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• Digital & Printed Report
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• Analyses & interpretation from 28 oil samples
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Project I 01232
John Conolly, Ph.D., David J. Thul, M.Sc.,Paul Adams & Simon McDonald, Ph.D.
Energy & Geoscience Institute
Southern Papuan BasinIntegrated Petroleum Systems
Petroleum Geochemical Study
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Executive SummaryThis study is a geochemical report. It forms the first phase of a comprehensive study of source rocks and oil fluid samples in the foreland and Papuan fold belt.
Open file samples from the wells are held by the PNG Department of Petroleum and Energy (DPE). In addition, samples were obtained from Geoscience Australia in Canberra, from the Kestrel Laboratory in Melbourne, and from the Weatherford Laboratory in Brisbane, and from samples sent by participating companies.
EGI has had access to available open file rock samples (core, side wall core, drill cuttings) gas and oilseep samples, geophysical and geological logs, data and reports. Using these resources and published data, EGI created a comprehensive data base. Analytical work has been conducted at EGI’s organic geochemistry lab which houses a state of the art HAWK™ pyrolysis instrument. The HAWK™ instrument offers greater precision in free hydrocarbon measurement and better repeatability than previous generation instruments and the complementary suite of instruments provides full quantification of the petroleum system elements.
Sixty (60) wells have been sampled in the foreland basin and parts of the fold belt for a basic HAWK™ analysis. This forms the essential data base for this report, along with 28 analyses of oils and seeps (subcontracted to GeoMark Laboratory in Houston, Texas).
A summary of the HAWK™ analyses is given in Chapter 4 through the medium of geological cross-sections and montages. Each well sampled has values of Tmax, TOC and HI listed alongside the well log with annotated stratigraphy. At least three different source rock provinces emerged from these analyses. These are: the Jurassic shales rich in organic carbon generally of a Kimmeridgian and Tithonian age; the Cretaceous shales of the Toro or Ieru formations; and lastly a lower Tertiary carbonate/shale source. These three general source rock sequences can be further subdivided according to different depositional environments.
The HAWK™ analyses show that about half of the wells sampled still have some oil that can be extracted to form part of a Phase 2 study. Additional oil analyses show that oils of the area are derived from many mixed sources.
The results of the oils samples are given in detail in Chapter 5. The data in this study show that many of the samples belong to a single “oil family”. Previous work by Wood (2010) characterizes the family as lacustrine sourced and the biomarker distributions in our study generally support that conclusion.
In addition, the biomarker distributions show various affinities between oils and their associated geography. Maps summarizing key molecular parameters indicate that the bulk of the charge from the fold belt come from a small range of facies.
This report forms the basis for further studies on the geochemistry of this region. The results show that a Phase 2 study using mostly liquids derived from cuttings and cores by extraction should be able to be correlated with the oils and condensates that are producing from wells today.
We strongly recommend that this first study, screening a very widely spread collection of samples, be used to help decide what direction a Phase 2 study should take. The second phase study is expected to enable correlations between the source rocks and the oils produced today.
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Research Team
Staff Expertise/Affiliation
David Thul, M.Sc. Co-Principal Investigator Petroleum Systems & Geochemistry (formerly EGI)
John Conolly, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator, EGI Affiliate Scientist
Simon McDonald, Ph.D. Papua New Guinea Expertise, EGI Affiliate Scientist
Paul Adams Cartographer & GIS specialist, Australia, Papua New Guinea & New Zealand Expertise
Sponsors
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Table of ContentsExecutive Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 1Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4Chapter 3 Tectonic Setting and Geological Overview ............................................................................... 7
3.1 Tectonic Setting .................................................................................................................................. 83.2 Geological Overview .......................................................................................................................14
3.2.1 Papuan Basin Summary ......................................................................................................................... 14Chapter 4 HAWK™ Analyses ..........................................................................................................................19
4.1 Introduction .....................................................................................................................................204.2 Foreland Basin Region ....................................................................................................................20
4.2.1 ANCHOR CAY-1 to IEHI-1 Cross-section ............................................................................................ 20Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 21Borabi-1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 21Iehi-1 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 21Kusa-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21Omati-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22Omati-2 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22Barikewa-1 ............................................................................................................................................................... 224.2.2 KUSA-1 to KURU-2 Cross-section ........................................................................................................ 27Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 27Dibiri-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27Iviri-1 .......................................................................................................................................................................... 27Kuru-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27Kusa-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 27Muabu-1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 28Uramu-1A ................................................................................................................................................................ 284.2.3 MUTARE-1 to KUSA-1 Cross-section .................................................................................................. 31Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 31Iamara-1 .................................................................................................................................................................. 31Kusa-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31Mutare-1................................................................................................................................................................... 31Magobu Island-1 ................................................................................................................................................... 324.2.4 BUJON-1 to KAMUSI-1 Cross-section ................................................................................................ 35Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 35Kimu-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 35Bujon-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35Komewu-1 & Komewu-2 .................................................................................................................................... 354.2.5 MOREHEAD-1 to MORIGIO-1 Cross-section .................................................................................... 39Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 39Magobu Island-1 ................................................................................................................................................... 39Mutare-1................................................................................................................................................................... 39Morehead-1 ............................................................................................................................................................ 39Mata-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39Morigio-1 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4.2.6 TARIM-1 to KOKO-1 Cross-section ...................................................................................................... 43Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 43Tarim-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 43Ketu-2 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 43Ketu-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 444.2.7 LAKE MURRAY 1 to WUROI 1 Cross-section..................................................................................... 48Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 48Adiba-1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 48Aramia-1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 48Lake Murray-1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 48Lake Murray-2 ....................................................................................................................................................... 48Magobu Island-1 ................................................................................................................................................... 49Wuroi-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
4.3 Eastern Papuan Region ...................................................................................................................534.3.1 PURI-1 to PASCA-1A Cross-section ..................................................................................................... 53Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 53Orokolo-1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 53Pasca-1A ................................................................................................................................................................... 53Pasca-C2 ................................................................................................................................................................... 53Puri-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 53Hohoro-2 ................................................................................................................................................................. 53Rarako Creek-1 ....................................................................................................................................................... 54Upoia-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 544.3.2 TOVALA-1 to KAUFANA-1 Cross-section ........................................................................................... 57Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 57Iokea-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................... 57Kapuri-1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 57Kaufana-1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 57Tovala-1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 57Tovala-1A ................................................................................................................................................................ 57Maiva-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 58Oroi-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 584.3.3 IPIGO-1 to MIRA-1 Cross-section ........................................................................................................ 61Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 61Ini-1 ............................................................................................................................................................................ 61Ipigo-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................... 61Iviri-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 61Mira-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 62Wana-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 62
4.4 Fold Belt Region ...............................................................................................................................654.4.1 P’NYANG-2X to MANANDA-4X Cross-section ............................................................................... 65Pyrolysis Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 65Angore1A ................................................................................................................................................................. 65AngoreA1 ................................................................................................................................................................. 65Hides F1, BP1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 66Juha 2X ST1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 66
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P’nyang-2X .............................................................................................................................................................. 66P’nyang South-1 ST1 ............................................................................................................................................ 66Hides PWD-1 BP1 .................................................................................................................................................. 67Mananda-4X ........................................................................................................................................................... 67
4.5 Selected Well Montages (Enclosures 3-1 to 3-11) ......................................................................71NW KOKO-1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 71KUPIO-1 .................................................................................................................................................................... 71GOARI-1 ................................................................................................................................................................... 72KARIAVI-1 ................................................................................................................................................................ 72
4.6 Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................................75General Statement ............................................................................................................................................... 75P’NYANG-2X ............................................................................................................................................................ 75P’NYANG SOUTH ST1 ........................................................................................................................................... 75HIDES F1, BP1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 75HIDES PWD1-BP1 ................................................................................................................................................. 76ANGORE-1A ............................................................................................................................................................. 76ANGORE-A1 ............................................................................................................................................................. 76MANANDA 4X ......................................................................................................................................................... 77
Chapter 5 Fluid and Source Rock Chemistry of the Papua Basin and Fold Belt .................................795.1 Introduction and Techniques.........................................................................................................805.2 Discussion of Results .......................................................................................................................80
Chapter 6 Recommendations for a Phase 2 Study ...................................................................................976.1 Phase 2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................98
Chapter 7 References .....................................................................................................................................99Appendix A HAWK™ Analyses & Pyrograms ............................................................................................101
Adiba-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Angore-1A .............................................................................................................................................................102Angore-A1 .............................................................................................................................................................102Aramia-1 .................................................................................................................................................................102Au Tubua-1 ............................................................................................................................................................102Barikewa-1 .............................................................................................................................................................102Borabi-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................102Bujon-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Dibiri-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................102Goari-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................102Hides-F1 .................................................................................................................................................................102Hides-PWD 1 BP1 ................................................................................................................................................102Hohoro-2 ................................................................................................................................................................102Iamara-1 .................................................................................................................................................................102Iehi-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................102Ini-1 ..........................................................................................................................................................................102Iokea-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................102Ipigo .........................................................................................................................................................................102Iviri-1 ........................................................................................................................................................................102Juha-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Kapuri-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................102
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Kariava-1 ................................................................................................................................................................102Kaufana-1 ...............................................................................................................................................................102Ketu-2 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Kimu-1 .....................................................................................................................................................................102Komewu-1 .............................................................................................................................................................102Komewu-2 .............................................................................................................................................................102Kupio-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Kuru-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Kusa-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Lake Murray-1.......................................................................................................................................................102Lake Murray-2.......................................................................................................................................................102Magobu Island-1 .................................................................................................................................................102Maiva-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Mananda-4X .........................................................................................................................................................102Manta-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................102Mata-1 .....................................................................................................................................................................102Mira-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Morehead-1 ..........................................................................................................................................................102Morigio-1 ...............................................................................................................................................................102Muabu-1 .................................................................................................................................................................102Mutare-1.................................................................................................................................................................102NW Koko-1.............................................................................................................................................................102Omati-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Omati-2 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Orie-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Oroi-1 ......................................................................................................................................................................102Orokolo-1 ...............................................................................................................................................................102P_nyang 2X & ST 3 ..............................................................................................................................................102P_nyang-South 1 ST 1 .......................................................................................................................................102Pasca-1A .................................................................................................................................................................102Pasca-C2 .................................................................................................................................................................102Puri-1 .......................................................................................................................................................................102Rarako Ck ...............................................................................................................................................................102Tarim-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................102Tovala-1 ..................................................................................................................................................................102Tovala-1A ...............................................................................................................................................................102Upoia-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102Uramu-1A ..............................................................................................................................................................102Wana-1 ....................................................................................................................................................................102Wuori-1 ...................................................................................................................................................................102
Appendix B Linked Files Oil Sample Analyses ........................................................................................103ENCL_5_2_C30_Ster_vs_OLH_Terrestrial_Map .......................................................................................107ENCL_5_3_Homohopane_Family_Map .....................................................................................................108ENCL_5_4_KMeans_Statistic_Map ...............................................................................................................109ENCL_5_5_PrPh_vs_GI Salinity_Map ..........................................................................................................110ENCL_5_6_Sterane_Family_Map ..................................................................................................................111
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AU0643: Hedinia 1, test 2, Toro Fm. ..............................................................................................................112AU0644: Hedinia 8, DST 1, Toro Fm. ..............................................................................................................114AU0645: Southeast Hedinia 1, PT3, Imburu Fm. ......................................................................................116AU0665: Moran 1X, ST 4, Diguma Fm. .........................................................................................................118AU0667: Juha 1, DST 5, Toro Fm. (gas / condensate reservoir) ...........................................................120AU0668: Hides 1, Toro Fm. ...............................................................................................................................122AU0696: Agogo 4X, likely Toro Fm. ...............................................................................................................124AU0708: Uramu 1A, DST 1 ...............................................................................................................................126AU1112: Puri 1, DST 2, Puri Limestone ........................................................................................................128AU1113: Iagifu 3X (combined DST-2A, 3, 4, 5B, 9), Toro Fm. ................................................................130AU1114: Hedinia 1X, ST (combined Test 2, 3, 4), Toro Fm. ....................................................................132AU1129: Kagua seep ..........................................................................................................................................134AU1130: Puri 1-1A ...............................................................................................................................................136AU1131: Puri 1-1A DST #2 ................................................................................................................................138AU1132: Puri A1-1 DST #2 ................................................................................................................................140AU1133: SE Mananda 1X DST #3 ...................................................................................................................142AU1134: SE Mananda 1X DST #4 ...................................................................................................................144AU1135: SE Mananda 1X DST #5 ...................................................................................................................146AU1136: Pasca 1 Test 1 ......................................................................................................................................148AU1137: Uramu 1A, Test 1A .............................................................................................................................150AU1138: Antelope #1, 3/2/2000 ....................................................................................................................152AU1139: Elk-1, condensate ..............................................................................................................................154
Appendix C Map Enclosures 1–4 ...............................................................................................................156Appendix D Cross-sections 1–11 ...............................................................................................................158Appendix E Miscellaneous Montages 1–11 .............................................................................................160
List of FiguresFigure 3-1 Primary Tectonic plates of the New Guinea region. ......................................................................................... 9
Figure 3.2: Structural elements for the Papuan Foreland. ..................................................................................................11
Figure 3.3: Tectonic elements of the Papuan Foreland area. (After Schofield (2000). Fourth PNG Petroleum Convention, 2000) .....................................................................................................................................................12
Figure 3.4: Maturity of Jurassic source rocks in the northern Australia margin basins, Gordon et al., 2000. ...13
Figure 3.5: Chronostratigraphy Papuan Basin (Woods, 2010). ..........................................................................................15
Figure 3.6: Stratigraphy, petroleum systems and tectonics of the Gulf of Papua. ....................................................16
Figure 3.7: Major tectonic elements and geological elements of the Papuan basin. ..............................................17
Figure 3.8: Cross-section illustrates the juxtaposition of the major sequences referred to in this report. .......18
Figure 4.1: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Anchor Cay-1 to Iehi-1 cross-section. 23
Figure 4.2: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Anchor Cay-1 to Iehi-1 cross-section data. ...............................................24
Figure 4.3: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots with all the Anchor Cay-1 to Iehi-1 cross-section. ...............................................................................................................................................................25
Figure 4.4: Pyrogram with FID raw signal on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. ........................................................25
Figure 4.5: Pyrogram of sample from the Ieru Formation. .................................................................................................26
Figure 4.6: Pyrogram of Iehi-1 well from the Koi-Iange Formation. ................................................................................26
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Figure 4.7: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Kusa-1 to Kuru-1 cross-section data. .28
Figure 4.8: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Kusa-1 to Kuru-1 cross-section data. ..........................................................29
Figure 4.9: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots of all the Kusa-1 to Kuru-1 cross-section data. ................................................................................................................................................................30
Figure 4.10: Pyrogram of Kusa-1 sample with FID raw signal on the y-axis and time on the x-axis. ...................30
Figure 4.11: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Mutare-1 to Kusa-1 cross-section data......................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Figure 4.12: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Mutare-1 to Kusa-1 cross-section data. ..................................................33
Figure 4.13: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots of all the Mutare-1 to Kusa-1 cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................................................34
Figure 4.14: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Bujon-1 to Kamusi-1 cross-section data......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Figure 4.15: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Bujon-1 to Kamusi-1 cross-section data. ................................................37
Figure 4.16: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots of all the Bujon-1 to Kamusi-1 cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................................................38
Figure 4.17: Pyrogram of Komewu-1 sample. .........................................................................................................................38
Figure 4.18: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Morehead-1 to Morigio-1 cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................................................40
Figure 4.19: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Morehead-1 to Morigio-1 cross-section data. ......................................41
Figure 4.20: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the Morehead-1 to Morigio-1 cross-section data. .............................................................................................................................42
Figure 4.21: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Tarim-1 to Koko-1 cross-section data. ................................................................................................................................................................ 44
Figure 4.22: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Tarim-1 to Koko-1 cross-section data. .....................................................45
Figure 4.23: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the Tarim-1 to Koko-1 cross-section data. ......................................................................................................................................46
Figure 4.24: Pyrograms of samples from the Ketu-2 well. ..................................................................................................47
Figure 4.25: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Lake Murray-1 to Wuroi-1 cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................................................49
Figure 4.26: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Lake Murray-1 to Wuroi-1 cross-section data. ......................................50
Figure 4.27: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the Lake Murray-1 to Wuroi-1 cross-section data. ...............................................................................................................................51
Figure 4.28: Pyrogram of a sample from Adiba-1 well showing a hump in the S2 peak. .......................................51
Figure 4.29: Pyrogram of a sample from Lake Murray-1 well showing a hump in the S2 peak. ..........................52
Figure 4.30: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Puri-1 to Pasca-1A cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................................................54
Figure 4.31: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Puri-1 to Pasca-1A cross-section data. ....................................................55
Figure 4.32: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the Puri-1 to Pasca-1A cross-section data. ..................................................................................................................................56
Figure 4.33: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Tovala-1 to Kaufana-1 cross-section data. ................................................................................................................................................................................58
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Figure 4.34: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Tovala-1 to Kaufana-1 cross-section data...............................................59
Figure 4.35: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the Tovala-1 to Kaufana-1 cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................................................60
Figure 4.36: Pyrogram of Maiva-1 sample. ..............................................................................................................................60
Figure 4.37: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the Ipigo-1 to Mira-1 cross-section data. ................................................................................................................................................................ 62
Figure 4.38: HI versus Tmax plot of all the Ipigo-1 to Mira-1 cross-section data. .......................................................63
Figure 4.39: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the Ipigo-1 to Mira-1 cross-section data. .......................................................................................................................................64
Figure 4.40: Pyrogram of an Ini-1 sample. ................................................................................................................................64
Figure 4.41: Pseudo van Krevelen (HI versus OI plot) diagram of all the P’nyang-2X to Mananda-4X cross-section data. ................................................................................................................................................................68
Figure 4.42: HI versus Tmax plot of all the P’nyang-2X to Mananda-4X cross-section data. ..................................69
Figure 4.43: S1 versus Tmax and OSI (oil saturation index) versus Tmax plots all the P’nyang-2X to Mananda-4X cross-section data. .....................................................................................................................70
Figure 4.44: Pyrogram showing the S0 peak and a hump in the S2 peak of a sample from the Hides F1, BP1 well. ....................................................................................................................................................70
Figure 4.45: Pyrogram showing the hump in the S2 peak of a sample from the Mananda- 4X well. ................71
Figure 5.1: Ternary plot of the crude oil composition. .........................................................................................................82
Figure 5.2: A correlation of the oil maturity with Vitrinite Reflectance. .........................................................................83
Figure 5.3: The oil cracking plot. ..................................................................................................................................................84
Figure 5.4: The Isoprendoid/Alkane plot...................................................................................................................................85
Figure 5.5: The Sofer plot. ...............................................................................................................................................................86
Figure 5.6: The plot of Isoprenoids vs CPI. ................................................................................................................................87
Figure 5.7: The plot of Pristine/Phytane versus Canonical Variable. ...............................................................................88
Figure 5.8: The plot of Hopanes versus Terpanes. ..................................................................................................................89
Figure 5.9: The plot of Hopanes versus Terpanes. ..................................................................................................................90
Figure 5.10: Figure showing lacustrine biomarkers in oils. ................................................................................................91
Figure 5.11: Graphs showing Salinity/Stratification biomarker in Pasca 1 sample. ...................................................92
Figure 5.12: The plot of Isoprenoid vs Oleanane. ...................................................................................................................93
Figure 5.13: Plot of Isoprenoid vs Gammacerane. .................................................................................................................94
Figure 5.14: The ternary plot showing ratios of C27, C28 and C29. . ...............................................................................95
Figure 5.15: Ternary plot showing clusters of Methyl Diamondoids. .............................................................................96
List of TablesTable 4.1: Wells and samples nominated for solvent extraction ......................................................................................73
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John Conolly, PhDAffiliate Scientist
EGI Affiliate Scientist Dr. John Conolly was the key scientist who developed the seminal proposal to evaluate rift systems of North Africa that was funded by the National Science Foundation in 1972. He was instrumental in helping to establish EGI in its founding in 1972 as the Earth Science and Resources Institute (ESRI) at the University of South Carolina. Currently Managing Director of Petrofocus Consulting, John has 50 years experience in exploration of frontier basins worldwide.
John participated in the now famous Baltimore Canyon Trough Lease Sales and was a successful bidder for offshore acreage with Shell U.S.A., the major participant and operator. As a Principal of the frontier basin ventures, primarily as the ‘innovator’ and ‘instigator’ of these ventures, his work included all of the new joint ventures put together by the Sydney Oil Company during the period 1977 to 1988. These resulted in the participation in the discovery of fourteen new oil fields including the South Pepper, North Herald trend on the Northwest Shelf, and the Fairymount, Bodalla South, and Nockatunga trends in Queensland. Since 1988, he has worked as an independent consultant, creating new frontier plays and putting together new acreage blocks in the Northwest Shelf and other basins in Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the S.W. Pacific Islands, and New Zealand.
John’s work has spanned the globe and includes affiliations with such entities as the U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory at Columbia University, and numerous major partners in the energy industry and government agencies throughout Australia, New Zeland, South Pacific Islands, and the United States. He also founded Rawson Resources Ltd., an active oil explorer listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2005.
John has over 50 years of experience as a geologist and researcher in the energy and geosciences industry. He received a B.Sc. from the University of Sydney (1958) and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales (1960, 1963). Between 1965 and 1971, he served as Professor of Geology at Louisiana State University, Columbia University, N.Y., and the University of South Carolina. John has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors spanning his distinguished career and is credited with over 100 articles in journals, conferences, and short courses. He was Keynote speaker to APG Conference India, in 2004 and 2006 and is an active member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.
Dr. Conolly represents EGI in Austral-Asia and is actively involved with key research in sheared margins of Western Australia and in developing EGI’s role in shale systems research across the Australian continent. He also conducts short course trainings and field courses for EGI Corporate Associate members.
Email [email protected] 61-4862-3311 (Australia)
Research Interests• Global exploration in
frontier basins
• Peer assists in basin analysis
• Risk analysis of petroleum systems
• Australian, P.N.G. & New Zealand geology
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Raymond Levey, PhDDirector & Research Professor – College of Engineering
Certified Petroleum Geologist & Licensed Geologist – Texas & Utah
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Research Interests• Basin Analysis
• Petroleum Systems Analysis
• Depositional Systems Analysis
• Sequence Stratigraphy & Sedimentology
• Unconventional Resource Assessment
• Reservoir Characterization
• Academic & Industry Partnerships for research
Dr. Raymond Levey is the Director of Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah and a Research Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Utah. He has over 30 years of experience in the energy field. He has worked in research for the United States Geological Survey and Shell Oil Company. Prior to joining the University of Utah in 1997, he served as Associate Director at the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas in Austin. In 1997 Dr. Levey was brought to the University of Utah as the Deputy Director of EGI, and in 1999 he was appointed as the second Director of the Energy & Geoscience Institute (EGI), the world’s largest University-based industry cost shared upstream research program. EGI conducts oil, gas, CO2 management, and geothermal energy research worldwide. Under his direction, the Energy & Geoscience Institute has grown multi-fold and now is the largest cost-shared research consortia at a university, globally supported by over 65 member companies from over 20 nations.
Dr. Levey is a certified Petroleum Geologist and licensed geoscientist in the State of Texas and State of Utah and a former advisor for unconventional resources to the office of the U.S. Secretary of Energy. He has also advised the U.S. Department of Defense on energy matters globally.
A global leader in energy geoscience, Dr. Levey has been a member of the American Association of Professional Geologists for over 25 years. He is a founding member of the Texas Oil and Gas Forum, established in 1996, and is active in the American Society for Engineering Education, American Association of Professional Geologists, Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists, and the State of Utah Department of Commerce as a Licenced Professional Geologist.
Dr. Levey is a member of the University of Utah Internationalization Advisory Board. In 2005 he co-lead a scientific delegation to Tripoli, Libya to assist the U.S. Department of State in evaluating re-deployment opportunities for Libyan weapons scientists to the energy industry.
He has been involved in the analysis of both offshore and onshore basins globally across North America, South America, Asia, Australia and Europe. He has been involved in U.S. Department of Energy research in secondary recovery of natural gas that has lead to major revision in the understanding of the amount of natural gas resources in the United States. He holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of South Carolina. He reports directly to the President of the University of Utah.
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