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Best Poster Award at AAPG/EAGE Shale Gas Symposium, Bahrain

At the AAPG/EAGE Shale Gas Symposium held in Bahrain December 11-13, 2018 the Poster OPTICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL DETERMINATION OF ORGANIC MATTER IN EARLY PALEOZOIC ORGANIC-RICH SHALES presented by Dr. Hartmut Jäger (GeoResources) and Shaun Hayton (Saudi Aramco) received the Best Poster Award.

The Poster is focused on the benefits of Optical Kerogen Analysis, a workflow developed by GeoResources, for enhanced hydrocarbon potential evaluation of Early Palaeozoic shale systems on the Arabian peninsula. Optical Kerogen Analysis enables component-specific kerogen analysis, providing precise quantification of oil-prone vs. gas-prone vs. unproductive kerogen in each sample. This leads to significantly improved understanding of kerogen and source rock development and determination of the hydrocarbon potential in these shale systems, reducing model uncertainties and minimizing the risk of failure in HC exploration.

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Happy New Year 2016

2015 was a challenging year for the hydrocarbon industry and for everyone connected to it. However, we are grateful to have done good business throughout this year, modifying and improving our services and sharpen our profile. We are looking forward to the interesting challenges and projects waiting to be done in 2016 to meet your needs and support your future exploration activities.

Thilo Bechstädt, Hartmut Jäger
& GeoResources team

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Celebrating 10 years GeoResources

GeoResources was founded ten years ago. Thilo Bechstädt, its director, thanks all of our clients for their trust-based cooperation and support. GeoResources is especially indebted to its staff for the great commitment and professionalism in all these years.
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GeoResources co-organizing session on ‘source rock development during basin evolution’ at the 31st IAS Meeting of Sedimentology, June 22-25, Krakow

GeoResources will attend the 31st IAS Meeting of Sedimentology, June 22-25 in Krakow, co-organizing the Special Session 26 ‘Controlling factors on source rock quality and hydrocarbon generation during basin development – case studies from Europe’ together . This session aims to focus on the life-cycles of source rocks and hydrocarbon systems and their interaction with the life-cycle of sedimentary basins, pointing out new targets for future hydrocarbon exploration strategies. For further information on this session go to:
https://www.sedimentologists.org/docs/ims2015/special_sessions.pdf

GeoResources principal geologist Hartmut Jäger presents a talk on “Source rock development infront of active continental margins – the Lower Carboniferous of the southern North German Basin, Germany” presenting new data on the development and hydrocarbon potential of Carboniferous ‘black shales’ in NW-Germany deposited infront of the prograding Variscan orogen. It is presented in Special Session 26 “Controlling factors on source rock quality and hydrocarbon generation during basin development – case studies from Europe”. Date and time is not fixed yet.

Additional a poster presentation is given on “Depositional systems in the Early Palaeozoic of NE-Poland – implications on hydrocarbon source rock development” by Katarzyna Sobczak, Hartmut Jäger & Joachim Szulc (Jagellonian University Krakow). The poster will be on display during the Special Session 26 “Controlling factors on source rock quality and hydrocarbon generation during basin development – case studies from Europe”. Date and time is not fixed yet.

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GeoResources at AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, 31 May to 3 June 2015, Denver, Colorado

GeoResources at AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, 31 May to 3 June 2015, Denver, Colorado

GeoResources will attend the AAPG Annual Convention & Exhibition, 31 May to 3 June 2015, in Denver, Colorado, presenting a talk on “Early transgressive vs. late transgressive oil shale deposits – new insights from optical kerogen analysis” and present its latest updates of exploration support workflows at booth 2050 in the exhibiton hall.

GeoResources principal geologist Hartmut Jäger gives the oral presentation on “Early transgressive vs. late transgressive oil shale deposits – new insights from optical kerogen analysis”. It is presented in Theme 7 “Application of Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry to Petroleum System Analysis”

Theme 7: Application of Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry to Petroleum System Analysis (AAPG)

– See more at: http://ace.aapg.org/2015/program/technical-program/tuesday-oral#sthash.ds00etcs.dpuf

Theme 7: Application of Organic and Inorganic Geochemistry to Petroleum System Analysis (AAPG)

– See more at: http://ace.aapg.org/2015/program/technical-program/tuesday-oral#sthash.ds00etcs.dpuf

on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 at 9:05 am. The talk will present GeoResources special workflow ‘Optical Kerogen Analysis’ for improved hydrocarbon potential analysis applied to different oil shale deposits from early and late trangressive phases in the Lower Jurassic of SW-Germany.

GeoResources is also present in the exhibiton hall at booth 2050. Come and visit us to see the latest updates of our exploration support workflows.

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EU ERASMUS+ Trainee at GeoResources STC

Cristiana Estesves is doing an EU ERASMUS+ Traineeship at GeoResources STC from January 5th to June 26th, 2015. Cristiana graduated in geology at the University of Lisbon.

Her traineeship is focused on palynology and palynofacies analysis supervised by GeoResources Principal Geologist Hartmut Jäger. Beside the training in different laboratory processing and preparation methods and different microscopical methods, Cristiana performs a small research project on palymofacies variations in limestone-marlstone alternations. The study includes samples from the Lower Zechstein of southern Poland and the lower Cretaceous of the Algarve, Portugal.

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GeoResources at PETEX 2014 Conference, November 18-20, London

GeoResources will attend the PETEX 2014 Conference and Exhibition,November 18-20 in London, presenting a poster on “Unconventional Hydrocarbon Potential of Carboniferous Shale Units in the North German Basin – New Insights from Optical Kerogen Analysis”. The presentation is given at the Petroleum Geoscience Research Collaboration Showcase, an independent international conference under the auspices of PETEX 2014, organized by The Petroleum Group, PESGB and AAPG.

GeoResources principal geologist Hartmut Jäger presents new data on basin maturation and source rock quality of the southern North German Basin based on Optical Kerogen Analysis. The new data show some major differences to previous work and question the high mature nature of this part of the basin. This will have a major impact on the hydrocarbon source rock potential of the area.
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