His research and publications on “Deep-water
petroleum sandstones” have been gaining increasing attention among the oil
companies, universities, and the government in China. Three activities in 2014
are:
1. In April 2014, his 2012 book “New
perspectives on deep-water sandstones: Origin, recognition, initiation, and
reservoir quality” (Amsterdam, Elsevier, Handbook of petroleum exploration and
production, v. 9, 524 p.) was translated
and published in the Chinese language. This was done by the Chinese government
and PetroChina. See book cover below.
2. On May 12 and 13, 2014, he organized a
two-day Workshop on “Deep-water sandstones” for the national audience at the
China University of Petroleum in Qingdao (Eastern China). See a group photo below.
3. On May 15, 2014, G. he organized a one-day
Core Workshop for the Yanchang Oilfield Research Institute
in Yan’an (Central China) using their most recent core. The Yanchang Fm. in the
Ordos Basin is one of the biggest petroleum producers from deep-lacustrine
sandy debrites in China.
In these workshops, the Chinese geoscientists
were keenly interested in the recent debate on baroclinic currents (interenal
waves and tides) and their role on developing deep-water sandy reservoirs See
AAPG Bulletin debate 2014)
4. In August 2014, he was appointed as an Editorial Board Member of the Elsevier Joornal:
4. In August 2014, he was appointed as an Editorial Board Member of the Elsevier Joornal:
PETROLEUM EXPLORATION
AND DEVELOPMENT.
Book cover of the 2014 Chinese
language version of 2012 Elsevier book
A group photo of workshop participants taken at the China University of Petroleum with G. Shanmugam is seated in the middle of the first row (black shirt and white shoes). May 12, 2014
