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THREE REASONS TO ATTEND:

  • Gain an understanding of the importance of sequence stratigraphy in exploration
  • Learn about key updates to the model since the publication of Arabian Plate Sequence Stratigraphy in 2001
  • Learn how placing geology within a meaningful framework can help to generate new play concepts

TARGET AUDIENCE:

  • Exploration geologists/geophysicists
  • New ventures geologists/geophysicists
  • Exploration/new ventures managers

Abstract

The publication of Arabian Plate Sequence Stratigraphy in 2001 began a new phase of synthesis of Middle East geology. This work helped define a new paradigm whereby the application of sequence stratigraphy and the recognition of maximum flooding surfaces (MFS), sequence boundaries, and associated systems tracts placed all Arabian Plate geology within a meaningful framework from which could be extracted predictions, insights, and visual appreciation of geological risks (from chronostratigraphic charts, gross depositional environment maps, and associated common risk segment maps). Ongoing work continues to refine the model, focusing initially on those parts requiring the most revision, notably the Triassic and Early Jurassic.

Speaker | Mike Simmons, Halliburton Technology Fellow for Exploration

Mike Simmons, PhD, is a Halliburton Technology Fellow for Exploration. His responsibilities include advancing sequence stratigraphy-based solutions, researching Middle East stratigraphy, and integrating exploration workflows with 3D technology and the application of sequence stratigraphy. With over 30 years of industry experience, Simmons led Neftex’s creation of a proprietary model of biostratigraphically-calibrated eustatic sea-level change as a tool and framework for interpreting and correlating data and the prediction of the key elements of petroleum systems. An Honorary Professor at the University of London and a guest lecturer at Heriot-Watt University, he has published in sequence stratigraphy, eustasy, and applied biostratigraphy. He has served on U.K. governmental panels for geoscience, and is currently serving on a number of committees of The Geological Society. He has a Bachelor’s in Geology and a PhD in Geology from the University of Plymouth, U.K.

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