International Outstanding Chapter Award for 2017 8 May 2018 – Dr. Ping Zhang, principal geophysicist in SLB Dhahran Carbonate Research Center, presented a great talk entitled “electromagnetics: technologies for reservoir surveillance and monitoring.” He explained the theory and workflow of cross-well EM system, survey design and modeling, data acquisition, processing, and interpretation. [...]
Challenges and Advancements in Petrophysics 22 April 2018 – SPWLA Saud Arabia Chapter (SAC), in collaboration with SPE Saudi Arabia Section, convened a topical workshop on “Challenges and Advancements in Petrophysics” at Dhahran Kempinski Al Othman Hotel. Keynote speakers of this workshop were Mr. Khalid Zainalabedin, SPE Middle East Director, and Mr. [...]
NMR Application in Carbonate Reservoir Characterization 22 March 2018 – SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter held a second luncheon technical event in March by Dr. Philip Tracadas, Global Product Champion for Wireline Acoustics at Halliburton. The topic was on “Use of Advanced Acoustic Petrophysics in Characterizing Formation Anisotropy - Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs’’ [...]
NMR Application in Carbonate Reservoir Characterization 14 March 2018 – SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter conducted a luncheon technical event by Ahmed Abouzaid, Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation Manager in BHGE with 60 participants. The theme of the event was on NMR Application in Carbonate Reservoir Characterization. Before the event started, the audience was [...]
2017 Chapter Recognition Ceremony 20 February 2018. The SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter (SAC) concluded a successful 2017 year with Chapter Recognition Ceremony on 20 Feb 2018, participated by senior management of Saudi Aramco, KFUPM, BHGE, Halliburton, Schlumberger and Weatherford. The mission of providing a platform for knowledge sharing and keep its members [...]
A review of low-resistivity and low-resistivity-contrast pay with focus on Africa 31 January 2018 – SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter SAC started 2018 year with conducting a technical luncheon meeting with record of 80+ participants, Michel Claverie, Petrophysics Technical Director for Schlumberger, delivered a talk on: “A review of low-resistivity and low-resistivity-contrast pay [...]
SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter August 2017 Technical Meeting 17 August 2017 – SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter conducted its monthly luncheon technical event on 17 Aug 2017 by Dr. Avrami Grader, Chief Technology Officer at Ingrain Company A Halliburton Service. The theme of the event was on “Integrated Core Analysis Current and Future’’ [...]
SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter Best Research Award 2017 13 November 2017 – SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter in coordination with SPWLA KFUPM Student Chapter announced the winner of best research award. Amjad Hassan, Ph.D. Student of KFUPM, the winner of the first KFUPM contest. Amjad has presented his research work entitled “Determination of Water [...]
SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter October 2017 Technical Meeting 24 October 2017 – SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter held its monthly luncheon technical event on 24 Oct 2017 by Andrea Valori, Petrophysics NMR team Leader Schlumberger Dhahran Carbonate Research Center. The topic was on “Laboratory Downhole Wettability from NMR T1/T2 ratio’’ where the speaker in his [...]
SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter September 2017 Technical Meeting SPWLA Saudi Arabia Chapter conducted its monthly luncheon technical event on 24 September 2017 by Holder Thern, Technical Lead for NMR Technology Center, BHGE. The theme of the event was on “Joint Interpretation of magnetic Resonance and Resistivity-Based Fluid Volumetric: a Framework for Petrophysical Evaluation’’ where [...]
