| Monday 24th November |
| 07.30-08.30 |
Workshop Registration |
| 08.30-08.45 |
Workshop Co-Chairs' Welcome and Introduction |
| 08.45-09.00 |
Welcome Address: Abdullah Al-Kandari, AAPG Middle East Vice-President |
| 09.00-09.15 |
INAUGURAL KEYNOTE
Abdullah Alshamsi |
Director of Northern Area Reservoir Characterization Department, Aramco |
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| 09.15-09.45 |
TECHNICAL KEYNOTE
Yaqoub Al Hosni |
PDO |
Integrated Reservoir Modelling: Were we Not Seeing the Forest for the Trees? |
| 09.45-10.15 |
TECHNICAL KEYNOTE
Mohammed Khalifa |
Aramco |
From Data to Decisions: Should the Industry Abandon Traditional Reservoir Modeling? |
| 10.15-10.40 |
Coffee Break & Posters |
Session 1: DBM Transformative Journey: Milestones, Latest Progress, and the Road Ahead
Session Co-Chairs: Firas Awam, Aramco & Louis Docsta, PDO |
| 10.40-11.10 |
SESSION KEYNOTE
Brahim Hamouche |
Aramco |
3D Reservoir Modeling: Advances, Developments and Ongoing Challenges |
| 11.10-11.35 |
Mahmood Al Hinai |
PDO |
Transition Zone Reservoir Box Modelling |
| 11.35-12.00 |
Sulaxna |
Cairn India |
The Shakti Field Narrative: A Successful Decision Based Modeling Approach |
| 12.00-12.25 |
Sharizan Sudirman |
Aramco |
From Uncertainty to Insight: Leveraging on Multiple Realization Simulation Models |
| 12.25-13.30 |
Lunch Break |
Session 2: Multidisciplinary Data Integration in Reservoir Modeling
Session Co-Chairs: Wisam AlKawai & Yaqoub Al Hosni, PDO |
| 13.30-13.55 |
SESSION KEYNOTE
Guillaume Caumon |
Université de Lorraine |
New Approaches to Detect and Consistently Manage Subscale Geological Features in Reservoir Modeling |
| 13.55-14.20 |
Ahmed Moge Ali |
Slb |
Integrated Reservoir Characterization: A Digital Workflow Supporting Early Decision Making |
| 14.20-14.45 |
Coffee Break & Posters |
| 14.45-15.10 |
Muhammad K Qureshi |
Aramco |
Multidisciplinary 3D Modeling with Machine Learning and Database Integration: A Novel Framework for Static and Dynamic Analysis |
| 15.10-15.35 |
Yaser Alzayer |
Aramco |
Integration of Process-Based Modeling: A Paradigm Shift from Geostatistics to Simulation of Geological Systems |
| 15.35-16.35 |
Breakout Session |
| Tuesday 25th November |
Session 3: Embracing Innovation: AI and ML
Session Co-Chairs: Neelesh Tripathi, Aramco & Anastasia Poole, Slb |
| 09.00-09.30 |
SESSION KEYNOTE
Vasily Demyanov |
Heriot-Watt University |
Explainable AI in Reservoir Modeling Workflows |
| 09.30-09.55 |
Ali Alhubail |
KAUST |
Mixed Pressure-Velocity Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Flow Modeling in Heterogeneous Porous Media |
| 09.55-10.20 |
Abdulmohsen AlAli |
Aramco |
Geoscience Advisor: AI-Driven Automation for Full Waveform Sonic Workflows |
| 10.20-10.50 |
Coffee Break & Posters |
| 10.50-11.15 |
Ahmed H. ElSheikh |
Heriot-Watt University |
Challenges and Opportunities for Advancing Reservoir Simulation with AI |
| 11.15-11.40 |
Lin Ying Hu |
Aramco Asia |
Statistical Pattern Learning, Drawing and Morphing for Integrated Reservoir Modeling |
| 11.40-12.05 |
Manish Kumar Singh |
Slb |
Next-Gen Geological Modeling Driven by Machine Learning |
| 12.05-13.00 |
Lunch Break |
Session 4: The "Live Earth Model": Reality or Illusion?
Session Co-Chairs: Mahmood Housni, PDO & Guillaume Caumon, Université de Lorraine |
| 13.00-13.30 |
SESSION KEYNOTE
Gerard Massonnat |
TotalEnergies |
How Forward Modeling and Predictive Geology Can Contribute to Shorten the Pre-FID Development Sequence |
| 13.30-13.55 |
Ezzedeen Alfataierge |
Aramco |
From Interpretation to Automation: AI-Driven Innovation in Reservoir Modeling |
| 13.55-14.20 |
Coffee Break & Posters |
| 14:20-14:55 |
Debjyoti Das |
Halliburton |
Live Earth Modeling Enabled by ML Workflows and Grid-less Multi-scale Model |
| 14.55-15.20 |
Abdulrahman Al-Fakih |
KFUPM |
Pix2Geomodel: Domain-to-Domain Translation for Next-Generation Reservoir Geomodelling |
| 15:20-16:20 |
Breakout Session |
| Wednesday 26th November |
Session 5: Role and Value of DBM in Energy Transition and Sustainability
Session Co-Chairs: Ahmed H. Elsheikh, Heriot-Watt University & TBC |
| 09.00-09.30 |
SESSION KEYNOTE
Abdulrahman Al-Mana |
Aramco |
Optimizing Geothermal and CO2 Sequestration Systems at Scale: A High-Performance Computing Approach to Decision-Based Modeling |
| 09.30-09.55 |
Chandramohan Singh Rauthala |
Cairn India |
Evaluation of Deeper Reservoir Capacity for Produced Water Disposal and CO2 Storage Using 3D Geocellular Model in the Mangala Field |
| 09.55-10.20 |
Nizam Din |
Aramco |
Integrated Decision-Based Modelling for CO2 Storage Site Evaluation: A New Paradigm |
| 10.20-10.35 |
Coffee Break & Posters |
| 10.35-11.00 |
Saleh Nasser |
Aramco |
Enhancing Geothermal Exploration through Integrated Transient Electromagnetics and Satellite-Based Remote Sensing |
| 11.00-11.25 |
Nicholas Borner |
PDO |
Unlocking Stranded Oil in a Tight Carbonate Field via CCUS: IRM as an Enabler for CO₂ Enhanced Oil Recovery |
| 11.25-11.50 |
Abdulrahman Agam |
Slb |
A Novel Approach for Carbon Capture & Sequestration Pilot Study in the Western Desert of Egypt |
| 11.50-12.40 |
Breakout Session |
| 12.40-13.00 |
Workshop Wrap Up and Adjournment |
| 13.00-14.00 |
Lunch |