Rituparna Basu

Research Interests

Relate the time-lapse changes in seismic with changes in density, pressure and saturation in order to improve the reservoir characterization.

Understanding the relationships between between reservoir variables (e.g pressure) and seismic velocities are helpful in quantifying the time-lapse changes.  Comparison of the reservoir pressures can help to improve the reservoir model. Pressure depletion can be used to understand the porosity, permeability and compressibility of the reservoir.

Experience

• Intern, Summer '08- BP (Deepwater Production; Gulf of Mexico)
• Intern, Summer '07- Seismic Micro Technology
• Instructor of Principles of Geology (Texas A&M Univ.) Fall 2006- Spring 2008.
• Instructor (Earthsystems Geology Lab, UT- Arlington)
• Research Assistant: Thin section preparation from soft sediment (ODP samples) - UT Arlington

Honors

• UNOCAL Grad Fellowship, 2008.
• College of Science, UT- Arlington: certificate for outstanding academic achievement, 2006.
• College of Science, UT- Arlington: certificate for outstanding academic achievement, 2005.
• Dean's Scholarship at University of Texas at Arlington, Fall 2004- Spring 2006.

Organizations

• AAPG/SEG Student Expo Committee member
• AAPG Student Chapter TAMU- Treasurer '07 and  Secretary '08
• AAPG Student Member 2005- Present
• SEG Student Member 2006- Present