Per Pedersen
Positions
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science , Department of Earth, Energy, and Environment
Contact information
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 |
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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)
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- Land sales surge in Alberta as producers rush into new shale pocket. Reuters.
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