AAPG "Siliciclastic Reservoirs of the Middle East" GTW took place from 15-16 May 2017 at the Grand Hyatt Amman Hotel in Jordan.
The workshop was dedicated to knowledge sharing, exchanging ideas and workflows pertaining to exploration and development of siliciclastic reservoirs in the Middle East region. 44 industry professionals from 9 countries and 16 companies attended the workshop. The 15 presentations which formed the technical program covered the following topics:
- Integrated Stratigraphic Techniques and Studies: A Better Way of Correlation
- Understanding the Depositional Environments and Processes of Clastic Reservoirs
- Structure, Geomechanics and Fluid Flow Properties of Siliciclastic Reservoirs
- Diagenetic Controls on Reservoir Quality: Assessment and Prediction
Core provided by National Petroleum Company, Jordan and Saudi Aramco was on display throughout the workshop. The core was carefully selected to compliment the technical program and participants had time each day to view and discuss the core samples.
Highlights of the workshop included two inaugural keynote speeches delivered by:
- Sa'id Al Hajri, Saudi Aramco, AAPG Middle East Past President
- Abdulkaker Abed, Professor of Geology, University of Jordan
All of the attendees also benefitted from informative breakout discussion sessions, held at the end of each day.
The workshop was followed by an optional two-day field trip to Wadi Rum (17-18 May 2017), led by Ahmed Masri, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan.
We would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank Saudi Aramco as the Platinum Sponsor of this workshop.