Volume I

15-30 Structural Development of the Northern Sinai, Egypt and its Implications on the Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Mesozoic
Aal, A.A. and J.J. Lelek

31-40 Application of New Magnetic Interpretation Methods for More Cost-effective Exploration Onshore Yemen
Abbott, M.A., P.M. Bermingham and I.W. Somerton

44-52 Diagenetic and Depositional Controls on Reservoir Quality in Khuff and Unayzah Sandstones, Hawtah Trend, Central Saudi Arabia
Aktas, G. and J.D. Cocker

53-64 Stratigraphy and Structure in Bahrah Field, Kuwait
Al-Anzi, M.S.

65-73 Petrology and Provenance of Dhruma Formation (Middle Jurassic) in South Central Saudi Arabia
Al-Aswad, A.A.

75-84 Horizontal Drilling Experience in Saudi Aramco
Al-Awami, H.H. and M. Rahman

85-92 A New Amplitude Inversion Scheme for Reservoir Characterization
Al-Fares, M.

93-102 3-D Seismology in the Arabian Gulf
Al-Husseini, M.I. and R.D. Chimblo

103-119 The Khuff Formation: Its Reservoir Potential in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Countries; Depositional and Stratigraphic Approach
Al-Jallal, A.I.

121-132 Advanced Technology Application for Improvement of Seismic Resolution in East Onshore Abu Dhabi - Case History
Al-Jeelani, A., S. Marmash and I. Haggag

133-142 Gotnia Salt and its Structural Implications in Kuwait
Ali, M.A.

143-154 Regional Distribution and Chronostratigraphy of the Qusaiba Member of the Qalibah Formation in the Nafud Basin, Northwestern Saudi Arabia
Aoudeh, S.M. and S.A. Al-Hajri

155-165 Sequence Stratigraphy of Middle Cretaceous Siliciclastic Sandstone (Tuwayil Formation) in West Abu Dhabi: A Model Approach to Oil Exploration
Azzam, I.N.

167-178 Doming and Down-warping of the Arabian Platform in Oman in Relation to Eoalpine Tectonics
Bechennec, F., J. Le Metour, J.-P. Platel and J. Roger

180-189 Maturation History of the Lower Paleozoic of the Eastern Arabian Platform
Bishop, R.S.

191-201 Sequence Boundary Types and Related Porosity Evolutions: Example of the Upper Thamama Group in Field "A" Offshore Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Boichard, R.A.P., A.S. Al-Suwaidi and H. Karakhanian

203-213 Cambro-Ordovician Tectonostratigraphy and Plays in the South Oman Salt Basin
Boserio, I.M., C. Kapellos and H. Priebe

216-233 Remote Socotra and Ancillary Islands: Recent Field Investigations of Paleozoic and Mesozoic Outcrops and their Relationship to Speculative Petroleum Systems
Bott, W.F., S.M. Richardson, N.A. Harbury, C. Johns, D. Scott, M.A. Samuel, F.S. Cranmer, B.A. Smith and W.D. Hollar

236-246 Sedimentological and Diagenetic Model of the Arab Formation (Qatar): Reservoir Implications
Bouroullec, J. and A. Meyer

247-255 Mukhaizna Field, Towards the Development of a Giant Oil Accumulation
Bouvier, J.-D., K.M. Al-Hinai, K.J. Al-Khabori, J.C. de Lange and P.J. Mul

258-267 Potential Applications of High Temperature Gas Chromatography to Middle Eastern Petroleum Exploration and Production
Carlson, R.M.K., S.R. Jacobson, J.M. Moldowan and E.I. Chan

270-277 Integrated Reservoir Study - MIT Structure, Offshore Abu Dhabi
Cartier, G., J. Tachet des Combes, T.H. Hassan and S.R. Azer

280-290 Permeability Prediction Based on Anelastic Attenuation Using Dipole Shear and Low Frequency Monopole Sources in a Carbonate Reservoir in Saudi Arabia
Cassell, B., M. Badri and J. Faulhaber

292-305 Jurassic and Cretaceous of Bahrain: Geology and Petroleum Habitat
Chaube, A.N. and J. Al-Samahiji

307-319 The Source Rock Geochemistry of the Midyan and Jaizan Basins of the Red Sea, Saudi Arabia
Cole, G.A., M.A. Abu-Ali, H.I. Halpern, W.J. Carrigan, G.R. Savage, R.J. Scolaro and S.H. Al-Sharidi

321-333 Correlation of Ordovician Sandstones in Central Saudi Arabia
Connally, T.C. and E.W. Wiltse

335-343 The Development of a Tight Chalky Limestone Guided by 3-D Seismic and FMS in the Idd El Shargi Field, Offshore Qatar
Cosgrove, P. and A.F. Jubralla

346-356 Regional Characteristics and Depositional Sequences of the Oxfordian and Kimmeridgian, Abu Dhabi
de Matos, J.E. and R.F. Hulstrand

357-368 The Euphrates Graben, Eastern Syria: A New Petroleum Province in the Northern Middle East
de Ruiter, R.S.C., P.E.R. Lovelock and N. Nabulsi

369-376 Geological and Reservoir Evaluation of Arab C Horizontal Wells, Dukhan Field, Qatar
DesAutels, D., A. Hussain and H.A. Al-Ansi

377-386 Development of an Exploration Concept for the Shu'aiba Formation (Thamama Group) Using Seismic Sequence and Facies Analysis in Combination with Forward Modeling
Fischer, K.C., U. Moeller and R. Marschall

387-393 Cambrian Fossils and Stratigraphy in the Sultanate of Oman
Fortey, R.A.

395-400 Geostatistical Derivation of 3-D Velocity Volume from Check-shot Surveys
Frith, R.B. and E.L. Nebrija

402-412 Cenozoic Basin Evolution of the Northern Part of the Arabian Plate and its Control on Hydrocarbon Habitat
Goff, J.C., R.W. Jones and A.D. Horbury

413-430 Tectonic Controls on the Stratigraphic Architecture and Hydrocarbon Systems of the Arabian Plate
Grabowski, Jr., G.J. and I.0. Norton

Volume II

433-446 Integrating Geologic Data into Geostatistical Modeling: An Example from the Khafji Reservoir, Northern Offshore Area, Saudi Arabia
Grant, C.W. and F.A. Al-Humam

447-462 Seeking New Potential in the Early-Late Permian Gharif Play, West Central Oman
Guit, F.A., M.H. Al-Lawati and P.J.R. Nederlof

463-470 Geochemistry and Possible Origins of Reservoir Tar at a Selected Saudi Arabian Well
Halpern, H.I., M.H. Tobey, G.A. Cole, E.L. Colling, J.C. Cole, H.H. Chen, W.J. Carrigan and M.A. Al-Amoudi

471-481 Use of Ground Penetrating Radar for Visualizing Internal Stratification and Groundwater in Eolian Deposits
Harari, Z.Y.

483-495 A Model for Migration and Accumulation of Hydrocarbons in the Thamama and Arab Reservoirs in Abu Dhabi
Hawas, M.F. and H. Takezaki

497-504 Depositional and Biostratigraphic Framework of Potential Calci-turbidite Reservoirs in the Dubai U.A.E. part of the Oman Mountain Cenozoic Foreland Basin
Hertig, S.P., J.D. Hooks, R.A. Christopher, D.R. Clowser and P.R. Marshall

505-516 The Cenomanian to Recent Development of the Southern Tethyan Margin in Iran
Hooper, R.J., I.R. Baron, S. Agah and R.D. Hatcher

517-528 New Biostratigraphic Constraints on Saudi Arabian Red Sea Pra- and Syn-rift Sequences
Hughes, G.W. and J. Filatoff

529-541 Reservoir Connectivity and Oil Homogeneity in a Large-scale Reservoir
Hwang, R.J. and D.K. Baskin

543-552 Geothermal Gradient Anomalies of Hydrocarbon Entrapment in the Middle East and North Africa
Ibrahim, M.W.

553-560 Horizontal Well Application for Attic Oil Development in the Marmul Field, South Oman
Ishak, I.B., M.I. Kabir and H.A. Al-Lawatiya

561-570 Stress Field Orientation and Fault Trends Offshore Qatar
Jorgensen, L.N., A.A. Brown and G.E. Redekop

571-578 An Integrated Multi-disciplinary Approach in Characterizing a Newly Discovered Reservoir in the Onshore Midyan Basin, Saudi Arabian Red Sea
Kamal, R.A. and G.W. Hughes

579-590 Integration of Rock-fabric Facies and Geostatistical Models within a Sequence Stratigraphic Framework: Implications of the West Texas Experience for Recovery in Middle Eastern Carbonate Ramp Reservoirs
Kerans, C., F.J. Lucia and F.P. Wang

593-604 Geology of the Permian to Ordovician Clastic Reservoirs of Abu Jifan/Farhah Oilfields, Saudi Arabia
King, W.A.

605-614 Heterogeneity and Fluid Saturation Predictions in Complex Jurassic Carbonates of Abu Dhabi
Kirkham, A. and B.N. Twombley

615-623 Sequence Stratal Geometries and Burial-Related Microporosity Development: Controls on Performance of the Hadriya Reservoir (Upper Jurassic) Berri Field, Saudi Arabia
Koepnick, R.B., L.E. Waite, G.S. Kompanik, M.J. Al-Shammery and M.O. Al-Amoudi

625-641 Geologic Modeling of the Hadriya Reservoir Using Sequence Stratigraphy and Facies Templates, Berri Field, Saudi Arabia
Kompanik, G.S., R.J. Heil and Z.A. Al-Shammari

643-654 Late Permian Birth of the Neo-Tethys and Development of its Southern Continental Margin in Oman
Le Metour, J., F. Bechennec, J.-P. Platel and J. Roger

655-668 Wrench Tectonics in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Marzouk, I. and M.A. El Sattar

669-677 Bahrain Field: Challenges for Reservoir Characterization
Mendeck, M.F. and A.A. Al-Madani

679-688 Example from Onshore Abu Dhabi on the Use of Gas Chromatography in Reservoir Geochemistry
Mohamed, A.A.

690-698 Structural Style and Timing of the Northern Oman Mountain Deformation Front
Mount, V.S., S. Hertig, G.P. O'Donnell and R.W. Krantz

700-708 Synthetic Seismic to Real Data Cross Correlation: A Forward Modelling Technique to Determine Reservoir Porosity from Seismic Amplitude Data
Mulholland, P.

709-722 Application of Reservoir Geochemistry to Field Appraisal
Nederlof, P.J., M.A. Gijsen and M.A. Doyle

724-736 Geological Characterization of Horizontal Wells During and After Drilling
Nurmi, R., A. Sapru, M. Akbar and E. Wiltse

737-747 Seismic Modeling over the Margham Field, Dubai, U.A.E.
O'Donnell, G.P., C.B. Daly, V.S. Mount and R.W. Krantz

749-760 The Generation of Unconformities Within the Mishrif and Laftan Formations of Dubai and Adjacent Areas: Applications to Exploration and Production
Pascoe, R.P., N.P. Evans and T.L. Harland

761-769 The Effects of Long-term Shallow-burial Diagenesis on Carbonate-evaporite Successions
Peebles, R.G., M. Suzuki and M. Shaner

771-783 Geodynamic Setting, Stratigraphy and Paleoenviromnents of the Aruma Group in Eastern Oman: The Campanian Platform Around Haushi-Huqf
Platel, J.-P., J. Philip, C. Bourdillon-de Grissac, J.-F. Babinot, J. Roger and J. Mercadier

785-792 Application of Scanning Technology to the Paleozoic Exploration of Northern Saudi Arabia
Race, R.W. and J.E. Robinson

793-810 Palaeoenvironmental Significance of Larger Foraminiferal Biofabrics from the Middle Eocene Seeb Limestone Formation of Oman: Implications for Petroleum Exploration
Racey, A.

811-823 Offshore Socotra, Republic of Yemen: Potential for a New Hydrocarbon Province?
Richardson, S.M., W.F. Bott, B.A. Smith, W.D. Hollar and M. Bermingham

825-836 Yemen Shabwah Block 3: Integrated Exploration Studies
Rossetter, R.J. and D.K. Schellinger

837-847 Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of the Unayzah Reservoir, Central Saudi Arabia
Senalp, M. and A. Al-Duaiji

849-860 Biostratigraphic Steering of Horizontal Wells
Shipp, D.J. and P.R. Marshall

861-866 Structural Style of Recently Discovered Oil Fields, Central Saudi Arabia
Simms, S.C.

867-876 Overview of the Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments and Periods of Deformation of the Wajid Outcrop Belt, Southwestern Saudi Arabia
Stump, T.E. and J.G. van der Eem

877-889 Thermal Modelling and Hydrocarbon Generation in Abu Dhabi
Thompson, S.

891-899 A New Sequence Stratigraphic Reference Section for the Upper Jurassic of Southern Yemen
Toland, C., M.D. Simmons and G.M. Walkden

901-915 3-D Architecture Model of a Lower Cretaceous Carbonate Reservoir, Al-Huwaisah Field, Sultanate of Oman
Vahrenkamp, V.C. and J. Grotsch

917-925 Natih Field, Oman: The Use of 3-D Seismic in a Mature, Fractured Carbonate Reservoir
Whyte, S.J.

927-939 Dolomitization and the Development of Secondary Porosity in Arabian Carbonate Rocks
Zeidan, R.H.

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