The Petroleum Institute - Petroleum Geosciences

Faculty

Dr. Jorge Salgado Gomes
PARTEX Chaired Professor

Email: jgomes@pi.ac.ae
Phone: + 971 2 6075180

B.Sc. GeoSciences, Porto University (Portugal), 1980
M.Sc. (Lic.) GeoSciences, Porto University (Portugal), 1982
M.Eng. Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh), 1991
Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University (Edinburgh), 2000

Experience:

2010 Petroleum Institute, PARTEX Chair Professor
2000-2009 ADCO (via PARTEX), Coordinator/Expert/Leader
1998-2000 Hot Engineering, Chief Reservoir Geologist
1992-1998 Qatar Petroleum, Head of Lab/Team Leader
1991-1992 PARTEX, Oil & Gas Team Leader
1990-1991 Heriot-Watt University, MEng Program
1985-1990 Qatar Petroleum via PSC, Lead & Production Geologist
1984-1985 PARTEX (PSC), Petroleum Geologist
1983-1984 EDMA, Exploration Geologist
1982-1983 BP Minerals, Exploration Geologist
1981-1982 Selection Trust, Junior Geologist

Professional:

Experience in carbonate reservoir characterization, reservoir rock typing, geological modeling, integration of static and dynamic data (geo-engineering) and model validation.
Experience with processes required for the implementation of full field development plans and assessment of resources and reserves, with quantification of uncertainties.
Experience with the development of Standard Operating Procedures for key business drivers in the oil & gas industry, including workflows for integrated G&G and reservoir studies.

Publications (not including internal company reports/studies):

GOMES J.S. & ALVES, F.B. (2007): “O Universo da Indústria Petrolifera”; 697 page University textbook about the Oil Industry (Upstream & Downstream) published in Dec 2007 by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal. ISBN 978-972-31-1228-3
GOMES J.S., RIBEIRO M.T., STROHMENGER.C. J., NEGAHBAN, S., ZUBAIR, M, (2008): Carbonate Reservoir Rock Typing – The Link between Geology and SCAL. Paper SPE 118284, presented at the 2008 ADIPEC International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 3-5 Nov 2008. Received ADCO internal award for best paper.
GOMES J.S., RIBEIRO M.T., NEGHABAN, S., DABBOUR Y., BAHMAISH, J., ZABOROWSKI, G. (2006): The Role of Geomechanics at Early Stages of Field Development – A Case Study. Paper SPE 101425, presented at the 12th ADIPEC International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2006.
GOMES J.S., S. SOENARWI, REBELLE, M.J.M., RIBEIRO M.T., DABBOUR, Y., Al-Marzouqi, K., PETRICOLO, M., FERRARIS, M., (2004): Low-Resistivity Pay Carbonate Reservoir, Lower Cretaceous, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Presented at the GEO2004 6th Middle East GeoSciences Conference and Exhibition, Bahrain, 7-10 March 2004.
GOMES J.S., S. SOENARWI, REBELLE, M.J.M., RIBEIRO M.T., DABBOUR, Y., Al-Marzouqi, K., PETRICOLO, M., FERRARIS, M., (2004): Low-Resistivity Pay Carbonate Reservoir, Lower Cretaceous, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Presented at the GEO2004 6th Middle East GeoSciences Conference and Exhibition, Bahrain, 7-10 March 2004.
GOMES J.S., RIBEIRO M.T., FOUCHARD P., TWOMBLEY B., JAMAL (2002): Geological Modelling of a Tight Carbonate Reservoir for Improved Reservoir Management of a Miscible WAG Injection Project with Horizontal Wells, Northeast of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. Paper SPE 78529 presented at the 10th ADIPEC International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 2002.
MOSLEH K., AYOUB, M. R., GOMES J.S., AKBAR, M., CHAKRAVORTY, S., (2002): The Judicious Application of Oil-Based Imaging Logs and Inverse Geologic Modelling to Assist the Geosteering of a Horizontal Well: A Case Study from an Abu Dhabi Carbonate Reservoir, UAE. Poster presented at the GEO2002 5th Middle East GeoSciences Conference and Exhibition, Bahrain, 15-17 April 2002.
GOMES J.S., (2001): Reservoir Description of the Arab-C Dukhan Carbonate Reservoir for Improved Reservoir Management and Use as a Subsurface Analogue. Published PhD Thesis, submitted to the Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland
GOMES J.S., Roethl H., Abdulatif A., (2000): Probe Permeametry on Sarir Sandstones (Messla Field). Paper presented at the 1st Symposium & Exhibition of Well Log Analysis & Formation Evaluation (WLA/FE), Dat El-Emad Conference Center, Tripoli, Libya, 29-31 October, 2000.
CORBETT P., and GOMES J.S., (2000): Variation in Permeability in a Middle East Carbonate Reservoir. Poster presented at the SCA symposium in AbuDhabi 18-20 of October, 2000.
GOMES J.S., and CORBETT P. (2000): Permeability Measurement in Carbonates. Presented at the seminar on Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation convened by the London Petrophysical Society on 9th February 2000 at the Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London
GOMES J.S., TRABELSI A. (1998): Challenges in Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation by Integrating Horizontal Well data: A Case Study from Dukhan Arab-C Reservoir, Qatar, Middle East. Presented at GEO98 Bahrain.
GOMES J.S., CORBETT P. (1998): Poster Presentation – Challenges in Carbonate Reservoir Characterisation in the Arab-C Reservoir, Dukhan Field, Qatar. Presented at Petroleum Group Conference on Characterization of Carbonate Reservoirs, organized by the Geological Society of London.
GOMES J.S., Yuen B. (1997): Building 3D Geological Models for Reservoir Simulation – A New Approach. Al-Mash’Al QGPC In-house Magazine.
TYSON L., GOMES J.S., AL-BADR A.H. (1996): New Life for a Mature Field Through the Judicious Application of Technology. Arab-D, Dukhan Field Qatar. SPE Paper 36228, presented at the 7th ADIPEC International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE
GOMES, J.S. (1995): Successful Monitoring of Horizontal Wells Using Computer Mapping Facilities. The Second Petroleum Computer Conference, SPE Egyptian Section, Cairo, Egypt.
GOMES, J.S. (1991): The Effects of Bedding, Sample Orientation and Hole Deviation on the Assessments of m and Sw. Unpublished M.Eng Thesis, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland. Received 1st prize from SPE (European Competition).