CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal Data Name:

Lashin, Aref Adel Associate Professor (June 2008) Feb. 01, 1970 Benha, Egypt Egyptian Arabic (Mother Tongue), English and German In KSA: King Saud University , Community College, Huraimla, 11962, P.O. Box 300 In Egypt: Benha University, Faculty of Science, Benha, P.O. Box 13518

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Working Address:

Telephone No:

Work: +966 1 526 6666 (KSA) Personal: +966 540 825336 (KSA)
aref70@hotmail.com alashin@ksu.edu.sa

E-mail: Education

Ph. D., 2002: M. Sc., 1997:

Benha University, Egypt Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany (Borehole Geophysics) Benha University, Egypt (Borehole Geophysics) Benha University, Egypt (Borehole Geophysics) Benha University, Faculty of Science, Egypt
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Pre Master, 1992:

B. Sc., 1991:

Academic Record Assistant Professor: King Saud University , Community College,

March 2008 - Now Assistant Professor: Nov. 2005 -March 2008 Postdoctoral Fellow: May 2005 - Nov. 2005 Lecturer: Dec. 2002- May 2005 Huraimla, KSA. Benha University, Faculty of Science, Egypt. United Nations University, GTP, Reykjavik, Iceland. Benha University, Faculty of Science, Egypt.

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Ph.D. Researcher: 2000-2002 1997 - 2000 Demonstrator: 1993 - 1997

Institute of Geophysics, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Germany.

Assistant Lecturer: Benha University, Faculty of Science, Egypt

Benha University, Faculty of Science, Egypt

Areas of Expertise
Borehole

geophysics: Petroleum systems analysis:

AVO

Petrophysics, Well Logging , Formation evaluation (Main interest). Entrapment, maturation and migration of hydrocarbons. AVO, velocity analysis and interpretation of seismic data. Fault seal analysis and hydro-geophysics of geothermal reservoirs.

& Seismic:

Geothermal:

Teaching Interest

Under Graduate Courses:

General Geophysics, Subsurface, Geophysical and Petroleum Exploration. Petrophysics & Well Logging.

Post Graduate Courses:

Grants
Prize (Best research paper):
Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006)

The 22nd annual meeting of the Egyptian Geophysical Society (EGS), Cairo (12-13, April 2006). Funded by the council of scientific and industrial research (CSIR) and the academy of sciences for the developing world (TWAS). In borehole geophysics and reservoir engineering, Iceland. Funded by the United Nations UniversityGTP, for studying the geothermal reservoirs. Institute of Geophysics, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Freiberg-Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Harald Lindner. Selected by the Egyptian Ministry of Higher Education according to channel system between Germany and Egypt. Benha Faculty of Science, Benha-Egypt. Funded by Benha University.

Postdoctoral Fellowship (2005)

Ph.D Fellowship (2000-2002)

Postgraduate Research Fellowship (1991-1993)

Seminars, Workshops and Conferences

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3 - 4 Dec, 2007

Participated in 5th International Symposium on Earth Science and Technology, December 3-4, 2007, Kyushu, Japan. One paper is published in the proceedings of the conference. Attended the 4th international conference of Applied Geophysics, under the auspices of the Egyptian society of applied geophysics. Two papers are represented in this conference. Participated in the 22nd annual conference of the Egyptian Geophysical society (EGS). Two papers are represented in this conference (One of them got the prize of the best paper). Attended the 3rd international conference of Applied Geophysics, under the auspices of the Egyptian society of applied geophysics. One paper is represented in this conference. Participated in the international Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Strategic Conference. INTERGAS III, CICC, Cairo, Egypt. One paper is represented in this conference. Workshop organized in the Icelandic National Energy Authority by the United Nations University - GTP, Iceland. An oral presentation is given, entitled: " Reservoir parameter estimation using well logging
, Kalderholt geothermal field, South Iceland".

18 -20 April, 2007

12 -13 April, 2006

18 -20 March, 2006

18 -20 Dec. 2005

14 Oct. 2005

11 15 July, 2005

Participated in a field training seminar around Iceland organized by the United Nations University GTP, Iceland. A number of power plants, hot springs and high and low temperature geothermal fields were visited. Workshop organized in the Icelandic National Energy Authority by the United Nations University - GTP, Iceland. One oral presentation is represented: "The Geothermal Potential of Egypt". Workshop organized by Mansoura University, Geology Dept., in collaboration with scientists from the IES (Integrated Exploration Systems) Gmbh Co., Juelich-Germany. The workshop dealt with Petroleum Systems in the Nile Delta, beside training in PetroMod petroleum system analysis software. Attended the 21st annual conference of the Egyptian Geophysical Society (EGS). One paper is represented in this conference.

21 June, 2005

27 - 29 April, 2004

3 - 4 April, 2004

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25 - 26 Oct. 2001

FKPE workshop in Borehole Geophysics and Petrophysics organized by Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft e.V. FKPE Hannover, Germany. (http://fkpe.ggahannover.de
/agruppen/fkpe_akbg/workshop_6/vortraege/ Lashin_etal_2001.pdf).

18 19 June, 2001

19 23 June, 2000 17 - 19 Feb. 1998

Participated in a field excursion workshop organized by well logging measuring company (BLM), Magdeburg and Institute of Geophysics, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Freiberg - Germany. Participated in a field excursion seminar organized by Institute of Geophysics, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Freiberg - Germany. Participated in the Africa/Middle East 2nd International Geophysical Conference Exposition, Cairo, Egypt.

Training Courses

March 2008

May 2006 Dec. 2004 Dec. 2004

Reformation of the examination systems. Course design (T1) Methodology of the scientific research (T4) Carrier Ethics and Manners (P4) Information Technology Access (106) Windows (103) Word (104) Excel (105) Database (107) Maintenance (109) Access (106)

Benha University Faculty and Leadership Project (FLDP)

Aug

2007

April 2006 July 2006 Aug. 2006 Aug.- Sep. 2006 Sep. 2006 Aug. 2007

Benha University Information Technology and Communication Project

Research Projects
1st Project: Field: Ras Fanar Oil Field. Location: Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Status: Finished project, 2004.

ICTP

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Joint Research Projects (Finished):

Aim: Characterizing the Nullipore Carbonate reservoir rocks in Ras Fanar Oil Field, Gulf of Suez-Egypt using the available well logging, petrophysical and special core analysis datasets.

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This research project was a collaborative project conducted between the Geophysics Dept., Benha Faculty of Science and the Exploration/Petrophysics Dept., Suez Oil Company (SUCO), Egypt. One M. Sc. Student was enrolled under this project. 2nd Project: Joint Research Projects (Finished):

Field: Kalderholt Geothermal Field. Location: South Iceland. Status: Finished project, 2005. Aim: Studying and evaluating the petrophysical and the mechanical properties of the fractured geothermal reservoir of the Kalderholt geothermal field. This research project was conducted during a postdoctoral fellowship in Iceland with the help of the geophysical department in ISOR and funded with UNU-GTP, Iceland. A] With Foreign Universities (Germany): (2) 1st Project: Field: Wadi XXX Field. Location: Western Desert, Egypt. Status: In progress project (Start, 2004). Aim: Studying the source rocks (A/R F Member) and the oilbearing reservoirs (A/R G Member, Baharyia) in Wadi ElRiyan Oil Field. Figuring the structural entrapment style of the possible oil traps. The borehole logging data, the seismic data, the geochemical analyses and the different maturity parameters are all integrated in this research project.

Joint Research Projects (In Progress):

One Ph.D. student is enrolled in this research project, in collaboration with Prof. Ralf Lattike (Director of the institute) RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, Aachen-Germany. 2nd Project: Field: West July Oil Field. Location: Southwest Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Status: In progress project (Start, 2004). Aim: Studying the seismic and sequence stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous -Tertiary sequences in the Southwest area of the Gulf of Suez. An integrated facies analysis from well logging and the seismic data is conducted for the main oil-bearing reservoir in the area.

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One Ph.D. student is currently enrolled in this research project. The structural seismic and the reservoir formation evaluation part is nearly finished. Nowadays, the work is going in the sequence stratigraphy part in relation to facies analysis with Prof. Hans
Jochen Kuss, Bremen University, Bremen-Germany.

B] With Egyptian Universities: (2) 1st Project: Field: Darfeel & Scarab. Location: Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt. Status: In progress project (Start, 2003). Aim: Evaluating the hydrocarbon potentialities, the structural entrapment styles and the subsurface petrophysical parameters of the gas-bearing sand anomalies in the offshore Nile Delta using well logging and seismic data. Two students are enrolled in this research project (1 M. Sc. And 1 Ph.D), which is a joint programme with Ain Shams University. 2nd Project: Joint Research Projects (In Progress):

Field: Bani Seuf Area. Location: Western Desert, Egypt. Status: In progress project (Start, 2004). Aim: Exploring and evaluating the oil potentialities in East Bani Seuf area using well logging and seismic data. This research project is a joint programme with Ain Shams
University.

C] With Petroleum Companies: (1) Field: Abu Sennan Field. Location: Western Desert, Egypt. Status: In progress project (Start, 2005). Aim: Interpreting the well logging and seismic data of the main gas and oil bearing-reservoirs in Abu Sennan Field, Western Desert-Egypt. Detecting the major oil traps and the possible potential source rocks in the field are the main goals of this project. One M. Sc.. student is enrolled in this research project together with the Petrophysics/Exploration Dept., the General Petroleum Company (GPC)-Egypt.

PC Skills
Good command of many well logging, petrophysical and modeling software such as; WellCad, LESA, LogFX, ..etc.

Scientific Software

Using the sate of art modern PC-based modelling and geo-statistical techniques such as; Monte Carlo simulation, Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Variogram modelling and Principal Component Analyses (PCA) in characterising the target reservoirs. Some software are used in this respect such as; LumpFit, Variowin, Neuro v2.1, Xlstat, Z-Rand,..etc. Basic & Visual Basic.

Programming

Publication List

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1) Lashin, A., (2007): Evaluation of the geothermal potential around the coastal parts of the Gulf of Suez, Egypt, using well logging and the geothermometer data. J. Appl. Geophys., V. 6., pp xxx-xxx. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 2) Lashin, A., (2007): Velocity modelling of the Upper Cretaceous Baharyia reservoir, using variogram and principal component analyses, North of Qattara Depression, Western Desert-Egypt. J. Appl. Geophys., V. 6., pp xxxxxx . (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 3) Lashin, A., (2006): Application of artificial neural networks (ANN) in estimating the petrophysical parameters of Nullipore reservoir rocks in Ras Fanar field, Gulf of Suez-Egypt, using well logging and limited core measurement data. J. Appl. Geophys., V. 5, No. 1, pp 143-163. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS)

Published 4) Lashin, A., (2006): Characterization of the fractured Basaltic reservoirs using Papers: temperature logs, acoustic televiewer and production history data, Kaldrholt Geothermal field, South Iceland. J. Egypt. Geophys. Soc., (EGS), V. 4 (1), pp 17-42. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 5) Lashin, A., Ahmed, G., and Abd El Aal, M., (2006): Improving and predicting the petrophysical parameters of the reservoirs using Monte Carlo Simulation and Stochastic analysis. J. Egypt. Geophys. Soc., (EGS), V. 4 (1), pp 1-16. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 6) Lashin, A., and Abd El Aal, M., (2005): Contribution of AVO and multi attribute analysis in delineating the fluid content and rock properties of the gasbearing reservoirs in the Northeastern part of Nile Delta, Egypt. J. Appl. Geophys., V. 4, No. 2, pp 279-301. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 7) Lashin, A., Zahra, H., Sharaf El Dien, M., Ibrahim, F., and El Dien, S. S., (2005): Nullipore reservoir zonation and evaluation using special core analysis, coralline algae and well logging data, Ras Fanar field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. J. Egypt. Geophys. Soc., (EGS), V. 3 (1), pp 151-172. (Abstract) , (PDF)

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8) Abd Elkader, S., S., Ismail, F., and Lashin, A., (2005): Validation of sandstone micro-zonation using waterflood performance and fault seal analysis. Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Strategic Conference. INTERGAS III, CICC, Cairo. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 9) Lashin, A., and Abd El Aal, M., (2004): Seismic data analysis to detect the depositional process environment and the structural framework of east central part of Gharib Province, Egypt. Ann. Geol. Surv., Egypt, V. XXVII, pp 523-550. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 10) Abd El Rahman, A., and Lashin, A., (2004): Evaluation of the basement reservoir rocks in some selected wells in north Gulf of Suez and south Sinai, Egypt Ann. Geol. Surv., Egypt, V. XXVII, pp 459-477. 11) Lashin, A., and Abd El Aal, M., (2004): Juxtaposition and fault seal analysis of some mixed clastic reservoirs, Egypt. J. Egypt. Geophys. Soc., (EGS), V. 2 (1), pp 165-184. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 12) Lashin, A., El Shahat, W., and Sharaf El Dien, M., (2003): Formation evaluation of the Cenomanian and Lower Cretaceous rocks in the north eastern part of Sinai, Egypt. Egypt. J. Geol., V. 47 (2), 1297-1324.
(Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS)

Published Papers:

13) Lashin, A., Lindner H., Abu Ashour, N., Sharf, M., and Zahra. H., (2001): Hydrocarbon potentialities and source rocks recognition in the area north of October Field, Gulf of Suez, Egypt. Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft e.V. FKPE Hannover, Germany, 6p. (http://fkpe.ggahannover.de/agruppen/fkpe_akbg/workshop_6/vortraege/Lashin_etal_2001 .pdf). (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 14) Lashin, A., Hassan, A., A., Sharaf, M., and El Awady, M. M., (1998): Analysis of well logging data of some litho-stratigraphic units of Lower to Middle Pliocene in the area east of the Nile Delta; Africa/Middle East 2nd International Geophysical Conference Exposition, Cairo, Egypt, 23p.

Major Publications

M.Sc. Thesis

15) Lashin, A., (1997): Integrated Geophysical Studies in the Area East of the Nile Delta. Benha University, Faculty of Science, M. Sc Thesis, 218p.
(Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS)

Ph.D. Thesis

16) Lashin, A., (2002): Formation Evaluation and Subsurface Studies in the Area North of October Field-Gulf of Suez Egypt. Benha University, Faculty of Science, Ph.D Thesis, 247p. (Abstract) , (PDF) , (PS) 17) Lashin, A., (2008): Quantifying the anisotropy and Lateral heterogeneity of the gas-bearing Deltaic formations, Offshore Nile Delta, Egypt. Submitted to
the journal.
(Abstract)

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18) Lashin, A., and Abd El Aal, M., (2008): The structural and the seismic facies analysis of the hydrocarbon bearing secessions in the north eastern area of Sinai. Submitted to the journal. (Abstract) 19) Lashin, A., Sharaf El Dien, M., Abd El Aal, M., and Afife, M. M., (2008): Papers Recognition of the source rock parameters, the maturation and Under generation of the implied hydrocarbons in East Bani Suef field, Western Preparation: Desert, Egypt. (U.P.) 20) Lashin, A., Abd El Aal, M., Sharaf El Dien, M., and Afife, M. M.,: The vertical entrapment style and the seismic structural characteristics of the target reservoirs, Wadi El-Riyan field, Western Desert, Egypt. (U.P.) 21) Lashin, A., : Spectral and co-spectral analyses of some clastic reservoirs in Egypt. (U.P.)

How To Contact
In Egypt: Benha University, Faculty of Science, Benha, P.O. Box 13518 Telephone No: +2 013 3222578 (Work) Fax No: +2 013 3222578 (Work) In KSA: King Saud University , Community College, Huraimla, 11962, P.O. Box 300 Telephone No: +966 01 526 6666 (Work) Telephone No: +966 0540852336 (Mobile) Email: alashin@ksu.edu.sa : aref70@hotmail.com