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A monthly technical luncheon, a flagship topical workshop, and a calendar of joint sessions with the global SPWLA network. The Chapter's events are the place where Kingdom petrophysics talks to itself — and to the world.

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17th Topical Workshop

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17th Topical Workshop – The Petrophysics of Unconventional & Tight Reservoirs

Two days of focused sessions on the techniques reshaping how the Kingdom evaluates its tightest pay zones — from advanced NMR and dielectric measurements to digital rock workflows and the integration of geomechanics w…

Oct 21, 2026

17th Topical Workshop – The Petrophysics of Unconventional & Tight Reservoirs

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A selection of monthly meetings and workshops the Chapter has hosted. Filter by format — each chip shows what its name suggests.

May 202619
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June 201920
April 20193
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November 201829
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August 20188
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January 201831
November 201729
November 201713
October 201724
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August 201717
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June 201713
April 20176
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Events & workshops

17th Topical Workshop – The Petrophysics of Unconventional & Tight Reservoirs

Physics and “Cruft” in Saturation Modeling

16th Workshop: Shaping Sustainability- Exploring and Producing Transition Minerals

MEOS GEO 2025 (16-18 Sep 2025)

15th workshop – Water: A Driving Force In Situ and a Challenge Upon Breakthrough

14th workshop – Advances in Geothermal Energy Exploration and Exploitation

12th Workshop – Shaly Formation Petrophysics and Thin-Bed Analysis

Deriving Archie Equation from the 1st Principle

Advancements in Digital Rock Physics: Density Functional Hydrodynamics for Heterogeneous Rocks

From Machine Learning to Class-Based Machine Learning

Microseismic Event Location Using Direct and Reflected Waves

Achieving Business value using Borehole Sonic Data

Big Data, Automation and Integration in the E&P Industry

Rigless Mineralogy Logging for Improved Geological Modeling and Reservoir Understanding

Reservoir Surveillance Petrophysics – Challenges and Technical Advancements in the Last Two Decades

Formation Testing and Sampling: Fundamentals and Latest Advancements

Saudi Aramco Young Professional Annual Meeting

Two Decades of Formation Testing and Production Logging in Saudi Arabia

Production Array Imager – An Innovative Approach in Horizontal Production Logging

Well Integrity Evaluation: Challenges and Best Practices

Challenges of Long-Term Reservoir Monitoring and a Brief Overview of Pulsed-Neutron Technologies Past, Present, And Future

Have I Learned Anything in 41 years?

International Outstanding Chapter Award for 2017

59th SPWLA Annual Symposium Student Paper Contest in London, UK

Challenges and Advancements in Petrophysics

Use of Advanced Acoustic Petrophysics in Characterizing Formation Anisotropy – Conventional and Unconventional Reservoirs

NMR Application in Carbonate Reservoir Characterization

2017 Chapter Recognition Ceremony

A review of low-resistivity and low-resistivity-contrast pay with focus on Africa

Linking Geological Facies and Petrophysical Rock Types

Best Research Award 2017

Petrophysics NMR Team Leader Schlumberger: Laboratory Downhole Wettability from NMR T1/T2 ratio

Joint Interpretation of Magnetic Resonance and Resistivity-Based Fluid Volumetric

Integrated Core Analysis: Current and Future

Integrated Core Analysis: Current and Future

Tight Reservoir Formation Evaluation – Challenges and Solutions

Automated Interpretation of Wireline and LWD Formation Testing Dynamic Data

Optimum Well Placement in Challenging Thin Carbonate Reservoir – New Approach

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