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Pacific Basins: Exploring South America’s Active Margin (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile)

Occurred Thursday, 22 October – Friday, 23 October 2020, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | Virtual Research Symposium via Zoom (Bogota, Colombia time)

Thursday, October 22

SESSION I: Structural Geology & Tectonics Convener: Freddy Corredor, GeoStrAp, Colombia
8:00-08:15	Welcome and Introductions Elvira Pureza Gómez, President, AAPG Latin America and Caribbean Region, Federico Seminario, President-Elect, AAPG Latin America and Caribbean Region
08:15-09:00	Keynote: Building an Andes Plate Tectonic Reconstruction Back to the Late Cretaceous ~80 Ma Using Unfolded Slabs From Seismic Tomography: Implications for Flat Slab Tectonics Yi-Wei Chen (presenter), Jonny Wu and John Suppe, University of Houston
09:15-09:45	Tectonic-Structural Analysis of the Chilean Forearc (Offshore) Between 28.5° and 37.5°: Effects of Subduction in Submarine Morph-Structures Pablo Sebastian González Godoy (presenter) Cristian Rodrigo Ramirez. Universidad Andres Bello, Sede Viña del Mar, Chile – Spanish presentation
09:45-10:15	Cenozoic Structural Style and Tectonic Evolution of East Pisco Basin, Offshore Peru: Implications for an Active Petroleum System Daniel Peña (presenter), Repsol; Diego Timoteo, Hound Exploration; Pedro Alarcon, Indepenedent E&P Consultant
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-11:00	Structural Analysis of the Talara Basin - E&P Implications Carlos Llerena (presenter), Diego Escobedo, Christopher Villafuerte, Savia Peru, S.A.
11:00-11:30	Forearc Basin Development Along the Southernmost Boundary of the Northern Andes Carlos Aizprua, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Lille (presenter); Cesar Witt, Jean-Yves Reynaud, University of Lille; Diego Barba, Petroamazonas
11:30-12:00	Crustal Structure Of The Southernmost Northern Andes: A Trapped Oceanic Sliver Cesar Witt, University of Lille (presenter); Carlos Aizprua, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Lille; Marco Brøner, Geological Survey of Norway; Diego Barba, Petroamazonas
12:00-12:15	Session Wrap-Up/ Conclusions with Convener and Presenters
13:30-14:00	Exploration Opportunities in Northwest and Offshore Peru Eris Gabriel, Exploration Manager, PeruPetro
SESSION II: Geophysical Methods & Interpretation Convener: Karyna Rodríguez, Searcher, United Kingdom
14:00-14:30	Data Reprocessing, Enhancement and Integration to Unlock Hydrocarbon Potential of the Peruvian Offshore. Examples from the Underexplored Salaverry and Trujillo Basins Eloi Carola (presenter), David Spofforth, Shona Culwick and Emmanuel Nformi, CGG GeoSpec
14:30-15:00	Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Implications of BSR-derived Geothermal Gradient Offshore Peru Karyna Rodriguez (presenter) and Neil Hodgson, Searcher
15:00-15:15	Break
15:15-15:45	Developing an Interactive RockAVO Modelling Atlas for Improved Geological Understanding of Offshore Peru Roberto Ruiz, (presenter), William Powell, Adriana Sola, Cyrille Reiser, PGS
15:45-16:15	2D/3D Seismic Activity Along Offshore Peru and its Contribution to Increasing the Basins’ Prospectivity Edgar Borda, Energy Resources Consulting (presenter); Carlos Bianchi, SK Innovation
16:15-16:45	Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators Associated with Oligocene-Recent Folds of the Sandino Forearc Basin, Offshore Pacific Margin of Nicaragua Lila Bishop (presenter), Paul Mann, The University of Houston
16:45-17:00	Session Wrap-Up/ Conclusions with Convener and Presenters
17:00-18:00	Virtual Networking Session and Trivia Contest Led by Stefanie Hormaza, AAPG YP Chapter, Ecuador and Martin Oviedo, Karoon Energy, Perú

Friday, October 23

SESSION III: Regional Geology and Basin Analysis Convener: Alejandro Chalco, Exploration Geologist, Peru
08:00-08:30	AAPG Activities in the Latin America and Caribbean Region Elvira Pureza Gómez, AAPG LACR Latin America and Caribbean Region President, Federico Seminario, President-Elect, AAPG Latin America and Caribbean Region
08:30-09:15	Keynote: Mantle Impressions of Latin American Subduction History Douwe G. van der Meer, CNOOC International
09:15-09:45	The Overlooked Mollendo Basin in Offshore Southern Peru: Is There a Working Petroleum System? Alejandro Quispe, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (presenter); Diego Timoteo, Fritz Palacios, Luis Pairazaman, Hound Exploration S.A.C.
09:45-10:15	Petroleum Systems Evidence and Exploration Opportunities in the Peruvian Offshore Frontier Areas (Salaverry and Pisco Basins) Kiko Valencia, Independent Consulting Geologist
10:15-10:30	Break
10:30-11:00	Hunting for the First Play Opener in Salaverry Basin, Offshore Central Peru Diego Timoteo (presenter), Fritz Palacios, Hound Exploration, S.A.C.; Alejandro Quispe, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería
11:00-11:30	Tumaco Basin: Exploratory Insights from Basin Modeling and Sequence Stratigraphy Roberto Aguilera, RA Geologia E.U.
11:30-12:00	Chronostratigraphic Control and Evolution of the Southern East Pisco Basin (Peruvian Continental Margin from the Late Miocene to the Present) Diana Ochoa, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (presenter), Kelly Quispe, Matthieu Carré, Rodolfo Salas-Gismondi, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Thomas DeVries, University of Washington – Spanish Presentation
12:00-12:15	Session Wrap-Up/ Conclusions with Convener and Presenters
13:30-14:00	Acquiring Information for Understanding Colombia’s Pacific Basins Carlos Rodríguez Taborda, Technical Vice President, ANH Colombia
SESSION IV: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology Convener: Andrea Ortiz, Ecopetrol, S.A, Colombia
14:00-14:30	Stratigraphy and Tectonics Along Coastal Southernmost Peru (15.6°S–18.3°S) Thierry P.A. Sempere, Independent Consulting Geologist
14:30-15:00	Effects of Local Basin Analysis Evolution on Anatomy Of Sedimentological Morphology and Dynamics for the Delivery of Mud to Deep-Water Environments Characteristics- Pleistocene Gulf of Guayaquil Afsoon Kazerouni, Bemidji State University, Center for Sustainability Studies
15:00-15:30	Zircon Geochronology and Morphology to Decode the Evolution of Arequipa-Tarapacá Basin During the Middle Jurassic To Lower Cretaceous Angel Carlos Salas Colca, Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión – Spanish Presentation
15:30-15:45	Break
15:45-16:15	Miocene Turbiditic Successions of the San Juan Sub-basin, Potential Reservoir and Seal Rocks in the Colombian Pacific Active Margin Jaime Reyes-Abril (presenter), Juan Patiño, Servigecol; Carlos Rey, ANH Colombia; Freddy Corredor, GeoStrAp
16:15-16:45	The Identification and Implications of Large-Scale Clinoforms in the Austral-Magallanes Basin Outcrop Belt, Southern Chile Stephen Hubbard (presenter), Ben Daniels, Tom Peploe, University of Calgary; Brian Romans, Virginia Tech; Lisa Stright, Colorado State; Erin Pemberton, ConocoPhillips
16:45-17:00	Session Wrap-Up/ Conclusions with Convener and Presenters
17:00-18:00	Closing Panel: What is the True Exploration Potential of South American Pacific Basins? Moderator: Pedro Alarcón, Past-President, AAPG LACR, Independent E&P Consultant Panelists: Johnny Rebaza, Senior Exploration Geologist, Perupetro; Federico Seminario, Geoscience Exploration Advisor, Pluspetrol; Kiko Valencia, Independent Exploration Geologist, Peru; Freddy Corredor, Founder and Director, GeoStrAp, Colombia

Recorded Presentations

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Building an Andes Plate Tectonic Reconstruction Back to the Late Cretaceous ~80 Ma Using Unfolded Slabs From Seismic Tomography: Implications for Flat Slab Tectonics

Tectonic-Structural Analysis of the Chilean Forearc (Offshore) Between 28.5° and 37.5°: Effects of Subduction in Submarine Morph-Structures - Spanish Presentation

Cenozoic Structural Style and Tectonic Evolution of East Pisco Basin, Offshore Peru: Implications for an Active Petroleum System

Structural Analysis of the Talara Basin - E&P Implications

Forearc Basin Development Along the Southernmost Boundary of the Northern Andes

Crustal Structure Of The Southernmost Northern Andes: A Trapped Oceanic Sliver

Session I: Structural Geology & Tectonics Wrap Up

Exploration Opportunities in Northwest and Offshore Peru

Data Reprocessing, Enhancement and Integration to Unlock Hydrocarbon Potential of the Peruvian Offshore. Examples from the Underexplored Salaverry and Trujillo Basins

Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Implications of BSR-derived Geothermal Gradient Offshore Peru

Developing an Interactive RockAVO Modelling Atlas for Improved Geological Understanding of Offshore Peru

2D/3D Seismic Activity Along Offshore Peru and its Contribution to Increasing the Basins' Prospectivity

Direct Hydrocarbon Indicators Associated with Oligocene-Recent Folds of the Sandino Forearc Basin, Offshore Pacific Margin of Nicaragua

Session II: Geophysical Methods & Interpretation Wrap Up

Mantle Impressions of Latin American Subduction History

The Overlooked Mollendo Basin in Offshore Southern Peru: Is There a Working Petroleum System?

Petroleum Systems Evidence and Exploration Opportunities in the Peruvian Offshore Frontier Areas (Salaverry and Pisco Basins)

Hunting for the First Play Opener in Salaverry Basin, Offshore Central Peru

Tumaco Basin: Exploratory Insights from Basin Modeling and Sequence Stratigraphy

Chronostratigraphic Control and Evolution of the Southern East Pisco Basin (Peruvian Continental Margin) from the Late Miocene to the Present

Session III: Regional Geology and Basin Analysis Wrap Up

Acquiring Information for Understanding Colombia’s Pacific Basins

Stratigraphy and Tectonics Along Coastal Southernmost Peru (15.6°S–18.3°S)

Effects of Local Basin Analysis Evolution on Anatomy Of Sedimentological Morphology and Dynamics for the Delivery of Mud to Deep-Water Environments Characteristics- Pleistocene Gulf of Guayaquil

Miocene Turbiditic Successions of the San Juan Sub-basin, Potential Reservoir and Seal Rocks in the Colombian Pacific Active Margin - Spanish Presentation

Zircon Geochronology and Morphology to Decode the Evolution of Arequipa-Tarapacá Basin During the Middle Jurassic To Lower Cretaceous - Spanish Presentation

The Identification and Implications of Large-Scale Clinoforms in the Austral-Magallanes Basin Outcrop Belt, Southern Chile

Session IV: Stratigraphy and Sedimentology (English and Spanish Discussion)

What is the True Exploration Potential of South American Pacific Basins? (English and Spanish Discussion)

Committee
Contacts

Freddy Corredor Convener Founder and Director, Geostrap, Colombia

Andrea Ortiz-Karpf Convener Exploration Team Lead, Ecopetrol, SA, Colombia

Karyna Rodriguez Convener VP Global New Ventures, Searcher, UK

Alejandro Chalco Convener Exploration Geologist, Peru

Federico Seminario Committee Member Latin American & Caribbean Region President-Elect, Pluspetrol, Peru

Kiko Valencia Committee Member Exploration Geologist, Peru

Martin Oviedo Committee Member Exploration Geologist, Karoon Energy, Peru

Stefanie Sugey Hormaza Barcia Committee Member President, AAPG Ecuador YP Chapter, Ecuador

Emily Smith Llinás AAPG Latin America & Caribbean Region Manager

Diana Ruiz Vásquez AAPG Latin America & Caribbean Region Events Coordinator

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