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New Advances in SeismicInterpretation Workshop

15–17 April 2019 | Muscat, Oman

Photo credit: Husam Al Rawahi(Geological Society of Oman)

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: Luis Giroldi, Saudi AramcoLuis Giroldi is a Geophysical Consultant in the Eastern Area Exploration Department of Saudi Aramco. He joined the Eastern Area Exploration Department in 2006 after a 14-year career with Pluspetrol SA and Pan American Energy LLC, where he worked on seismic operations and interpretation projects in Argentina, Algeria, Tunisia, Peru and Chaco S. A. in Bolivia. Luis holds a graduate degree in Geophysics from the University of San Juan (Argentina), and a postgraduate degree in Oil and Natural Gas Economics from the Instituto Tecnologico de Buenos Aires – ITBA (Argentina). With Saudi Aramco, he explored for deep Paleozoic gas and Jurassic conventional and unconventional oil opportunities in the Eastern Area of KSA. His interests focus on integration of geology with seismic attributes and rock physics through visualization techniques.

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMAN: Uzma Ghulam, Petroleum Development OmanUzma Ghulam’s current role in PDO is to generate new oil and gas opportunities, being more of a passion for her than a job requirement. After getting a MSc degree in Geosciences, she specialized as a biostratrigrapher with a PhD in “Cretaceous organic microfossils of Oman and seismic sequence strat integration.” However, she followed her passion in Exploration Geology and has contributed to several major oil and gas discoveries in Oman, Mabrouk, Burhaan North, Rasheeq and several others. She also believes in work-life balance; she is a sports enthusiast, particularly with racquet sports such as badminton and tennis, and also writes poetry for special occasions. Uzma now has over 15 years of experience in the industry and she aspires to help in diversifying her countries dependency on hydrocarbons by contributing to the development of solar energy.

Abdullah Al Gahaffi, Petroleum Development OmanAbdullah Al Gahaffi has graduated from Sultan Qaboos University – SQU (Oman) in mid-2008 with a BSc in geology, and then joined PDO as a PhD scholar to study the ‘4D structural evolution of the Maradi fault zone in Oman’ structural geology at Royal Holloway College, University of London (UK). After completing his PhD, he joined PDO in 2013, working for 5 years in the Exploration department within the ‘new opportunities team’ as regional exploration geoscientist. Since the beginning of 2019, he has been working in the oil, prospect maturation team. His main areas of interest are strike-slip tectonics, extensional fault regimes, salt tectonics, regional play-based evaluation and tectonostratigraphy.

Abdullah Theyab, Saudi AramcoAbdullah is a lead Geophysicist in Eastern-Area Exploration Department. He holds a PhD degree in Geophysics from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology – KAUST (Saudi Arabia), a MSc degree in Geophysics from Stanford University (USA), and a bachelor degree from the University of Tulsa (USA). His educational background is mainly in imaging, as he enjoyed developing algorithms and workflows to enable full-waveform inversion, advanced imaging, and interferometric tests on field data. At Saudi Aramco, Abdullah has worked mostly as a prospect generator for several gas discoveries and successful delineations and is he interested in developing ways to expedite the prospect generation process.

Ahmed Sabry, SchlumbergerAhmed Sabry holds a BSc degree in Physics (1998) and a Diploma in Geophysics (2000) from Cairo University (Egypt), and a MSc in Petroleum Engineering from Herriot Watt (UK) in 2018. He has 21 years of experience in O&G Exploration and Development with Schlumberger on technical roles (reservoir geophysicist and project manager) and managerial roles (Consulting Manager, Career and Staffing Manager, Geoscience and Petroleum Engineering Manager, and Global Consulting Hub Manager). He held regional Middle East and Global roles during assignments in Cairo, Kuwait, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He currently is Global Asset Planning Manager for Schlumberger, managing the business of Asset Consulting for Subsurface Characterization and FDPs including Subsurface and Surface Consulting Services.

Beth Rees, CGGAfter completing her MSc in oceanography, Beth began her career as a seismic interpreter at Exxon Exploration in 1991. In 1993, she moved into the Geophysical Applications department where she first learned about seismic inversion using the Jason GeoScience Workbench. After several years, Beth moved to Jason GeoSystems as a project and support geophysicist. In 2001, as Fugro purchased Jason GeoSystems, Beth moved to the Netherlands to join the Jason software development team as manager of the Quality Assurance and Technology Transfer team, before heading the team in 2008 and then becoming Program Manager for Fugro-Jason software development when CGG purchased Fugro-Jason in 2013. In 2017, Beth completed her MBA at Erasmus University and became the Middle East and North Africa region manager for CGG GeoSoftware.

Bill Ayres, Independent ConsultantBill Ayres is an independent energy and environmental professional focused on the propagation of new technoloogies for risk reduction. He has spent 38 years in geophysical acquisition, processing, interpretation and reservoir monitoring, most recently introducing new technologies to the Middle East. Bill studied Physics at University of California, Berkeley (USA) and Geophysics at University of Houston (USA). He is a Past Chairman of the SEG Global Advisory Committee.

Christian Oviawe, ADNOCChris Oviawe is a senior geophysics specialist in quantitative seismic reservoir characterization with the ADNOC Technical Center in Abu Dhabi (UAE). His 23 years of experience in the oil and gas industry encompasses seismic reservoir characterization, seismo-structural/stratigraphic interpretation, and seismic processing, cutting across different geologic basins/regions. Before joining ADNOC in 2015, he held senior technical positions with Chevron Australia, Shell Nigeria and CGG Processing Services. His educational qualifications include a MSc in petroleum geology (seismic interpretation).

WorkshopDeep Gas Exploration and Future Development Workshop 7 - 9 Oct '19 Abu Dhabi,UAE

Call for Abstractscloses 24 Apr '19

Contact Us: middleeast@seg.org | Tel: +97143724880 | Fax: +97143724204 | www.seg.org

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SEG MIDDLE EAST - UPCOMING EVENTS 2019Event Date Location StatusActivity

Short CourseShort Course by Julian Ivanov - Practical Seismic Surface Wave Methods: Basics to Cutting Edge 19 Oct '19 Abu Dhabi,

UAE Registration Open

Conference5th International Conference on Engineering Geophysics 21 – 24 Oct '19 Al Ain, UAE Call for Abstractscloses 22 Apr '19

ProfessionalDevelopment

DISC 2019: Manika Prasad - Physics and Mechanics of Rocks: A Practical Approach Nov '19 GCC Region Save the Date

WorkshopNew Advances in Land Seismic Acquisition Technologies 5 - 7 Nov '19 Muscat,Oman

Call for Abstractscloses 19 Jun '19

Workshop2nd Edition - Seismic Multiples – Are they signal or noise? 3 - 5 Dec '19 Kuwait Save the Date

All technical sessions take place at Crowne Plaza, Muscat, Oman.

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

MONDAY, 15 APRIL 2019

Juan Zunino, Saudi AramcoJuan Zunino holds a BSc degree in Geology (2005) from National University of South – UNS, Bahia Blanca (Argentina), and a MSc degree in Geophysics (2008) from Institute Superior of Energy – ISE, Buenos Aires (Argentina). From 2007 to 2014, he held various positions at the Exploration Department of Repsol – YPF, in areas with high structural complex, and then as part of the team who explored and progressed the giant shale play of Vaca Muerta Fm in the Neuquen Basin (Argentina), focused on the Geomechanics and the prediction of mechanics properties using seismic inversion. Juan joined Saudi Aramco’s Exploration Department in 2014, developing projects in cretaceous and Jurassic carbonates, like also in Clastic reservoir in the Paleozoic to explore deep gas opportunities. He has published papers on Geomechanics based on pre-stack seismic inversion, seismic forward modelling and applications to exploration, structural framework based on seismic attributes.

Kristoffer Engenes, Petroleum Development OmanKristoffer Engenes has worked with geosciences in the oil and gas industry since 2001, after completing his MSc at the University of Bergen (Norway). During the past 18 years he has held several positions, starting as Wireline Field Engineer with Schlumberger and Field Geophysicist with EMGS, then Exploration Geoscientist with Det Norske (now Aker BP) and since 2011 as Exploration Geoscientist with Shell. He has been seconded to Petroleum Development Oman for the last four years, exploring for oil in the south Oman post salt clastic plays. His broad expertise working the whole exploration value chain from data to drilling and beyond, ranging from well data- and geophysical data acquisition and processing, through regional play work, to detailed geological interpretation and well planning and execution, have given him solid insight into the industry.

Maitham Ebrahim, Kuwait Oil CompanyMaitham Ebrahim has been working for Kuwait Oil Company since 2001 and became senior geophysicist in 2009. He received his BSc in geology from Kuwait University in 2000 and his MSc in geophysics from Heriot-Watt University in 2008. Maitham worked mainly in seismic data interpretation supporting exploration and oil fields development. In 2009, he joined the Seismic Reservoir Characterization Team within the company and carried out seismic inversion projects using different techniques such as deterministic and probabilistic inversion as well as petrophysics and rock physics projects for seismic inversion. He is currently working in the Seismic Data Acquisition Team.

Victor Aarre, SchlumbergerVictor Aarre is Geophysics Advisor for the Schlumberger Norway Technology Center (SNTC), where they develop the Petrel E&P software platform. Victor holds a Cand. Scient. Degree in Scientific Computing (1993) from the University of Bergen (Norway). He has worked in various Research & Engineering positions in Schlumberger since 1995, mainly within the seismic discipline. His current personal research focus is on seismic signal processing, fault/fracture mapping, automatic Earth Model Building and Machine Learning/AI technologies. He is member of SEG and EAGE, and holds 18 granted or pending US patents and 20+ peer-reviewed publications.

07:00 - 08:00 Onsite Registration Coffee, tea, juices and morning refreshments available08:00 - 08:05 Hotel Safety Briefing08:05 - 08:15 Welcome Address by Committee Co-Chairs08:15 - 08:35 Opening Speech by Hisham Al Siyabi, Petroleum Development Oman – The Role of Seismic Interpretation in Unlocking Remaining Potential in a Mature Basin08:35 - 08:55 Opening Speech by Mohammad I. Faqira, Saudi Aramco – Guiding Seismic Technology for Better Subsurface Interpretation

SESSION 1 RECENT ADVANCES IN INTERPRETATION METHODOLOGIES AND WORKFLOWS Session Chairs: Bill Ayres & Beth Rees

08:55 - 09:20 KEYNOTE: Bridging to a Big Data World Greg Partyka, OpenGeoSolutions09:20 - 09:45 Seismic Interpretation Technology Advancement and Adoption for Rapid and Accurate Interpretation Muhammad Badar, Saudi Aramco09:45 - 10:10 Innovative Workflow for Structural Seismic Interpretation: Combining Automated Technologies with Structural Analysis Techniques Marie Etchebes, Schlumberger

10:10 - 10:30 COFFEE BREAK – 20 min – Foyer

SESSION 2 ADVANCES IN SPECTRAL ANALYSIS Session Chairs: Luis Giroldi & Greg Partyka

10:30 - 10:55 Generalized Spectral Decomposition Monika Maria Dyrendahl, Tenaris10:55 - 11:20 New Technology Utilizing Dispersion Attribute as Direct Liquid Hydrocarbon Indicator – Case Studies Kristofer Skantze, REX International Holding Limited11:20 - 11:45 A Fresh Look at Seismic Thin-Bed Mapping Victor Aarre, Schlumberger11:45 - 12:15 Moderated Discussion – 30 min

12:15 - 13:15 LUNCH – 1 hr – Tropicana Restaurant

SESSION 3 STRUCTURAL AND STATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION I Session Chairs: Uzma Ghulam & Kristoffer Engenes

13:15 - 13:40 KEYNOTE: Improving Reservoir Characterization Using Four Innovative Seismic Technologies Saleh Dossary, Saudi Aramco13:40 - 14:05 KEYNOTE: Advances in Seismic Interpretation Stephane Gesbert, Shell Global Solutions International14:05 - 14:30 Applications of Stratigraphy to Seismic (StS™) and Numerical Forward Modelling to Seismic Reservoir Characterization Workflows David Gold, CGG

14:30 - 14:50 COFFEE BREAK – 20 min – Foyer

SESSION 4 STRUCTURAL AND STATIGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION II Session Chairs: Uzma Ghulam & Kristoffer Engenes

14:50 - 15:15 Application of Semi-Supervised Machine Learning – A Case Study for Seismic-Derived Facies of the Early Permian Tinat Member, Central Saudi Arabia David Taylor, Saudi Aramco15:15 - 15:40 Application of Principal Component Analysis and Deep Learning Along Directional Image Gathers for High-Definition Classification of Subsurface Features Bruno de Ribet, Emerson15:40 - 16:05 Multiseismic Attribute Analyses to Reveal the Geomorphology of the Aptian Carbonate Platform in the Rub’ al-Khali Basin, Saudi Arabia Kenri Pomar, Saudi Aramco16:05 - 16:35 Moderated Discussion – 30 min

18:00 - 20:00 ICEBREAKER RECEPTION – Pool Lawn

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

TUESDAY, 16 APRIL 2019 WEDNESDAY, 17 APRIL 2019

All technical sessions take place at Crowne Plaza, Muscat, Oman.All technical sessions take place at Crowne Plaza, Muscat, Oman.

SESSION 9 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING: IMPACT ON SEISMIC INTERPRETATION, CURRENT STATUS AND PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT GOING FORWARD I Session Chairs: Victor Aarre & Saleh Dossary

08:30 - 08:55 KEYNOTE: Saudi Aramco – Public Deep Learning Applied to Seismic Facies Classification Michael Jervis, Saudi Aramco08:55 - 09:20 KEYNOTE: Machine Learning Assisted Seismic Interpretation – An Integrated Workflow for Structural/Stratigraphic Interpretation, Combined with Reservoir Characterization Behzad Alaei, Earth Science Analytics AS09:20 - 09:45 Automated Seismic Horizon Segmentation using Recurrent Neural Networks Vemund Santi, RagnaRock Geo

09:45 - 10:05 COFFEE BREAK – 20 min – Foyer

SESSION 10 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING: IMPACT ON SEISMIC INTERPRETATION, CURRENT STATUS AND PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT GOING FORWARD II Session Chairs: Victor Aarre & Abdullah Gahaffi

10:05 - 10:30 KEYNOTE: Seismic Interpretation Using Machine Learning Approaches – Recent Advances and Future Directions Ghassan AlRegib, Georgia Technical University, US10:30 - 10:55 Vivid Subsurface Images from Unsupervised Neural Network Classification Using Multiple Seismic Attribute Inputs – Workflow and Results from Applied Case Mujeeb Babajide Oke, ADNOC10:55 - 11:20 Seismic Interpretation – Human Cognition Meets Machine Learning Peter Szafian, GeoTeric11:20 - 11:50 Moderated Discussion – 30 min

11:50 - 12:50 LUNCH – 1 hr – Tropicana Restaurant

SESSION 11 CASE STUDIES I Session Chairs: Beth Rees & Ahmed Sabry

12:50 - 13:15 KEYNOTE: Using Basin-Wide Seismic Data for Play Evaluation – Examples from PDO Mark Hollanders, Petroleum Development Oman13:15 - 13:40 Evaluation of an Advanced Seismic Interpretation Targeting Paleozoic Stratigraphic Traps Yi Jun Hu, Saudi Aramco13:40 - 14:05 Improving Prediction in a Complex Geological Setting by Using Cooperative Look-Ahead VSP Interpretation – A Red Sea Case Study Abdullah Almusaeed, Saudi Aramco

14:05 - 14:25 COFFEE BREAK – 20 min – Foyer

SESSION 12 CASE STUDIES II Session Chairs: Beth Rees & Ahmed Sabry

14:25 - 14:50 Unlocking Reservoir Potentials of an Unconventional Carbonate Oil Bearing Marine Basinal Carbonate Reservoir Using Integrated Rock Properties Analyses and Seismic Inversion Technique – An Onshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Example Neil Omonigho, ADNOC14:50 - 15:15 Integrating Seismic Elastic Properties with Geological Data to Explore for the New Opportunities to Maximize Production of Wara Sand in Minagish Field Yousif Ahmad Halawah, Kuwait Oil Company15:15 - 15:40 Seismic Interpretation Approach for Horizontal Well Placement Along Thin Heavy Oil Reservoir in Relatively Poor Seismic Data Hasrony Maridhona, Medco Oman LLC15:40 - 16:05 Carbonate Lithofacies Differentiation Using a New Pre-Stack Inversion Approach Manssur AlNajjar, Saudi Aramco16:05 - 16:35 Moderated Discussion – 30 min16:35 - 17:00 Wrap-Up – 25 min

SESSION 5 RECENT ADVANCES IN PROCESSING TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED INTERPRETATION Session Chairs: Abdullah Theyab & Christian Nabulele Oviawe

08:00 - 08:25 KEYNOTE: Acoustic-AVO LSM ≈ Elastic LSM Gerard Schuster, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology08:25 - 08:50 Understanding Complex Reservoirs – Could Well Logs and Seismic Data Conditioning Dictate Unique Approach Ahmed Sabry, Schlumberger08:50 - 09:15 Seismic Data Processing Flow Adapted to Quantitative Interpretation Tahar Ben Youssef, CGG09:15 - 09:40 Seismic Data Processors and Interpreters: From Solo Travelers to Partners in Delivery Abdullah Maamari, Petroleum Development Oman09:40 - 10:05 Full-Azimuth RMO Picking for Depth Model Building – Examples from the Sultanate of Oman Svetlana Shutova, CGG

10:05 - 10:25 COFFEE BREAK – 20 min – Foyer

SESSION 6 UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION IN SEISMIC INTERPRETATION Session Chairs: Juan Zunino & Oliver Michaud

10:25 - 10:50 Reducing the Trap Uncertainty in Subtle Four-Way Dip Closure – A Case Study from the Central Area of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Muslem, Saudi Aramco10:50 - 11:15 Quantifying Geophysical Reservoir Container Uncertainty in Support of Appraisal Field Development Plan – An Integrated Workflow South-East Abu Dhabi Neil Omonigho, ADNOC11:15 - 11:40 Volumetric Impact of Lateral Velocity Changes on Interpreted Structure in Some Large Carbonate Fields Mujeeb Babajide Oke, ADNOC11:40 - 12:10 Moderated Discussion – 30 min

12:10 - 13:10 LUNCH – 1 hr – Tropicana Restaurant

SESSION 7 SEISMIC RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AND QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION I Session Chairs: Ahmed Sabry & Maitham Ebrahim

13:10 - 13:35 Maximizing the Value of 3D Seismic in a Matured Developed Giant Oil Field Abdulrahman S. Al Messabi, ADNOC13:35 - 14:00 High Resolution Inversion – the Key for Facies Distribution Identification, Central Saudi Arabia Gunawan Wibisono, Saudi Aramco14:00 - 14:25 Reducing Drilling Risk Through Seismic Characterisation of Overburden Complexity Jan Stammeijer, Petroleum Development Oman14:25 - 14:50 An Integrated Approach Using Diffraction Imaging and Spectral Decomposition to Identify Karsting and Fluid Escape Vents in Northern Saudi Arabia Patrick McEffer, Saudi Aramco

14:50 - 15:10 COFFEE BREAK – 20 min – Foyer

SESSION 8 SEISMIC RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION AND QUANTITATIVE INTERPRETATION II Session Chairs: Ahmed Sabry & Maitham Ebrahim

15:10 - 15:35 Understanding the Seismic Amplitudes by Means of Rock Property Driven Seismic Forward Modeling Mukarram Ahmed, Saudi Aramco15:35 - 16:00 Integrated Quantitative Interpretation Support for Oil Exploration and Maturation in Central Oman Gerhard Lortzer, Petroleum Development Oman16:00 - 16:25 Advancement in Seismic Reservoir Characterization for Quantitative Interpretation Taiwen Chen, Kuwait Oil Company16:25 - 16:55 Moderated Discussion – 30 min

OPENING & KEYNOTE SPEAKERS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

OPENING SPEAKER: Hisham Al Siyabi, Petroleum Development OmanHisham Al Siyabi joined Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) after completing a PhD from the Colorado School of Mines (USA) in 1998. He started his career in Exploration as a seismic interpreter working on multiple plays across Oman. In 2005, Hisham joined Shell Exploration and Production Company in Houston, Texas (USA) and worked plays in the deep water Gulf of Mexico. He returned to PDO in 2009 as the Gas Exploration Manager in charge of unlocking tight and unconventional gas resources. In 2013, Hisham made the transition to the development side as the Marmul-RTQ Asset Manager and rejoined Exploration in 2017 as the GeoSolutions Manager. In July 2018, he became PDO’s Exploration Director.

OPENING SPEAKER: Mohammad Faqira, Saudi AramcoMohammad Faqira is currently Manager of the Eastern Area Exploration Department at Saudi Aramco. He joined Saudi Aramco after completing his BSc in Petroleum Geology in 1986 from King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), and obtained a MSc in Geology from Colorado School of Mines (USA) in 1991. Mohammad began his career as an exploration geologist in the Red Sea, then assumed numerous management positions; in May 2013 he became Manager of the Eastern Area Exploration Department. Mohammad is an expert in Paleozoic exploration for the Arabian Plate. He has written and presented many regional studies on the Khuff Hydrocarbon system, as well as the Impact of Hercynian Orogeny on Paleozoic Exploration. Mohammad is a member of AAPG, EAGE, SEG and DGS.

Behzad Alaei, Earth Science Analytics ASBehzad Alaei is co-founder and Chief Digital Officer in Earth Science Analytics. He has a PhD in exploration seismology from University of Bergen (Norway) and has 26 years of experience from the E&P industry. In the last three years, he has been working on the integration of modern data science and machine learning approaches within E&P industry to optimize key business processes in petroleum geoscience. He has experiences from different petroleum provinces such as the Middle East, NCS and Gulf of Mexico. He has also done research and teaching on seismic attributes and their applications in seismic interpretation. He is a member of SEG, CSEG and EAGE.

Gerard Schuster, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)Gerard Schuster has an MS (1982) and a PhD (1984) from Columbia University (USA), where he was a postdoctoral researcher in 1984-1985. From 1985 to 2009, he was a professor of Geophysics at University of Utah (USA). He started his current position as Professor of Geophysics at King Abdullah University Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2009 and is also the co-director and founder of the Center for Fluid Modeling and Seismic Imaging at KAUST. He received a number of teaching and research awards while at University of Utah. He was editor of Geophysics in 2004-2005 and was awarded SEG’s Virgil Kauffman gold medal in 2010 for his work in seismic interferometry. He helped pioneer seismic interferometry and its practical applications in applied geophysics, through his active research program and through his extensive publications.

Ghassan AlRegib, Georgia Technical University (USA)Ghassan AlRegib is currently a professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA). In 2012, he was named the Director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Energy and Geo Processing (CeGP). He is a faculty member of the Center for Signal and Information Processing (CSIP). He also serves as the Director of Georgia Tech’s Initiatives and Programs in MENA. He has authored and co-authored more than 250 articles in international journals and conference proceedings. He has been issued several U.S. patents and invention disclosures.

Gregory Partyka, OpenGeoSolutionsGregory Partyka received a degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba (Canada) in 1987. From 1988 to 2007, he worked for Amoco and then BP in Canada, Poland, the United States and United Kingdom. He has moved back and forth between assignments in operations and technology. This mix of roles allowed him to experience research, development, application, and just as importantly, the value that appropriate technology can bring to business decisions. Along the way, he has focused his efforts on multidisciplinary problem solving and improving our ability to decipher geologic content embedded in seismic data. He was the Chairman of the SEG Distinguished Lecture Committee from 2007-to-2009.

Mark Hollanders, Petroleum Development OmanMark Hollanders is a geoscientist with over 25 years of experience with Shell and its affiliates in a variety of mainly technical roles in Exploration, ranging from New Business Development to Hydrocarbon Maturation. His current position is Chief Exploration Geologist in PDO. In this role he is responsible for the organizational health and for technical assurance, both combining his passion of professional competence and his conviction that exploration requires more and more integration throughout the spectrum of subsurface and engineering disciplines. When work and family obligations allow him, he likes to spend time hiking, birding and photographing.

Michael Jervis, Saudi AramcoMichael Jervis received a BSc in Geology from the University of Western Australia and worked as a geologist for several years before completing a Masters degree in Applied Physics at Curtin University of Technology (Australia). In 1993 he received his PhD in Geophysics from the University of Texas at Austin (USA) in non-linear inversion for migration velocity model building. He then worked with Western Atlas in their electric log interpretation and research division, followed by 4 years in the crosswell seismic company TomoSeis. Since 2003, Michael has been in Saudi Aramco’s EXPEC Advanced Research Center in Dhahran working on projects as diverse as microseismic monitoring, 4D seismic monitoring and deep learning applications in reservoir geophysics. He is the author of several patents and many publications and presentations at SEG and EAGE.

Saleh Al-Dossary, Saudi AramcoSaleh Al-Dossary works in the Exploration Application Services Department at Saudi Aramco, developing new seismic processing and attributes algorithms. In 1991, Saleh received his BS degree in Computer Science with a minor in Geophysics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (USA). He received his MS degree in 1997 from Stanford University (USA) and his PhD in 2004 from the University of Houston (USA), both in Geophysics. Saleh received the Outstanding Student Award from the University of Houston in 2003 and Saudi Aramco Excellence Award in 2015. He is the author and coauthor of several articles published by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG).

Stéphane Gesbert, Shell Global Solutions InternationalStéphane Gesbert received a MSc (1986) in Applied Physics and graduated in civil engineering (1989) from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (France). He worked for the medical imaging company Sopha Medical before joining Shell E&P in 1991 as a geophysicist. At Shell, he carried out research in seismic processing, imaging and seismic interpretation. From 2007 to 2009, Stéphane led the Subtle Traps R&D team. He is currently working on advanced seismic interpretation and quantitative interpretation, teaches and provides support to Exploration assets worldwide.

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