Publications

The Petroleum Systems team has published numerous papers in key peer-reviewed journals, and has presented research studies at industry forums, workshops and conferences. A list of some of recent technical papers is supplied below.

Recent publications

• Abrams, M. A. “Designing a seabed geochemical study”. World Oil, Vol. 232, No. 9, Pages 43-46, 2011.
• Abrams, M. A, Dahdah, N. F. “Surface sediment hydrocarbons as indicators of subsurface hydrocarbons – Field calibration of existing and new surface geochemistry methods in the Marco Polo Area Gulf of Mexico,”  American Association Petroleum Geology Bulletin, Vol. 95, No. 11, Pages 1907-1935, 2011.
• Abrams, M. A/. Dahdah, N. F. “Surface sediment gases as indicators of subsurface hydrocarbons - Examining the record in laboratory and field studies,” Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 27, Pages 273-284, 2010.
• Logan, G. A., Abrams, M. A., Dahdah, N., Grosjean, E. “Laboratory methods for evaluating migrated high molecular weight hydrocarbons in marine at naturally occuring oil seeps,” Organic Geochemistry, Vol. 40, Pages 365-375, 2009.
• Abrams, M. A., Francu, F, Dahdah, N. F. “Development of methods to collect and analyze gasoline plus range (C5 to C12) hydrocarbons from seabed sediments as indicators of subsurface hydrocarbon generation and entrapment,” Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 24, Pages 1951-1970, 2009.

Conference Presentations

• Gong, C., Milkov, A.  Grass, D., Sullivan, M., Searcy, T. Depret, P.A., Dzou, L. “The Significant Impact of Weathering on MC252 Oil Chemistry and Its Fingerprinting of Samples Collected from the Sea Surface and Shore,” International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG) Conference, September 2011.
  Abrams, M. A, “Best practices for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of seabed geochemical samples to evaluate subsurface hydrocarbon generation and entrapment,” American Association Petroleum Geology Convention Abstracts – Houston, Texas,  2011.
• Abrams, M. A., Logan, G. A. “Geochemical evaluation of ocean surface slick methods to ground truth satellite seepage anomalies for seepage detection,” American Association Petroleum Geology Convention Abstracts, Annual AAPG Convention – New Orleans, Lousiana, 2010.
• Abrams, M. A.,Schwans, P. “Geochemical and Geological Factors Important in Evaluating Shale Gas Systems,” American Association Petroleum Geology GTW Research Conference, Unconventional Resources: Basics, Challenges, and Opportunities for New Frontier Plays – Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010.
• Abrams, M. A., Manzano-Kareah, K. “Development of a Predictive Resource Model for Shale Gas Systems,” 7th Petroleum Geology Conference: From mature basins to new frontiers – London, 2009.