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YOUSF ABUSHALAH

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El Paso, TX 79912

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EDUCATION

****-****: University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) / Ph.D., Geophysics. Dissertation: Seismic modeling, Rock physics, AVO and Seismic Attribute Analysis for Illuminating sandstone facies of the Late Ordovician Mamuniyat Reservoir, R-field, Murzuq Basin-Libya

2005-2008: El Fatah University - Tripoli – Libya, MS. Geophysics. Thesis: A seismic and Gravity study of Eastern Part of Sirt Basin and South Western Cyrenaica Platform, Libya.

1994-1998: El Mergib University - Khoms – Libya, Bachelor in Geological Sciences earned with honors.

JOB EXPERIENCE

2016-2017 – Adjunct lecturer and volunteer in seismology lab University of Texas at El Paso – El Paso

• Volunteer in UTEP seismology lab research:

Conducting new research with Dr. Steve Harder including Testing seismic sources and collecting and processing seismic reflection data El Paso Community College and Dona Ana Community College

• Teaching geology courses in both colleges.

• Taught Introduction to Geology, Historical Geology and Principle of Earth Science 2012 - 2016: Research and Teaching assistant

University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso

• Research:

o Develop workflows and processes to improve the quality of the seismic data and seismic interpretability.

o Applying Rock physics, seismic attributes, and inversion for reservoir characterization.

o Structural, stratigraphic and reservoir property modeling using Petrel software o Investigating converted waves in convectional seismic data and developing MATLAB code to model elastic and acoustic seismic data.

• Teaching:

Taught physical geology, historical geology, principle of earth science, and environmental geology labs

2009 – 2012: Faculty lecturer

El Mergib University - Alkoms

Duties

• Teaching undergraduate geophysics classes including:

§ Seismic and Non-Seismic Methods

§ Seismic Data Processing and Interpretation

• Student project advisor

• Head of study and examinations of the faculty of Sciences 2007 – 2009: Seismic Geophysicist

OMV E&P Company - Tripoli

• Play and prospect assessments for NC 65 was presented at the first gas bid round in 2007 in Vienna.

• Prospect evaluation on both onshore and offshore areas.

• Dry hole analysis

• Scout meeting report (a weekly report about summary of exploration activities from all companies in the area).

• Daily drilling activity report.

2006 – 2007: Internship (Waha Oil Company)

• Seismic data and well log calibration, mis-tie corrections and data interpretation.

• Constructing seismic velocity models

2003-2007: Research assistant

Al Fatah University

Duties:

• Integration of seismic and gravity study for tectonic evolution 2000- 2003: Teaching assistant

El –Mergib University

• Teaching Laboratory: Sedimentology, well logging, sequence stratigraphy, and field excursion.

• Undergraduate advising

TRAINING COURSES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2014 – 2016: Society of Exploration Geophysics Short courses

• Oct. 24-25, 2014: Seismic attributes for prospect identification and reservoir characterization (SEG annual meeting).

• Feb. 23-24, 2015: Rock physics: seismic reflections of rock properties (In-house training course: SEG)

• Oct. 16-17, 2015: Full waveform inversion, (SEG annual meeting).

• Jul. 19-22, 2016: Beyond AVO Quantitative inversion interpretation (GSH/SEG Webinar).

• Oct. 15-17, 2016: Seismic Data Processing (SEG annual meeting).

• May 22-28, 2017: Geophysics Signal Processing (GSH/SEG Webinar). 2013 -2014: Software Training Courses

• May 20-22, 2014: RokDoc 1D2D introduction 3 Day Course.

• Feb. 25-26, 2014: the RokDoc 3D Reservoir Characterization 2 Day Course.

• Dec. 9-12, 2013: SeisSpace/ ProMAX 2D/3D.

2007 – 2008: Oil Company internal and overseas courses

• Seismic interpretation and inversion (OMV).

• Clastic and Carbonate dispositional environment (OMV).

• Source rock generation and distribution (OXY).

• Play Fairway Analysis and Prospect 5 Days Evaluation (Nautilus: United Kingdom).

• In site for a week, monitoring Seismic crew activities.

• In site for a week, monitoring drilling rig activities.

• Software training software: GeoX, Petrosys, and Petrel. AWARDS

2016: The Outstanding Graduate Student in Geophysics award from University of Texas at El Paso.

2011-2016: A scholarship award from Libyan ministry higher education for an excellent academic achievement.

PUBLICATIONS:

-Published:

Abushalah, Y., & Serpa, L. Spectral Decomposition and Colored Inversion as Tools to Extract Stratigraphic Features and Predict Lithology of the Late Ordovician Mamuniyat Reservoir, Murzuq Basin, Libya. In AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition. Poster. Abushalah, Y. and L., Serpa, 2016, Using instantaneous frequency and colored inversion attributes to distinguish and determine the sandstones facies of the Late Ordovician Mamuniyat Reservoir, R- Field in Murzuq Basin – Libya, Interpretation. Abushalah, Y. M. 2016. Seismic modeling, rock physics, AVO and seismic attribute analysis for illuminating sandstone facies of the Late Ordovician Mamuniyat Reservoir, R-Field, Murzuq Basin-Libya.

Abdelnabi, A. Abushalah, Y. Kelly H. Liu, and Stephen Gao, 2017, Seismic Attributes Aided Fault Detection and Enhancement in the Sirte Basin, Libya. SEG Extended abstract. Abdelnabi, A., Abushalah, Y. 2018. Seismic Interpretation and Petrophysical Evaluation of SM Field, Libya. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index, Geological and Environmental Engineering, 4(5), 919. In Review,

Abushalah, Y. and L., Serpa, (in review), Application of amplitude spectrum and genetic inversion to determine Bir Tlacsin facies distribution, a case study: Murzuq Basin –Libya, Geophysical prospecting (minor corrections expected to be published in Nov. 2017) Abushalah, Y. and L. Serpa, (in review), Investigating the effects of Converted –waves and enhance seismic interpretability. Geophysics

LANGUAGES AND SKILLS:

• Geophysical and Geological Software: Petrel, RokDoc, Promax, Geox, AASPI, Geoframe, Petrosys, OpendTect, and Seismic Unix.

• Program languages: Matlab, C++ and Python

• Graphic software: Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

• Languages: Fluent in English and Arabic.

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