Call for Abstracts
Proposed conference themes:
Theme 1: Exploring and Developing Asia-Pacific's Petroleum Provinces
Petroleum Systems, Recent Exploration Results and Developments in the Asia-Pacific Region
- China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia
- India, Bangladesh
- Indonesia
- Australia, New Zealand, Timor Leste, PNG
- Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei
- Phillipines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos
- Pakistan, Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
- Cook Islands, Fiji, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Papua New Guinea,Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islanda, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Theme 2: Trap, Source, Reservoir and Seal Definition
Structural Applications in Exploration and Development
- Asia Pacific Regional Structure
- Rifts, Wrenches, and Island Arcs
- Fractured Reservoirs
- Structural Styles and Play/Prospect Implications
Seals and Traps
- Seals: Empirical versus Deterministic Assessment
- Recognition of the Subtle Trap
- Case Histories
Coals, Shales, and Source Rocks
- Lacustrine Source Rocks
- Marine Source Rocks
- Coals as Source Rocks
Marine Clastic Reservoir Systems
- Depositional Systems and Stratigraphy of Marine Deposits
- Outcrop Analogues for Reservoir Characterization
- Shallow Marine Systems — Modern and Ancient Analogues
- Deep Marine Systems — Modern and Ancient Analogues
- Sequence Stratigraphy of Reservoir Successions
- Advances in Reservoir Models
Non-Marine Clastic Reservoir Systems
- Depositional Systems and Stratigraphy of non- marine Deposits
- Outcrop Analogues for Reservoir Characterization
- Sequence Stratigraphy of Reservoir Successions
- Advances in Reservoir Models
Carbonate Reservoir Systems
- Carbonate Reservoir Systems of SE Asia
- Tectonic Influence on Carbonate Platform Architecture
- Seismic-scale Geometries of Carbonate Reservoirs
- Porosity and Fluid Detection in Carbonate Reservoirs
- Advances in Reservoir Models
Theme 3: The Past is the Key to the Future
Lessons from Mature Petroleum Provinces
- New Opportunities in Mature Basins
- Case Studies of new Life from Old Fields
- Recent Giant Discoveries
Building on Our Heritage
- Historical Review of Great Plays / Great Explorationists
- Upstream of Upstream: Training the Next Generation (S&YP Session)
- Methodologies for Improving Interpretation and Mapping Accuracy (S&YP Session)
Theme 4: Facing the Future’s Challenges Today
Hydrocarbon Generation, Geopressures, and Fluids
- Geochemical Processes
- Basin Modeling Advances
- Dynamic Fluid Flow in Reservoirs
- Pore Pressure Prediction
- Petroleum Geomechanics
- Hydrodynamics
Applications of New and Emerging Technologies
- Seismic Applications to New Play Identification
- Seismic Applications to Field Developments
- Seismic Acquisition, Processing, and Reprocessing Techniques and Challenges
- Improved Visualization Technology
Unconventional Hydrocarbon Resources
- Coal Bed Methane Technology and Applications
- Shale Gas Exploration and Developments
- Gas hydrates
- Igneous rocks and processes in petroleum systems analysis
Energy and the Environment
- Developments in Geothermal
- CO2 Geosequestration (Carbon Capture and Geological Storage)
- Alternative Energy Resources
- Water, Water Everywhere: Hydrogeology and Water Resource Issues
- HSE: Safe Operational Practices
How Deep is Too Deep?
- Operating in the HP — HT environment
- Imaging Deep Prospects
- Reservoir Quality
Managing Risk and Uncertainty
- Risk vs Opportunity
- Eliciting Expert Judgments and Assessments
- Uncertainty Assessment & Propagation
- Economics of Decision Making
Theme 5: New Dimensions in Global Unconventional Resources
