LPS Newsletter - London Petrophysical Society
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Dear members and friends of the LPS, Great news this month – the SPWLA have awarded the LPS the ‘Outstanding Chapter Award’! This will be presented at the 60 th SPWLA Annual Symposium in Woodlands, Texas. Thanks to everyone that has been involved with the LPS recently, or with hosting the London SPWLA Symposium last year; this award is a much deserved recognition of all your hard work. Our most recent evening lecture was very well attended with some very interesting technical discussion. Iulian Hulea from Shell (below) spoke about ‘Understanding fundamental controls of hydrocarbon saturation: from stress corrections to perched water contacts’. The next evening lecture will be on Tuesday 23 rd July, at 6:30pm upstairs in the Council room at the Geological Society. It will be by Neil Bonwick from Ikon Science on the subject of ‘Digital Transformation of the Subsurface’. More details to follow shortly on the website here. Registration is now open for our next One Day Seminar on ‘Image Logs and Fractured Reservoirs’ on Thursday 20 th June! We have an excellent line up of speakers and a good mixture of service companies, consultancies, operators and academics talking about a range of topics. Please register using the form on the website here and send it to Rebecca Holyer ([email protected]), our VP Technology and Seminars. See you there! Warm regards, Dawn Houliston - LPS President London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05 www.lps.org.uk Technology & Seminars Rebecca Holyer [email protected] Data Protection & Membership Jusmell Graterol [email protected] External Liaison Kanad Kulkarni [email protected] Publications Henry Mortley [email protected] Sponsorship Ross Kerr [email protected]
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Transcript of LPS Newsletter - London Petrophysical Society
Dear members and friends of the LPS,
Great news this month – the SPWLA have awarded the LPS the ‘Outstanding Chapter
Award’! This will be presented at the 60th SPWLA Annual Symposium in Woodlands,
Texas. Thanks to everyone that has been involved with the LPS recently, or with hosting
the London SPWLA Symposium last year; this award is a much deserved recognition of all
your hard work.
Our most recent evening lecture was very well attended with some very interesting
technical discussion. Iulian Hulea from Shell (below) spoke about ‘Understanding fundamental controls of hydrocarbon saturation: from stress corrections to perched water
contacts’.
The next evening lecture will be on Tuesday 23rd July, at 6:30pm upstairs in the Council
room at the Geological Society. It will be by Neil Bonwick from Ikon Science on the
subject of ‘Digital Transformation of the Subsurface’. More details to follow shortly on the website here.
Registration is now open for our next One Day Seminar on ‘Image Logs and Fractured
Reservoirs’ on Thursday 20th June! We have an excellent line up of speakers and a good
mixture of service companies, consultancies, operators and academics talking about a
range of topics. Please register using the form on the website here and send it to Rebecca Holyer ([email protected]), our VP Technology and Seminars.
See you there!
Warm regards,
Dawn Houliston - LPS President
London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05 www.lps.org.uk
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05 www.lps.org.uk
Digital Transformation of the Subsurface
Presented by
Neil Bonwick
Ikon Science
Tuesday 23rd July 6:30pm—7:30pm
The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly
- Free Entry -
http://lps.org.uk/events
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-04 www.lps.org.uk
Places are limited to 40 participants; if you are interested in attending, please contact to [email protected]
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Mike Ala, a friend and colleague to many in the industry, has
passed away. Mike gained his PhD at Imperial College in 1973 and after a period in industry returned to Imperial in 1981 as a
Lecturer. He was a key member of staff on the Petroleum
Geoscience course for which he became Director of in 1994. He
will be greatly missed.
Dr Mohammad Ali (or Mike as he preferred) Ala was born in
Tehran, Iran on 5th August 1944, the son of Mohammad Khan
Ala, a physician and Roghieh Fakhr-e-Iran Mafi,
granddaughter of the prince regent of Iran. He moved to the UK
in 1958 and attended Clayesmore School in Dorset. After finishing school in 1963 he took
a year out travelling (one of his favourite pastimes) by car from London to Tehran and
then went on to university in London. He obtained a BSc in Oil Technology and an MSc,
PhD and DIC in Petroleum Geology, all from Imperial College, an institution he came to
think of as his home from home.
Mike had been associated with the international oil industry for more than 45 years, as
an exploration geologist, a consultant and within the field of education and training. In
1973 he joined Seagull Exploration and was involved in exploration studies and prospect
evaluation in Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean, the Caribbean and South
America. In 1976 he became the company’s General Manager in London, responsible for
North European and Middle Eastern operations.
After Seagull, he joined the academic staff of the Earth Science Department, at Imperial
College in 1981. He found the role fulfilling and this was reflected in him rising to the post
of Director of the internationally recognised MSc Petroleum Geoscience Course in 1994.
Mike was much admired by many generations of students, both for his personable and
supportive nature, the wealth of professional industrial experience he provided, as well as
his lecturing skills and dapper dress sense.
Mike had published over 60 research and review articles covering the Middle East and
Africa. However, his primary interest remained the petroleum geology and the oil industry
of his native Iran, a topic he was fluent in.
He was on the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Petroleum Geology and
Editor in Chief of Seventy-Five Years of Progress in Oil Field Science and Technology,
published in 1990. He was the author of an Introduction to Petroleum Geoscience, a text
book, published by World Scientific / Imperial College Press in 2017 which, he would
have hoped will continue to influence and inform future generations of students for years
to come.
Since 1982 he had been involved in organising and presenting numerous training
programmes in Europe, throughout Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia for a
number of large corporate and academic institutions, allowing him the chance again to
enjoy one of his favourite pastimes, travelling.
Beyond geological evaluation, he was also engaged with the commercial aspects of the oil
industry, as advisor and non-executive director on the Boards of a number of
international oil companies. Outside of the oil industry, Mike was a key and active
member of the Iran society, which was founded by his uncle in 1911, and served on the
council for a number of years. He had keen interests in all aspects of Iranian culture.
He is survived by his two sons, Hormoz & Kamran and his loving wife Farkhondeh.
Lastly, money is being raised for Pancreatic Cancer UK in Mike’s memory.
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
SPWLA Membership
SPWLA has played a major global role in strengthening petrophysical
education and strives to increase the awareness of the role petrophysics has in the oil and gas industry and the scientific community.
The LPS is a chapter of SPWLA and we encourage you all to become members of our parent organisation and join the "Home" for Formation
Evaluation and Petrophysics. Remember that professional and student membership has many benefits
including; • The Petrophysics Journal
• The new SPWLA Newsletter magazine • Access to online literature resource • Discounted registration for two "Topical Conferences" each year
• Access to monthly Webinars • Access to and use of training facilities located in Houston
• Discounted registration for the Annual Symposium and its associated short courses
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
www.lps.org.uk London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05
Corporate Sponsorship— A request for Support!
Since 1973 the London Petrophysical Society has been at the forefront of
disseminating technical expertise in formation evaluation for the upstream oil &
gas industry in the UK.
We have been fortunate in receiving the support and sponsorship from many
respected companies. This funding enables the Society to promote for the public
benefit, education and knowledge the scientific and technical aspects of formation
evaluation.
The LPS is a registered charity (#1020083), and as such we rely on financial
donations to continue our mission. We do this through a series of one day
technical seminars, evening technical presentations, and direct engagement with
Universities.
Furthermore, the LPS provides significant financial support to students and
universities in the form of Bursaries and Grants. We have managed to award more
than £8500 to students during 2016 despite the industry downturn and tough
economic climate. This has helped bring talented students into the industry. And
we rely on our sponsors to provide a significant element to the funding for these
activities.
In previous years we have offered a single level of sponsorship at £750 per year.
Now, for the first time we are adding the option to include the benefit of
complimentary places for employees of a sponsoring company at our hugely
popular seminars.
To be a select contributor to this program, please contact Ross Kerr
Thursday 20th
June 2019
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
“Image Logs and
Fractured
Reservoirs”
Tuesday 23rd
July 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
“Digital
Transformation of
the Subsurface”
The LPS wish to extend our sincere appreciation to the
generous companies who continue to be our Sponsors.
Sponsor Corporate links (in alphabetical order) are:
• Baker Hughes www.bhge.com
• BP www.bp.com
• ERCE www.erce.energy/
• Gaia Earth Sciences www.gaia-earth.co.uk
• CNOOC International www.cnoocltd.com
• One & Zero Data Services www.oneandzero.co.uk
• Petromac www.petromac.co.nz
• Schlumberger www.slb.com
• Shell www.shell.com
• Tullow Oil PLC www.tullowoil.com
London Petrophysical Society: Newsletter 2019-05 www.lps.org.uk
Technology &
Seminars
Rebecca Holyer
Data Protection &
Membership
Jusmell Graterol
External Liaison
Kanad Kulkarni
Publications
Henry Mortley
Sponsorship
Ross Kerr
