People at GeoS4: Dr. Rolando di Primio
Role at GeoS4:
- Co-founder, geologist
Five years of industry experience:
- Saga Petroleum, Norway
- Norsk Hydro, Norway
Ten years of academia:
- Lead petroleum system modeller in section Organic Geochemistry, GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
- Extensive industry activities
- Supervisor of Ph.Ds, postdocs
- 25 publications
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Publications
- Kroeger, K. F.; Ondrak, R.; di Primio, R.; Horsfield, B. (2008): A three-dimensional insight into the Mackenzie Basin (Canada): Implications for the thermal history and hydrocarbon generation potential of Tertiary deltaic sequences, AAPG Bulletin, 92, 2, 225-247.
- Paton, D. A.; van der Spuy, D.; di Primio, R.; Horsfield, B. (2008): Tectonically induced adjustment of passive-margin accommodation space; influence on the hydrocarbon potential of the Orange Basin, South Africa, AAPG Bulletin, 92, 5, 589-609.
- Theuerkorn, K.; Horsfield, B.; Wilkes, H.; di Primio, R.; Lehne, E. (2008): A reproducible and linear method for separating asphaltenes from crude oil, Organic Geochemistry, 39, 8, 929-934.
- di Primio, R.; Neumann, V. (2007): HPHT reservoir evolution: a case study from Jade and Judy fields, Central Graben, UK North Sea, International Journal of Earth Sciences, 97, 5, 1101-1114.
- Huvenne, V. A. I.; Bailey, W. R.; Shannon, P. M.; Naeth, J.; di Primio, R.; Henriet, J. P.; Horsfield, B.; de Haas, H.; Wheeler, A.; Llu-Le Roy, K. (2007): The Magellan mound province in the Porcupine Basin, International Journal of Earth Sciences, 96, 1, 85-101.
- Naeth, J.; di Primio, R.; Horsfield, B.; Schaefer, R.G.; Krooss, B.M. (2007): On the relationship between hydrocarbon migration pathways and carbonate mound occurrence in the Porcupine Basin, International Journal of Earth Sciences, 96, 1, 199-200.
- Paton, D. A.; di Primio, R.; Kuhlmann, G.; van der Spuy, D.; Horsfield, B. (2007): Insights into the Petroleum System Evolution of the southern Orange Basins, South Africa, South African Journal of Geology, 110, 2-3, 261-274.
- di Primio, R., Horsfield, B. (2006): From petroleum-type organofacies to hydrocarbon phase prediction, AAPG Bulletin, 90, 7 2006. 1031-1058
- Cavanagh A.J., di Primio R., Scheck-Wenderoth M. and Horsfield B. (2006) Severity and timing of Cenozoic exhumation in the southwestern Barents Sea. Journal of the Geological Society, London, Vol. 163, 114.
- Naeth, J., di Primio, R., Horsfield, B., Schaefer, R.G., Shannon, P.M., Bailey, W.R., and Henriet, J.P., 2005. Hydrocarbon seepage and carbonate mound formation: a basin modelling study from the Porcupine Basin (offshore Ireland). Journal of Petroleum Geology, 28 (2), p. 43-62.
- Larter, S.R., Head, I.M., Huang, H., Bennett, B., Jones, M., Aplin, A.C., Murray, A., Erdmann, M., Wilhelms, A. & di Primio, R., 2005, Biodegradation, gas destruction and methane generation in deep subsurface petroleum reservoirs: an overview. In: A.G. Dor & B.A. Vining (Eds), Petroleum Geology: North-West Europe and Global Perspectives - Proceedings of the 6th Petroleum Geology Conference, Geol. Soc. Lond., 1690 p.
- Larter, S.R., di Primio, R., (2005). Effects of biodegradation on oil and gas field PVT properties and the origin of oil rimmed gas accumulations. Organic Geochemistry, 36, 299-310.
- Naeth, J., di Primio, R., Horsfield, B., Schaefer, R.G., Shannon, P.M., Bailey, W.R., and Henriet, J.P., 2005. Hydrocarbon seepage and carbonate mound formation: a basin modelling study from the Porcupine Basin (offshore Ireland). Journal of Petroleum Geology, 28 (2), p. 43-62.
- di Primio, R., Skeie, J.E., (2004). Development of a compositional kinetic model for hydrocarbon generation and phase equilibria modelling: A case study from Snorre Field, Norwegian North Sea. In: Cubitt J.M., W.A. England, S.R. Larter (Eds.). Understanding Petroleum Reservoirs: Towards an Integrated Reservoir Engineering and Geochemical Approach, Geological Society Special Publication 237, Geological Society Publishing House, London, pp. 157-174
- Skeie, J.E., di Primio, R., Karlsen, D.A., (2004). An integrated basin modelling study applying asphaltene kinetics from reservoired petroleum in the Snorre Area, northern North Sea. In: J.M. Cubitt, W.A. England, S.R. Larter (Eds.). Understanding Petroleum Reservoirs: Towards an Integrated Reservoir Engineering and Geochemical Approach, Geological Society Special Publication 237, Geological Society Publishing House, London, pp. 138-156
- Bhullar, A. G., R. di Primio, D. A. Karlsen, and D.-P. Gustin (2003) Determination of the timing of petroleum system events using petroleum geochemical, fluid inclusion, and PVT data: An example from the Rind Discovery and Fry Field, Norwegian North Sea, in S. Dppenbecker and R. Marzi, eds., Multidimensional basin modeling, AAPG/Data pages Discovery Series No. 7, p. 123-135
- Larter, S.R., Wilhelms, A., Head, I., Koopmans, M., Aplin, A., di Primio, R., Zwach, C., Erdmann, M., Telnaes, N. (2003) The controls on the composition of biodegraded oils in the deep subsurface-part 1: biodegradation rates in petroleum reservoirs. Organic Geochemistry, 34, p.601-613
- di Primio, R. (2002) Unravelling secondary migration effects through the regional evaluation of PVT data: a case study from Quadrant 25, NOCS. Organic Geochemistry, 33, p. 643-653.
- Ondrak, R. and di Primio, R. (2002) Reconstruction of the burial and temperature histories of 5 ODP/DSDP wells in the Nankai Trough via basin modeling. Terra Nostra 2002/4, p. 425-430.
- Wilhelms, A.; Larter, S. R.; Head, I.; Farrimond, P.; di Primio, R. and Zwach, C. (2001) Biodegradation of oil in uplifted basins prevented by deep-burial sterilization. Nature 411, 1034-1037.
- di Primio, R.; Horsfield, B. and Guzman-Vega, M. A. (2000) Determining the temperature of petroleum formation from the kinetic properties of petroleum asphaltenes. Nature 406, 173-176.
- Mills, N.; di Primio, R.; Hvoslef, S.; Stoddart, D.; Throndsen, I. and Whitaker, M. (2000) From seismic to biomarkers - The value of additional data in continually refining geological models. In "Improving the Exploration Process by Learning from the Past." (Ofstad, K.; Kittilsen, J. E. and Marrack, P. A., Eds.), pp. 203-230. NPF Special Publications vol. 9. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
- di Primio, R.; Dieckmann, V. and Mills, N. (1998) PVT and phase behaviour analysis in petroleum exploration. Organic Geochemistry 29, 207-222.
- Santamara-Orozco, D.; Horsfield, B.; di Primio, R. and Welte, D. H. (1998) Influence of maturity on distributions of benzo- and dibenzothiophenes in Tithonian source rocks and crude oils, Sonda de Campeche, Mexico. Organic Geochemistry 28, 423-439.
- Schenk, H.-J.; di Primio, R. and Horsfield, B. (1997) The conversion of oil into gas in petroleum reservoirs. Part 1: Comparative kinetic investigation of gas generation from crude oils of lacustrine, marine and fluviodeltaic origin by programmed-temperature closed-system pyrolysis. Organic Geochemistry 26, 467-481.
- di Primio, R. and Horsfield, B. (1996) Predicting the generation of heavy oils in carbonate/evaporitic environments using pyrolysis methods. Organic Geochemistry 24, 999-1016.
- di Primio, R. and Leythaeuser, D. (1995) Quantification of the effect of carbonate redistribution by pressure solution in organic-rich carbonates. Marine and Petroleum Geology 12, 735-739.
- Leythaeuser, D.; Borromeo, O.; Mosca, F.; di Primio, R.; Radke, M. and Schaefer, R. G. (1995) Pressure solution in carbonate source rocks and its control on petroleum generation and migration. Marine and Petroleum Geology 12, 717-733.