http://www.aapg.org/education/hedberg/vienna/
July 11-14, 2004 - Conference Dates
Origin of Petroleum -- Biogenic and/or Abiogenic and Its Significance
in Hydrocarbon Exploration and Productions
Sponsored by American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Program Committee
Michel Halbouty, Michel T. Halbouty Energy Co. Peter Odell, Erasmus
University Barry Katz, ChevronTexaco Ernest A. Mancini, University of
Alabama. Conference Site and Dates July 11-14, 2004 Vienna, Austria
Conference Goals
Discuss the evidence and data for an organic and abiogenic origin of
petroleum; discuss the types of tests that could be designated to
determine the mechanism for the formation of petroleum; discuss the
similarities and differences in exploration strategies using an organic
model compared to an abiogenic model for the origin of petroleum;
discuss and debate these exploration strategies; discuss the
ramifications of an abiogenic origin of petroleum in estimating basin
resources and in determining field reserves; and discuss the
significance of an abiogenic origin of petroleum to the future supplies
of petroleum.
Discussion
An understanding of the origin of petroleum is a crucial element in the
design of successful hydrocarbon strategies and in their production.
Such knowledge is also important in estimating sedimentary basin
resources, in determining field reserves, and in predicting the future
availability of petroleum supplies globally.
Most members of AAPG have been taught and accept that the origin of
petroleum is organic. Therefore, exploration strategies are designed
using geochemical data from sedimentary petroleum source rocks.
Petroleum resources available in a given sedimentary basin are
estimated based on the organic and physical characteristics of the
source rock and their thermal and chemical alteration histories,
similarly field reserves are determined based not only on structural
and reservoir parameters but also upon source rock data. This
methodology has been used widely by the petroleum industry. What if the
source of petroleum is not from sedimentary source rocks, but from an
abiogenic source that is not limited by the physical, chemical, and
biological constraints that affect the type, quality and volume of
petroleum derived from an organic source?
For half a century, scientists from the former Soviet Union (FSU) have
recognized that the petroleum produced from fields in the FSU have been
generated by abiogenic processes. This is not a new concept, being
first reported in 1951. The Russians have used this concept as an
exploration strategy and have successfully discovered petroleum fields
of which a number of these fields produce either partly and entirely
from crystalline basement. Is this exploration strategy limited to the
petroleum provinces in Russia or does such a strategy have application
to other petroleum provinces like the Gulf of Mexico or the Middle
East? Some believe this is a possibility for fields in the Gulf of
Mexico, and others argue for application to fields in the Middle East.
Along these lines, this Conference is designed to provide an
opportunity to present the hypotheses, evidence and data for an organic
origin of petroleum and for an abiogenic origin of petroleum through
oral and poster presentations. Day 1 sessions mostly address the
abiogenic side, whereas on Day 2, the organic and alternative origins
are discussed. Day 3 addresses combination origins, as well as economic
significance of the various exploration and production strategies
discussed. Ample time is scheduled for discussion and debate of the
hypotheses for the origin of petroleum, and the program will conclude
in a summary panel discussion at the end of Day 3. The significance of
an organic compared to an abiogenic origin of petroleum to the industry
will be emphasized and demonstrated through presentations on
exploration strategies using both organic models and abiogenic models.
Ample time is scheduled to discuss and debate the similarities and
differences of these exploration strategies. Also, the ramifications of
basin resource estimations and field reserve determinations will be
discussed, and the significance of these estimations and determinations
in the prediction of the future worldâ??s supply and price of petroleum
will be debated. Other topics include the differences in modeling
approaches of petroleum origin, generation, expulsion and migration
under an organic origin compared to an abiogenic origin. Presentations
on petroleum migration will address the timing and distance of
migration under the scenario of an organic origin and under a scenario
of an abiogenic origin. Ample time is scheduled to discuss and debate
the significance of migration, the timing of migration, and the
migration distance given an organic origin or an abiogenic origin.
For further information contact: Debbi Boonstra, AAPG Education Dept.,
P.O. Box 979, Tulsa, OK 74101-0979. Fax: (918)
560-2678. E-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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AAPG HEDBERG RESEARCH CONFERENCE Origin of Petroleum: Biogenic and/or
Abiogenic and its Significance to Hydrocarbon Exploration and
Production July 11-14, 2004, Vienna, Austria Program of Presentations
Monday, July 12, 2004
Introduction to Conference
M.T. Halbouty, Michael T. Halbouty Energy Co., Houston, TX Introduction
to the Hedberg conference on "Origin of Petroleum: Biogenic and/or
Abiogenic and its Significance to Hydrocarbon Exploration and
Production"
MONDAY ORAL SESSION Origin of Petroleum Session Abiogenic Origin /
Mantle Section
B.M. Valyaev, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Isotopic geochemical indicators of the genesis of oil
and gas
J.C. Charlou, Laboratoire Geochimie/ Metallogenie, Plouzane, France
Abiogenic petroleum generated by serpentinization of oceanic mantellic
rocks
A.H. Rankin, Kingston University, Surrey, UK Alkaline igneous rocks of
the Kola Peninsula: potential source rocks for abiogenic hydrocarbons
via Fischer-Tropsch type reactions
T. Laier, Geol. Survey of Denmark & Greenland, Copenhagen, Denmark Gas
with abiogenic signature in association with organic bitumen in
alkaline rocks of the Ilimaussaq intrusion, Greenland
N.J.P. Smith, British Geological Survey, Notts, UK Evidence for
abiogenic gases, their relationship with hydrocarbons and a tentative
hydrogen exploration strategy
R.M. Yurkova, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. Of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia The ultrabasic rocks serpentinization as a source of
hydrocarbon fluids
M.N. Smirnova, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Oil and gas-bearing ring structures as channels of deep
hydrocarbons injection
M.V. Rodkin, Geophysical Center RAS, Moscow, Russia Geotectonic
situations of possible realization of processes of abiogenic generation
of oil and gas
R.F. Mafoud, McNeese State Univ., Lake Charles, LA Abiogenic origin of
petroleum
N.G. Holm, Stockholm University, Swedan Weathering of ultramafic rocks
as a source of abiotic hydrocarbons
A. Egorkin, GEON Center, Moscow, Russia Features of the crust and
mantle structure under hydrocarbon provinces
A.N. Dmitrievsky, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Polygenesis of oil and gas
M.V. Bagdasarova, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Endogenic regimes of oil- and gas-bearing basins and
types of fluids systems in their depths
V. Kolodiy, IGGG, National Academy of Science/Ukraine, L'viv, Ukraine
Oil and gas origin - constraints from their migration and accumulation
(hydrogeological aspects)
N.A. Ozerova, Inst. of Geol. of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy
and Geochemistry, Russian Acad. of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Problems of
mercury within the Astrakhan gas-condensate field (Russia)
Afternoon Discussion: Abiogenic Origin
MONDAY POSTER SESSION Exploration & Production Strategies Session
Abiogenic Origin and Strategy Section
P. Szatmari, Petrobras Research Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Petroleum formation over serpentinizing peridotites: the evidence of
trace elements
A.A. Kitchka, CASRE, Nat'l. Acad. of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine Juvenile
petroleum pathway: from fluid inclusions via tectonics to its
commercial fields
I.N. Plotnikova, Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia Inorganic origin of petroleum and new geological criteria of
hydrocarbon exploration in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
J. Seewald, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., Woods Hole, MA Isotopic and
chemical composition of natural gas from the Potato Hills Field,
southeastern Oklahoma: evidence for and abiogenic origin
A. Dmitrievsky, Inst. of Oceanology, Russian Acad. of Sciences, Moscow,
Russia Abiogenic methane formation in the ocean floor
R. Gottikh, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Principles and key diagram of the abiogenic origin of
bitumen and oil (by the example of ancient platforms)
M. Lebedynets, L'viv Nat'l. Univ., Ukraine Hydrogeological conditions
of oil- and gas-content of Pre-Cambrian basement of north side of
Dnieper-Donets Depression
B. Pisotskiy, Geosystem all-Russia Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
Reducing fluidization and petroleum accumulation in ancient platform
regions
M.V. Rodkin, Geophysical Center RAS, Moscow, Russia On the evaluation
of contribution of methane of abiogenic origin in commercial gas fields
A.P. Shilovsky, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Hydrocarbon accumulations in Moscow syneclise sediments
discovering perspectives
I.N. Plotnikova, Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan,
Russia New data on the origin of the Romanshkino Oil Field (Tatarstan,
Russia)
Tuesday, July 13, 2004
TUESDAY ORAL SESSIONS Origin of Petroleum Session Organic Origin /
Sedimentary Section
M. Hovland, Statoil, Stavanger, Norway Hydrocarbons in deep water: a
brief review of some DSDP/ODP results
W. Dow, Consultant, The Woodlands, TX Terrestrial and algal biomarkers
in oils from South Vietnam fractured basement reservoirs: Undeniable
evidence of biogenic origin
J.A. Williams, Consultant, Tulsa, OK Definitive Biogenic Attributes of
Crude OK
C. Barker, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK The complementary roles of
kinetics and thermodynamics in the generation and preservation of oil
and gas
J. Hulston, Inst. of Geol. and Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New
Zealand Helium and carbon isotope evidence for the organic origin of
natural gases from Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
S.C. Brassell, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Molecular signatures
as evidence for the biogenic origin for petroleum
V. Dieckmann, GFZ - Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Characterising and
predicting the petroleum formation and cracking from unknown source
rocks using reservoir oil-asphaltenes
I. Guliyev, Geol. Inst. of Azerbaijan Nat'l. Acad. of Sciences, Baku,
Azerbaijan Oils and gases of mud volcanoes of the South-Caspian
Basin-geological, geophysical and geochemical indicators of genesis
V.P. Isayeva, Irkutsk State Univ., Irkutsk, Russia Genesis of oil and
gas in the sediments of Baikal Lake
M.V. Rodkin, Geophysical Center RAS, Moscow, Russia Biogenic model of
oil generation from the point of view of abiogenic criticism
A.A. Brown, Consultant, Richardson, TX Origin of high helium
concentrations in dry gas by water fractionation
Origin of Petroleum Session Alternative Origin Section
C.W. Hunt, Consultant, Calgary, Canada Hydrides and anhydrides
L. Sangely, CNRS, University Henri Poincare, France Abiogenic origin of
carbonaceous matter in unconformity-type uranium ore deposits of
Saskatchewan (Canada)
R. Ehrlich, Residuum Energy Inc., SLC, Salt Lake City, Utah On the
detection of abiotic constituents in crude oils and natural gas
A.A. Drozdovskaja, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
Geological and physical & chemical criteria of the abiogenous origin of
hydrocarbons in the early Precambrian
II.K. Karpov, Lukoil - VolgogradNIPImorneft, Volgograd, Russia
Thermodynamic simulation of hc geochemical stability in oil-gas-bearing
basins
O. Fialko, Taras Shevchenko Kiev National University, Kiev, Ukraine The
cavitationally-fluctuational mechanism of high-molecular hydrocarbons
formation and their deposits in fractured rocks
M. Sprynskyy, Inst. of Geol. & Geochem. of Combustible Minerals, Nat'l.
Acad. of Ukraine Hydrogeological conditions of oil- and gas-content of
autochthon deposits of Ukrainian Carpathians
V. Sozansky, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine Significance
of abiogenic origin of oil: deep origin of salt rocks
Y.O. Muraveynyk, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine Origin of
petroleum and big bang 65 m.y. ago in core of the earth
J.R. Wilson, Centre for Future Technologies, Idaho Falls, ID Meteorites
and deep-earth reactors
M.T. El-Bakai, Petroleum Research Center, Tripoli, Libya Trace elements
and stable isotopes for the Abu Ghaylan Formation (Upper Triassic),
central Jabal Nafusah, NW Libya
Afternoon Discussion: Organic Origin and Alternative Origin
TUESDAY POSTER SESSIONS Exploration & Production Strategies Session
Organic Origin and Strategy Section
D.H. Welte, International University of Bremen, Germany Understanding
the origin of petroleum and predicting its occurrence
W. Dow, Consultant, The Woodlands, TX The petroleum system paradigm and
the biogenic origin of oil and gas
B.J. Katz, ChevronTexaco, Houston, TX From source to reservoir - the
generation and migration process
E.A. Mancini, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL Upper Jurassic
(Oxfordian) Smackover carbonate petroleum system characterization and
modeling, northeastern Gulf of Mexico, USA
E.G. Areshev, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Moscow, Russia South
Vietnam shelf basement oil - evidence of the new earth crust oil and
gas bearing stage existence
A. Sheikina, Lukoil - VolgogradNIPImorneft, Volgograd, Russia Solid
bitumen as an indicator of oil accumulation process in the Tengiz
oilfield
E. Ablia, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Hydrocarbons in rocks
from basement - geochemical view
V. Robison, ChevronTexaco, Houston, TX Inferred origin of hydrocarbons
in the northern deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Exploration & Production Strategies Session Combination Origin and
Strategy Section
L. Anissimov, Lukoil, Volgograd, Russia Two models of the Middle
Devonian petroleum system in the Volgograd Region: the pros and cons
S.A. Guberman, Digital Oil Technologies, Cupertino, CA Technology for
finding of giant oil and gas fields as practical application of a
petroleum origin concept
A. Harutyunyan, State Engineering Univ. of Armenia, Yerevan, Rep. of
Armenia Genesis of organic and inorganic hydrocarbons in earth crust of
lesser Caucasus
A.K. Nazipov, Ministry of Ecology of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia
Precambrian basement of the Republic of Tatarstan and the origin of oil
fields.
Wednesday, July 14, 2004
WEDNESDAY ORAL SESSIONS Origin of Petroleum Session Combination Origin
/ Deep Fluids-Sedimentary Section
Y. Pikovskii, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Gas-hydrothermal
oil-making plumes: exploration and production aspects
Y. Svoren, Inst. of Geol. & Geochem of Combustible Minerals National
Academy of Science of Ukraine, L'viv, Ukraine New theory of synthesis
and genesis of natural hydrocarbons: abiogenic-biogenic dualism
A.E. Lukin, Chernigiv Branch of UKRSGRI, Chernigiv, Ukraine Origin of
petroleum in the light of geosynergetic concept of natural
hydrocarbon-generating system
S.B. Keith, Sonoita Geoscience Research, Sonoita, Arizona Hydrothermal
hydrocarbons
M. Chudetsky, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Geofluids, underground biosphere and oil enriched with
isoprenoid hydrocarbons
A.N. Dmitrievsky, Oil & Gas Problems Inst., Russian Acad. of Sciences,
Moscow, Russia Fluid dynamics viewpoints on hydrocarbon accumulations
formation
V.F. Luzin, Irkutsk State Univ., Irkutsk, Russia Theoretical
considerations on oil and gas origin
A.P. Rudenko, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia The
physico-chemical aspect of petroleum fields formation
B. Sokolov, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia Hydrocarbon
generation - fluid-dynamic conception
V.P. Isayeva, Irkutsk State Univ., Irkutsk, Russia Oil and gas
formation in the sedimentary rocks from the positions of the chemical
thermodynamics
M. Boris, Ivano-Frankivsk National Tech. Univ. of Oil & Gas, Ukraine
Genesis both formation of oil and gas rocks - an important
scientific-practical problem of oil and gas geology
I. Berezowskyy, IGGG, National Academy of Science/Ukraine, L'viv,
Ukraine Geochemistry of metal-content of oils of Pre-Carpathian oil and
gas region
Afternoon Discussion: Combination Origin
Economic Significance Session
H.R. Nelson, Dynamic Resources Corp. Barker, TX Dynamic replenishment
V.A. Trofimov, Inst. for Geology & Dev. of Fossil Fuels, Moscow, Russia
Natural Hydrocarbon Channels (Hydrocarbon Pipes) and Replenishment of
Oil and Gas Fields
A.N. Reznikov, Rostov State University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia New
possibilities in estimating initial potential petroleum resources
P.R. Odell, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Some
hypotheses on economic aspects of abiogenic oil and gas exploitation
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 (continued)
Summary Discussion of Conference
M.T. Halbouty, Michal T. Halbouty Energy Co., Houston, TX
P.R. Odell, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
B.M. Valyaev, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
A.A. Kitchka, CASRE, National Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine
A.E. Lukin, Chernigiv Branch of UKRSGRI, Chernigiv, Ukraine
Y. Pikovskii, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
B. J. Katz, ChevronTexaco, Houston, TX
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