The Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society, AFES are honoured to have been asked to host the 49th Annual Logging Symposium of the SPWLA.  The event is being held just down the road in Edinburgh, the Capital of Scotland.

 

Download the Edinburgh SPWLA 2008 Brochure from www.spwla.org.

 

Edinburgh, quite simply, is a brilliant destination.  The venue itself is the superb Edinburgh International Conference Centre located along with the conference hotels in the heart of the city centre, close to many restaurants, cafes, pubs and shops.

 

Edinburgh is unforgettable.  Every guide book tells you so and every visiting commentator or traveller leaves in no doubt that this is one of the world's great cities.  History towers above the Conference Centre. The castle clings to its rock as the historic buildings of the old town ramble down the spine of the Royal Mile to the splendid Palace of Holyrood House.  Across the green expanse of the Princes Street Gardens lies the elegant Georgian New Town, waiting to be explored.

 

Amidst these gracious surroundings, Edinburgh is alive with inspiration and innovation. This is the city of arts and sciences, home to theatres, concert halls and art collections, museums and institutions of international significance.

 

This year's symposium provides activities you can find only in historic Scotland.  We have an outstanding technical program planned, social events everyone is looking forward to and great exhibitions.

 

The symposium starts with an optional field trip on Saturday, May 24^th, visiting geological formations near Edinburgh which are analogues for hydrocarbon bearing formations found beneath the North Sea.  The objective is to directly observe outcrops as an aid to interpretation of the equivalent electrical log data.  The field trip leader is Dr. Mark J.F. Lawrence, Senior Geologist at Baker Atlas GeoScience.

 

On the Sunday we are offering four all day short courses presented by the leaders in their respective fields. 1 - Core Analysis by Colin McPhee of Senergy. 2 - Practical NMR Interpretation by Dr. Paul Basan of RPS Energy.  3 - Reservoir Geomechanics for Petrophysicists by Dr. Abbas Khaksar of Helix RDS.  4 - Well Testing by Prof. Shiyi Zheng, of Heriot-Watt University.

 

Scotland has a reputation for being the home of golf.  Weatherford will be sponsoring the Golf Tournament at Gullane, which been used for Open Championship Qualifying.

 

Schlumberger will host the traditional Icebreaker on Sunday evening at an exclusive event at Edinburgh Castle itself.  This overlooks the historic old town and is a fabulous place to chat with old friends, find new ones and view a Scottish sunset.

 

On Monday, the Keynote Address by Mr. Brian Adam, Member of the Scottish Parliament and Co-convenor of the Cross Party Group for Oil and Gas, will kick off the technical program of three days of presentations and poster sessions on the most recent technologies. The Exhibition also starts on Monday with more than 30 companies participating. 

 

In the evening, Baker Hughes will sponsor a 'Night at Dynamic Earth'. Dynamic Earth is the Mother Earth of all adventures, taking you on a journey of discovery, in around and across our planet. You'll travel back in time to witness the Big Bang be shaken by erupting volcanoes, fly over glaciers, dive into the oceans, and even get caught in a tropical rainstorm!  On Tuesday evening, Halliburton will sponsor a social event at the famous Edinburgh Le Monde Club.

 

We have planned three spouse's trips.  Monday's trip will be to Rosslyn Chapel, of Da Vinci Code fame and includes lunch at Roslin Glen Hotel.  On Tuesday spouses can visit the Royal Yacht Britannia, chic lunch at the Malmaison Hotel, finishing up with a visit to Holyrood House.  Wednesday's excursion with be to the Falkirk Wheel and the Antonine Wall, the spectacular centrepiece of the Forth -Clyde and Union canals. Lunch will be at the Orroco Pier Hotel with its breathtaking views over the Firth of Forth including the famous Forth Rail Bridge.

 

With 50 oral presentations and 35 posters chosen from nearly 300 submitted abstracts we can guarantee a great technical program.  Please visit these pages for details of the technical program, field trip, short courses and social activities.

 

We hope to see you in Edinburgh!!