Far East

VIETNAM, MALAYSIA, W & E INDONESIA, IRIAN JAYA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
  • Routine Tertiary biostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, palynology, palynofacies and visual geochemistry of 300+ wells (1981 – 1997 and 2001 – 2002) from Vietnam, The Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, Malay Basin, NW Java Sea, Sunda, East Java Sea basins and the basins of offshore and onshore Sumatra and Borneo (W & E Kalimantan). Mesozoic biostratigraphy of Seram and Irian Jaya.

  • Primary author, technical work and marketing of major non-proprietary regional review studies on SE Asia, involving new zonal schemes, new sequence stratigraphical schemes, correlation, time-slice palaeoenvironmental modelling and basin development:

    1. A Review of Lacustrine Sediments in South East Asia and their Hydrocarbon Source Rock and Reservoir Potential [N. Thailand, Central Thailand, Gulf of Thailand, Malay, W. Natuna, Penyu, E. Natuna, N. Sumatra, C. Sumatra, Ombilin, S. Sumatra, Sunda, NW Java, E. Java Sea/Lombok, Barito, Melawi/Ketungau, Kutei, Tidung, Tarakan, Berau, Muara, Salawati/Bintuni, basins] (Gearhart Geoconsultants - 1988).

    2. The stratigraphy, geological development and hydrocarbon potential of the Tertiary basins of Indonesia, Malaysia and offshore Thailand and the Tertiary and Pre-Tertiary of Eastern Indonesia. [Gulf of Thailand, Malay, W. Natuna, Penyu, E. Natuna, Sarawak, Mergui, N. Sumatra, C. Sumatra, Ombilin, Sibolga, Bengkulu, S. Sumatra, Sunda, NW Java, E Java Sea/Lombok, W. Java/Pelabuhan Ratu, NE Java, Barito, Melawi/Ketungau, W. Kutei, E. Kutei, Bungalun, NE Kalimantan, Senkang, Tomori, Buton, Bacan, Halmahera, Banggai/Sula, Seram, Kai, Timor, Sumba, Buru, Misool, Salawati/Bintuni, N.Irian Jaya basins] (Geolink/HRH - 1990-1991).

    3. A sequence strat. and chemostrat study of the Tertiary offshore Vietnam [15 wells, Cuu Long / Nam Conson basins; [Blocks 04, 09, 12, 15] (VPI / Geochem Gp - 1997).

  • Technical work / report compilation of large contracted proprietary basin studies:

    1. The Stratigraphy of the NW Java Sea Basin [Seribu Platform, Ardjuna, Jatibarang, Cirebon basins] (Arco / Gearhart Geoconsultants - 1985).

    2. The Palynofacies and Geochemistry of the Southern Malay Basin [Blocks PM6 & PM12; Meranti, Dulang, Sotong/Duyong, Malong Fields] (Petronas / Gearhart Geocons. - 1986).

  • Major technical contribution to the multiclient study: The Geochemistry of Indonesian Basins (Robertsons - 1982)

  • Major technical contribution to the multiclient study: The Mesozoic Biostratigraphy of the Papuan Basin [15+ wells] (Robertsons - 1983).

  • Mesozoic stratigraphy of Seram and Irian Jaya (1984 - 1986). [Wells Levani-1 & S. Oeta-1].

  • Geological Consultancy in the NW Java Basin (2001)

  • Provision of wellsite palynology mobile unit to Seram (2002).
CHINA
  • Stratigraphy of well and field study samples from Carboniferous to Neogene