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41 Register Early & Save Up to US $210 #ACE2016 • Changes in Eocene Sediment Supply to the Northern Gulf Coast and Implications for Petroleum Systems: W. Craddock, J. L. Coleman, M. L. Buursink, C. B. Enomoto, C. A. Doolan, A. R. Kylander-Clark Theme 2: Advances in Carbonate Diagenesis Hall C • 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: C. Jacquemyn and R. Loucks • Intrastratal Dedolomite and Secondary Gypsum in the Prairie Evaporite Formation of Northeastern Alberta: Diagenesis in a Carbonate-Sulphate System: T. E. Hauck, H. Corlett, M. Grobe • Diagenetic Pathways in Heterozoan Carbonates: T. D. Frank • Can Diagenesis Restart After Hydrocarbon Emplacement? An Example From the Mauddud Formation, Kuwait: S. M. Behbehani, C. Hollis • A Diagenetic Origin for δ18O Variability on the Margins of the Great Bahama Bank, Insights From Clumped Isotopes: P. T. Staudigel, P. Swart, H. Elderfield • Assessing and Calibrating the ATR-FTIR and CL-EDX Approaches as Carbonate Reservoir Characterization Tools and for Diagenetic Applications: D. Henry, C. M. John*, J. Watson, C. Jacquemyn • Evaluation of Mercury Intrusion and Capillary Pressure Results: Development of a New Methodological Approach for Analyzing Carbonates: C. Manche, S. E. Kaczmarek • Genesis and Morphology of Intracrystalline Nanopores and Mineral Micro Inclusion Hosted in Burial Dolomite Crystals: Application of Broad ION Beam-Scanning Electron Microscope (BIB-SEM): B. J. Olanipekun • Lacustrine Lithofacies, Depositional Processes and Diagenesis of the Uteland Butte Member, Uinta Basin: K. Logan, R. Sarg • A Quantitative Study of the Creation of Secondary Porosity in Carbonate Reservoirs by Dolomitization and Mesogenetic Dissolution: Y. Chen, B. J. Katz • Paleogeography, Burial History, Porosity Development and 35 Years of Production History From the Middle Devonian Slave Point Formation at Slave Field, Near the Peach River Arch, Alberta: J. B. Dunham, N. Watts • Geometries and Origin of Young Dolomite in an Isolated Carbonate Platform, Bonaire, Southern Caribbean: J. C. Laya, F. Whitaker, J. Sulaica, T. Gabellone, M. Tucker • Foram Farming: Calibration of the Foraminiferal Paleo- Thermometer to Estimate Deep-Time Glacioeustasy: D. Jennings, F. Hasiuk • Chemostratigraphic and Tephrochronologic Record of Cenomanian-Turonian Eagle Ford, South Texas, USA: M. Nieto, H. Rowe • Understanding the Geological Basis of the Iowa Pore Index: M. F. Ahmad Ridzuan, F. J. Hasiuk, R. Dawson • Carbonate Stratigraphy and Organic Matter Preservation Within the Scotian Margin, Offshore Nova Scotia: T. J. Campbell, R. Silva, G. Wach Theme 6: Geostatistics of Unconventional Plays Hall C • 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Chair: S. Lyster • Integrating Probabilistic Neural Networks and Generalized Boosted Regression Modeling for Lithofacies Classifications and Formation Permeability Estimation: W. J. Al-Mudhafar • Integrated Fieldwide Optimization of Wellbore and Hydraulic Fracture Placement in Shale Gas Reservoirs: T. Plaksina • The Cardium Formation Production and Injection Database. Gas to Oil Ratios, Production Forecasting and GOR Risk Assessment: C. A. Rojas Aldana, F. F. Krause, R. O. Meyer • Data Mining Methodologies to Reduce the Uncertainty of Reservoir Selection: J. Fei, J. Yarus, R. Chambers • Uncertainty Analysis in Geological Surface Modeling: M. Babakhani Theme 6: Reservoir and Fluid Analysis — Question of Scale Hall C • 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Co-Chairs: P. Hackley and K. MacCormack • The Impact of Thermal Maturity and Burial on the Pore Size Distribution and Matrix Permeability of Organic-Rich Mudrocks of the Duvernay Formation, Alberta: E. Munson, R. Bustin • A Multiscale Method for Characterizing Shales by Downscaling and Upscaling Statistically Sampled Datasets From Multiple Imaging Modalities: S. Bhattiprolu, A. Steinbach, B. Tordoff • Identifying Carbonates, Clays, Quartz and Biogenic Silica in Oil Shales at the Micrometer Scale Using Micro-FTIR Hyperspectral Imaging Techniques: M. Tappert, R. Tappert, H. Corlett, R. Stalder • NMR Cryoporometry: An Alternate Non-Destructive Technique for the Measurement of Pore Size Distribution in Shales: M. Fleury, E. Kohler • Multi-Scale Investigation of Shale Using an Integrated SEM and Machine Learning Approach: T. Cavanaugh • Evolution of Pores in Organic-Rich Shales During Thermal Maturation: H. Tian, S. Zhang, K. Liu, S. Liu, L. Gao • Micro to Nano-Scale Characterization of the Late Jurassic- Early Cretaceous Vaca Muerta Formation, Neuquén Basin, Argentina: E. Hernandez Bilbao, J. D. Humphrey • The Role of Organics on the Sorption Capacity of Paleozoic Shales From Upper Yangtze Region, China: S. Wang, Z. Song • Flow Behavior of Water Through Nanopores of Unconventional Reservoirs: Confinement and Slip Effects: K. Wu, Z. Chen, X. Li TECHNICAL PROGRAM TUESDAY *Denotes presenter is other than first author

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