Publications / Presentations

Dr. Toelle has published a number of professional papers in various scientific journals during his career. Additionally, he has made a number of professional presentations, both public and internal to Schlumberger. The following is a list of those by publication/presentation date:

  1. July 2024 - The Leading Edge (Society of Exploration Geophysicists peer-reveiwed publication)- "Steckman Ridge: A naturally fractured underground gas storage field."
  2. September 17, 2019 - AAPG Rocky Mountain Section Regional Meeting, Cheyenne, Wyoming - "Potential Shale-Oil Reservoirs in the Eastern Bighorn Basin, Wyoming." *This poster won the Steve Champlin Memorial Award for the best poster presentation.
  3. February 18, 2019 - Search and Discovery Article #11197 - "3-D Petroleum Systems Model of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming ".
  4. December 11 - 13, 2018 - AAPG/EAGE Shale Gas Evolution Symposium, Bahrain - "3-D Petroleum Systems Model of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming".
  5. 2018 - Geological Society of America Special Paper 531, Chapter 8 - "Porosity characterization in a Silurian reef, northern Michigan Basin, using azimuthal seismic data and potential impacts for enhanced oil recovery".
  6. June, 2016 - 78th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2016, Vienna, Austria - "Developing a Naturally Fractured Reservoir for Underground Gas Storage".
  7. August, 2015 - Interpretation, Vol. 3, No. 3, "Rank exploration of selected European shale plays"
  8. December 10, 2013 - European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, Second EAGE Workshop on Naturally Fractured Reservoirs - Muscat, Oman - "Subtle Structure Detection Using Spectral Decomposition for Fracture Mapping"
  9. West Virginia University Ph.D. dissertation - "Use of 3D Seismic Azimuthal Iso-Frequency Volumes for the Detection and Characterization of High Porosity/Permeability Zones in Carbonate Reservoirs"
  10. Summer, 2012 - Oilfield Review - "Seismic Detection of Subtle Fractures "
  11. Autumn, 2011 - Oilfield Review - "Shale Gas Revolution"
  12. November 4-5, 2009 - Independent Oil & Gas Association of New York's annual convention - "Geological Considerations for Gas Shale Plays"
  13. September 24, 2009 - West Virginia University - Geologic Colloquium - "CO2 Sequestration & EOR Potential of the N. Michigan Basin Silurian Reef Trend"
  14. May 27, 2009 - Schlumberger DCS USL Reservoir Symposium - "Rapid Response Wellbore Placement at Steckman Ridge UGS Field"
  15. April 16, 2009 - University of Pittsburgh - "CO2 Sequestration & EOR Potential of the N. Michigan Basin Silurian Reef Trend".
  16. February 23, 2009 - Geophysical Society of Oklahoma City - "3-D Seismic Evidence for Early Paleozoic Pannotian Breakup Features in Central Oklahoma"
  17. November 5, 2008 - Wright State University - "Exploration Geophysics"
  18. November, 2008 - Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Convention - "Pannotian Breakup (Iapetan Opening) Features in Central Oklahoma"
  19. October 23, 2008 - Eureka UGS SIG Webinar - "Use of 3D Seismic in the Development of Gas Storage Fields - A Case Study: Steckman Ridge Field"
  20. May 14, 2008 - Eureka Gas Shale SIG Webinar - "Marcellus Shale: Key Geologic Considerations"
  21. May 6, 2008 - Schlumberger DCS USL Reservoir Symposium - "Exploration Services - Fracture Detection for Woodford Shale Exploration in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma"
  22. April 19 - 23, 2008 - SPE Improved Oil Recovery Symposium held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.A. - "EOR Potential of the Michigan Silurian Reefs Using CO2" - SPE 113843-PP
  23. February 5, 2008 - West Virginia IOGA - "ShaleMAP & FractureMAP: Understanding Shale Reservoir Heterogeneity"
  24. November 5, 2007 - Wright State University - "Basin Modeling as a Hydrocarbon Exploration Tool"
  25. September 17, 2007 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) Eastern Regional - "CO2 Sequestration Potential of the North Michigan Silurian Reef Trend". This paper received the "2007 Eastern Section Division of Environmental Geosciences Award for Best Paper" award at the 2008 regional AAPG meeting in Pittsburgh
  26. September 25, 2007 - Society of Exploration Geophysicists - "Interpretation of Parallel 2D Seismic as a Psuedo-3D for Reservoir Characterization of a Proposed Offshore Gas Storage Field Conversion"
  27. October 18, 2007 - SPE Eastern Regional - "Pseudo-3D Seismic Use for Development of First US Offshore Gas Storage Facility" - SPE 111224-PP
  28. October 19, 2007 - SPE Eastern Regional - "CO2 EOR From a North Michigan Silurian Reef" - SPE-111223-PP
  29. June 20, 2007 - Eureka Gas Shale SIG Webinar - "Fractures in shales"
  30. May, 2007 - Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Appalachian Region - "Geophysics for Shale Reservoirs"
  31. April 18, 2007 - SIS Forum - "FractureMAP - Seismic-Based Natural Fracture Detection Case Studies".
  32. March 29, 2007 - American Gas Association - "Use of Seismic for Reservoir Characterization and Planning of Gas Storage Fields"
  33. February, 2007 - Wright State University - "CO2 Sequestration Potential of the North Michigan Silurian Reef Trend"
  34. March 21, 2006 - Berkeley CO2SC Symposium - "Use of Instantaneous Frequency to Map Porosity in a Silurian Age Reef in Northern Michigan Basin in Preparation for CO2 Injection"
  35. February 28, 2005 - Houston Geological Society - North American Exploration Dinner - Houston, Texas - "The Appalachian Basin Trenton - Black River Play"
  36. October, 2004 - Society of Exploration Geophysicists Annual Convention - Denver, Colorado - "2-D Variance and Blended Attribute Analysis of Deep Structures in Lincoln, Co., West Virginia"
  37. October, 2004 - Joint Association of Petroleum Geologists - Society of Petroleum Engineers Regional Conference - Columbus, Ohio - "Improved Interpretation of Deep Structures in Southern West Virginia through 2-D Variance and Blended Attribute Analysis"
  38. October 28, 2003 - Appalachian Geological Society - "An Overview of Basic and Advanced Seismic Exploration Methods In The Appalachian Basin "
  39. October 2, 2003 - Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Appalachian Region - "E & P Enhanced Knowledge Management Systems"
  40. March, 2003 - Joint Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists - Appalachian Geological Society Meeting - Morgantown, West Virginia - "Advanced Seismic Evaluation and Visualization Methods"
  41. February 2003 - Pittsburgh Society of Petroleum Engineers Meeting - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - "Advanced Seismic Evaluation and Visualization Methods"
  42. December, 2002 - Joint Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society and Ontario Exploration & Geoscience Symposium - Toronto, Ontario - "Blended Seismic Attributes and Volume Visualization"
  43. May, 2002 - Joint SPE/AAPG conference in Anchorage, Alaska - "Rapid Seismic Screening and Probabilistic Economic Methodologies for Prioritization of Targets" - SPE Paper 76741
  44. December, 2002 - Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society conference in Toronto, Canada - "Blended Seismic Attributes and Volume Visualization".
  45. September 15, 2001 - Alaska Oil & Gas Reporter - "Unique problem, a unique approach"
  46. September, 2001 - Leading Edge - "E & P Knowledge Management Systems and their support of the G & G process".
  47. July, 2001 - The American Oil & Gas Reporter - "Knowledge Sharing Systems Create Long-Term Capabilities".
  48. June, 2001 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) annual convention - "Complex Structural Mapping without 3D Seismic Data" Poster Session.
  49. June, 2001 - American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) annual convention - "Workflow Frameworks as a Foundation for Change" Poster Session.
  50. May 2001 - World Oil - "Managing Knowledge as a Company Asset".
  51. March 5, 2001 - The Oil and Gas Journal - "Geological Problem - Geophysical Tool: An Alternate Workflow".
  52. February 2001 - World Oil - "Managing Knowledge as a Company Asset".
  53. January 25, 2001 - The Oil and Gas Executive Report "Knowledge Management - Key to Enhanced Productivity".
  54. May, 2000 - Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's Journal 2000 - "A Method For Conducting A 'Complete Process' Workflow Analysis".
  55. July, 1999 - The American Oil & Gas Reporter - "Visualization Unravels Complex Field".
  56. September, 1996 - First Break - "Integrated Reservoir Characterization Process Model: a planning and scheduling tool for E&P organization".
  57. Summer, 1995 - Saudi Aramco Journal of Technology - "Integrated Reservoir Characterization Process Model: a planning and scheduling tool for E&P"