ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
ANNUAL REPORT - The Petroleum Institute
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Petroleum</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> | Annual Report - Academic Year 2011 - 2012<br />
Other Activities<br />
Dr. Mohammed Ali spent one semester at the<br />
University of Oxford, UK, working on “Seismic<br />
Wave Attenuation in Carbonate Reservoirs”<br />
and a “Microseismic Feasibility Study”.<br />
<strong>The</strong> department hosted an intensive course<br />
on “Remote Sensing for Earth Sciences<br />
Applications and GIS”. <strong>The</strong> three-week<br />
course introduced students to remote<br />
sensing principles using satellite data and<br />
software. It was sponsored by the Japanese<br />
Oil Development Company (JODCO), with a<br />
multi-national team of instructors from Tokyo,<br />
Imperial College, London and University<br />
Campinas, Sao Paulo.<br />
A team sent by the Accreditation Board for<br />
Engineering and Technology (ABET) visited<br />
the department for verification of a selfstudy<br />
report. <strong>The</strong> program received neither<br />
weaknesses nor concerns.<br />
Graduate student Amena Al Harethi spent two<br />
weeks at the Department of Geology, Pavia<br />
University, Italy for training in fluid inclusion<br />
analyses and cathode-luminescence and<br />
fluorescence imaging techniques in diagenesis<br />
studies.<br />
Research Achievements<br />
Sponsored Projects<br />
Research activities by <strong>Petroleum</strong> Geosciences<br />
faculty are reflected in our involvement<br />
in a large number of sponsored projects<br />
summarized below.<br />
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mohammed Ali<br />
Project Title: Microseismic Feasibility Study<br />
Name of sponsor: ADNOC Upstream Research<br />
Oil-Subcommittee<br />
Team members: Mohammed Ali<br />
Duration: 1 year<br />
Amount awarded: USD145,000 (2012)<br />
Summary of the project: <strong>The</strong> main objective<br />
of this work is to carry out a feasibility study to<br />
clearly articulate the purpose of the monitoring<br />
work, evaluate array design options and assess<br />
the probability of success of a microseismic<br />
monitoring project.<br />
Project Title: Seismic Wave Attenuation in<br />
Carbonate Reservoirs<br />
Name of sponsor: ADNOC Upstream Research<br />
Oil-Subcommittee<br />
Team members: Dr. Mohammed Ali and Dr.<br />
Sandra Vega<br />
Duration: 3 years<br />
Amount awarded: USD355,705 (2012)<br />
Summary of the project: <strong>The</strong> project focuses<br />
on the estimation of seismic wave attenuation<br />
within carbonate reservoirs in Abu Dhabi<br />
to better understand the factors that affect<br />
seismic attenuation in these reservoirs.<br />
Principal investigator: Dr. Sadoon Morad<br />
Project Title: Impact of Diagenesis on Reservoir<br />
Quality Evolution of Fractured Simsima<br />
Carbonate Reservoir (Upper Cretaceous),<br />
Onshore Abu Dhabi<br />
Name of sponsor: ADCO<br />
Team members: Dr. Sadoon Morad<br />
Dr. Ihsan Al-Aasm<br />
Umer Farooq (M.Sc. student, PI)<br />
Duration: May 2012-March 2013<br />
Amount awarded: USD 245,000<br />
Summary of the project: <strong>The</strong> reservoir quality<br />
of carbonate rocks of the Upper Cretaceous<br />
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