35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016  |  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA


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35TH INTERNATIONAL GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS

27 AUGUST - 4 SEPTEMBER 2016  |  CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Unconventional Hydrocarbons and Emerging Fuels

Paper Title Presenting Author Names
Spatial Variation in Vertical Methane Migration and Contribution to Shallow Sediment Carbon Cycling: Hikurangi Margin, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand Dr. Richard Coffin
Identification of Bottom Simulating Reflectors (BSRs) to help uncover potential gas hydrates within the Orange Basin, South Africa Mr. Anthony Fielies
A multidisciplinary approach to decipher the complexity and potential of an unconventional gas resource: The Permian Whitehill Formation (Karoo Basin, South Africa) Professor Annette E. Goetz
Palynofacies of Permian black shales (Karoo Basin, South Africa): A powerful tool for shale gas exploration Prof. Annette E. Goetz
2D and 3D Inversion Results from Magnetotelluric Survey in the Eastern Karoo Basin, South Africa Ms. Jade Candice Greve
Numerical simulation of gas hydrate exploitation from subsea reservoirs Dipl.-Ing. Georg Janicki
Nano-geology and unconventional oil and gas Prof. Yiwen Ju
Sylurian shales hydraulic fracturing operation quality assurance as a key of successful treatment - case study Dr Wieslaw Prugar
The Discovery of the Global Biggest Lower Paleozoic Shale Gas Field of Fuling Shale Gas and its Suggestion for Exploration Prospect of Shale Gas in China Prof. Zhijun Jin
Enrichment Mechanism of Source and Seal Coupling Shale Gas of Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation - Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Sichuan Basin Prof. Zhi Jun Jin
Strategic Environmental Assessment for shale gas development in South Africa Paul Lochner
Sweet spots prediction and quantitative evaluation of gas-bearing shale based on the optimized log interpretation Prof. Maojin TAN
The impact of dolerite intrusions on the organic-rich mudstones of the Ecca Group in a borehole from the central Karoo Basin Mr. ELIJAH ADENIYI
Development of the groundwater theme of the interactive vulnerability map for unconventional oil and gas in South Africa Mrs. Surina Esterhuyse
Evaluation on Favorable Lithofacies and sweet spot of Ek2 Tight Oil in Cangdong Sag, Bohai Bay Basin, North China Mr. Wenzhong Han
Stress field and natural fracture systems in Lower Paleozoic shale belt in Poland based on borehole images Dr. Birger Hansen
Deepwater facies in upper Triassic Ch7 Formation in Ordos Basin, Northwest China Dr. Senhu Lin
The use of thermomagnetic curves for paleotemperature evaluation in sedimentary basins Dr. Leonie Maré
Simulation experiments and characteristics of secondary migration driving force of tight oil: A case study of Jurassic in Middle Sichuan Dr. Zhenglian Pang
New unconventional potential of the mature petroleum provinces – a case study of Poland Mr. Pawel Poprawa
USGS assessments of unconventional gas and oil resources in China Dr. Christopher Potter
Saturation-Height Model in tight gas reservoir Dr. Svetlana Rudyk
A Synthetic Study of Unconventional HC Potential Reservoir in Taiwan Dr. Louis Loung-Yie Tsai
Characterization of Pore-Throat Structure and Prediction of Sweet Spot of the Eocene Low Permeability-Tight Beach-Bar Sandstone Reservoirs in the Dongying Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China Dr. Jian Wang
Heterogeneity of Silurian and Ordovician shale gas deposits in Poland investigated by Factor Analysis applied to well logging data Dr. Kamila Wawrzyniak-Guz
In-situ Fracturing Characterization of Tight Sand: Insight for Reservoir Stimulation Dr. Songtao WU
High Resolution Analysis of Organic Matter Accumulation in the Qingshankou Formation, Upper Cretaceous, Songliao Basin (NE China): Implication from Geochemistry and Astronomical Cycles Dr. Jinjun Xu
A Review on “Petroleum Exploration into Source Rocks”: Characteristics and Potentials of Oils and Gases in Black Shale Strata Dr. Zhi Yang
Unlocking Key Factors of Liquid-Rich-Oil in Shale Strata Formation Condition and “Sweet Area” Evaluation Dr. Zhi Yang
Qualitative and quantitative characterization of transitional shale reservoir: A case study from the Upper Carboniferous Taiyuan shale in eastern uplift of Liaohe Depression, China Ms. Qin Zhang
Petroleum Accumulation: from Continuous to Discontinuous Prof. Jingzhou Zhao
Diagenetic, thermal and provenance histories of the Permian lower Ecca Group based on two newly drilled boreholes in the western and eastern main Karoo Basin, South Africa Ms. Claire Geel
Stratigraphic and structural relationship between the Paleozoic unconventional reservoir and the Mesozoic aquifer in southern Chotts Basin of Tunisia Ms. Hajer Negra
Delineation and assessment of gas-hydrates in Krishna-Godavari basin, eastern continental margin of India Dr. Kalachand Sain
Degassing of the Black Sea with regard to environmental security, geological exploration, and navigation Professor Valentina Yanko
Analysis of pore types, sizes and genesis of continental shale gas reservoir in Ordos Basin, China Zhou Wen
Southern Main Karoo Basin: Assessing the Lower Permian shale formations potential for shale gas "Mr. Selwyn Adams Mrs. Zainab Edries"
Paleochannel accumulation of gas hydrate: Evidence from Krishna-Godavari Basin, India Dr. A. K. BHAUMIK
Deep stratigraphic borehole for shale gas geo-environmental baseline research in the Karoo Dr Luc Chevallier
Carbon Dioxide Migration in Sediments on the Chatham Rise, New Zealand Dr. Richard Coffin
Appraisal methods on oil fluid ability in tight sandstone "Dr. Jingwei Cui Porfessor Rukai Zhu Dr. Zhi Yang"
KARIN explores the Karoo Basin and its fossil energy resources: New findings and perspectives from deep drill cores Professor Annette E. Goetz
Thrust and reverse faulting of Permian black shales (Karoo Basin, South Africa): New insights from borehole KZF-1 Professor Annette E. Goetz
Thermal alteration of sedimentary organic matter in response to igneous intrusion (Karoo Basin, South Africa) and its implication for shale gas exploration Prof. Annette E. Goetz
Original kerogen type and Hydrogen Index (HI) of Horn River shale Dr. Sung Kyung Hong
Indications of Gas hydrates in the submarine levees of Cauvery-Mannar offshore basin, India Mr. Jayaprakash C
Fracturing fluids additives selection for Polish Sylurian shale - from laboratory research to field application Dr. Piotr Kasza
Core analysis as a key to understanding formation damage after hydraulic fracturing treatment Klaudia Wilk
Energized fracturing fluids as an alternative for effective stimulation of shales gas formation Klaudia Wilk
Lab experiments on the formation artificial flowback from hydraulic fracturing with energized fluid Dr Krzysztof Labus
International gas hydrate research program: Key findings and perspectives Sung-Rock Lee
A further evaluation of mud cooling technology for gas hydrate exploration Prof. Youhong Sun
Shale characteristics of the uppermost Ordovician and the Lower Silurian in Upper Yangtzi platform, South China Dr. XINJING LI
Occurrence state and quantitative evaluation of shale gas in China Ms Qianwen Li
Analysis of the shale gas geology conditions of the Upper Ordovician Wufeng Formation - Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Western Hubei - East Chongqing "Mr. An Liu Mr. Hai Li Mr. Kai Wei Mr. Jitao Li"
Sandstone reservoir chronological tightening attributed to their mineral components and differential burial-diagenetic evolution - A case study of the He 8 Group, Upper Paleozoic from the eastern Ordos Basin Prof. Jinglan Luo
3D geology modelling from boreholes, cross-sections and geological maps to support shale gas potential investigations in the Beaufort West area, South Africa Haajierah Mosavel
Prospects for the development of shale complexes of Kaliningrad region (Baltic basin of Russian Federation) "Mr. Aleksander Otmas Mr I.I Soloveva"
Geological Factors Matching of Shale Oil accumulation in Rifted Lacustrine Basins-A Case Study from 3rd member of Shahejie Formation in Liaohe Western Depression Dr. Tieya Jing
Marine shale gas development characteristics in complex structure area in China Dr. Tieya Jing
Gas hydrate distribution influenced by sea floor slide and unidirectionally migrating deep-water erosion channels in the Shenhu area, South China Sea Prof Xing He Yu
Research on the Relationship Between Clay Mineral Assemblage and Shale Gas Mr. weiming wang
Porosity Evolution of Lacustrine Organic-matter-rich Shales in China Dr. Xiufen Zhai
Storage Space Characterization and Reservoir Potential of Terrestrial Shale in China Prof. Rukai ZHU
"Seismic characteristics of gas hydrate and free gas in the northwest Ulleung Basin, East Sea" Dr. Dong Geun Yoo
Porosity well logging prediction for tight oil reservoirs with variable matrix parameter in Zahaquan area, Qaidam Basin Prof. ZHANG Xiaoli
Geochemical, Mineralogical and Pore structure of Shales from Auranga basin, Jharkhand, India "Ms. DIVYA MISHRA Mr. SANKI BISWAS"
Geophysical characterization of the southwestern Karoo Basin using gravity, density and borehole data, South Africa Mr. Zusakhe Nxantsiya
Heat flow and a rough estimation of gas hydrate in sediments at the Patagonian active continental margin offshore Chile "Bsc. LUCIA VILLAR MUÑOZ Dr. IVAN VARGAS-CORDERO"
First report of oil from potential hydrocarbon-bearing lithounits in Permian Lower Gondwana succession, West Bokaro Coalfield, Eastern India Mr. Satyaki Bhattacharya
Coexistence Characteristics of Unconventional Gas in Jurassic Coal Measures in Muri Coal Field, Qinghai Province, China Prof. Daiyong Cao
Pore Pressure Prediction in Gas Hydrate Bearing Sediments of Krishna-Godavari Basin, India Dr. Rima Chatterjee
Geochemical Comparisons of Natural Gas in Inclusions and Reservoirs of the XuJiaHe Formation, Sichuan Basin, China Prof. Zhiyong Chen
Spatiotemporal sedimentary facies variations in the Permian Whitehill Formation, main Karoo Basin Mr. Kenneth Chukwuma
A Method of Logging Recognition for Pore Structure of Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoir Mr. Quanqi Dai
Study on Pore Structure Characteristics of Tight Sandstone Oil Reservoir: Evidences from Chang 7 Member in Ordos Basin, China Mr. Quanqi Dai
Several Issues in Studies on Fine-grained Sedimentary Rocks Mr. Yuan Deng
Lithofacies and Sedimentary Micro-facies of Fine-grained Sedimentary Rocks in the Second Member of Kongdian Formation in Cangdong Sag Mr. Yuan Deng
Gas torches as the search feature of hydrocarbon deposits Dr. Sergii Goshovskyi
Gas hydrate identification near seafloor based on geological and geophysical methods in the eastern Pearl River Mouth Basin of South China Sea Mr. Chunbo Jiao
Implications of mass transport deposit for gas hydrate-bearing seismic chimneys in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Korea Dr. Nyeon Keon Kang
Borehole breakout analysis from borehole image logs in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea: preliminary results for interpretation of in situ stress state Dr. Gil Young Kim
Unconventional potential of the Lower Paleozoic strata in the Lublin-Podlasie Basin (eastern Poland) Dr. Paweł Kosakowski
Analysis of hydraulic flow parameters in shale gas formations from north Poland Ms. Paulina Krakowska
Shale gas formations from the northern Poland – analysis of rock classification Ms. Paulina Krakowska
Physical property analyses using pressure cores recovered from the Ulleung Basin, East Sea, Korea Dr. Joo Yong Lee
Characterization of microscopic pore structure in shale reservoir in the dolomite from the Jianghan Basin Dr. Wenhao Li
The differences between shale and mudstone and its implication for petroleum exploration in Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, Northwest China Dr. Senhu Lin
Deep borehole stratigraphy and basin structure of the southern Karoo Basin, South Africa Dr. Bastien Linol
Predicting the proportion of free and adsorbed gas by isotopic geochemical data: A case study from Lower Permian shale in the southern North China basin (SNCB) Dr. Yang Liu
Methane hydrates of the Russian Arctic seas: forecasts of distribution and resource assessment Dr. Tatiana Matveeva
Identification of Potential Reservoir Intervals in Oil-shale Formations based on Geochemical Data Ms. Svetlana Mozhegova
Pore structure characteristics and controlling factors of mud stone and shale of the 3rd section of Es3 in Zhanhua Sag Mr. Chuanxiang Ning
Geological structure and hydrocarbon potential of Late Jurassic sedimentary deposits in the West Siberian Province Mr. Alexander Shpilman
Characteristics of the Early Silurian organic-rich black shales in central part of the Baltic Silurian Basin: implications for shale oil(gas) reservoir quality Dr. Grazina Skridlaite
A baseline study of groundwater resources and connectivities in anticipation of hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo Mr. Divan Stroebel
Gas hydrates distribution in the Shenhu area, northern South China Sea: comparisons between the eight drilling sites with gas-hydrate petroleum system Dr. Ming Su
Formation and evolution mechanism of hydrocarbon and organic-matter pore within the tight lacustrine marlstone reservoir, determined by hydrous pyrolysis Dr. Xuan Tang
Geostress Research and Application at Lucaogou Formation Tight Oil Reservoir in Jimsar Sag, Junggar Basin Mr. Jian Wang
The preliminary results of the well YD-2 and its significant for the investigation of shale gas in South China Prof. Chuanshang Wang
High-resolution X-ray computed microtomography use in geology – a case study of Baltic Basin unconventional reservoir rocks Dr. Tomasz Wejrzanowski
Organic matter accumulation of Late Ordovician sediments in North Guizhou Province, China: sulfur isotope and trace element evidences Dr. Detian Yan
Classification, thermal evolution, and preservation of organic-associated pores and its contribution to porosity and gas occurrence in marine, transitional, and terrestrial shales in China Dr. Chao Yang
Shale formation and distribution in China Dr. Chao Yang
Estimation of the gas-hydrate resource volume using 3-D seismic and well-log data in the Ulleung Basin, East Sea Dr. Bo-Yeon Yi
Distribution, depositional environments and organic matter enrichment of marine shale in China Prof. Bingsong Yu
Linxi Formation shale gas resources prospect of Late Permian in the middle-southern part of Da Hinggan Mountains in China Mr. Jian Zhang
Tight reservoir of Lucaogou formation in Jimusar sag, Junggar basin Mr. Yunzhao Zhang
Formation mechanism of bedding fracturesin the Lucaogou formation tight reservoir in Jimusar sag, Junggar basin Mr. Yunzhao Zhang
Pore Structure Research and Application of Rate-controlled Mercury Penetration at Chang 7 Tight Oil Reservoir at Ordos Basin Ms. Xu Zhu
Variations in isochore thickness of the Karoo sediments in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, as deduced from gravity models Mr. Christopher Baiyegunhi
Diagenesis and its impact on the reservoir quality of Chang 7 tight sandstones in Ordos basin, China Mr. Wenchao Dou
Controlling Factors of Pore Types in Shale Reservoirs from the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Eastern Sichuan Basin, China Mr. Yikai Geng
Source–Reservoir Assemblage Types and Differential Accumulation Mechanisms in Tight Oil Reservoirs - A case study in Qingxi Sag Dr. Qun Luo
Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production by Modified Titania Catalysts Mr. Abniel Machín
Reasons for differential distribution of tight oil in the Upper Triassic Chang 7 Member of Ordos Basin Mr. Guochao Si
Cryogenic fracture behaviour of Indian Gondwana shale - A laboratory study Mr. Ashutosh Tripathy
Uncertainty estimation in the volume of tight sandstone gas reservoir: A case study from Sulige field, Ordos Basin, China Mr. Jiayu Wang
Analysis on charging process of lacustrine tight oil in Ordos Basin, China: Evidence from fluid inclusions Dr. Zhengjian Xu
Characteristics and controlling factors of lacustrine tight oil accumulation of Yanchang Formation in Ordos Basin, China Dr. Zhengjian Xu
Characteristics and controlling factors of lacustrine tight oil accumulation: A case study from Yanchang Formation, Ordos Basin, China Dr. Zhengjian Xu
Geochemical characteristics of the Lower Paleozoic strata and reconstruction of petroleum processes in the Lublin Basin (eastern Poland) Mr. Adam Zakrzewski
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