1. Under the patronage of
His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain
10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition
Conference: 4 – 7 March 2012
Exhibition: 5 – 7 March 2012
Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre
Shaping the Future of
Geoscience in the Middle East
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Submission deadline: 1 August 2011
www.geo2012.com

2. Introduction from the Chairperson
On behalf of the GEO 2012 Executive Committee, it gives
me a great pleasure to invite you to join us in Bahrain for the
10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition.
Over the last two decades, GEO has established itself as the premier forum for presenting
and learning about best practices, new developments and applications in geosciences in
the Middle East region. The theme of the conference, “Shaping the Future of Geoscience
in the Middle East”, focuses on the current challenges facing hydrocarbon exploration and
production with emphasis on future technology and opportunities. The conference also
aims to highlight the increased environmental challenges in the region by sharing best practices in exploring and
producing hydrocarbons in the most environmentally responsible manner.
Undoubtedly, this conference is very well attended by decision makers, senior executives and the most talented
scientists and engineers in the hydrocarbon industry. Hence, I would like to invite you to contribute to one of the
most successful events in the region and the future advancement of our industry.
Intisaar Al Kindy - Petroleum Development Oman
From the Conference Secretariat oral and/or poster, online by following
the instructions shown on www.
The American Association of
geo2012.com. If you are unable to
Petroleum Geologists (AAPG),
submit online or have questions,
the European Association of
please contact Karin Bourgoin via
Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE)
telephone: +973 17 553043 or by
and the Society of Exploration
email: kbourgoin@aapg.org. The
Geophysicists (SEG) invite you to
deadline for abstract submission
participate in the GEO 2012 technical
is 1 August 2011. The conference
conference. Under the leadership of
organisers wish to remind you
Conference General Chair Intisaar
that at least one author from each
Al Kindy, Petroleum Development
submission accepted for the
Oman, and the executive steering and
GEO 2012 technical programme is
technical programme committees,
expected to register for and attend
GEO 2012 will provide a dynamic
the conference at their own expense.
and relevant science and business
exchange for thousands of
geosciences professionals across the Exhibition
region and beyond.
Parallel to the conference an
extensive exhibition will take place at
Submittal Instructions the Bahrain International Exhibition
and Convention Centre. A diverse
All abstracts are to be submitted
collection of exploration and
under a technical theme. There is a
development products, services,
character limit of 2,500 characters for
technology and techniques will be on
the text of your submitted abstract.
display at more than 150 stands.
Please submit all abstracts, whether
Support: GEO 2012 is officially supported by the following societies:

3. Topics
1 Engaging Future 4 Advances in 7 Geological Studies and 9 Harvesting Unconventional
Generations Geophysics Basin Modelling Resources
❒ The Talent Crisis and ❒ Near Surface Challenges ❒ Basin Modelling ❒ Tight Gas Reservoirs
Strategies to Engage the ❒ Seismic Imaging ❒ Petroleum Systems Analysis ❒ Heavy Oil
“Gaming Generation”
❒ Breakthroughs in Processing ❒ Models for Developed Fields ❒ Oil Shale
❒ Improved Utilisation
of Existing Staff and ❒ Seismic Techniques and ❒ Middle East: Tertiary, ❒ Coal Bed Methane
Methods to Accelerate the Applications of the Future Mesozoic, Palaeozoic ❒ Basin Centred Gas (Deep
Development of Geologists ❒ Multi-Component Seismics Hydrocarbon Systems Gas)
and Geophysicists ❒ Seismic Attributes ❒ Middle East: Salt Exploration ❒ Fractured Shale
❒ Major Forces Impacting Plays
❒ Simultaneous Acquisition ❒ Shale Gas
the Global Competition for ❒ Regional Geology of the
Talent ❒ Wide Azimuth Middle East ❒ Fractured Basement
❒ Partnerships with Academia ❒ Gravity and Magnetics ❒ Recent Depositional
❒ 3D VSP Vertical Seismic Systems
Profiling
Advancement in Data 10 Roles and Responsibilities
2 Technologies to Solve
❒
of Geoscience in the
Complex Reservoir
Acquisition 8 New Play Concepts in
Exploration and the Role Environment and Safety
Challenges ❒ Seismics (Passive)
❒ Thin Reservoir Detection of Risk Management ❒ CO2 Sequestration
❒ Real-time Decision Making and Innovation ❒ Waste Disposal
❒ Microseismic
❒ Shortening Cycle Time Water Disposal and
❒ New Exploration Concepts ❒
❒ New Techniques in Acquisition
❒ Risk and Portfolio
Modelling – Easier Interfaces
5 Integration and Next Management in Exploration ❒ Hazardous Waste
❒ Enhancements in Integration Generation Technologies
❒ New Discoveries in the ❒ H2S
❒ Reservoir Quality and ❒ Joint Inversion Methods Middle East ❒ Shallow Drilling Hazards
Outcrop Analogues
❒ Multi-Disciplinary Studies ❒ Breakthroughs in Reservoir ❒ Pore Pressure Prediction
❒ Naturally Fractured Prediction
❒ Geosteering ❒ Modern Marine
Reservoirs
❒ Improvements in Remote ❒ Managing HP/HT Reservoirs Environments
❒ Low Matrix Porosity
Sensing and GIS ❒ Stratigraphic Traps ❒ Well Tests and Flaring
Reservoirs
❒ Real Time Visualisation ❒ Correlating Non-
❒ Accelerating the Transfer
(Advanced) Fossiliferous Beds
from R&D to Production
❒ Non-Seismic ❒ Analogues
❒ Electromagnetic Surveys ❒ Carbonate and Clastic
Stratigraphic Tools and
3 Reservoir Techniques
Characterisation
6 Petrophysics
❒ New Approaches to
Reservoir Characterisation ❒ Lab Core Studies
and Modelling ❒ Rock Properties, Rock
❒ Advancements in Typing
Geostatistical Methods ❒ Core to Log Calibration
❒ Recovering and ❒ Reducing Uncertainty of
Identifying By-passed
Abstract deadline:
Hydrocarbon Saturation
Hydrocarbons and Reservoir
Compartments ❒ LWD – Logging While Drilling
Fracture Identification and
1 August 2011
❒
❒ Developments in Reservoir
Modelling Analysis
❒ Fluid Identification ❒ Borehole Imaging
❒ Reservoir Quality Prediction ❒ Low Resistivity Pay
❒ Case Studies
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4. GEO 2012 Committees
Executive Technical
Committee Programme
Committee
Chairperson Committee Co-chairman
Khalid Al Ramadan
KFUPM
Intisaar Al Kindy Charles Love
Petroleum Development Oman Petroleum Development Oman Mohamed Al Harthy
Shell
Abdulla Al Naim Co-chairman
Saudi Aramco Hafiz Al Shammery Mohammed Al Otaibi
Saudi Aramco Dhahran Geoscience Society
Anwar Khalaf
BAPCO Abdullah Al Shemsi Pinar Yilmaz
Emirates Society of Geoscience ExxonMobil
Donald MacDonald
Chevron Ahmed Al Riyami Robert Kuchinski
ADMA-OPCO Weatherford
Hussain Al Otaibi
AAPG MER President Gary Ehret Saeed Al Kuwairi
Chevron Qatar Geological Society
Martin Stauble
Petroleum Development Oman Gilles Sermondadaz Saleh Saleh
Total Saudi Aramco
Shaikh Mohamed bin
Abdulla Al Khalifa Habib Al Alawi Steve Hansen
Arabian Exhibition Management Bahrain Geoscience Society Schlumberger
Mohammed Badri Ibrahim Al Ismaili Thomas Steuber
Schlumberger Geological Society of Oman Petroleum Institute
Mahmoud Abdul Baqi Joel Scott Yahya Al Ansari
ARGAS & IPTC Oxy BAPCO
Olivier Dubrule
Total
Richard C. Vierbuchen
ExxonMobil Exploration
Company
Robert Gales
Weatherford
Wouter Hoogeveen
Shell Exploration & Production
International
Conference Secretariat Organiser Worldwide Coordinator Asian Coordinator
Karin Bourgoin Fawzi Al Shehabi Adam Ridgway Gerald Tan
AAPG Middle East & India Arabian Exhibition Overseas Exhibition International Expo
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