Maria Alejandra Ardila Sanchez

Ph.D. Student

Ph.D. Student

Current

Research Interests

My research is especially interested in unconventional source rock sequences. The aim is to understand and analyze the lateral and vertical heterogeneities in unconventional carbonates rocks from the Late Cretaceous in Jordan. The inventigations is base in outcrop analogs and well data to provide an assessment of possible variations in the production behavior of unconventional reservoirs in rocks of similar origin.

Selected Publications

  • Geochemical and Petrographic Characterization of Lithofacies and Organofacies in Upper Cretaceous organic-rich Source Rocks from Jordan. Abu-Mahfouz, I.S., Ardila, M., Podlaha, O., Vahrenkamp, V., International Petroleum Technology Conference and Exhibition, IPTC-21914-MS

Education

  • M.Sc., Energy Resources and Petroleum Engineering, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2022
  • B.Sc., Geology, Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2019

Professional Profile

  • 2020: VSRP, Carbonate Reservoir Studies (CaResS Geology), KAUST, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • 2019-2020: Geologist, Colombian Geological Survey (SGC), Bucaramanga, Colombia
  • 2017-2018: Exploration and Joint Opportunities Intern, Equion Energy Limited, Bogota, Colombia

Scientific and Professional Membership

Non-KAUST Affiliations

    Research Interests Keywords

    unconventional reservoirs organic-rich mudrocks carbonate rocks