Course & Workshop

March 5 – 9, 2023

Instructor: Dr. Saleh Hammed

LOCATION

First day will be held at the Holiday Inn Maadi Hotel, in Cairo. The participants will fly the next day to Hurghada. The course will be continued in Hurghada.

COURSE FEES

Inclusive of refreshment and lunch at the Holiday Inn Maadi Hotel. Air Ticket Cairo/Hurghada return and accommodation in Hurghada.

INSTRUCTOR PROFILE

EDUCATION

BSc, Geology, First Class Honours, Cairo University, Giza, 1990.

MSc in basement tectonics, Cairo University, 1995

PhD, Structural Geology, Geological institute (ETH), Zurich & Cairo University 2002

EMPLOYMENT

• Demonstrator, Cairo University, Cairo, 1990-1995
• Asst. Lecturer, Cairo University, Cairo, 1996-2001.
• Asst. Lecturer, American University in Cairo, 1995-2000.
• Asst. lecturer, ETH, Zurich, 1999-2002
• Lecturer, Cairo University, Cairo, since 2002
• Research scientist, and Field advisor, ETH, Zurich, Switzerland since 2002.
• Principle consultant of AL Mashora Geologic consulting, Cairo-Kuwait, 1995-2005
• Lecturer of petroleum geosciences program, Cairo University 2008
• Visiting researcher at Geology Department, Catania, University, Italy, March 2008
• E-learning scientific advisor (GNS- Egypt), 2008-11.
• Consultant Integrated Geoconsultancy (IGC), Cairo-Kuwait

Geologic Software

GeoFrame – Petrel- 2D&3D Move, Kingdom, RockWorks Utilities

Image analysis software ERDASS and ENVI GIS and Map-info

Paleostress analysis (T-Tecto, Sperna, NDA, SVB, etc) Stretch (modelling and basin analysis)

RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE:

• Subjects: tectonics, structural geology, basin dynamics, petroleum exploration, watershed analysis, remote sensing image analysis.
• Methods: field studies (paleostress, fracture analysis), GIS modules, GPR, subsurface data analysis (Geoframe, Petrel, Rockworks, etc), numerical modelling, Matlab programming, Physical analogue modelling, digital mapping and GPS SURVEY.
• Working Field: Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Kuwait, Jordan and Europe (Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Italy, Croatia, France).
• Field leader, consultation and instructor for numerous oil companies and consulting companies including EREx, Transglobe, Dot Norke, North Energy, DNO, PGNiG SA, SUCO, GPC,GUPCO, INA, Petrogulf, Dara, Bapetco, RWA, OGS, Petrobel, petrosalam, Gemsa., Amapetco , and others
• Involved with various geothermal energy projects in Switzerland 2002-2007.
• Structural Geology consultant for Hamash Misr for gold mines
• Groundwater flow in Alpine fractured crystalline massifs and their relationship with underground works, Civil Engineering Project at the Fédéral Technical School of Lausanne (Switzerland), Laboratory of Geology (GEOLEP)
• Field Leader for West central Sinai Field mapping courses for students of ETH Zurich, Switzerland, Oslo University Norway, Mainz University, Germany and Catania University, Italy.
• Field advisor for the annual geologic Trips (Petroleum engineering, American University).
• Involved in Egyptian black shale evaluation project with (Petroleum engineering, American University).
• Geologic consultant of GeoModelling Solutions GmbH, Zurich, Switzerland, since1999
• We (geomodelling solution) have performed case studies for sedimentary basins worldwide, including the Gulf of Mexico, Norway-Greenland, the Barents Sea, China, Ghana, and Australia. We usually work on client specific problems and do not directly market regional reports. However, our work on the Barents, East Greenland, and V?ring basins is available through the geophysical atlases of TGS-VBPR.

TRAINER AND INSTRUCTOR OF:

• Applied Subsurface Geological Mapping
• Surface Geological Mapping
• Field mapping and Regional Geology
• Remote sensing and geologic mapping
• Fracture analysis and image log interpretation
• Naturally Fractured Reservoirs and their modelling
• Structural Geology in Hydrocarbon Exploration and exploitation
• Sedimentary Basin Analysis And Hydrocarbon Potentiality
• GIS
• Rock mechanics for PG
• Geostatistics

RESEARCH GROUP (projects and MSc and PhD thesis)

• Ichnology and Palaenvironmental reconstruction of the Lower Cambrian rocks, Um Bogma Area, Sinai, Egypt (2003)
• Geological studies on carbonate rocks of Qattamyia district, and their use in Egyptian cement industry (2005) National institute of building material research.
• Stratigraphic, sedimentologic and mineralogic studies on the Oligocene red beds and the associated volcanics of El Fayoum and Greater Cairo district, Egypt (2007)
• Numerical Structural modeling of gravity induced folding: A case study from the Western margin of Gulf of Aqaba, (2008)
• Structural and hydrocarbon habitats of Sidri-Firan Field, Gulf of Suez Rift, Egypt (2009), Petrobel Oil Company.
• Structural modelling and hydrocarbon potentiality of Wadi Ghoweiba rift segment, the North-western sector of Gulf of Suez rift, Egypt (2010)
• Engineering geology studies and mapping of expensive soil of Kom Oshim, Fayoum Egypt (2010)
• Digital geologic mapping and genesis of Karst related features in some Egyptian territories (2012) Ministry of Environmental Affairs
• Structure architecture of Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt (2008) Ganoup Oil Company
• Structural and reservoir modeling of Ras Budran Oil Field, East central Gulf Of Suez Egypt (2011) Suez Oil Company.
• Integrated geological modeling of Ras Fanar Oil Field, West Central Gulf Of Suez Egypt (2011) Suez Oil Company
• Geologic Model of Kareem reservoir in North Zeit Bay Concession (NZBC), Gemsa Basin, Southern Gulf Of Suez, Egypt.
• Tectono-Stratigraphic evolution of El Hamra and Shabrawet structures, East and West of Suez Canal, Egypt (2011)
• 4D Geological mapping and structural model of Hammam Faraun Block (2012)
• Evaluation der Basement Reservoire der ostlichen Riftschulter des Golf von Suez, SW Sinai Geisum, ETHZ, Suco
• Fracture modeling of surface and subsurface Eocene Carbonates of in NOW oil field, Petrosalam Co. and AOC

GRANTS

• El Ashri Cairo University Grant best M Sc & PhD in the academic year 1995 & 2002
• Swiss Grant for the best article in the Swiss tectonic meeting 2001
• ETH Zurich fund for surface analogue for basement reservoir characterization project