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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 world�??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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