QAU Faculty | Earth Sciences

ø Seismic anisotropy of fractured reservoirs; Seismic anisotropy of shales

ø AVO analysis in unconventional reservoirs; Reservoir characterization

ø Rock physics based seismic inversion; Seismic processing and interpretation.

Published Papers:

Ali, A., Ahmad, Z., & Akhtar, G. (2005): Structural interpretation of seismic profiles integrated with reservoir characteristics of Qadirpur area, Pakistan Journal of Hydrocarbon Research, 15, 25-34.
Shahraini, A., Ali, A., & Jakobsen, M. (2011): Seismic history matching in fractured reservoirs using a consistent stiffness-permeability model: Focus on the effects of fracture aperture, Geophysical Prospecting, 59, 492-505.
Ali, A. & Jakobsen, M. (2011): Improved characterization of fault zones by quantitative integration of seismic and production data, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 8, 259-274.
Ali, A. & Jakobsen, M. (2011): On the accuracy of Rüger’s approximation for reflection coefficients in HTI media: Implications for the determination of fracture density and orientation from seismic AVAZ data, Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 8, 372-393.
Ali, A. & Jakobsen, M. (2011): Seismic characterization of reservoirs with multiple fracture sets using velocity and attenuation anisotropy data, Journal of Applied Geophysics, 75, 590-602.

Submitted Papers:

Ali, A. & Jakobsen, M. (2011): Anisotropic permeability in fractured reservoirs from frequency-dependent seismic AVAZ data, Geophysical prospecting, Under review.

Extended Abstracts:

· Extended Abstract 1: Ali, A., Shahraini, A., and Jakobsen, M. (2009): ‘Improved characterization of fault zones by quantitative integration of seismic and production data’, 6129, EAGE Annual Meeting Amsterdam.

· Extended Abstract 2: Ali, A., and Jakobsen, M. (2010): ‘On the accuracy of Rüger’s Approximations for PP Reflection Coefficients in HTI Media’, 8334, EAGE Annual Meeting Barcelona.

· Extended Abstract 3: Shahraini, A., and Jakobsen, M., and Ali. A. (2010): ‘Seismic History Matching in Fractured Reservoirs Using a Consistent Stiffness-permeability Model - Focus on the Aperture’, K035, EAGE Annual Meeting Barcelona.

· Extended Abstract 4: Ali, A., and Jakobsen, M. (2011): ‘On the Relative Importance of Global and Squirt Flow in Cracked Porous Media’, 10981, EAGE Annual Meeting Vienna.

· Extended Abstract 5: Ali, A., and Jakobsen, M. (2011): ‘Seismic characterization of reservoirs with multiple fracture sets using velocity and attenuation anisotropy data’, 10650, EAGE Annual Meeting Vienna.

Extended Abstracts