PROGRAM AGENDA
14 - 15 May, 2014
Windsor Barra Hotel | Avenida Lucio Costa, 2630 - Barra da Tijuca | Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Title: Stratigraphic
Traps and Play Concepts in Deep Water Settings
Objective
The continued expansion of petroleum exploration and development in deep water globally during the past
decade has resulted in significant oil and gas discoveries. Most of the fields in deep water basins consist of fourway or combined three-way closures. However, significant discoveries around the African margin have renewed
exploration focus on stratigraphic traps across the equatorial margin. Much of the key work has been
accomplished with improved 3D seismic data resolution and imaging, better seismic attribute analysis, and new
concepts in petroleum systems analysis.
GTW Brasil 2014 follows the 12th Brazilian Licensing Round 2013, which opened 110 exploration blocks in new
frontier areas in the São Francisco, Parnaíba, Paraná, Parecis and Acre-Madre de Dios basins; and, 130
exploratory blocks in the mature basins of Recôncavo and Sergipe-Alagoas.
Join the GTW Brasil discussion with leading operators in Latin America, Africa, and Gulf of Mexico.
Gain greater understanding of geological and geophysical attributes of stratigraphic traps in deep water settings.
Learn more from equatorial margin exploration analogues.
The goal of this GTW is to develop new knowledge of stratigraphic traps and play concepts in deep water
settings. Experienced practitioners and researchers will participate in lively discussions to share both personal
experiences and best practices in applying geology and geophysics to the challenges of exploration, appraisal,
development drilling, and reservoir characterization and simulation. The workshop will conclude with
discussions in which lessons learned are applied to future endeavors. To facilitate the exchange of ideas, there
will be no abstracts or publications released from this symposium. Participants will have many opportunities to
network and to discuss with fellow practitioners.
Organizing Committee
Victor Vega, Equion Energia; President-Elect, AAPG Latin America Region
Sylvia Couto Anjos, Petrobras; President, Asociacao Brasileira de Geologos de Petroleo (ABGP)
Paulo de Tarso Araripe, Past President, Asociacao Brasileira de Geologos de Petroleo (ABGP)
Paul Weimer, PhD, Professor, Bruce D. Benson Endowed Chair, University of Colorado,
Director of Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center
Henrique Penteado, Petrobras, Vice President, Asociacao Brasileira de Geologos de Petroleo (ABGP)
Valeria Conde, Petrobras, Treasurer, Asociacao Brasileira de Geologos de Petroleo (ABGP)
Rogério Loureiro Antunes, Petrobras
German D. Molina, Uruguay Exploration Manager, BP – South America Exploration, Session Chair
Jaime Buitrago, Guyana and Brazil Exploration, ExxonMobil, Session Chair
Nilo Chagas De Azambuja Filho, Diretor Presidente - Chief Executive Officer, HRT, Session Chair
César Cainelli, PhD, Vice President Exploration, Barra Energia, Session Chair
João Clark, Diretor Presidente, Ecopetrol Óleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda, Session Chair
Steve Johnson, PhD, Geological Advisor Latin America Exploration, Interim Venture Manager Uruguay,
Shell, Session Chair
Jose Milton Cronemberg Mendes, Exploration Manager - Eastern Coast, Queiroz Galvão E&P S.A., Session Chair
Ricardo Jorge Jahnert, PhD, Petrobras, Session Chair
Susan Smith Nash, PhD, Director, Education & Professional Development, AAPG
Carol Cain McGowen, Manager, U.S. Sections & International Regions Development, AAPG
Honorary Chair: Mario Carminatti, Executive Manager of Exploration, Petrobras
Wednesday, 14 May
7:00-8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Workshop Registration (Pick up name badge and materials)
8:00-8:30 am
Opening Plenary Session
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION:
Carol Cain McGowen, Manager, U.S. Sections & International Regions Development, AAPG
Susan Smith Nash, Director, Education and Professional Development, AAPG
OPENING REMARKS:
General Co-Chair: Victor Vega, Equion Energia, President-elect, AAPG Latin America Region
General Co-Chair: Sylvia M. Couto Dos Anjos, Petrobras, President, ABGP
Honorary Chair: Mario Carminatti, Executive Manager of Exploration, Petrobras
Morning Session
8:30 am-12:00 pm Session 1: Case Histories and Global Analogs
Co-Chairs:
Jaime Buitrago, ExxonMobil
Steve Johnson, Shell
1-1
An Overview of Stratigraphic Traps in Deepwater Settings: the Path Less Taken, Paul
Weimer, PhD, Professor, Bruce D. Benson Endowed Chair, University of Colorado, Director
of Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center
1-2
Big Bend : Eastern Mississippi Canyon GOM Exploration Success through Integrated G&G
Technology, Ben Maxey, Geologist, and Rafael Pinto, Geophysicist, Noble Energy
1-3
Cretaceous Fan Plays of the African transform margin, Tracey Henderson, Vice President
Exploration, Geophysics, Kosmos Energy
1-4
Exploration New Frontiers in the South Atlantic Basins– Subtle Traps, Steve Johnson, PhD,
Geological Advisor, Latin America, Shell Exploration
10:30-11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am-12:00 pm Small group discussion followed by Report Outs, Q & A
12:00-1:00 pm
Networking Lunch
Afternoon Session
1:00-5:00 pm
Session 2: Evolving Concepts on Stratigraphic Traps
Co-Chairs:
Cesar Cainelli, Barra Energia
Joao Clark, Ecopetrol Brasil
2-1
Stratigraphic trap potential in deep-water depositional systems – Pelotas Basin, Offshore
Uruguay, David Lackenby, Exploration Geoscientist, BP Uruguay Exploration
2-2
Outcrop-based, Integrated, Core-to Seismic-scale, Stratigraphic and Depositional Models
for Deep-Water Reservoirs: new concepts for stratigraphic traps, Anthony R. Sprague, PhD,
ExxonMobil
2-3
Evaluation of Stratigraphic traps, Block 47, Offshore Suriname, Hugh O’Reilly, Team
Leader for Suriname-Guyana, Tullow Oil
2-4 The Predictive Power of Depositional Paradigms When Chasing Deep Water Sand-Rich
Turbidites, César Cainelli, PhD, Vice President Exploration, Barra Energia
3:30-4:00 pm
Coffee Break
4:00-5:00 pm
Small group discussion followed by Report Outs, Q & A
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Evening Ice Breaker Reception
Thursday, 15 May
7:00-8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
Morning Session
8:00am-12:00 pm Session 3: Stratigraphic Traps in Brasil
Co-Chairs:
Nilo Azambuja, HRT
Ricardo Jorge Jahnert, Petrobras
3-1
Deep water stratigraphic plays along an oblique rifted margin: frontier exploration in the
Brazil Equatorial Margin, Richard S. Tozer, PhD, Exploration Geologist, BP Brazil
Exploration, Houston, TX
3-2
Stratigraphic Traps of Turbidite Fields in Campos Basin, Brazil, Ricardo Defeo de Castro,
Petrobras
3-3
High-frequency forced regressions and their influence on stratigraphic trap generation:
Examples from the Paleogene in Pelotas Basin, South Brazil, Jose Daudt, PhD, Exploration
Geologist- South America Regional Team, BP Brazil Exploration, Houston, TX
3-4
Stratigraphic Traps in Sergipe - Alagoas Basin, NE Brazil: How far do turbidite fans go?,
Jose Antonio Cupertino, General Manager of Exploration for North and NE Offshore
Basins, Brasil
10:30-11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00am-12:00pm
Small group discussion followed by Report Outs, Q & A
12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch: Networking Opportunity
Afternoon Session
1:00-5:00 pm
Session 4: Role of Technology in Defining Stratigraphic Traps
Co-Chairs:
German Molina, BP
Jose Milton Cronemberg Mendes, Queiroz Galvão
4-1
Regional interpretation and distribution of deep water reservoirs in East Africa: A
predictive tool for identifying potential stratigraphic traps; Brian W. Horn, PhD, ION
4-2
Seismic stratigraphic interpretation of a prolific deep water reservoir using high quality 3D
in the Rovuma Delta, Mozambique, David M. Jones, Senior Geophysical Advisor,
Anadarko Petroleum
4-3
Mapping Deepwater Mass Transport Deposits from Colored Seismic Processing,
Andreas Laake, Schlumberger
4-4
State-of-art extra-deep azimuthal resistivity and novel inversion techniques improve
reservoir definition and delineation of channel sands while drilling, José Eustaquio
Barbosa, Statoil Brasil
3:30-4:00 pm
Coffee Break
4:00-5:00 pm
Small group discussion followed by Report Outs, Q & A
5:00-5:30 pm
Closing Comments
End of Workshop