GEO Profile Per Pedersen

Per Pedersen

Positions

Associate Professor

Faculty of Science, Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment

Contact information

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-8454

Location

Office: ES264

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Geology, Aarhus, 1999

M.S. Geology, Aarhus, 1996

B.S. Geology, Aarhus, 1992

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
GLGY 577 Introduction to Petroleum Geology Fall
GLGY 561 Sequence Stratigraphy Winter
GLGY 581 Advanced Petroleum Geology Winter
GLGY 660 Advanced Sequence Stratigraphy Winter
GLGY 699.36 Selected Topics in Geology (Imp Barrel Petro Geoscience) Winter
GLGY 699.76 Selected Topics in Geology (Adv Petrol GLGY Reservoirs) Winter

Awards

  • Best Poster (2nd Runner Up) award, Houston Geological Society. 2019
  • Best Student Oral Presentation – Honorable Mention, GeoConvention. 2019
  • Best Student Oral Presentation – Honorable Mention, GeoConvention. 2019
  • Best Student Poster, GeoConvention. 2019
  • Best Student Oral Presentation, GeoConvention. 2018
  • First Place Poster Competition, Houston Geological Society. 2018
  • Imperial Oil Award for Best graduate poster, GeoRex. 2018
  • Imperial Oil Award for Best undergraduate poster, GeoRex. 2018
  • Best oral student presentation, TSOP. 2017
  • Best Student Oral Presentation, GeoConvention. 2017
  • Best Geology Oral Presentation - Andrew D. Baillie Award:. 2016
  • Best Geology Poster Presentation - Andrew D. Baillie Award:, GeoConvention. 2016
  • Best Student Oral Presentation, TSOP. 2016
  • Imperial Oil Award for best graduate presentation, GeoRex. 2016
  • APEGA thesis award 2015, 2015
  • Best Undergraduate Thesis 2015, 2015
  • CSPG: Best PhD Thesis 2014, 2015
  • CSPG: Honorable Mention for best MSc Thesis for 2014, 2015
  • AAPG EMD: Best poster, 2014
  • Geoconvention: Best Geology Poster presentation - Andrew D. Baillie Award, 2014
  • GeoConvention: Best Oral presentation on Tight Oil, 2014
  • Geoconvention: Best Student Geology Poster presentation, 2014
  • Best Student Geological Oral Presentation, 2013
  • CSPG Service Award, 2013
  • Best Geology Poster, 2011
  • Best Student Geology Poster - Runner-up, 2011
  • CSPG Volunteer Award, 2011
  • Runner-up for the Best Student Presentation, 2011

Publications

  • Second White Specks Formation, Highwood River. Nick Zajac; Per Kent Pedersen. CSPG. (2019)
  • Influence of sedimentary facies on geomechanical properties in the Duvernay Formation, Fox Creek area, Ab, Canada. M Venieri; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • The Evolution of Petrophysical Properties during Thermal Maturation: Examples from the Montney and Duvernay Formations, Alberta, Canada. Chengyao Song; Katherine Clarke; Amin Ghanizadeh; Per Pedersen; Atena Vahedian; Behrad Rashidi; Hamed Sanei; Christopher Clarkson. (2017)
  • Late sulfate cements in the Lower Triassic Montney tight gas play and its relation to the origin of sulfate and H2S. James M Wood; Per K Pedersen; Hamed Sanei; Mastaneh H Liseroudi; Omid H Ardakani. (2017)
  • Stratigraphy of organic rich marine mudstones, event or genetic stratigraphy?. Per Pedersen. (2017)
  • A Comprehensive Bakken Sequence Stratigraphic Model for the Williston Basin. David Cronkwright; Per K Pedersen. (2018)
  • Pore-scale variability and fluid distributions in Montney Formation: New insights from three-dimensional reservoir characterization and modeling. Sochi C Iwuoha; Per K Pedersen; Christopher R Clarkson. (2018)
  • Predicting reservoir connectivity within ancient coastal plains during exploration, appraisal and development – pitfalls and best practice. I Hernandez Rivera; R Torres Vargas; D Harazim; O Guevara; E C Velarde Figueroa; S M Chavez Morales; Per Kent Pedersen; A Zappi. (2019)
  • Subseismic scale reservoir complexity in a multilayered tight reservoir: Combining new and established well log characterization techniques with seismic attribute analysis sheds new light on reservoir heterogeneity. D Harazim; Per Kent Pedersen; G Austermann; S Iwuoha; C R Clarkson. (2019)
  • Analysis of the Metre-Scale Depositional Architecture of the Montney Fm. in Outcrop using UAV Technology: Implications for Sedimentology, Sequence Stratigraphy, and Reservoir Characterization. Per Kent Pedersen; S Poirier. (2019)
  • Influence of Mineralogy and Composition on the Geomechanical Properties of the Duvernay Unconventional Liquids Rich Gas Shale Play (Alberta, Canada): a Well Log Perspective. Per Kent Pedersen; David Eaton; Marco Venieri. (2019)
  • Improving Burial and Thermal History Modeling Based on Geochemistry and Progressive Clay Mineralogical Transformation in Devonian Shales — Examples from the Duvernay and Muskwa formations in Western Canada. S Tu; R A.J. Wust; Per Kent Pedersen. (2019)
  • Characterization and Evaluation of Deltaic Sandstone Reservoirs of the Dunvegan Formation, Kaybob South. L Sadownyk; S M Werner; A Ghanbari; M Gonzalez; Per Kent Pedersen. (2019)
  • Characterization and Distribution of Lithofacies of the East Duvernay Shale Basin near Elnora/Twining, Alberta Through Core and Log Analysis. E L Bohlender; H G Portilla; Per Kent Pedersen. (2019)
  • Quasi Seismic-Scale Modeling of the Montney Formation from Well Log Data: A Quick Look Technique for Assessing Reservoir Heterogeneity and Geomechanical Characteristics. C Clarkson; S Iwuoha; Per Kent Pedersen. (2019)
  • Confined meander belt deposits of the Cretaceous Grand Rapids Formation, Alberta, Canada. Per Kent Pedersen; P R Durkin; S M Hubbard; A Coderre. (2017)
  • Influence of refractory organic matter on source rock hydrocarbon potential: A case study from the Second White Specks and Belle Fourche formations, Alberta, Canada. Per Kent Pedersen; D Synnott; K Dewing; H Sanei; O Ardakani. (2017)
  • Organic matter facies of the immature Upper Cretaceous Belle Fourche and Second White Specks formations, Alberta, Canada. H Sanei; O H Ardakani; Per Kent Pedersen; K Dewing; D Synnott. (2017)
  • Facies-controlled fracture stratigraphy in organic-rich unconventional petroleum systems: Implications from outcrop analysis, Turonian Second White Specks Formation, southwest Alberta. B A Komaromi; Per Kent Pedersen; P MacKay. (2017)
  • Calcareous Organic-rich mudstone depositional processes on a low-gradient ramp, example from the Turonian Second White Specks Formation, west-central Alberta, Canada. Per Kent Pedersen; E L Percy. (2018)
  • Comparative fracture characterization from geological media, Cretaceous Mannville Group, Livingstone Falls, Southwest Alberta. B Komaromi; Per Kent Pedersen; H Mai. (2018)
  • Depositional controls on organic-rich facies in a Cenomanian-Turonian mudstone succession. Per Kent Pedersen; E L Percy. (2018)
  • Influence of sedimentary facies on geomechanical properties in the Duvernay Formation, Fox Creek area, Ab, Canada. Per Kent Pedersen; M Venieri. (2018)
  • White light reflectance spectrometry: a new old technique in chacterizing organic matter and hydrocarbon potential in petroleum source rocks. Per Kent Pedersen; H Sanei; K Dewing; O Ardakani; D Synnott. (2018)
  • Black shale or mud aggregate sandstone? Depositional processes of a world-class source rock. E L Percy; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • Bakken Sequence Stratigraphic model for the Williston Basin. D J Cronkwright; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • Petrographic and petrophysical comparison of Cardium light oil reservoirs between east and west Pembina Field. Per Kent Pedersen; H Nicholas. (2018)
  • Comparative fracture characterization from geological media, Cretaceous Mannville Group, Livingstone Falls, Southwest Alberta. B A Komaromi; H Mai; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • Relationship between geologic variability in a deltaic setting and production variability in the Dunvegan Formation, Kaybob south field area, Alberta, Canada. D Law; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • Inverse reservoir property estimation and artificial neural network-assisted 3D modeling of the Montney Formation, Alberta. GeoConvention. Per Kent Pedersen; C Clarkson; S Iwuoha; B Rashidi. (2018)
  • The Influences of Structural Highlands on Channel Stacking and Reservoir Quality, Atlas Member, Saskatchewan. Per Kent Pedersen; S R Bjorndahl. (2018)
  • Geologic influence on variations in oil and gas production from the Cardium Formation, Ferrier Oilfield, west-central Alberta, Canada. Per Kent Pedersen; Marco Venieri. (2018)
  • High resolution geomechanical and compositional profiling in heterogeneous source rock from the Turonian Second White Specks Formation, Canada. L O Louis; Per Kent Pedersen; R S Ahmadov; J C Hampton; G N Boitnott. (2018)
  • Characterization and assessment of the Cardium Formation in southern Pembina Field. S Iwuoha; C Duong; S Yao; Per Kent Pedersen; A J Altenhof; H Portilla; T Hayduk; M Venieri; K Kilcommons; R Barnett. (2018)
  • Lateral Facies Relationships of Organic-Rich Mudstones: Implications for Depositional Processes and Paleoenvironment Interpretations of Mud-Dominated Successions in Ancient Epicontinental Seas. Per Kent Pedersen; E L Percy. (2018)
  • Fracture characterization and its relation to geomechanical stratigraphy in a heterogeneous reservoir analog: Implications for fractured reservoirs from outcrop analysis, Cretaceous Mannville Group, Southwest Alberta. B A Komaromi; H Mai; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • H2S Generation in the Montney Tight Gas Siltstone Reservoir: Petrographic and Isotope Geochemical Evidence. H Sanei; J M Wood; O H Ardakani; Per Kent Pedersen; M H Liseroudi. (2018)
  • Facies-controlled fracture stratigraphy in organic-rich unconventional petroleum systems: Implications from outcrop and core analysis of the Turonian Second White Specks Formation, southwest Alberta. B Komaromi; P MacKay; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • Diagenetic controls on the occurrence of anhydrite cement in the silststone dominated Montney Formation, Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Per Kent Pedersen; H Sanei; O H Ardakani; M H Liseroudi; J M Wood. (2018)
  • Advanced Reservoir Characterization in Support of Montney Development: Emerging Research. C Clarkson; A Ghanizadeh; Per Kent Pedersen. (2018)
  • Leveraging big data for field-scale reservoir analysis: A new well-log and artificial neural network technique for recognizing natural fracture zones in thin multi-layered tight reservoirs. S Iwuoha; C Clarkson; G Austermann; Per Kent Pedersen; D Harazim. (2019)
  • High-resolution characterization of reservoir heterogeneity in the Duvernay Formation: An integrated core and log analysis approach. Per Kent Pedersen; H Portilla; M Venieri. (2019)
  • UAV’s for Sedimentary Architecture: An Outcrop Study on the Blood Reserve Deltaic Sandstones, Jensen Reservoir SW, AB. Per Kent Pedersen; D Underwood. (2019)
  • The interplay between cm- and m-scale heterogeneity of shale rocks using an outcrop case study and implications for 3-D reservoir modeling.. H Portilla; S Poirier; S McKean; M Venieri; Per Kent Pedersen; S Mackie. (2019)
  • Quantification of geological and geomechanical heterogeneity in of the Duvernay shale through integration of outcrop and subsurface data and its application to unconventional exploration. M Venieri; Per Kent Pedersen; H Portilla; S Poirier; S Mackie; S McKean. (2019)
  • Sedimentological and Stratigraphic Observations from the Margin-to-Basin system of The Duvernay Formation: ‘A Field Notebook is Worth a Thousand Words’. S McKean; M Venieri; S Mackie; S Poirier; Per Kent Pedersen; H Portilla. (2019)
  • Induced seismicity and hydraulic fracturing insights from a fracture survey of an analogous Duvernay outcrop. S Mackie; Jeff Priest; S Poirier; Per Kent Pedersen; S McKean; J Dettmer; H Portilla; M Venieri. (2019)
  • δ13C, δ 8O and 87Sr/86Sr isotope composition of the Montney carbonate phases: implications for the nature of diagenetic fluid migration. M H Liseroudi; Per Kent Pedersen; H Sanei; O H Ardakani; J M Wood. (2019)
  • The interaction between geomechanics and element composition in unconventional plays based on a case study using a Duvernay outcrop. S Poirier; S McKean; Per Kent Pedersen; S Mackie; M Venieri; Henry Portilla. (2019)

In the News

  • Land sales surge in Alberta as producers rush into new shale pocket. Reuters.