Geochemical Aspects of Hydrocarbon Quality and the Prediction of Producibility
Room Cozumel 1/2
Co-Chairs: B. Katz, N. Holguin, and A. Zuzek
8:25 -- Introductory Remarks
8:30 -- C. L. Davis, L. M. Wenger, G. H. Isaksen: Risking Oil and Gas Quality and Producibility in Deepwater Reservoirs
9:00 -- B. J. Katz, V. Robison: Oil Quality in Deepwater Settings – Concerns, Perceptions, Observations, and Reality
9:30 -- A. G. Requejo, C. F. Schiefelbein: Controls on Oil Quality in Deep and Ultra-Deep Water Fields of the Campos Basin, Brazil
10:00 -- Break
10:30 -- F. Behar, H. L. D. B. Penteado: Basin Modeling of Thermal History, Migration and Biodegradation of Oils from the Potiguar Basin (Brazil)
11:00 -- B. James, L. D. Meckel, III, D. McKinney, G. Ugueto, B. Dindoruk, J. W. Kendrick, S. Hara: How Analyzing Variations in Gas-Oil Ratio Led to Improved Understanding of a Giant Deepwater Reservoir
11:30 -- R. di Primio, B. Horsfield: Using Petroleum Type Organofacies for Prediction of Hydrocarbon Phase Behaviour
12:00 -- R. P. Philp, M. Hsieh: High Molecular Weight Paraffins (>C40) in Crude Oils and Source Rocks