Dr.Gamal Ragab Gaafar (Staff Petrophysicist) Email:
[email protected] Mobile phone: +6 019 3497434 Personal data Date of Birth Nationality Marital status Point of mobilization Address (Egypt) Current Address : July 28th 1963 : Egyptian : Married (three children) : Flexible for convenient international relocation. : 19 Abrag El-Mashrabia, El-Mariotia, Filfla St., El-Haram Giza, Egypt. Entrance two, Floor 7, flat 28 : D 3-3 Shahzan Court Condominium, Jalan Nipah, off Jalan Ampang, 55000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Qualifications Ph.D. (1995-1998) In the field of Hydrodynamic and Reservoir Evaluation. M.Sc. (1990-1992) In the field of Sedimentology. B.Sc. (1982-1985) In Geology with Very Good grade. Personal profile I explore for hydrocarbons. I am a geologist with an educational and industry background in wellsite and operation geologist, petrophysics, and sedimentation, and have worked as an oil and gas exploration and development Geologist and Petrophysicist in whole section of Egypt (Gulf of Suez, Western desert, Sinai, and Nile Delta, onshore and offshore, vertical, deviated, highly deviated, and horizontal exploratory and development wells). In my current position as a senior petrophysicist exploring for oil in the Gulf of Suez, and I am a part of an integrated team of geophysicists, engineers, and geologists. Since joining Gupco, 1989, I have been involved in a lot of exploratory and development wells. I have also worked on acreage relinquishment, acreage bid -round, and farm-in pro. My skill set includes expert-level knowledge of wellsite, operation geologist, and petrophysics. I use Landmark integrated geologic/geophysical/database, Geolog, Geofram for log analysis. I have extensive experience in wellsite operations, both offshore and onshore. I enjoy continuing to contribute research to the geological community through papers and presentations at geotechnical conferences local and worldwide. I h worked on ave several integrated teams that included geoscientists, drilling and completions engineers. I have spearheaded research projects and led efforts, involving these teams, aimed at reservoir characterization, cost cutting, and process-improvement. I have worked closely with people from diverse cultural backgrounds. I have college -level teaching experience, and enjoy transferring information and technology, and hope to continue to apply state-of-the-art technology in the quest for hydrocarbon resources. I look forward to future assignments in international and domestic exploration and development projects Main areas of accountabilities are: 1. Review and analyse all available petrophysical data of area of exploration studies, enhance and validate petrophysical interpretation, and integrate results with other disciplines in order to support further exploration activities in the area. 2. Provide correct integration of petrophysical information, understanding and requirements into exploration plans and activ ity proposals. 3. Translate well objectives and business requirements into fit-for-purpose, cost effective data acquisition strategy and programmes. 4. Provide operational input and support during exploration well drilling activities. 5. Co-ordinate and QA/QC petrophysical log and core data acquisition activities, and provide operational petrophysical support and evaluation of new data acquired. 6. Ensure the integrity of the corporate log database. 7. Coaching, mentoring & development staff. Employment history 2011-Now PETRONAS as Staff Petrophysicist (CTE/TP), PETRONAS EXPLORATION Group, exploration Petrophysics, Responsible for identifying, selecting and implementing new technology across all business units Domestic and International for the Exploration and New Venture. Looking after data room for new blocks, review final petrophysical results for all the exploration wells, committee member (PPR, ETRC, XRC, FDRC) for review petrophysics data, new blocks results. Review all the input petrophysical parameters for all exploration projects,(FFR, FDP, new blocks, farm in/out blocks) work with the ream closely to discuss and verify all petrophysical parameters for volumetric. Committee member (PPR, XTRC, XRX, etc), to review all the ongoing projects and currents well results to endorse the output of Petrophysical parameters. Focal point of core analysis, preparing the core analysis guidelines for PETRONAS, and preparing material for advanced core analysis training materials, execute and review all the core analysis work scope , and verify the results with the team. Industry supervisor and follow up the master project for the master students at UTP, and visiting professor at UTP teaching formation evaluation for master students in petroleum engineering and geosciences Develop and facilitated training materials for the new staff in PETRONAS in the area of formation evaluation Assessor for the new staff to move them forward and set the relevant development program to develop them 2008-2011 PETRONAS as Staff Petrophysicist (CTE/TP), Studies, Research, and Technology Group, Petrophysics Department, PE, PETRONAS, Responsible for identifying, selecting and implementing new technology across all business units Domestic and International for the Exploration and New Venture. Focal point of core analysis, preparing the core analysis guidelines for PETRONAS, and preparing material for advanced core analysis training materials. Preparing the petrophysical work flow for basement reservoir and formation evaluation. Interface in fore-front of deploying new technology that could add value and profitability to our business units. Responsible for evaluation of Technology with potential in cost saving and creditable reservoir evaluation and managements practices Responsible for corporate technical fairs and exhibitions, vehicle used to demonstrate company's competitive edge and business differentiations Priceless image and reputation building for PETRONAS. Coaching and training for all new hired and give advice to petrophysical team members. Try to find solutions and advices for the teams problems. Facilitate and teaching some training courses in the field of Petrophysics and exploration like E&P core, Integrated Formation Evaluation, and Core Analysis. 2007-2008 PETRONAS Carigali SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as CTE Petrophysicist, responsible for Joint Venture/Jointly operated blocks Technical advice value proposition/assessment and decisions making domestic and International (North Africa, Egypt), looking after all FFR, FDP, and RA studies, and all SARAWAK areas, following up all the operations in the same area attending meeting with our partners discussing all the petrophysical issues. Center of Technical Excellency, for Technical review on FFR/FDP/RA studies. Expert contributions/Advice on Field/Reservoir Managements Review on Oil and Gas fields. Focal point for the training for all the new hired and juniors Petrophysicists, geologists, and reservoir engineers in DPE. Assigned as industry supervisor for the master project at University technology of PETRONAS. 2006-2007 PETRONAS Carigali SDN BHD, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as Senior Petrophysicist as international assignment, looking for petrophysical evaluation and full field review for all the areas of interest for PETRONAS (Asia and North Africa). My role is to evaluate and QC all the petrophysical work done or on going through out -sourcing consultants. Also I’m accountable for transferring the technology to the juniors assigned to work with me. The area consists of 14 Gas Fields. I’ve started working, separately and intensively, with each group within the Exploration department who is in st charge for each field; as plans were made to start drilling by the 1 quarter of 2007 (chasing oil is a second target for some of these gas fields). Part of my job is to provide full support to any of the engineers or geologists in the (DPE) or Exploration seeking advice or help in solving any problem facing them regarding mainly open hole logs. Lately I was assigned to handle the petrophysical part for one of the high priority fields in East Malaysia and work in collaboration with a specialized team to set up a complete FDP (Field Development Plan). Petrophysical evaluation for our bed rounds and the new blocks in North Africa, and Middle East areas. Assigned as liner trainer for all the new hired petrophysicists, geologist, and reservoir engineers in the discipline of Petrophysics based on my knowledge and expertise in the discipline area involved I am the focal point for the training of all new petrophysicists, getting some training from Schlumberger (wireline and LWD). I am responsible to follow up about 10 petrophysical projects done by outsourcing, quality controls and review all the petrophysical work with expertise from outsourcing. Petrophysical evaluation for one of the biggest carbonate gas reservoir allover the world ( Natuna Field, Indonesia) Petrophysical evaluation for new block (carbonate reservoir, in the Middle East, Qatar), bedround 2006 Gupco, Senior Petrophysicist working in GOS team looking for the low resistivity pay, missed, un perforated interval, and bypassed section pay in the Central Gulf of Suez. Gupco, Senior Petrophysicist working in GOS team looking and evaluate the southern part of the Gulf of Suez (North Shadwan area, + 300 wells) looking for any new opportunity for hydrocarbon potential through the section of Miocene down to Nubia, picking up the Petrophysical parameters to be ready for GDE maps. Support and integrated with GOS providing them with all the Petrophysical data need to evaluate the interested area and zones. Gupco/BP Egypt, working in a team looking for the new opportunity for hydrocarbon potentiality in Egypt as Senior petrophysicist to evaluate the bed rounds 2004 new blocks. Regional petrophysical study on the Cretaceous section in the Western Desert, Egypt, bed round 2004. Regional Petrophysical evaluation for common reservoirs, Western Desert, Egypt. Petrophysical evaluation for the southern and northern part of Gulf of Suez oil fields. Petrophysical evaluation for the new three blocks of the northern part of the Red Sea area. 2005-2006 2004-2005 2003-2004: On loan with BP Egypt, Senior Petrophysicist, providing petrophysical support to the Exploration teams in the Northern, Central, and Southern parts of the Gulf of Suez, dealing with all the petrophysical analysis for all prospective areas and development lease. 2002-2003 BP Egypt, working in a team looking for the new opportunity for hydrocarbon potentiality in Egypt as petrophysicist to evaluate the bed rounds 2002 new blocks. Regional petrophysical study on the Jurassic section in the Western Desert, Egypt, bed round 2002. 2001-2002 1999-2001 1996-1999 1995-1996 1992-1995 1988-1992 1986-1988 Regional Petrophysical evaluation for common reservoirs, Western Desert, Egypt. Petrophysical evaluation for the northern part of GOS (west OCTOBER and WARDA oil fields. BP/GUPCO Egypt, Working in the Western Desert Asset Team as a petrophysicist conducting a petrophysical study on the common reservoirs in the Western Desert oil fields. BP/GUPCO Egypt, Field studies group, conducting a petrophysical studies and reservoir evaluation for the common reservoir in the Gulf of Suez oil fields. :- BP/GUPCO Egypt, Conduct a petrophysical study and reservoir evaluation studies for the common reservoirs in the Gulf of Suez, and Western Desert oil fields. GUPCO Egypt, Operation petrophysicist. Witnessing the logging job, Follow up of current well, preparation the material for the upcoming wells, Communication and arrangement every thing concerning wih the current and upcoming logging job with service t company. Data transmission from the rig site to the main office, Providing Quick look interpretation for the current well, Choose the RFT point if interested. Determine the recommended Perforation interval. Evaluate the pressure using Presgraf software. Communicate with field study group and reservoir engineer to take the final decision. : Assigned as area Geological Operation supervisor following up all Geological and Petrophysical operations onshore and offshore. : Senior Wellsite Geologist: Gupco, on loan with Amoco Egypt Ltd. in the area of the Gulf of Suez, Western desert, Sinai, Mediterranean Sea, and Nile delta. Onshore and offshore wells where vertical, deviated and horizontal Exploratory & Development wells were drilled. On loan with Western Atlas Nile Delta Ltd., Egypt, Onshore Nile Delta On loan with Norsk Hydro Egypt Ltd. Onshore Western desert. Wellsite Geologist for GUPCO on numerous wells through Egypt. Gulf of Suez, Western desert, Sinai, Mediterranean Sea, and Nile delta. Onshore and Offshore wells where vertical, deviated and horizontal Exploratory & Development wells were drilled. As wellsite geologist I provide wellsite supervision of mud logging, wireline logging and coring contractors. : Mud logger with NL International (Sperry Sun Now) worked as mud logger on various oil wells both onshore and offshore Training courses attended:PNM PETRONAS Malaysia, 2011 Thin bed reservoir workshop PETRONAS Malaysia, 2011 Russian logs Senergy Malaysia, 2011 Reservoir Geomachanics workshop Shell Malaysia, 2011 ACD Technical Coaching INSTEP Malaysia, 2009 Reservoir Geomechanics Oilfield Geomechanics Malays ia,2009 Core Properties School INSTEP Malaysia,2009 CoalBed Methane Workshop Velosi & RPS Malaysia,2009 Geology of Carbonate Reservoir NEXT Malaysia,2008 Coaching INSTEP Malaysia,2008 Training of trainer (TOT) INSTEP Malaysia,2007 Basin Analysis Workshop HRB Cairo, 2006 Structure Geology in petroleum exploration OGCI Cairo,2006 Depositional system and sequence stratigraphy IHRDC Cairo, 2005 Conflict management American Univ. Cairo, 2005 Surveillance Master Class BP in house Cairo, 2005 Empowerment and ownerships American Univ. Cairo, 2005 Petroleum System BP in house course Cairo, 2005 Rock properties level four BP in house course Cairo, 2005 Rock properties level two BP in house course Cairo, 2005 Advanced log interpretation ResModTec Cairo, 2004 Capillarity in rocks ResModTec Cairo 2004 Siliciclastic reservoir ResModTec Cairo 2004 Seven Habits Franklin Coveey Cairo 2004 Business Presentation Berlitz Cairo 2004 Advances in Geolog 6.5 Paradigm Cairo 2004 Geolog (Multimin and Loglan programming) Paradigm Cairo 2003 Foundation of Petrophysics OGCI Cairo 2003 21st century startigraphy and reservoir (BP in house) Cairo 2003 Reservoir engineering for geologists (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2003 Defensive Driving (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2003 Cased hole logs (Schlumberger) Cairo 2003 Petrology of reservoir rocks (Cairo University) Cairo 2003 Geolog (determinestic) (Paradigm) Cairo 2003 Well log interpretation (OGCI) London 2003 Pore pressure prediction in practice (AAPG short course) Cairo-2002 Safety on Rig (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2002 Fundamental of use of capillary pressure data (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2001 Fault sealing (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2001 Cased hole logs (Schlumberger) Cairo 2001 Development managerial and leadership skills (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2001 Geolog and its applications (GUPCO in house) Cairo 2001 Business awareness (GUPCO) Cairo 2001 Geoframe applications (schlumberger) UK 2001 Formation damage. (OGCI) Cairo 2000 Basic seismic interpretation (OGCI) USA 1998 Petrophysical intigration (OGCI) USA 1998 Workstation orientation course (unix) (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1997 Fracture carbonate (field trip). (GUPCO) Cairo 1997 Well testing analysis Cairo 1996 Advanced formation evaluation UK Trues (training to reduce unscheduled rig events) (AMOCO) Cairo 1996 Reservoir integration and management's. (OGCI) Cairo 1995 Advanced log interpretation (IPR) Cairo 1995 Lwd, and its applications while drilling. (Baker) USA 1994 Basic reservoir enginee ring (OGCI) USA Dallas 1994 Development geology for engineering Cairo Drilling fluid and hole instability. (AMOCO) Cairo 1993 Sequence stratigraphy (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1993 Computer ( windows, microsoft office and other applications) (GUPCO) Cairo 1993 Formation microscanner (fms) (Schlumberger) Cairo 1992 Reservoir geology (OGCI) USA Field geology and mapping (OGCI) USA Drill string failure prevention's (AMOCO) Cairo 1992 Stuck pipe prevention's (AMOCO) Cairo 1992 Rig mathematics (SPERRY SUN) Cairo 1991 Applied geom orphology (Menoufa Univ. in house) Cairo 1990 Marine geology and oceanography (Menoufia Univ. in house) Cairo 1990 Coastal morphology (Menoufia Univ. in house) Cairo 1990 Geotectonic and structure geology (Menoufia Univ. in house) Cairo 1990 Core analysis (Corelabe) Cairo 1990 Sedimentary petrology. (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1989 Sedimentology (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1989 Geophysical exploration methods. (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1989 Depositional environments. (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1989 Applied stratigraphy (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1989 Drilling (vertical, deviated, highly deviated, and horizontal wells) in house Cairo 1989 Wellsite geology and samples description (GUPCO in house) Cairo 1988 Wirline logging (principal and interpretation) (Schlumberger) Cairo 1988 Petroleum geology (GUPCO) Cairo 1988 Formation pressure (Sperry Sun) Cairo 1988 Advanced mud log interpretation and formation evaluation (Sperry Sun) Cairo 1988 Mud log interpretation (Sperry Sun) Cairo 1988 Mud logging (Sperry Sun) Cairo 1987 In addition to multiple exploration field trips scanning Egypt areas (Sinai, GOS, Eastern Desert, and Western Desert) Skills During my work period I have utilized several software’s to accomplish my assignment. P.C applications: all Microsoft applications, Harvard Graphics, and Internet. UNIX (workstation orientation), Geoframe, Petroworks, Stratworks and Geolog applications Developed, and facilitate training courses in the field of petroleum geology and petrophysics: Basic Petroleum Geology Course Wellsite Geology and mud logging Course Formation Evaluation Course Reservoir description as induction course for E & P in Petronas. Core analysis (RCAL & SCAL) Short Course on Reservoir Characterization Rock Properties course Log interpretation for geoscientists Geology for non Geology Carbonate petrophysics Supervised some of the research projects for the M.Sc. and Ph.D. of the Egyptian Universities and university Technology of PETRONA, Malaysia as industry supervisor.. Appointed as a visitor professor at University Technology of PETRONAS (UTP) to teach the formation evaluation, well logging, and core analysis courses for the under graduate and master students of petroleum engineering and geosciences since 2009 till now Membership : EPEX, SPE, FESM, SPWLA, GSE, EFES, EGS, ESAP and EPA Prizes: Won the first prize in the 39th Annual meeting of the Geologic Society of Egypt conference, December 2001. Won the first prize in the 41st Annual meeting of the Geologic Society of Egypt conference, December 2003. Awarded as the best coach of the year from PETRONAS CARIGALI, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2010 Technical and Academic Activities: Gaafar, G, R., 1991, Marine geological studies on El Bardaweel lagoon Sediments, North Sinai, Egypt, (M.Sc) Menoufia Univ., 170pp. Mamdouh A. Mohammed, Gamal M. H. Attia and Gamal Ragab Gaafar., 1991, Sedimentological Dtudies on recent Bottom sediments of El bardawil Lagoon, North Sinai, Egypt, 6th International conference for Mathematics and scientific research, P:299-326. (2-7 March, 1991) Gaafar, G. R., 1998, Hydrodynamic and reservoir evaluation study of the Nubia Sandstone, October Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt (Ph.D.), Menoufia Univ., 220 pp. Zein El-Din, and Gaafar, G. R., 2001, Integration of core, log, and petrographic Data for petrophysical analysis of theNubia Sandstone Reservoir, October Field, Gulf of Suez., Abstract, GeoQuest, Forum 2001, London. Zein El-Din, and Gaafar, G. R., 2001, Understanding of the reservoir behavior based on the reservoir pressure and fault block communications of the Nubia Sandstone, October Field, Gulf Of Suez., Abstract, GeoQuest, Forum 2001, London. Gaafar, G. R., and Zein El-Din, M. Y., 2001, Reservoir performance prediction of the Nubia Sandstone, October Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt, 63, rdeage conference (Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6/11-15/2001), 2001. Hewitt, N., Gaafar. G.R., and Runge. T., 2002, Improved water flood sweep efficiency using reservoir saturation monitoring and production logging in the Badri/Morgan Complex. Abstract, AAPG, Cairo, 2002. Gaafar, G. R., and Zein El-Din, M. Y., 2003, Understanding of the reservoir behavior based on the reservoir pressure and fault block communications of the Nubia Sandstone, October Field, Gulf of Suez. Abstract, AAPG, Cairo, 2002. Gaafar, G. R., and Zein El-Din, M. Y., 2003 , Integration of core, log, and petrographic Data for petrophysical analysis of theNubia Sandstone Reservoir, October Field, Gulf of Suez., Abstract, AAPG, Cairo, 2002. Neil Hewitt, George Clemenceau, Gamal Ragab Gaafar, 2003, Using Magnetic Resonance Logging to Evaluate Thin-bedded Oil Bearing Formations in the Gulf of Suez: A Case Study, Abstract, AAPG, Cairo, 2002 Gaafar, G. R., Atttia, G. M. H., Wanas, H. A., 2003, Dispersed clay fabrics and petrophysical parameters of the Nubia Sandstone reservoir rocks at October Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt: An implication to their effect on the reservoir quality (In press). Gaafar, G. R., N. Hewitt, 2003, Integration of logs, image, core, and petrographic data for pore geometry analysis of the Aptian dolomite, Razzak field, western desert, Egypt. Abstract, GAW 7, Cairo University, February 2004. Neil C. Hewitt and Gaffar G.R., 2004, Prospecting with electric log and formation evaluation, Review, Abstract, ESAP, Cairo, Apr, 2004. Gaafar, G. R., 2004 , The Oil and Gas Finders, Article, Petroleum, EGPC, Oct. 2004 Gaafar, G. R., Anwar. N Mohamed, and Morsy. A. O., 2005, Interpretation of facies and depositional environments from wireline logs and cores, Wata Channel, October oil field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Abstract, GRMENA-1, Cairo Univ., Feb. 2005. Gaafar, G. R., 2005 , Prospecting with electric logs, Petroleum, EGPC, March. 2005 Gaafar, G. R., and Anwar. N Mohamed, 2005, Control on porosity and permeability of the Nubia Sandstone, October Field, Gulf of Suez. Abstract, SEG/EGS/EPEX/EPA, 2nd International petroleum conference and Exhibition, Cairo, Egypt. Basal, A.M.K., Gaafar, G. R., El-Sharawy, M.S., 2006, Error analysis of reservoir water saturation (Sw) calculations using well log data: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 5, March 2006, p. 397-407. Basal, A.M.K., Gaafar, G. R., El-Sharawy, M.S., 2006, Petrophysical flow units in the Nubian reservoir using well logging: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 5, March 2006, p. 67-78. Basal, A.M.K., Gaafar, G. R., El-Sharawy, M.S., 2007, Well log data as an aid for lithology identification using matrix algebra, abstract, the 2th international conference on inorganic chemical industries and mineral resources" future aspects", 2007, 12-13 Feb, Cairo, Egypt. Basal, A.M.K., G.R. Gaafar, and M.S. El Sharawy, 2008, Well log data as an aid for lithology identification using matrix algebra: Journal of Applied Geophysics, v. 7, March 2008, 10p. El Sharawy, M.S., and G.R. Gaafar, 2009, Identification of reservoir characteristics using velocity – deviation log and velocity ratio. 24th EGS Annual Meeting, March 16, 2009, Cairo Gaafar, G. R., Gamal Attia, Khaled A. Khaled and Ibrahim, S. M., 2009, Petrophysical Evaluation of Rudeis Reservoir in July Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. 24th EGS Annual Meeting, March 16, 2009, Cairo. Gaafar, G. R., 2009, Porosity of reservoir rocks, Petroleum, the Egyptian Petroleum Sector, Vol. 46, N o 2-3, March. 2009 Gaafar, G. R., 2009, Permeability of reservoir rocks, Petroleum, the Egyptian Petroleum Sector, Vol. 46, No 5, May. 2009 El Sharawy, M.S., and G.R. Gaafar.2009 , Application of well log for source rock evaluation in Duwi Formation, southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Marine and Petroleum Geology, under review . Khaled. A. Khaled, Gamal Attia, Gamal. R. Gaafar and Sameh. M. Ibrahim., 2009, Evaluation of Source Rocks and Hydrocarbon Potential of July Oil Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Helwan University International Conference, Dec., 9-10, 2009, Cairo, Egypt. Mohamed Ibrahim, Gamal R. Gaafar, Eslam Esmaiel, and Ayman Hassan., 2010 , Hydrocarbon Exploration in a Tertiary Stratigraphy of the Offshore, Nile Delta Basin, Egypt, PGCE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, PP 80-83, 29-30 March, 2010 Mehmet Altunbay, Adraan Bal, Salim Belhaouas, Richard Douglas Bray, Gamal R. Gaafar, Siti Salwa Bt Sharuddin, and Lee Choon Young., 201 1, Calibrating carbonate Core Data to wireline Data: searching for a relation between petrophysical properties and mappable depositional trends, PGCE, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, PP 153, March,7-8, 2011 Gaafar, G. R., 2011, Reservoir Heterogeneities, Petroleum, the Egyptian Petroleum Sector, 2011 (April/May, 2001), Cairo, Egypt Gaafar, G. R., 2011., core analysis guideline, internal manual for PETRONAS Carigali, 203 pages. Gaafar, G. R., 2012., Sidewall core analysis manual, internal manual for PETRONAS Carigali, under progress. Gaafar, G. R., 2012., Core analysis manual for unconventional plays, internal manual for PETRONAS carigali, under progress. Gaafar, G. R., 2012., The state of the art on advances of core analysis, in press. Rupdip Guha, Gamal Ragab Gaafar, Michael Mehmet Altunbay, Nur Faradilla Bt M Razman., 2012., Quantifying the Effects of Geological Factors on Flow Controls via Petrophysical and Reservoir Engineering Analyses, in press. Shin Ni Chai., John Woods., and Gamal R. Gaafar., 2012, Chemostratigraphic Correlation of Miocene Turbidite Sequences Offshore Sabah, Malaysia , in press. Long Jiang, Dominique Guillot, Milad Meraji, Puja Kumari, Benoit Vidick, Bill Duncan, and Gamal Ragab Gaafar., 2012., Measuring Isolation Integrity in Depleted Reservoirs , SPWLA, in press. References furnished upon request Other activities - Writing a lot of Arabic and English articles for the Petroleum Magazine edited by the Egyptian Petroleum Sector, and E l-Morgan Magazine edited by the Gulf of Suez Petroleum company (GUPCO)