Saudi Arabia
Technical Expertise - Reservoir characterisation & prediction (carbonate, clastic) Quantitative sequence stratigraphy (seismic, well, outcrop) Outcrop-reservoir analogues studies & methodologies Forward depositional & diagenetic modeling Integrated process-based geological modeling (concepts & workflows) Technology development and patent reviews Teaching (in-house, field trips) External reviewer PhD theses Reviewer for international journals Regional Expertise - Arabian Platform - Paleozoic to Mesozoic (Onshore and Offshore Eastern Province, Tabuk and Hail Provinces, Red Sea) Northern Africa - Paleozoic to Cenozoic, Gondwana, Atlantic and Tethyan domains (Morocco, Algeria) Brazil - Meso- to Cenozoic, Atlantic margin (Campos-, Santos-, Pelotas Basins) Southern Europe - Mesozoic, Tethyan domain (Southern Alps, Italy) Alpine foreland basins - Mesozoic to Cenozoic (Pyrenean Foreland Basin, Alpine Foreland Basin) Central Europe - Cenozoic, rift valleys (Rhine Valley) Modern depositional environments - Gulf, Red Sea Business Expertise - Team leadership Researcher Development Program (Upstream R&D) R&D business plans and strategy development (Geology) Focal Point, Saudi Aramco Global Research Center (Geology) Technical lead, Joint Industry Projects (JIP) with national and international universities Advisor, Saudi Arabian Upstream Technology Company (SAUTEC) Global University Ranking for Upstream (Geology) Saudi Aramco Industrial Advisor, University International Partnerships (Geosystems) Mentoring, Young Professionals and Women Development Program
The target of EXPEC Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC) for the next 20 years is to develop specialized technologies necessary to achieve its upstream objectives of increasing discovery of oil resources and increasing reservoir recovery from 50% to 70% in major producing fields. EXPEC ARC comprises six specialized technology teams, a laboratory and field support Operations Services Division, and a Strategic Technology Analysis Division. https://www.aramco.com/en/creating-value/technology-development
The Researcher Development Program of EXPEC Advanced Research Center (EXPEC ARC) was established with the objective of developing self-motivated and innovative researchers who lead in their area of specialty and support the company's vision, mission and strategic goals. It provides an opportunity for qualified engineers and geoscientists to become engineering/scientific specialists and, at the same time, provides the company with advanced technical expertise in the specialties for which there is a critical need. The program has a clear structure with distinct phases, and qualified candidates are matched with the most appropriate mentors. This strategy ensures that the young researchers obtain the required experience, further education and exposure for their chosen specialty. The program provides a roadmap for optimizing the professional growth and advancement of candidates. The program is sufficiently flexible to respond to candidates' training and work requirements, and enables them to achieve higher levels of competence and productivity. An important part of the program is the close relationship between the mentee and their mentor. From: Kokal, S., 2018, SPE-191605-MS, https://doi.org/10.2118/191605-MS
PhD Supervisor
Research group management and supervision PhD & MSc Supervisor MSc courses (field, inhouse) in sedimentology and basin analysis Administration of department
PhD & MSc Supervisor MSc courses (field, inhouse) in sedimentology, basin analysis, HC geology and numerical modeling Research group management and supervision IT administration and supervision Faculty commissions, student affairs and tutoring Research in sequence stratigraphy, numerical basin modelling
Project acquisition and coordination Customer relationship (industry, national oil & gas companies, state energy ministries) Integrated geological models Sequence stratigraphy, basin development, reservoir analysis, HC systems analysis Data mining for license blocks Project supervision and reporting
Research in carbonate sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and basin development BSc & MSc courses in sedimentology
Research and teaching in carbonate sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy IT administration and supervision (incl. industry software)