Quite a few of our members in Norway still have incorrect mailing address. He has worked in the engineering environment for 7 years, before joining BP Norway in 1991, where he holds a position as Lead Process Engineer. He has been involved in the Tambar development from the concept stage throughout the project until start-up in July 2001. During field development and production, a variety of common problems can be solved through integration of geochemical, geological, and engineering data. For example, geochemical data can reveal whether small differences in reservoir pressure reflect the presence of a no-flow barrier between the sampling points.
Geochemical approaches are commonly far cheaper than engineering alternatives.
Geochemical approaches have applicability where other approaches do not. This presentation will discuss these applications of geochemistry, and will highlight how geochemistry complements other reservoir management tools. A variety of case studies will illustrate key points. In addition, sampling pitfalls and potential sources of contamination will be addressed. After 10 years at Chevron and Arco, Mark co-founded OilTracers, L.L.C., a firm specializing in the integration of geochemistry, geology and engineering data to solve a variety of oil exploration and production problems.