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Mr. Michael (Mike) Waddell

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ESRI-SC provides services oriented to the natural resource industry, primarily petroleum.  The ESRI Computer facilities support these efforts including GIS Capabilities. Project work can be done on a proprietary-to-client basis.  

Petroleum system characterization and identification involving the integration of tectonic, structural, sedimentologic and geochemical data is a prime activity of ESRI. By integrating the sedimentary characterization of reservoirs, depositional setting, sequence stratigraphy and seismic stratigraphy, details of petroleum systems can be interpreted. From that models can be constructed and predictions can be made of accumulations of hydrocarbons.

Prioritization of areas for exploration to match specific corporate financial objectives is done to help organizations select areas that are best suited for use of their budget.  With the many areas in the world that produce or are potential for production, organizations must prioritize areas that match their risk and financial mentality.  By virtue of the experienced personnel at ESRI, programs can be planned that aid corporations select areas that meet their unique needs.

ESRI-SC maintains a strong capability in sedimentology and petrology and therefore a strong base of expertise for core and out crop studies.  A key component of ESRI-SC’s core and out crop studies is lithologic characterization using light microscropy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and X-Ray Diffraction analyses (XRD).  ESRI-SC has been involved in a number of petrographic studies, such as the sandstone survey of the South Caspian Basin, sandstone survey of the Western Siberian Basin; origins of porosity within the Miocene Kareem Formation in the Gulf of Suez, and origins of solution features within Tertiary-aged carbonates within D.O.E.’s Savannah River Site.

ESRI-SC has created and maintains the Major Oil and Gad Fields Database: the database includes parameters on production, reservoirs, reserves, field characteristics, and accompanying maps.

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