBasin,Rajasthan,India: N. J. Whiteley, S. Burley, B. Ananthakrishnan, D. Ginger

Theme 4: New and Emerging Technologies (AAPG/EMD) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: H. Smith and A. KS • ReservoirDelineationUsingSpectralDecomposition,

Spectral Inversion and Neural Network Analysis for an Oily Reservoir in Offshore Thailand: D. Cox, J. Castagna, G. Gil, R. Ripple, S. Rubio, J. Moon, R. Roever, A. Laird, G. Peace, R. The, J. Mitchell, J. Pringle, N. Htein

• AutomatedPetrographySolutionOnshoreFieldTestinPapua New Guinea: D. Haberlah, M. Garrick

• ApplicationsofSmallDiameterCrossDipoleSonicandMicro-Resistivity Imaging Logging Tools in Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs: P. Williams

Technical Program Technical Program *denotes presenter is other than first author




• IntegrationandEvaluationofFourGeochemicalMethodsfor Regional Onshore Petroleum Exploration in the Mackenzie Delta, Northwest Territories, Canada: D. Seneshen, J. Fontana

• OBCSeismicLearningsinPapua: Y. Supriatna, B. J. Barley, S. Supriyono

• SeismicAcquisitinDesigninaGeologicallyComplexandDifficult Area of Berau Bay, Papua Barat: S. Supriyono, D. Suryanto

• EastAfricanContinentalMargin:MappingOcean-ContinentTransition Structure, Location and Kinematics: N. Kusznir, B. W. Horn, J. W. Granath, A. Alvey

• Pre-SaltProspectivityonRegional3DSeismicData,Campos and Santos Basins, Brazil: J. Berryman, R. Borsato, L. Hawkins, M. Martin, M. Pyett, H. Zhu

• RecentDevelopmentandUnderstandingofEvaporitesonRegional 3D Seismic Data Regarding Sealing and Trapping Potential, Santos Basin, Brazil: M. Pyett, J. Berryman, R. Borsato, L. Hawkins, M. Martin, H. Zhu

• GulfofThailand—BongkotFieldModel-Based3DPre-Stack Simultaneous Inversion and Facies Classification: G. Manickam, G. Nyein, S. Berhanu, S. Goswami, C. Kwaela, J. Bancelin, H. Sognnes, N. Pooksook, S. Utitsan, O. Limpornpipat

Theme 3: New Life from Old Fields and Mature Basins (AAPG/DPA) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: D. Schumacher and K. Trivedi• MonitoringDouble-PorosityReservoirusingArtificialWater

Tracers: A Field Case Study: H. Juilla• FindingNewPaysinOldPlays:NewApplicationsfor

Surface Geochemical Exploration in Mature Basins: D. Schumacher

• TheMainChallengesfortheNewExplorationIdeasandConcepts Do We Dare to be Different?: H. Mohamad

• ASecretofTwoTremendousOilandGasMachineryinKuwait: R. Andriany, H. Akbar, A. Al-Khamiss, A. Al-Fares

• DaretoThinkOutsidetheBox:ASuccessStoryinShallowHC Reservoirs in Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia: M. S. Mustafa, S. S. Wafa, K. A. Kamarudzaman, A. A. M Sabirin

Theme 4: Operating in the HP-HT Environment (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Chair: M. Harvey

• AdvancesinHostileFormationTesting:ACaseStudyfromGulf of Thailand: S. Banerjee, R. Puttanarakul, K. Osman, N. Rongsayamanon, A. Muangsuwan

• DeliveringDeep,HP/HTWellsintheMediterranean: D. Cowper, L. Wild

Theme 1: Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific Petroleum Provinces I (AAPG/AP Region) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: W. Gajkowski and A. Morado • SouthChinaSeaRegionalHeat-flowPredictionfromGravity

Inversion Mapping of Crustal Thickness and Continental Lithosphere Thinning: N. Kusznir, A. Alvey, A. Roberts

• UnderstandingtheProspectivityofIndianSedimentaryBasins Using Palaeogeographic and Palaeolandscape Analysis: A. Quallington, K. Wilson, G. Scougal

• ExplorationOpportunitiesintheNorthernTarakanBasin–Based on Newly Acquired Seismic and Play Mapping: J. M. Jacques, H. Manur, R. J. Hoult, A. H. Satyana

• IntegratingWellsand3DSeismicDatatoDelineatetheSandstone Reservoir Distribution of the Talang Akar Formation, South Sumatra Basin, Indonesia: R. Widodo

• TectonicandStratigraphicMappingFrameworkoftheLower Arthur Creek, South Georgina Basin, Northern Territory, Australia: P. Boult, P. J. Bennett

• OnshoreWesternAustraliaReinvigorated: R. Bruce• AnomalousPassiveSubsidenceofDeep-waterSedimentary

Basins: An Example from Offshore New Zealand: T. Stern• TheFrontierHalmaheraBasin,EasternIndonesia:ANew

Hydrocarbon Province?: M. C. Ryan, H. Butcher, T. Halvorsen, L. W. Kuilman, J. Demichelis, A. Sayentika, A. Jansson, J. H. van Koeverden, M. Wall, C. Messina, S. Hay, G. Kulsrud

• ExtrapolatingSuccessfulMyanmarIrrawaddyDeltaMultiTCF Gas Plays into the Deep Water Andaman Sea Basin: G. Scaife, R. Spoors, L. Penn

• Oligocene/DeepTargetsintheNorthMalayBasin–TheChallenges of HThp Exploration: R. Groot, S. Seerungphungsan, S. Phimthong, P. Ponthanom, K. Krisadasima, C. Kwaela

• TheGeothermalDistributionandDevelopmentModeinChina: G. Xiaorong

• DepthofOilWindowoftheEasternPartofthePrecaspianBasin: T. A. Yensepbayev, A. Izart, G. Z. Zholtaev



• IntegrationofSequenceStratigraphyandElasticInversionImproved Understanding on Reservoir Characterizations in a Gas Field, Offshore Sabah: N. Mohamud, O. A. Mahmud, N. Razali, M. Handi, M. Nor, M. Amin, M. Mohamed

• ThePetroleumPotentialoftheWestTimorTrough,Indonesia: A. Tripathi, W. Jones, R. Rajagopal

• CharacterisingPermo-CarboniferousGlaciogenicReservoirs on the Margin of the Lenard Shelf, Canning Basin, Western Australia: J. Hinaai, J. Redfern

• AQuick-lookReservoirCharacterizationandElectrofaciesWorkflow Provides New Insight into the Early Miocene Reservoirs of the Chim Sao Field, Nam Con Basin, Vietnam: S. Carney, D. Dun, N. Thanh, F. Nieuwland, D. Taylor, S. Bulgauda

Tuesday Afternoon Poster SessionsPresenters in Booth 15:00-16:30

Theme 5: Unconventional Resources: Spanning the Asia-Pacific Region (AAPG/EMD) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: S. Yokoi, J. Jonkers and Meizarwin• ConventionalTrapsinUnconventionalReservoirRocksin

Northern Japan: T. Tsuji, A. Waseda, S. Yokoi• ShaleOilPotentialinNeogeneSiliceousShalesofJapan:

S. Yokoi, A. Waseda, T. Tsuji• DiffusivityandCovarianceAnalyticalApproachesto

Estimate Inflow Performance Relationship for Coalbed Methane Reservoir: I. Alhamzany, D. Hutami, I. Permana, S. Wicaksono, H. Alam

• RelationshipbetweenTemperature,Salinity,andStrainCondition in Microbial Enhanced Coal Bed Methane: Case Study with Coal from North Kutei Basin, East Kalimantan, Indonesia: A. Z. AlAnsori, D. P. Kusuma, G. F. Ismawan

• UnconventionalReservoirShaleGas: S. Sunjay• RevisionandCorrelationoftheChekkaFormation:Looking

at Various Outcrops to Determine Hydrocarbon Potential: G. S. Bellos

• BiogenicGasExplorationandDevelopmentinBentuPSC,Central Sumatra Basin, Indonesia: R. W. Yuwono, S. Djaelani, B. Sjafwan, P. S. Kirana, B. S. Fitriani

• EvaluationandExploitationofUnconventionalResourcesinAsia/Pacific – Shale Oil and Gas: R. M. Burgess

• ThermogenicGasHydrateSystemandModelsofGasHydrate Ocurrence Patterns: L. Tan

• ControlsontheFormationofFavorableReservoirsinTightGas Sands: Examples from Two Intracratonic Basins—Sichuan and Ordos Basin, Western China: L. Yilong, H. Dongbo, W. Guoting, L. Qunming, W. Tiejun, C. Taotao, J. Lidan

• DevelopmentValueofOilShalesinMiddleJurassicSeven-Segment Yuka Area Qaidam Basin, China: Z. Fan

Theme 5: Lacustrine Mudrocks: The Next Big Unconventional Thing? (AAPG/EMD) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Chair: P. Basinski • ZoneofInterestGasShalePotentialForDeep

Gas Exploration with Lacustrine Facies Model and Geochemistry Analysis From Nindy Deep Well#1 And Nindy Deep Well#2 Pematang Group-South Aman Trough-Central Sumatera Basin: A. A. Iswandhani

Theme 2: Clastic Reservoirs Systems (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: J. Lambiase and P. Butterworth • EarlyAptiantoLateEocenePaleogeographyoftheOrange

Basin and its Implications for Facies Distribution, Offshore South Africa: J. Salomo

• PetroleumPlaysSignificanceofGrowth-FaultedDeltaSystems: An Analog Flume Experimental Model of The Mio-Pliocene Sequence of Mahakam Area, East Kalimantan, Indonesia: I. Saputra, I. Fardiansyah, A. Budiman, A. Ramadhan, A. Gunawan

• SedimentaryArchitectureoftheUpperWolfvilleandlowerBlomidon Formations, Minas Sub-basin, Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, Canada: A. E. Jonathan, D. Hodgetts, J. Redfern

• HighResolutionCorrelationofFaciesbetweenCloselySpaced Wells and its Impact on Water Injection and Oil Production: A Pilot Study for Chemical EOR in Fluvial Reservoirs from the Mangala Field, Barmer Basin, India: A. P. Singh, V. R. Sunder, R. J. Raine, A. M. Taylor, T. Gould

• BalancingDepositionalConceptsandSeismicAttributesinReservoir Models of Fluvial Deposits at Wheatstone, NW-Shelf Australia: B. Katz, D. M. Sibley, A. J. Vonk





• TheEffectsofDiageneticandPresencesofDuctileComponents To Sandstone Reservoir Porosity of Batu Ayau Formation, East Part of Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan: T. P. Astuti, K. Putra, R. Dita, S. Surjono

• Ecostratigraphy,ClimateStratigraphyandEutasticSignalsof the Ceneozic Sediments, Niger Delta of Nigeria: A Key for Regional Exploration: O. C. Adojoh, P. L. Osterloff

• Facie,ProvenanceandReservoirQualityoftheValanginianAge Sandstone of the Bredasdorp Basin, South Africa: O. A. Fadipe, P. F. Carey, J. B. Donker

• QCandUpdateofReservoirGridswithBackLoopsonSeismic Data: F. Pivot, A. Forge

• ProvenandPotentialClasticReservoirIntervalswithintheStratigraphic Framework of the Orange Basin, Offshore South Africa: A. C. Davids

• Seismic-SedimentologicStudyofLacustrineGravity-flow Channels: Oligocene ES1 Formation, Huanghua Depression, China: H. Liu, Z. Hong

• FaciesModelingofFluvialDepositionalEnvironment:CaseStudy from Early – Middle Miocene Deposit of Barabai Member, Barito Basin: A. Pradana

• Tectono-StratigraphicModelforGhazijFormationanditsImplication on Hydrocarbon Exploration in Kirthar Foldbelt, Pakistan: A. Ahmad, M. Ali, A. Hussain, N. Sardar

• FaciesInterpretationfromWellLogs:AppliedtoSMEKSField, Offshore Western Niger Delta: O. Odundun, M. Nton

Theme 1: Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific Petroleum Provinces II (AAPG/AP Region) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: W. Gajkowski and T. Burnhill• NeogeneStrike-SlipFaultandHydrocarbonAccumulation

in Eastern Offshore Bohai Bay Basin: K. Qiang, X. Lü, X. Zhou, C. Xu, X. Lan

• ExplorationinThrustBeltArea,“ACaseStudyfromJairampur, Arunachal Pradesh, India’’: A. N. Borthakur, A. Bordoloi

• HydrocarbonExplorationinSub-BasaltBasinsaroundPeninsular India: K. S. Misra, A. Misra

• DevelopmentofMarginalBentuGasFieldinCentralSumatra Basin, Indonesia: R. W. Yuwono, A. Kurniawan, T. Prabowo, S. Djaelani, Y. Gautama

• GeologyandTectonicEvolutionofBirdHeadRegionPapua, Indonesia: Implication for Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Eastern Indonesia: B. Sapiie, N. Naryanto, A. Adyagharini, A. Pamumpuni

• HydrocarbonPotentialofNeoceneDeep-WaterLowstandSandstone Facies of the Rakhine Basin: H. Sun

• ComplexityandChangingPatternOfTectonicsInHydrocarbon Bearing Basin Of South East Asia: M. Rastogi, A. Sharma, M. Kumar

• DepositionalEnvironment,ThinBedPotential,PlannedEvaluation at Sangu Field, Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh: M. Matesic

• StratalSlicingUnravelsComplexDepositionalArchitecturesin the Northern Kutei Basin: R. White, J. Vendrell-Roc, J. Reader

• DepositionalHistoryandPetroleumPotentialofOmbilinBasin, West Sumatra — Indonesia, Based on Surface Geological Data: Y. -. Zaim, L. Habrianta, C. I. Abdullah, A. Aswan, Y. Rizal, N. I. Basuki, F. E. Sitorus

• ModellingSealingPotentialwithinthePalaeozoicSequencein the Fitzroy Trough, Canning Basin, Western Australia: J. Strand, L. Langhi, C. Griffiths

• Evolution,LithofaciesPaleogeographyofChineseMarineCraton Basins and Types of Giant Carbonate Fields: G. Zhang, W. Liu, S. Deng, L. Zhang, Y. Guo, Z. Xie, B. Yu, W. Hu

• HydrocarbonPotentialoftheNewPlayConceptintheUlleung Basin, East Sea, Offshore Korea: K. Lee, S. Kim, J. Lee, B. Song, Y. Kim, B. Woo, B. Choi

• DepositionalFaciesofPloverFormationinTheAbadiField,Eastern Indonesia Based on Core Sedimentology: A. Aswan, Y. Zaim, K. Kihara, K. Hadianto, G. Pemberton

• HydrocarbonPotentialofMarwatandKhisorTransIndusRanges, Northwest Pakistan: M. Z. Khan, M. R. Khan, A. Raza

Theme 4: Geochemical Processes (AAPG)Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Co-Chairs: C. Howells and U. Schacht• TheDeterminationofPetroleumCompositionalSimilarity

using Multiway Principal Components Analysis (MPCA) of Comprehensive Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatographic Data: G. T. Ventura, G. J. Hall, R. K. Nelson, G. S. Frysinger, B. Raghuraman, O. C. Mullins, C. M. Reddy



• IsThereaBetterWaytoDeterminetheViscosityinWaxyCrudes?: J. T. Ludwig, S. Daungkaew, G. Fujisawa, J. Zuo, F. Houtzager, C. Platt, N. Last

• SourceRockEvaluationandOil-SourceCorrelation,Roleand Contribution to Discus the Reservoir Pontential of Zeit Bay Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt: K. M. Abd alla, S. M. Sleim, M. R. Hablas, G. Mansour

• CorrelationBetweenGammaRay,DensityandNeutronLogs and Whole Rock Elemental Geochemistry Using a Neural Network Model: C. N. Smith, S. Assous, R. Busch

• Real-timeWellboreStabilityAnalysis:AnObservationfromCavings at Shale Shakers: D. Kumar, S. A. Ansari, S. Wang, S. Ahmed, B. Tichelaar

• ModelingandValidationofFluidFlow-GeomechanicsofMauddud Reservoir in Sabriya Field: H. Ibrahim, P. Ashok, K. Rajive, J. Al-Kandari, M. Yaser, A. Mohamad-Hussein, K. Khaqan, D. Press, G. Xi, K. Lee, T. Chee

Wednesday Morning Oral Sessions

Theme 2: Charles Hutchison Memorial Session — Southeast Asia Regional Tectonics (AAPG/AP Region) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: C. K. Morley and R. Hall See page 10 for summary8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 Mesozoic-Cenozoic Reconstructions of Western

Australia Breakup and SE Asian Growth: R. Hall9:20 Present-Day Stress Field of Southeast Asia: M. Tingay,

C. K. Morley, R. King, D. Coblentz9:40 Cenozoic Geodynamic Evolution of the Burma-

Andaman Platelet: C. Rangin10:00 Impact of Late Cretaceous-Early Palaeogene Tectonics

on Hydrocarbon-Bearing Basins of Mainland Southeast Asia: C. K. Morley

10:20 Break11:00 Polyphased Rifting in the South China Sea Leading to

Crustal Hyper-Thinning Crust and Moho Exhumation: D. Savva, F. Meresse, M. Pubellier, N. Chamot-Rooke, D. Franke, S. Steuer, B. Mouly, J. Auxietre

11:20 The Palawan Island: A Door Between the Opening of the South China Sea (SCS) and the Closure of the Proto South China Sea (PSCS): F. Meresse, D. Savva, M. Pubellier, S. Steuer, D. Franke, F. Cordey, C. Muller, F. Sapin, B. Mouly, J. Auxietre

11:40 Time Constraints on the Evolution of Southern and Central Palawan Island, Philippines from On- and Offshore Correlation of Miocene Limestone Formations (Charles Hutchison Memorial): S. Steuer, D. Franke, F. Meresse, D. Savva, M. Pubellier, B. Mouly, J. Auxietre

12:00 Deformation of Carbonate Sequences in Offshore Bondoc Peninsula, S. Luzon, Philippines Interpreted from 3-D Seismic Data: M. Aurelio, K. Taguibao, E. Cutiongco, M. Forbes, J. Foronda

Theme 3: Lessons and Opportunities from Mature Basins and Fields (AAPG/DPA) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 - 3504/5/6 Co-Chairs: R. Ripple and J. Turvill 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 Lessons from the History of Jasmine Oilfield, Gulf of

Thailand: D. Carter, F. Houtzager, T. Limniyakul, J. McClure, C. Oglesby, C. Platt, O. Siefert, P. Tabmanee, R. Watcharanatakul

9:20 Bua Ban North Field: Extending the Miocene Play Into the Western Gulf of Thailand: R. Ripple, J. Mitchell, D. Cox, J. Moon, R. Roever, N. Htein, S. Rubio, G. Peace, A. Laird, R. The, J. Pringle

9:40 Marginal Field Development; Real World Examples and Strategies for Success: C. Y. McCants

10:00 Assessment of Undiscovered Oil and Gas Resources of Southeast Asia: C. J. Schenk

10:20 Break11:00 A Century of State Oil Production and a Quarter

Century Seismic Acquisition Gap Are the Key to Future Exploration Success: A Case Study from The Pannonian Basin in Romania: P. Fink, S. Kovacs

11:20 Exploring New Frontiers between Producing Fields: The Salman Discovery: M. Al-Mazrui, H. Kooper, M. Mughairy, S. Kamis, M. Masri, V. Lee, V. Lin, T. Gieles, M. Newall, I. Suarez, A. Hartman





11:40 Combined Geochemical Methods in Surface Exploration of the Senillosa Area, Neuquén Basin, Argentina: F. Larriestra, C. Larriestra, D. Lanussol, S. Gastaldi

12:00 Near Field Exploration in the Seria Field, Brunei 80 Years On!: J. Church, P. Bong

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: Vietnam, East Malaysia, Brunei and Philippines (AAPG/AP Region) Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: I. Collins and S. Clark8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 TBD9:20 Sedimentary Facies Distribution and Petroleum System

Identification on the Deepwater Phu Khanh Margin, Offshore East Vietnam: E. Frankowicz, P. Reemst, T. Kocher, G. Henstra, D. Steffen

9:40 Fractured Basement Reservoir Characterization for Fracture Distribution, Porosity and Permeability Prediction: M. Lefranc, S. Farag, A. Dubois, L. Souche

10:00 New Perspective on Evolution of Northern Provinces of Offshore Sarawak Basin, Malaysia: S. Iyer, O. Keong, F. Nazihah, S. B. Abdullah

10:20 Break11:00 Petroleum Potential of Tertiary Coal-Bearing Heterolithic

Successions Within the Sarawak Basin, Malaysia: Multiple Role as Source, Carrier, and Reservoir Rocks: W. H. Abdullah, M. H. Hakimi, M. A. Hassan, R. L. Kugler, M. K. Shuib, T. F. Ng

11:20 The Maharaja-Lela Exploration 2010 Campaign, The Key Opener for an Additional Development: J. R. Biteau, B. Balusseau, C. Chevalier, E. Liberelle

11:40 Regional Geology of Tertiary Sedimentary Basins the Western Philippines: M. Ballesteros

12:00 Deepwater Sandakan Basin, Philippines: Results of Initial Exploration Drilling and Implications for Future Exploration and Development: C. Murray, P. Lunt

Theme 5: Resource Play Characterization: Innovation Meets Pragmatism (AAPG/EMD) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: P. M. Basinski and N. Fishman 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 Reservoir Geology of Mudrocks: Practical Models that

Make a Difference: R. Miller9:20 The Sequence Stratigraphic Significance of Ordovician

to Silurian Shale Gas Prospects in the Sichuan Basin: A Regional to Global Perspective: S. Gomez, A. M. Lavender, J. Higton

9:40 The “Hole” Story: Organic and Inorganic Pores in Organic-Rich Shales of the Kimmeridge Clay Formation (Upper Jurassic), Offshore United Kingdom: N. Fishman, P. Hackley, H. Lowers, R. Hill, S. Egenhoff

10:00 The World’s Oldest Petroleum Systems: Insights from an Integrated Petroleum Exploration Program in the Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory Australia: R. Wallis

10:20 Break11:00 New Opportunities in the Mature and Overmature Upper

Proterozoic Petroleum Systems (East Siberian Province): N. Lopatin, I. Tikhonov, T. Emets, K. Sitar, V. Kalabin

11:20 A Pragmatic Guide to the Identification of Net Pay in Shale-Gas Deposits: P. F. Worthington, A. A. Majid

11:40 What Causes Sweet Spots in Shale Gas Reservoirs?: D. Cooke

12:00 Focusing Stimulation Efforts on Sweet Spots in Shale Reservoirs for Enhanced Productivity: S. Abueita, D. Tonner, C. Barnett, J. Jonkers, K. H. Hashmy

Theme 4: Carbon Capture and Geological Storage (AAPG/DEG) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: M. Bunch and S. Whitaker 8:55 Introductory Remarks9:00 A Global Review of the Status in Large Scale CCS

Demonstration Projects — Storage: S. Whitaker9:20 Multi-Scale Characterisation of the Paaratte Formation,

Otway Basin, for CO2 Injection and Storage: M. Bunch,

M. Lawrence, T. Dance, R. Daniel, S. Menacherry, G. Browne, M. Arnot

9:40 3D Characterisation of Potential CO2 Reservoir and Seal Rocks: A. Golab, R. Romeyn, H. Averdunk, M. Knackstedt, T. Senden



10:00 Origin, Distribution, and Size of Natural CO2 Accumulations on Continental Margins: T. A. Meckel, L. Meckel

Theme 4: Seismic Applications to New Play Identification (AAPG) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: K. Maynard and B.W. Horn10:55 Introductory Remarks11:00 Comparative Anatomy of Continental Margins at

the Basin Scale: Variations in Rift Geometry and Continental Margin Architecture in Relation to New Play Identification: B. W. Horn, A. Danforth, M. G. Dinkelman, P. A. Emmet, R. Graham, J. Helwig, N. Kusznir, P. Nuttall, J. Pindell, B. Radovich, R. Whittaker

11:20 Exploration with a Pedigree — A New, Practical Approach to Play and Prospect Assessment: G. R. Koller, T. M. Levy

11:40 Petroleum Plays and Prospectivity in the Kwanza and Benguela Basins of Offshore Angola: J. C. Greenhalgh, R. Borsato, F. Mathew, G. Duncan-Jones, I. Pimenta, J. Marques da Silva, L. Narciso da Silva

12:00 Seismic Sedimentology for High-Resolution Hydrocarbon Reservoir Prediction: A Case Study in Cretaceous Qingshankou Formation, Qijia Area, Songliao Basin, China: H. Zeng, X. Zhu, R. Zhu, Q. Zhang

Wednesday Afternoon Oral Sessions

Theme 2: Charles Hutchison Memorial Session — Tectonics of Borneo (AAPG/AP Region) Room Heliconia Main Ballroom 3401A/B/2/3 - 3501A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: R. Hall and C. K. Morley See page 10 for summary13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Miocene Geodynamic Evolution of the Central NW

Borneo Wedge: Subduction of a Crustal Salient: J. Ringenbach, F. Sapin, M. Pubellier

14:20 Can Differences in Hinterland Provenance Influence Strike-Parallel Variations in the Structural Style in Fold and Thrust Belts? An Example from NW Borneo: A. Cullen, J. De Vera

14:40 Far-Field Tectonics, Structural Evolution and Depositional System of NW Borneo: A. Balaguru, T. Lukie

15:00 A Regional Approach to Understanding Basin Evolution and Play Systematics in Brunei — Unearthing New Opportunities in a Mature Basin: N. Hoggmascall, A. Gartrell, J. Torres

15:20 Break16:00 Contraction and Extension in Northern Borneo:

Subduction Rollback-Driven: R. Hall16:20 Nature and Significance of the West Baram Line, NW

Borneo: A. Cullen, A. vanVleet

16:40 Geological Development of the Straits of Makassar, Indonesia: P. Baillie, J. Decker

17:00 Accretion and Dispersion of Southeastern Sundaland: The Growing and Slivering of Continent and Petroleum Implications: A. H. Satyana

Theme 5: The Unconventional Prize: Assessment, Strategy, and Tactics (AAPG/EMD) Heliconia Main Ballroom 3404/5/6 - 3504/5/6 Co-Chairs: D. Lavoie and T. Koning 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 Shale Gas and Oil in Canada; Current Development and

Exploration Targets in the North America Context: D. Lavoie

14:20 Shale Gas Potential of Germany — An Assessment Using Analogue Techniques: S. Ladage, D. L. Gautier, U. Berner

14:40 Shale Gas Potential of Germany — A Geochemical Evaluation: U. Berner, E. Stiller, R. Dohrmann, D. Marquardt

15:00 Entry and Exit Strategies in International Shale Opportunities: W. J. Haskett

15:20 Break16:00 Case Study Demonstrating the Ability of 3D3C Seismic

to Predict Natural Fractures and Petrophysical Properties of Shale: R. Harris, J. Tinnin





16:20 Best Practices for Exploring and Producing Oil & Gas from Fractured and Weathered Basement: Examples from Asia: T. Koning

16:40 Sedimentation, Maturity and Petroleum Potential of the Oligocene Oil Shale Deposits of the Assam Basin, North-East India: A Review: P. Jha, R. S. Chaubey

17:00 Current Scenario and Future Prospects of Shale Gas in India: T. Jain, A. Sharma, A. Agarwal

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: India, Sri Lanka and Central Asia (AAPG/AP Region) Room Heliconia JR Ballroom 3411/2 - 3511/2 Co-Chairs: S. Mathur, H. Lal and D. Hill13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 India’s Petroleum Systems: Past Performance and

Future Potential: E. J. Rowley, A. Desai, S. Tandon14:20 Sequence Stratigraphic Framework of Eastern

Offshore Petroleum Province of India — Implications to Hydrocarbon Exploration: S. Adhikari, S. Mathur, B. Jana, B. N. Naidu, P. Mohapatra

14:40 The Petroleum Geology of the Ganga Basin, Himalayan Foredeep, Northern India: S. Mathur, B. N. Naidu, S. Adhikari, P. Mohapatra, S. Burley

15:00 Mapping of Reservoir Facies within Heterogeneously Deposited and Structurally Deformed Strata in Tripura Frontal Fold Belt of Assam and Assam Arakan Basin: Application of Sequence Stratigraphy, 3D Seismic Attributes and Inversion: H. Lal

15:20 Break16:00 Calibrated Basin Modelling to Understand Hydrocarbon

Distribution in Barmer Basin, India: B. N. Naidu, V. Kothari, N. J. Whiteley, J. Guttormsen, S. Burley

16:20 The Geology and Petroleum Systems of the Mannar Basin, Sri Lanka: P. Mohapatra, M. Srinivas, N. Kumar, P. Routray, S. Adhikari, C. Daly

16:40 Prospectivity and Hydrocarbon Potential of the Afghan-Tajik Basin, Central Asia: M. P. Jameson, R. Johnson Sabine, L. Ng, D. Jackson, J. A. Protacio

17:00 Assessment of Sub-Basalt Petroleum System in the Kerala-Konkan Basin, India: J. Shah, R. Fainstein, S. Mishra, B. Wygrala

Theme 4: Managing Risk and Uncertainty (AAPG/DPA) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: S. Begg and M. J. Harvey 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 A Standard Taxonomy for Risks that Derive from

Subsurface Uncertainties: C. Smalley, K. Chebotar14:20 Next-Generation Geological Model Updating and

Ranking for Improved Oil Recovery: M. Maucec14:40 Subsurface Parameter Uncertainty: A Structured

Approach: A. J. Everts, L. Alessio, P. Friedinger, F. Rahmat15:00 Exploration Rules: J. Aldrich

Theme 1: Petroleum Geology: Myanmar (AAPG/AP Region) Cassia Main Ballroom 3201A/B/2/3 - 3301A/B/2/3 Co-Chairs: H. Evans and C. Morley15:55 Introductory Remarks16:00 Petroleum Systems Analysis and Exploration Direction

of Rakhine Basin in Myanmar: W. Hongping, F. Lv, G. Fan, M. Chaolin, S. Hui

16:20 Play Analysis and Exploration Potential of the Rakhine Basin, West Myanmar: Z. Xu, F. Lv, G. Fan, S. Hui

16:40 The Petroleum Geology of the Tanintharyi Basin, Offshore Myanmar: Implications for Reservoir Potential in Lacustrine Delta Systems: J. E. Booth, H. Evans

17:00 Regional Mapping of Basement and Sedimentary Interfaces in the Deep Waters of the Andaman Sea Basin using Marine Magnetic and Gravity Data: I. Kivior, S. K. Chandola, B. Lee, A. M. Nordin, S. Markham, F. Hagos

Theme 4: Seismic Applications to Field Developments (AAPG) Cassia Main Ballroom 3204/5/6 - 3304/5/6 Co-Chairs: C. Mijnessen and L. Bourdon 13:55 Introductory Remarks14:00 A Decade of 4D Seismic Monitoring of Carbonate Gas

Reservoirs in Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia: S. Yee, P. Hague, B. Chiem

14:20 It is Never too Late for Seismic, How Geophysics Contributed to Rejuvenating a Mature Field, Tunu Shallow Gas Development: P. Spindler, R. Rengifo, N. Lenoir, D. Coulon, S. Ariawan

14:40 Applying New Seismic Fracture Extraction Workflows to Fields and New Plays — Opportunity for Drilling and Production Optimisation: R. H. Oppermann



15:00 Geological Heterogeneities Characterization through 4D Seismic Interpretation: E. Brechet, P. Prat, F. Cailly

15:20 Break16:00 Application of Attribute Axis Rotation to Maximize

Lithology Discrimination: Indonesia Deepwater Gendalo Field Example: F. Hariyannugraha, A. E. Romero, A. Royle

16:20 Imaging from Nearly Horizontal Wells Under Complex Overburden Conditions: M. Willis, P. Peterman, D. Pei, R. Zhou, B. Cornish

16:40 Resolution and Accuracy of Short-Offset Processed 3D Seismic Data for Seabed Mapping in Deep Water in Makassar Straits, Indonesia: N. Nenov, F. Paone, A. Marceglia, E. Ferris

17:00 Quantum Resonance Interferometry for Characterizing Complex Carbonates below Seismic Resolution: S. Gulati, J. DeSantis, I. Meades, D. E. Koglin

Wednesday Morning Poster SessionsPresenters in Booth 10:00-11:30

Theme 2: Source Rocks: Coals and Shales (AAPG/SEPM) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: J. M. Jacques and L. Langhi• CretaceousSourceRocksEnigma:NorthernLibyaCase

Study: H. S. Hassan, C. G. Kendall• PaleolatitudeandHydrogeologyControlsonLacustrine

Source Rock Quality: A Comparative Study from Northeastern Asian and South American Basins: V. Andrus, T. Xu

• EoceneandOligoceneSourceRockDistributionandQuality in the South China Sea Region: Inferences from Plate Tectonic Modelling and Play Mapping: J. M. Jacques, V. C. Stone, R. J. Hoult

• LacustrineSourceEvaluationUpdated:ApplyingSouthAtlantic Successes to SE Asia: W. Dickson, C. F. Schiefelbein, J. M. Christ

• TheSourceRocksEvaluationinBeibuGulfBasinUsingWell Logs: Y. Taotao

• PerchedWaterintheBarmerBasin,India—Recognitionand Implications: T. OSullivan, M. De, K. Arora, N. J. Whiteley, J. Guttormsen, J. Dolson

• GeomechanicalCharacterisationofFaultandTopSeal—Offshore Northern Perth Basin: L. Langhi, Y. Zhang, C. Nicholson, N. Rollet, G. Bernardel, R. Kempton, J. Kennard, P. Schaubs, J. Strand

• StructuralUncertaintiesConcerningFaultandCaprockSealing along the Rosedale Fault System, Gippsland Basin: E. Swierczek, S. P. Holford, G. Backe, A. Mitchell

• RegionalUnconformitiesandTheirRolesinHydrocarbonAccumulations: An Example from the North Slope Basin, Alaska: T. Xu, A. Belyayevskaya

• FaultSealPredictionandUncertaintyEstimationofaWaterWet Fault: T. Chun Hock, L. Schulte

• DiscoveryofSubtleTrapsinEarlyCretaceousFormationsof Kuwait through an Integrated Study: S. A. Azim, S. Al-Anezi, M. K. Al-Blayyes, S. Al-Qattan, B. Al-Saad

• HydraulicTopSealFailure—TheDeterminationofSealCapacities for Undrilled Prospects: S. O’Connor, R. W. Lahann, R. E. Swarbrick

Theme 5: The Unconventional Prize: Assessment, Strategy and Tactics (AAPG/EMD) Exhibition Hall 14:00-17:00 Chair: D. Blue • Sedimentology,DiagenesisandPaleontologyReviewofthe

Cenozoic Rock Sequence in Lebanon: Reassessing Past and Present Use and Exploration of Bitumen and Asphalts: G. S. Bellos

• DataMiningaConsortium’sCoreDataBaseforGeological,Petrophysical and Geochemical Properties and Predictive Models: C. Purdy, J. Quirein, J. Fei, J. Truax, A. Singh, K. Rangarjan, R. Adari, M. Manning

• UsingIntegratedDataSolutionstoOptimizeShaleFieldDevelopment: D. Blue, R. Dusterhoft, J. Hohman

• UsingMicroseismicMonitoringandCrosswellTomographyto Map Hydraulic Fracture Treatments in Tight Gas Formations: M. Puckett, J. Le Calvez

• CoringShaleGasFormationswithWirelineCoringTechnology in a Complex Geological Structure in the Medium Magdalena Valley: A Case History from Colombia: C. Vivas, M. Gray, H. Sierra, S. Rodriguez, E. Tovar





• StressVersusStructure—TheImpactofFaultsonSourceMechanism Types using the 1980 El-Asnam Earthquake and Microseismic Monitoring Results: S. Williams-Stroud, G. Yielding

• StrategicBaselineGroundwaterSamplingforShaleExploration: R. Farrand

• BiogenicShaleGasFormationintheLowerJurassicPosidonia Shale (Northern Germany): Modelling Studies and Laboratory Experiments: H. Schulz, M. Krüger, W. van Berk, E. Arning

• IntegratedReservoirAnalysisTowardsaPredictiveWorkflow Model for the Exploration and Development of Unconventional Shale Reservoirs: E. Andersen, H. Davey, C. Steinhoff, T. Davis

Theme 4: Integrated Applications of Geoscience Principals I (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: C. Mijnssen, J. Roth and P. Lloyd • ResistivityContrast:TheKeytoSuccessfulProactive

Geosteering with Induction Type Azimuthal Deep Resistivity Sensor in High Resistivity Formations Conventionally Logged with Laterolog Reactive Tools — A Case Study from Oso Field, Ecuador: G. Cosios, F. Sierra, N. Teran, A. Iza, J. Sandoval, C. Bustamante, C. Manrique

• Integrated3DFractureNetworkSeismicAnalysisofTectonic System for Fluid Transport along Active Fault in Ganga Basin: M. Kumar, V. Chaudhary, R. Kumar, M. Rastogi, S. Singh

• TheApplicationOfPoissonImpedanceInversionForSandstone Reservoir Characterization In The Lower Talang Akar Formation, Case Study Melandong-West Java: A. Direzza, K. Andika

• AppliedSeismicReservoirCharacterizationtoDistinguishCoals and Sandstone Reservoir of Southwest Betara Field, South Sumatra Basin, Indonesia: M. N. Alamsyah, B. W. Handono, T. Fitrianto

• SpectralDecompositionResponseofReservoirFluidsinFluvial sands in Gulf of Thailand; Application of Spectral Decomposition as Hydrocarbon Indicator: M. N. Ahmad, P. Rowell

• ApplicationofBandlimitedAttributestoCharacterizationofFluvial /Deltaic Reservoirs: D. Adams, D. Markus

• ReducingExplorationWellConstructionCostswithTop-hole Casing Drilling: C. S. Holt

• SeismicGeomorphologyofaTidalChannelSystemCuttingThrough Upper Cretaceous Carbonates, SE Turkey: H. Sarikaya, A. Akalin, E. Yilmaz

• UnravellingMesozoicsthroughSub-BasaltImaging:Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration in Kerala-Konkan Basin, Offshore SW India: S. Rawat, J. M. Sivester

• FutureEnergyOptionsforSingaporeintheCenturyAhead: P. M. Smith

• TheCaseforGeothermalPowerinSingapore: G. J. Oliver, A. C. Palmer, H. Tjiawi

• ApplicationofMarineMagneticandGravityDatainMapping Basement and Sedimentary Horizons in the Rovuma Basin, Mozambique: I. Kivior, S. K. Chandola, P. Lee, S. Zohdi, S. Markham, S. Damte

• Microwave-AssistedExtractionofPolycyclicAromaticHydrocarbons from Petroleum Source Rock Using Nonionic Surfactant: A. Akinlua

• 3DPorePressurePredictionModelinBentuBlock-CentralSumatra Basin: W. A. Behaki, A. Sukapradja, R. C. Siregar, S. Djaelani, B. Sjafwan

Theme 4: Integrated Applications of Geoscience Principals II (AAPG) Exhibition Hall 10:00-13:00 Co-Chairs: C. Mijnssen, J. Roth and P. Lloyd • StructuralInterpretationandSeismicFaciesAnalysisofthe

Sandakan Sub-basin, Sulu Sea, Philippines: K. M. Futalan, A. Mitchell, K. Amos, G. Backe

• TestorNottoTest:FAQintheWaxyOilandLowQualityFormations: S. Chokthanyawat, S. Daungkaew

• RelationshipBetweenReservoirQualityandHydrocarbonSignatures Measured at the Surface: P. Harrington, A. Silliman

• InnovativeApproachtoIncreaseProductivityofGasCondensate Reservoirs: S. Sengupta

• Pre-DrillPredictionofHydrocarbonCharge:Microseepage-Based Prediction of Charge and Post-Survey Drilling Results: D. Schumacher

• TheRoleandImportanceofGeomechanicsinDrillingandCompletions: R. M. Burgess



• AnAutomatedSoftwareWorkflowtoOptimizeCompletionsfor Deepwater, Moderate Permeability Oil Reservoirs: R. Dusterhoft, M. Strobel, M. Szatny

• DevelopmentRisksandPetroleumFiscalSystems:AComparative Study of the Gulf of Guinea: O. A. Omosebi, O. O. Iledare

• AssessmentMeasures:DescribingUncertaintyAccurately,Clearly and Unambiguously: M. A. Sykes, K. C. Hood, S. I. Setterdahl

• ApplicationofQuantitativeRiskAnalysistoBreakoutand Mud Loss Limits Prediction: Multiwell Analysis from Offshore India: R. R. Kumar, D. G. Rao

• SignificanceofPalygorskitinDrillingandProductionofHydrocarbon in Neogenes of North Kuwait: P. K. Mishra, J. M. Al Kandiri, P. K. Choudhary, M. Hoppe, D. Meadows

• EndMemberGeologicalModelsKeytoFullRangeofUncertainty Mapping for Development and Investment Decisions: S. K. Shrivastava

• EconomicOptimizationforOperationConditionsofSingle-Well SAGD in Thin Bitumen Reservoirs: H. X. Nguyen, B. Wisup

• MaturationLevelofOrganicMatterandHydrocarbonGeneration by Probable Source Rocks in the South Sumatra Basin: Results of Basin Analysis: A. Mardianza, Y. Galushkin

• Time-PressureCorrelationtoEstimateDewateringTime for Coalbed Methane Reservoir at Saturated and Undersaturated Condition: I. Permana, D. Hutami, I. Alhamzany, H. Alam, S. Wicaksono

• SeismicTechnologyEvolutiontoSupportProspectEvaluation, Exploration Well, and Geological Appraisal: F. J. Billette and Y. Quist


Non AAPG members registering for the AAPG 2012 International Conference and Exhibition in Singapore receive the AAPG member rate by paying the associate membership dues at the time of registration.

Visit our website at www.AAPG.org for more information or just fill out the form on page 53 and mail with your registration.

Register Online today.AAPG members save up to $200 when you register by 27 June.

www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012

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Tour Date Time Cost

Singapore Orientation Tour Sunday, 16 September 09:00-13:00 Included with guest registrationProfessionals and others, US $35

Morning at Sentosa Monday, 17 September 08:30-12:30 US $55

Footsteps of Raffles Monday, 17 September 14:00-18:30 US $45

Morning at the Zoo Tuesday, 18 September 08:30-12:30 US $48

Trishaw Tour with Dinner Tuesday, 18 September 18:30-21:30 US $120

Registered GuestsIncluded in your guest registration, enjoy the sights and sounds of Singapore during an orientation tour on Sunday,16 September. The tour will afford you the opportunity to get an overall view of Singapore. You will see areas that you might like to adventure in-depth later during your visit. You will be able to familiarize yourself with the area for additional tours on your own or with the AAPG group.

Registered professionals and others may join you on this orientation tour for a registration fee of US $35.

Guest registration includes• Access to the Gathering Place• Opening Ceremony• Icebreaker Reception• Conference and exhibition• Refreshment breaks• End-of-day refreshments• Exhibitor-sponsored luncheon• Amenity• Sundowner Reception

You may register as a guest if you are neither a geoscience professional nor involved in the petroleum industry. Guest registrations must be accompanied by a professional registration.

Pre- and Post-Conference Experiences

East West Executive Travellers has been appointed by AAPG as the official ground operator for the conference. East West has been a leading provider of experiential solutions for almost 30 years.

East West designs special programs and travel itineraries that harmoniously connect the world and its people.

Let the East West Team Customize a Tour for YouEast West has put together a team of professionals whose main target has been and still is to provide a high-quality service and diversified products.

Check out these pre/post conference tours offered by East West:• The Ancient Capitals – Beijing & Xian

(7 Days/6 Nights)• Colors of China – Shanghai

Hangzhou, China (5 Days/4 Nights)• Culture and Nature of Bali, Indonesia

(4 Days/3 Nights)• Nature’s Paradise – Langkawi, Malaysia

(4 Days/3 Nights)• Experience Phuket, Thailand

(4 Days/3 Nights)• Indonesia Paradise – Jogja

(3 Days/2 Nights)• Nature’s Paradise – East Malaysia

(4 Days/3 Nights)• Hanoi, Halong, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

(6 Days/5 Nights)

Information/BookingSabrina TanEast West Executive [email protected]+ (65) 6336 6811or visit www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012/tours.cfm

Guest Tours

The Gathering PlaceMeet up with other guests or your spouse at The Gathering Place, conveniently located within the conference. See details on page 13.


Singapore Orientation TourDate: Sunday, 16 SeptemberTime: 09:00–13:00Fee: Registered Guests: Included with Guest Registration Professionals and Others: US $35Includes: Air-conditioned transportation, English-speaking guide and admission to National Orchid Garden

This orientation tour allows you to become acquainted with Singapore, starting the morning at the National Orchid Garden. Located within Singapore Botanic Gardens, it boasts a sprawling display of 60,000 orchid plants.

From there, we will enjoy a drive along Orchard Road, Singapore’s main shopping and lifestyle belt. Catch a glimpse of Dempsey Hill — formerly known as the British army barracks — and the old Central Manpower Base national service enlistment center. We will explore the city by driving around the Civic District, passing by the Padang, Cricket Club, historic Parliament House, Supreme Court and City Hall.

Later, visit the Malay precinct of Kampong Glam and have an enjoyable walk around the conservation area. Once the historic seat of Malay royalty in Singapore, it is a golden ethnic enclave and is worth exploring for its depth in architecture and palatable pleasures.

We next head to Little India, the focal point of Singapore’s Indian community. Its spice-scented streets beckon you to a cornucopia of ethnic jewelry, jasmine garlands and silk saris. Our final stop will be at Chinatown. See roadside peddlers and turn-of-the-century shophouses, temples and mosques alongside modern shopping centers and offices.

Morning at SentosaDate: Monday, 17 SeptemberTime: 08:30–12:30Fee: US $55Includes: Air-conditioned transportation, English-speaking guide, admission to Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon, admission to Images of Singapore, admission to Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom and one-way cable car ride

The beauty of a whole different world beneath the seas will overwhelm those visiting Underwater World and the Dolphin Lagoon. You can watch the adorable pink dolphins perform their natural antics. At Images of Singapore, you will embark on a journey to experience the colorful culture and vibrant heritage of Singapore, re-told through life-sized figures, animatronics and special effects.

A world of colors at the Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom will allow 1,500 live butterflies from over 50 species to flutter about you or you can admire up to 3,000 species of insects. You will see the beautiful landscape of the city while ending your tour with a scenic cable car ride.

Footsteps of RafflesDate: Monday, 17 SeptemberTime: 14:00–18:30Fee: US $45Includes: Air-conditioned transportation, English-speaking guide, light refreshment and Bumboat ride

The tour starts where it all began – at Raffles Landing Site. Sir Stamford Raffles is believed to have first stepped ashore in 1819, before progressing to an exhibition that traces the history of the Singapore River.

Guest Tours

Guest Tours

Important notes regarding guest tours• All prices are in USD (United States Dollars).• Cancellations or/or amendments must be done in writing, via fax or email.• Tours will depart from and return to the Marina Bay Sands Coach Terminal, Tower 1 Basement• English-speaking tour guides are provided.• A minimum of 25 registrants is needed for each private tour. If minimums are not met, guests will be transferred to public tours.

Tour content may differ slightly.




Raffles Hotel is the next stop, where hives of activities were held for the high society in the 1800s. Here you will enjoy light refreshments.

Board a Bumboat and cruise along the historic Singapore River. Disembark at Clarke Quay, a riverside festival village, where you will visit a pewter gallery. You will be entertained by a demonstration on pewtersmithing, while discovering the history of pewter and role of tin in the development of Singapore as a trading port.

Note: Drinks are not included in tour price. No bermudas, shorts, sandals without socks or slippers for men.

Morning at the Zoo Date: Tuesday, 18 SeptemberTime: 08:30–12:30Fee: US $48Includes: Air-conditioned transportation, Jungle Breakfast, English-speaking guide, zoo admission and tram ride

Enjoy your “Jungle Breakfast” with special animal appearances such as those by the orangutan, the otter and the magnificent reticulated python. They will perform amazing stunts as you savor breakfast from a selection of popular items.

The Singapore Zoo is spread over 69 acres and is a haven to over 3,600 mammals, birds and reptiles — including some rare and endangered species. Natural barriers like streams, rock walls and beautiful landscaping are used to separate the animals from

visitors thus creating an “open zoo” effect. Experience this new concept in animal keeping from the comfort of your tram or on foot.

Note: Tour duration includes travel time to and from the attraction.

Trishaw Tour with DinnerDate: Tuesday, 18 SeptemberTime: 18:30–21:30Fee: US $120Includes: Air-conditioned coach, English-speaking guide, local seafood dinner and Trishaw rideLimit: 45 people, 15 people minimum

Join us for a night out in Singapore, and enjoy the lovely scenes offered on this special tour. First enjoy relaxed, al fresco dining along the Singapore River, where you can view the skyline of Singapore while having a local seafood dinner. Sitting along the Singapore River in Clarke Quay has become a popular and exciting outdoor dining experience in Singapore.

The highlight of this evening will be discovering Singapore on our unique three-wheelers. After dinner, take a refreshing ride along the Singapore River on our first motorized trishaw before we head towards Little India. Weave through the lesser-seen streets and bustling intersections and catch the colorful scenes of Singapore at night.

The ride will end at Bugis Street, made infamous by sailors during the 1960s. At this bustling night market, you can find bargains for watches, T-shirts and other souvenirs. Finally, we will proceed to the world’s largest fountain at Suntec City.

Note: Tour may be cancelled if undersubscribed.

Guest Tours


Guest Tours

2012 AAPG ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONFax the completed Associate Membership application to: +1 918 560 2694 or mail to AAPG Member Services Department, PO Box 979, Tulsa, OK, 74101-0979

Complete all information. Please print.

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EDUCATION• I have received the following degree(s):

q B.Sc. q M.Sc. q Ph.D. q Other _________________________________________________________________________________________

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EXPERIENCE• My present employment is in exploration, research or teaching of:

q Geology q Geophysics q Petroleum Engineering q Other __________________________________________________________________

• My experience level as of this date is: q Less than 1 year q 1–3 q 4–6 q 7–10 q 10 plus years

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Please book your rooms through the AAPG Housing Bureau. This helps AAPG meet hotel room block commitments and avoid penalties that could ultimately increase conference expenses.

AAPG has selected Marina Bay Sands as the official conference hotel. It is adjacent to the Sands Expo and Convention Center and 20 minutes from Changi Airport.

Marina Bay Sands Singapore10 Bayfront AvenueSingapore 018956Tel: +65 6688 8868

Guest Room Amenities• Executive work desk• In-room safe• Iron and ironing board• Coffee- and tea-making facilities• Mini bar• 42” interactive flat-screen television • Cable TV and Movies On Demand• Complimentary high-speed internet

access (wired/wireless)• Complimentary access to the Sands

SkyPark • Exclusive entry to Banyan Tree Fitness

Club • Complimentary Airport Shuttle Bus on

arrival*

*Airport Shuttle Bus The Marina Bay Sands airport shuttle bus runs 7 days a week. It departs from four Arrival terminals at Changi Airport (every half hour from 06:00-22:00; every hour after 22:00). Present your confirmation email to the shuttle bus operator at the Coach bay.

Reservations• All reservations must be made through

the AAPG Housing Bureau by 3 August 2012 and will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Reservations requested after 3 August will be accommodated based on hotel availability.

• Reservations made online must include a valid credit card number with an expiration date of 9/2012 or later.

• Reservations can be made online at www.aapg.org/singapore2012. For other booking options please refer to the Accommodation Registration form.

Multiple Room RequestsYou may reserve up to five rooms online with individual names. One credit card or individual credit cards may be used.

Room Maximums/Bed TypesMarina Bay Sands offers rooms equipped with 1 King or 2 Doubles and a maximum of two people per room.

Suite RequestsPlease contact the AAPG Housing Bureau at [email protected] to request a suite. We suggest you reserve a standard hotel room at the hotel of your choice in the event suites are unavailable. You may cancel this reservation by contacting the AAPG Housing Bureau once you have received confirmation of your

suite reservation. Suite availability is limited and is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

RatesThe room rate for the Marina Bay Sands is S$350 Single/Double plus 10% service charge and 7% GST (percentages are subject to change). To receive the conference room rate of S$350, all hotel reservations must be made through the AAPG Housing Bureau by 3 August. Room rates are in Singapore Dollars.

Payment A valid credit card with an expiration date of 9/2012 or later is required to guarantee your reservation online. Your credit card may be charged by the hotel for your first night’s stay, approximately one month prior to arrival.

Modifications Modifications can be requested through the AAPG Housing Bureau prior to 3 August and are subject to availability. After 3 August modifications will be accepted through the AAPG Housing Bureau but must be approved by the hotel. Please note these modification requests may take up to 48 hours to process.

Cancellation Policy Cancellation of and/or amendments to your reservation must be made 48 hours (i.e., by 16:00 Singapore time) prior to your arrival date.

Cancellation or amendment made within 48 hours of arrival will incur a cancellation fee of one night’s room charge (inclusive of any applicable prevailing government tax).

Accommodations


AAPG 2012 ICE Singapore 16-19 September

Complete this form and mail or fax by 3 August 2012 to:

AAPG Intl Housing Bureauc/o Experient568 Atrium DriveVernon Hills, IL 60061

Fax: +1 301 694 5124 +1 888 772 1888

Tel: +1 847 996 5876 +1 800 974 3084

• All reservations must be received by 3 August 2012 in order to guarantee conference rates.

• Reservations will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.

• A written acknowledgement will be sent to you via e-mail or fax from the AAPG Housing Bureau.

Thank you for booking your room through the AAPG Housing Bureau. This helps AAPG meet hotel room block commitments and avoid penalties.

Questions Direct all housing questions to: [email protected]

Last/Surname First/Forename

Company/University Position

Address

City State/Provice Country Zip/Postal Code

Day Telephone (include area/country code) Mobile Fax Number

E-mail

Acknowledgements will be sent to the above e-mail or fax number

Personal Information

Arrival Date: Departure Date:

Room Type

Multiple Room RequestsYou may reserve up to five rooms online or by completing a form with individual names and faxing it to +1 847 996 5401 or +1 800 521 6017 (U.S. and Canada).

Suite RequestsPlease contact the AAPG Housing Bureau at [email protected]. We suggest you reserve a standard hotel room as well in the event suites are unavailable. You may cancel your standard hotel room reservation by contacting the AAPG Housing Bureau once you have received confirmation of your suite.

Single (1 person/1 bed) q smoking q non-smokingDouble for single use q smoking q non-smokingDouble for double use q smoking q non-smoking

Occupants

List the full name of all individuals who will be occupying the room

1. __________________________________

2. __________________________________

If sharing a room, send only one reservation form listing room occupants. Please do not send more than one form per reservation.

Guarantee

All reservations must be guaranteed. Quoted prices are in Singapore dollars and are subject to tax and service charges.

I will be paying by: q Visa q MasterCard q American Express q Diners Club

Credit Card Information

Card Number Expiration Date

Name on Card Authorized Signature

q Accessible roomOther requests:

RatesThe room rate for the Marina Bay Sands is S$350 Single/Double plus 10% service charge and 7% GST (percentages are subject to change).

Cancellation Policy Cancellation of and/or amendments to your reservation must be made 48 hours (i.e., by 16:00 Singapore time) prior to your arrival date.

Cancellation or amendment made within 48 hours of arrival will incur a cancellation fee of one night’s room charge (inclusive of any applicable prevailing government tax).

Accommodations Form: Marina Bay Sands Singapore




Cyber C@féVisit the Cyber C@fé to surf the Web, check your itinerary planner, follow links to exhibitors’ websites, retrieve and send e-mail and keep in touch with colleagues and family while you are attending the conference.

Electronic CapturingPhotography and video/audio recording of any kind are strictly prohibited in the sessions, breakfasts, luncheons and throughout the exhibition area.

Mobile WebsiteThis is a 2-D barcode (also known as QR code) containing the address of our mobile site. If your mobile phone has a barcode

reader, simply snap this barcode with the app and launch the site. This way you’ll be able to view the Conference-at-a-Glance, General Information, etc., from your iPhone or Android 2.0+ smart phone.

No-Smoking PolicySmoking is prohibited inside the convention center.

Online Conference Itinerary PlannerThe Online Itinerary Planner allows attendees to view abstracts, sessions and other events. The items of interest may then be selected to create a personalized itinerary for the conference. The itinerary planner will display the users’ selected itineraries. Visit www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012/TechnicalProgram to link to the itinerary planner.

Social MediaFollow AAPG_Events on Twitter, using hash tags #AAPG #ICE2012, and on Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.

Temporary Health InsuranceAAPG’s Committee on Group Insurance has arranged for insurance plans designed to cover the special situations international travelers might encounter that may not be covered by their domestic insurance.

HealthCareAbroad — for residents of the United States under age 85 traveling outside the United States — provides medical, accidental death and dismemberment and worldwide assistance coverage. HealthCare Global — for citizens and residents of the United States under age of 71 and for foreign nationals traveling to destinations outside of the United States — provides accident and sickness coverage plus worldwide assistance coverage.

Complete details, including the information on cost and the applications for coverage, may be found at www.wallach.com. You may reach Wallach and Co. by phone at +1 800 237 6615 or +1 540 687 3166 or by e-mail at [email protected]. The AAPG Insurance Program’s brokers may be reached at +1 800 254 4788 or +1 703 367 8970.

VISA INFORMATIONObtaining a VisaIt is your responsibility to apply for a passport, visa or any other required documents and to demonstrate to consular officials that you are properly classifiable as a visitor under Singapore law. AAPG

cannot assist you with the interview process, nor can anyone representing the sponsoring organizations call an embassy or consulate on your behalf to provide support for granting a visa. Should your application be denied, AAPG can neither intervene in the process nor change the decision of the governmental agency. All expenses connected with obtaining proper documentation are your responsibility.

Prior to registering, you may request a letter from AAPG at www.aapg.org/singapore2012. The letter includes conference information and may be helpful in your visa application.

When registering, you may request an official letter from AAPG, which includes conference information and clearly states that you are registered for the conference. Whether registering online or using the printed form, check the box “I need a letter for visa purposes.”

AAPG supplies this letter for visa purposes only. All expenses involved with attending the convention are your responsibility. If your visa application is denied and AAPG receives a copy of the denial by fax +1 918 560 2684 before 14 September 2012 your registration fee only will be refunded, less a processing charge.

To learn about the visa application process, understand current requirements and get updates on recent developments go to http://www.ica.gov.sg/services_centre.aspx?pageid=232&secid=20.

Registering with Your EmbassyTravel advice to tourists suggests that you register with your country’s consulate or embassy when traveling abroad.

General Information


Airport InformationSingapore Changi AirportTel: +65 6595 6868

The seventh busiest international airport today, Changi Airport is a major air hub in Asia, serving more than 100 international airlines flying to some 210 cities in about 60 countries and territories worldwide.

Airport ShuttleFrom Airport to CityThe service serves most hotels in Singapore. Please approach the Ground Transport Desk at the Arrival Halls for bookings.

RatesS$9 per AdultS$6 per Child (below 12 years of age)

Contact NumbersTerminal 1 - Tel: +65 6543 1985Terminal 2 - Tel: +65 6546 1646Terminal 3 - Tel: +65 6241 3818 — (Main booking hotline)Budget Terminal - Tel: +65 6546 7656

Free Shuttle Bus Service to Changi Airport Complete details at:www.changiairport.com/getting-around/ to-and-from-the-airport/free-shuttle-bus

Ground Transport DeskThe Ground Transport Desk is a 24-hour counter that handles all passengers’ transportation requests and queries. It is located in the Arrival Hall of each terminal.

Transportation options available at the Ground Transport Desk include:• 4-seater Airport Limousine (S$45 per trip

to any destination in Singapore)• 7-seater Large Taxi (S$50 per trip to any

destination in Singapore)• 9-seater Mini-Bus (S$50 per charter to

any destination in Singapore)• Airport Shuttle Bus (S$9 per passenger

to selected downtown hotels. Please check with counter staff for route information.)

The counter also acts as an informative counter on all available modes of transport at the airport.

24-hour Service Hotline: +65 6241 3818

Car RentalThe car rental counters at Changi Airport are located at the Arrival Halls of Terminal 1, 2 and 3. The counter operating hours are from 07:00 to 23:00.

TaxisAirport to CityTaxis are available at the taxi stands at the Arrival levels of each Terminal. The journey to the city is estimated to cost between S$18 and S$38 and takes approximately 30 minutes. Fares are metered and there is an additional airport surcharge for all trips originating from the airport.

• S$5 airport surcharge — 17:00 to 24:00 (Fridays to Sundays)

• S$3 airport surcharge — all other times• Midnight surcharge of 50% of final

metered fare — 24:00 to 06:00 (daily)

City to AirportTaxis can be hailed on the street or booked through your hotel. For advanced booking, please contact one of the following taxi operators:

• Comfort or Citycab +65 6552 1111• Premier Taxis +65 6363 6888• SMRT +65 6555 8888• SMART +65 6485 7777• Transcab +65 6555 3333

TrainsAirport to CityTo get to the city, passengers need to transfer to the westbound train at Tanah Merah train station. The last train service leaving Changi Airport station which would allow a transfer to the last westbound train at Tanah Merah station is scheduled at 23:18.

City to AirportTo get to the airport, passengers need to transfer to the eastbound train at Tanah Merah train station. The first train service arriving at Changi Airport station is scheduled at 05:26 on Mondays to Saturdays and at 05:54 on Sundays and public holidays.

For more information on train services, please visit Singapore Mass Rapid Transit, www.smrt.com.sg/trains/trains.asp, and North East Line, www.sbstransit.com.sg/transport/trpt_nel_overview.aspx.

To Convention CenterMarina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center is only a 20-minute ride from Changi Airport.

Transportation




ClimateSingapore is known for its hot and humid weather, with little variation throughout the year. The average daytime temperature is 31 C (88 F), dropping to around 24 C (75 F) in the evenings.

CurrencyThe currency used in Singapore is the Singapore dollar (S$). Money changing services can be found at the Singapore Changi Airport and most shopping centres and hotels around the island.

LanguageThe four official languages in Singapore’s constitution are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. English and Mandarin are the most commonly used languages in daily life. While English is the main language taught in schools, children also learn their mother tongues to ensure that they stay in touch with their traditional roots.

The presence of other languages, especially the varieties of Malay and Chinese, has obviously had an influence on the type of English that is used in Singapore. The influence is especially apparent in informal English, an English-based creole that is commonly known as Singlish. Not recognized in the world as a formal language, Singlish is definitely essential when travelling around Singapore. It is a unique blend of English, Chinese, Malay, Tamil and local dialects.

Besides the typical “lah” which punctuates most sentences used by the locals, here is a quick guide of phrases that you may encounter and use most often:

• Oh, izzit?: “That’s interesting.” / “Oh, is that true?”

• Dohwan: “No, thanks.” / “I don’t want it.” • So how?: “So what do we do now?”• Alamak!: A general expression of dismay

or incredulity. • Can can!: “Yes, definitely.”• Lai dat also can?: “Is that acceptable?”

(No) Smoking Besides air-conditioned areas such as shopping centres, restaurants, entertainment outlets and cinemas, smoking is also an offense on the SMRT (Singapore Mass Rapid Transit system), public buses, taxis and in lifts. Recently, the smoking ban has also been imposed on public eateries and within a five-metre radius from most building entrances, except for allocated smoking areas that are clearly marked with bright yellow paint. A maximum fine of S$1,000 may be imposed on first-time offenders.

SightseeingHere is a partial list of Singapore’s must-see destinations:• Singapore Flyer• Marina Bays Sands Skypark• Universal Studios Singapore• Chinatown and Chinese Heritage

Museum• Raffles Hotel• Singapore Botanic Gardens• Night Safari at the Singapore Zoo• Little India

For more information visit www.mysingapore.com.

ShoppingMarina BayLocated in the Central South district, Marina Bay is known for its breezy promenade strolls, entertainment venues, wide open spaces and lofty

hotels, shopping and offices. Visitors can enjoy ease and comfort moving around Marina Bay at street level, above or underground. Sheltered sidewalks, covered walkways, underground and second-story links ensure all-weather protection and seamless connectivity between developments and MRT stations.

Suntec City MallThe largest shopping mall in Singapore, Suntec City is divided into four thematic zones — Galleria, Tropics, Entertainment Centre and Fountain Terrace — housing over 400 retail outlets, over 50 pushcarts and over 100 food and beverage establishments, including Singapore’s largest hypermarket, Carrefour of France.

Orchard MallSimilar to London’s Oxford Street or Hong Kong’s Tshimshatsui, this bustling boulevard got its name after the nutmeg and pepper plantations that once lined it in the 1800s. The mall is flanked on both sides by local and international department stores, tiny boutiques, offices, spas, beauty salons, hotels, entertainment spots, restaurants and cafes. There is always some kind of fair or activity taking place in the malls and centres so there is never a dull moment.

About Singapore


Foreign laws and legal systems can be vastly different from our own. While you are traveling in Singapore, you are subject to its laws. It’s very important to know what’s legal and what’s not.

In Singapore, it is advisable to carry your passport with you at all times. Driving under the influence could land you immediately in jail. You can be arrested for jaywalking, littering, or spitting.

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) / Embassy Location: U.S. Citizens are advised to inform the U.S. Embassy of your trip. By enrolling in the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program, you will be kept up-to-date with important safety and security announcements. Enrolling will also help your friends and family get in touch with you in an emergency.

Local embassy information is available below and at the Department of State’s list of embassies and consulates.

The U.S. Embassy27 Napier Road, Singapore 258508Telephone: +65 6476 9100Facsimile: +65 6476 9340

Emergency after-hours telephone: +65 6476-9100Please take the time to familiarize yourself with further details of Singapore’s laws at the U.S. Department of State’s website: http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1017.html#criminal_penalties.

Important information for travelers




On-Site RegistrationRegistration will be in Exhibition Hall B of the Marina Bay Sand Expo and Convention Center.

Registration hours:Friday, 14 September ..............12:00-17:00Saturday, 15 September ..........08:00-17:00Sunday, 16 September ............08:00-19:30Monday, 17 September ...........07:30-17:00Tuesday, 18 September ...........07:30-17:00Wednesday, 19 September .....07:30-14:00

Online RegistrationUsing your Credit Cardwww.AAPG.org/Singapore2012

Online registration allows you to know immediately which events (short courses, field trips, luncheons, etc.) are available and if you are registered for an event. If an event is not available, it will not appear on the screen or it will indicate “sold out.”

Faxing or mailing your registration will delay this process and events may sell out while your registration is in transit. To add an event after you have registered, follow the instructions under the heading “Changes/Cancellations/Refund Policy.”

Please be careful not to register online again, as this will result in duplicate charges.

Mail-In RegistrationDownload a registration form at www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012 or use the form on pages 62-63.

Mail to:AAPG Registration Center c/o The Pulse Network437 Turnpike St.Canton, MA 02021-1411United States

Phone-In Registration+1 781 821 6732 (Monday – Friday, 08:00-17:00 [EST])

Fax-In Registration+1 781 821 6720

Registration Types• AAPG Members, Associated Society

Members, AAPG Emeritus Members, Join and Save, Nonmembers, Complimentary Exhibitors and Student Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Ceremony, Icebreaker, Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks, End-of-Day Refreshments and Exhibition, as well as a copy of the Program Book, Abstracts, Conference Pocket Guide, and attendee amenity.

• One-Day Registrants: Receive access to the Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks, End-of-Day Refreshments and Exhibition for the day of registration, as well as a copy of the Program Book, Abstracts, Conference Pocket Guide, and attendee amenity. Please note you

will not have access to the Opening Ceremony or Icebreaker on Sunday, unless you register for a one-day exhibition pass for Sunday.

• One-Day Exhibition Only Registrants: Receive access to the Exhibition, Refreshment Breaks and End-of-Day Refreshments for the day of registration, as well as a Conference Pocket Guide. You will only have access to the Opening Ceremony and Icebreaker on Sunday if you register for Sunday.

• Field Trip/Short Course Registration Only: Receive access only to short courses and field trips for which you register. If you do not register for the conference and exhibition in addition to the short courses and field trips, you will not receive access to any activities or events during the conference and exhibition.

• Guest Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Ceremony, Icebreaker, Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks, End-of-Day Refreshments and Exhibition. Included in your guest registration is a ticket to an orientation tour of Singapore on Sunday, 16 September. A guest must be registered by a conference registrant; a person who qualifies as a guest may not be a member of AAPG or a professional in the industry.

ConfirmationsA detailed confirmation, including information about the registration type, products selected, payment information,

Conference Registration InformationRegister on or before 27 June for the best deal. Cancellations and refunds will be accepted through 9 August 2012.

Note: Duplicate registrations and charges may occur if you send more than one copy of a registration form.


receipt, etc., will be emailed to you within 24-48 hours. Please retain this acknowledgment for your records. Should you not receive a confirmation, please contact the AAPG Registration Center/The Pulse Network by email at [email protected] or phone at +1 781 821 6732.

Save time onsite by bringing your confirmation that includes a barcode. Badges and tickets will be printed when you check in on-site.

Note: Some company systems will not print the barcode on the confirmation. In this case, your registration ID number will be used.

PaymentRegistrations cannot be processed unless full payment is received with the registration form. Payment may be made by check, money order, credit card or wire transfer. Cash payments in U.S. dollars are accepted on site only. AAPG does not accept purchase orders as a form of payment and does not invoice for conferences.

Check or Money OrderMade payable in U.S. dollars to: AAPG 2012 ICE

Credit CardAmerican Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa are accepted.

Wire TransferPlease email [email protected] for information on paying by wire transfer. No registrations will be processed until we receive notification from our bank that the wire has been received.

If you plan to pay your registration fee by wire transfer, please allow ample time so that AAPG receives notification of the transfer prior to 10 September. If a wire transfer is received after this date, we cannot guarantee that it will be applied to the individual record.

Name Badge and TicketsTo be admitted to any conference activity, you must wear your official AAPG 2012 ICE name badge. Information on your badge will appear as it is completed during the registration process. Pre-registered attendees may pick up badges and tickets at the Registration Desk.

Changes/Cancellations/Refund PolicyChanges can be made by following the instructions on your confirmation or contacting the AAPG Registration Center/The Pulse Network by email [email protected], fax +1 781 821 6720, telephone +1 781 821 6732. Names changes on field trips and short courses cannot be made after 10 August.

Cancellations can be made by following the instructions on your confirmation

or contacting the AAPG Registration Center/The Pulse Network by email [email protected], fax +1 781 821 6720, telephone +1 781 821 6732 by 9 August. Cancellations received on or before 9 August will be fully refunded less a $50 processing fee. Refunds will not be issued after 9 August or for “no-shows”; however, substitutions are always allowed. REFUNDS WILL NOT BE ISSUED ON FIELD TRIPS OR SHORT COURSES AFTER 29 JUNE 2012.

Cancellation of Under-Subscribed EventsPlease register early to help avoid cancellation of events. We realize the inconvenience and expense you may incur due to cancellation and will make every effort not to cancel any events held in conjunction with the conference. However, at times it does become necessary to cancel events due to under-subscription.

We cannot accept responsibility for costs associated with any cancellations of under-subscribed events, i.e. airline tickets, hotel deposits, etc. Refund of the event fees will be issued if an event is cancelled.

Sold Out EventsIf an event is sold out, it will be noted on the website. If you register online and wish to be placed on the wait list, please mark the event. If your registration is received by mail or fax, you will automatically be placed on the wait list.

Conference Registration Information

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STEP 1: CONTACT INFORMATION

AAPG Member Number Nickname

First/Forename Last/Surname

Title

Company

Address

City State Zip/Postal Code

Country

Day Telephone Mobile Number

E-Mail Fax

Country of Residence Country of Citizenship

q I certify that the above information is true and accurate.

STEP 2: REGISTRATION TYPE

Registration Type On or before 27 June On or before 15 August After 15 August

q AAPG Member or Associated Society Member *, or Join & Save q US $710 q US $800 q US $990

q AAPG Emeritus Member ** q US $355 q US $400 q US $495

q Nonmember q US $850 q US $930 q US $1,180

q AAPG Student Member or Associated Society Member * q US $45 q US $45 q US $60

q Student Nonmember q US $60 q US $60 q US $80

q One-Day Member/Associated Society Member *

Conference & Exhibition q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday

q US $325 q US $405 q US $490

q One-Day Nonmember

Conference & Exhibition q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday

q US $490 q US $570 q US $655

q One-Day Exhibition Only

q Sunday q Monday q Tuesday q Wednesday

q US $80 q US $80 q US $80

q Field Trip/Short Course Only (Not registering for the conference)

q US $30 q US $30 q US $30

q Guest Name:____________________________________ q US $150 q US $150 q US $150

q Guest of an AAPG Emeritus Member

Name:__________________________________________

q US $75 q US $75 q US $75

Total Amount Due for Registration Type US $

STEP 3: PRODUCTS FROM PAGE TWO (Be sure to include page 2 when mailing or faxing your registration if products are selected)

Total Amount Due from page 2 products US $

STEP 4: PAYMENT INFORMATION AND WAIVER/RELEASE

Grand Total Amount Due (sum of above 2 lines) US $

q Check (#_________) q American Express q MasterCard q Visa q Discover q Diners Club q Wire Transfer

Credit Card Number Expiration Date

Name on Card Signature

By registering for the AAPG 2012 International Conference & Exhibition, I release and agree to indemnify American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX), and the agents, officers, servants and employees of each, from all liability for any loss, damage or injury sustained by me while involved in any way with the conference and exhibition except that AAPG and SEAPEX is not released from such liability to the extent the same is caused by its actual negligence or willful misconduct. I have read and understand this waiver and release.

Four ways to register:Online: www.AAPG.org/Singapore2012Phone: +1 781 821 6732 (Mon.-Fri.; 08:00-17:00 EST)Fax: +1 781 821 6720Mail: AAPG Registration Center c/o The Pulse Network 437 Turnpike St. Canton, MA 02021-1411 United States

Are you a member of any of the

following? (check all that apply)

q AAPG q AASP q AWG q CPC q GSL

q GSA q IAMG q NABGG q SEAPEX q SEG

q SEPM q SIPES q SPE q SPWLA q TSOP

I belong to the following AAPG

division(s): (check all that apply)

q DEG q DPA q EMD

I am a(n): (check all that apply)

q AAPG Section President

q AAPG Section Officer

q AAPG Region President

q AAPG Region Officer

q Affiliated Society President

q DEG President q DEG Officer

q DPA President q DPA Officer

q EMD President q EMD Officer

I am a: (check all that apply)

q Speaker q Poster Presenter

q Session Chair q Field Trip Leader

q Short Course Instructor

Occupation: (check all that apply)

q Academic q Engineer q Geologist

q Geophysicist q Landman

q Other:

Position:

q CEO/President q Vice President q Manager

q Staff Employee q Independent Consultant

q Professor q Student q Retired

q Other:

Gender:

q Male q Female

Age:

q 24 and Under q 25-29 q 30-39

q 40-49 q 50-59 q 60-69 q 70+

Special Needs:

q Vegetarian q Wheelchair Access

q Other Dietary Needs:

Other:

q I need a letter for Visa purposes

q I want to be a judge

q I want to be a student volunteer

q Withhold my name from exhibitor mailing lists

q The YP Meet & Greet is a way for students and

professionals to connect at ICE. If you are

interested in participating, check this box.

More information will follow at a later date.

Use one form for each registrant. All authors, speakers, co-chairs and session chairs must register and pay the appropriate fee.

Cancellations received on or before 9 August will be refunded less a US $50 processing fee. No refunds will be issues after 9 August or for “no-shows”.

Refunds will not be issues on field trips or short courses after 29 June.

Full payment is due with registration. Please make checks payable to: AAPG 2012 ICE

*AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists), AASP (American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists), AWG (Association of Women

Geoscientists), CPC (Circum-Pacific Council For Energy & Minerals Resources, Inc.), GSL (Geological Society of London), GSA (Geological Society of

America), IAMG (International Association of Mathematical Geology), NABGG (National Association of Black Geologists & Geophysicists), SEAPEX

(South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society), SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists), SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), SIPES (So-

ciety of Independent Earth Scientists), SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers), SPWLA (Society of Professional Well Log Analysts), TSOP (The Society

For Organic Petrology)

** You must be a current member for a minimum of 30 years and be 65 years old before you qualify. Contact AAPG Member Services at +1 918 560 2643 to verify Emeritus status.

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PRODUCTS: PAGE 2

First/Forename Last/Surname AAPG Member Number

SHORT COURSES P=Professional / S=Student / G=Graduate Student

Pre-Conference Short Courses Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

1. The Petroleum Geology of South US $2750 _______ $______ East Asia (SEAPEX)

2. Sequence Stratigraphy and US $25 (G) _______ $______ Depositional Architecture for Graduate Students (SEPM)

3. Depositional/Diagenetic Principles US $1050 _______ $______ of Carbonate Geology (SEAPEX)

4. Characterization and Development US $1100 _______ $______ of Coalbed Methane Reservoire (SEAPEX)

5. Applied Problems in Interpreting US $550 (P) _______ $______ Clastic Depositional Systems US $275 (S) _______ $______ (SEAPEX)

Post-Conference Short Courses Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

6. Reserves/Resources Estimation US $500 (P) _______ $______ Gaffney Cline (SEAPEX) US $250 (S) _______ $______

7. Evaluating Reservoir Quality. Seal US $800 (P) _______ $______ Potential and Net Pay (SEAPEX) US $400 (S) _______ $______

SHORT COURSE TOTAL _______ $______

FIELD TRIPS M=Member / N=Nonmember / S=Student / G=Graduate Student

Pre-Conference Field Trips Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

1. Langkawi Geopark, Malaysia US $950 _______ $______ (SEAPEX) US $475 (S) _______ $______

2. Singapore Geothermal Excursion US $175 (P) _______ $______ (SEAPEX) US $88 (S) _______ $______

Post-Conference Field Trips Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

3. Sedimentation and Stratigraphy of US $1800 _______ $______ the Modern and Ancient Mahakam Delta, Kutai Basin, East Kalimantan (SEAPEX)

4. Deltaic and Shallow Marine US $1600 _______ $______ Reservoir Sandstones of Northwest Borneo (SEAPEX)

5. Modern Carbonate Depositional US $1450 _______ $______ Systems — Pulau Seribu, Indonesia (SEAPEX)

6. The Petroleum System of the US $1400 _______ $______ Tertiary Rift Basin of Western Indonesia — An Outcrop Expose (SEAPEX)

FIELD TRIP TOTAL _______ $______

LUNCHEONS

Luncheons Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

AAPG/DPA Featured Speaker Luncheon US $60 _______ $______

EMD/DEG Luncheon US $70 _______ $______

Exhibitor Sponsored Luncheon US $0 _______ $______

LUNCHEONS TOTAL _______ $______

EVENTS

Events Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

Switch — The Movie US $10 _______ $______

EVENTS TOTAL _______ $______

GUEST TOURS P=Professional

Guest Tours Fee Per Person # of Tickets Total Cost

Singapore Orientation Tour (P) US $35 _______ $______

Morning at Sentosa US $55 _______ $______

Footsteps of Raffles US $45 _______ $______

Morning at the Zoo US $48 _______ $______

Trishaw Tour with Dinner US $120 _______ $______

GUEST TOURS TOTAL _______ $______

MEMBERSHIP (New members only)Becoming an Associated Member of AAPG enables you to register at the member rate. See page 53 for application.

Membership Type Fee Per Person Number Total Cost

Associate Member (North American mailing address) US $45 _______ $______

Associate Member (International mailing address) US $65 _______ $______

MEMBERSHIP TOTAL _______ $______

TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FROM PRODUCTS SECTION $_____

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