Miami, FL 33149

e-mail: gbaechle@rsmas.miami.edu

• Petrophysics in carbonate rocks

• Frequency, pressure and saturation effects on acoustic properties

• Effects of pore structure on velocity and permeability

• 3D pore network characterizationon using high resolution CT-scans

• The power of gamma ray data in permeability prediction - a study of several hydrocarbon reservoirs in the North Sea (with Dr. L. Riepe, Shell Expro)

• Sedimentological outcrop studies of the Cretaceous Lochaline Sandstone, NW-Scotland (with Prof. T. Aigner and Dr. R. Kostrewa, University of Tübingen)

• Examination of the microstructural, hydraulic, mechanical and electrical properties of a pure quartz sandstone (with Dr. P. Glover, AUPG, University of Aberdeen)

• 2007:    PhD from University of Tübingen, Germany, expected summer 2007: “Effects of Pore Structure on Velocity and Permeability in Carbonate Rocks”

• 2000 - 2004:    PhD Student University of Tübingen, Non-Enrolled Fellow at the Comparative Sedimentology Laboratory, University of Miami, USA

• 1999 - 2000:    Certification: Application Internet Developer, Siemens, Germany

• 1996 - 1999:     Diplom in Geology (equiv. to MSc), University of Tübingen, graduated with the highest grade, Diploma Thesis: “Sedimentological and Petrophysical Characterization of the Lochaline Sandstone, Upper Cretaceous, NW Scotland”.

• 1996 – 1997:     Exchange Student, Petroleum Geology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

• 1992 – 1995:     Vordiplom in Geology (equiv. to BSc). University of Tübingen

• 2004-present:    Research Associate, University of Miami, Comparative Sedimentology Laboratory (CSL), Managing Rock Physics Laboratory for Industry Proprietary Projects (Fahud, Buhasa, Malampaya, Qatar North Field) and Research Projects (Finnmark Platfrom, ODP Leg194 Marion Plateau, Kansas Oomoldic Reservoir, Paradox Basin, Meverick Field). Conducting Proprietary Research Projects for Shell Carbonate Team, ConcocoPhillips, Petroleum Development Oman and Total

• 1999:   Research Assistant in Sedimentology, University of Tübingen

• 1997-1998:    Full-time Employee in Petrophysics, Shell, Aberdeen, Scotland

• 1997:     Research Assistant in Petrophysics, University of Aberdeen

• 1995:     Undergraduate Research Assistant in Micropalaeontology

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J., Eberli, G.P. (Geophysics, in revision). Experimental fluid substitution studies question applicability of Gassmann's theory in carbonate rocks.

• Fabricius, I.L., Baechle, G.T., Eberli, G.P. and Weger, R. (Geophysics, in revision). Estimation of permeability of carbonate rocks from porosity and Vp/Vs data by applying Kozeny's equation.

• Weger, R., Baechle, G.T., Eberli, G.P., Massaferro, J-L. (submitted to AAPG Bulletin). Quantification of Pore structure and its effect on Sonic Velocity and Permeability in Carbonates.

• Ehrenberg, SN, Eberli, GP and Baechle G.T. (2006). Porosity-permeability relationships in Miocene carbonate platforms and slopes seaward of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia (ODP Leg194, Marion Plateau). Sedimentology, 53, 1289-1318. [paper]

• Sun, Y.F., Kasahara, J., Stephen, R., Baechle, G.T., Eberli, G.P., Hoskins, H., Nakamura, M. and Teng Y.C. (2006), Shallow seismic structure of Eastern Pacific ocean crust at ODP Site 1224, in Stephen, R., Kasahara, J., and Acton, J. (Eds.), ODP Scientific Results. [paper]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J., Eberli, G.P. (2005). Changes of shear moduli in carbonate rocks and their implication for Gassmann's applicability, The Leading Edge. [paper]

• Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Anselmetti, F.S. and Incze, M.L. (2003). Factors controlling elastic properties in carbonate sediments and rocks. The Leading Edge, Society of Exploration Geophysics, Special Issue "Carbonate Geophysics", July 2003. [paper]

• Massaferro, J.L., Anselmetti, F.S., Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Bracco-Gartner, G. and Sun, Y.-F. (2002). Effects of pore types on velocity and permeability in carbonates. Shell Exploration and Production Newsletter (EPNL), Special Issue "Seismic Petrophysics", Nov 2002.

• International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences

• Geophysics

• Baechle, G.T., Colpaert, A., Weger, R. and Eberli, G. (2007). Modeling velocity in carbonates using a dual porosity DEM model. SEG 76th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. [extended abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger, R., Eberli, G. and Boyd A. (2007). Effects of pore type and Fluid Saturation on Acoustic Properties in Carbonates. Challenges in Seismic Rock Physics, EAGE & SEG summer workshop, Beijing, China [extended abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Al-Kharusi, L., Eberli, G.P., Boyd, A. and Byrnes, A. (2007). Effect of spherical pore shapes on acoustic properties in carbonates, AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA. [abstract]

• Weger, R.J., Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T. and Massaferro, J.-L. (2007). Deriving pore structure and permeability from sonic velocity in carbonates, AAPG Annual Convention, Long Beach, CA. [abstract]

• Sun, Y-F., Berteussen, K., Vega, S., Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Weger, R.J., Massaferro, J.L., Bracco Gartner, G.L. and Wagner, P.D. (2006). Effects of pore structure on 4D seismic signals in carbonate reservoirs, SEG 76th Annual Meeting, New Orleans. [extended abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger, R., Eberli, G.P. and Colpaert, A. (2006). Pore size and pore type effects on velocity - Implication for carbonate rock physic models, workshop on “The Sound of Geology”, Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR), Norway [extended abstract]

• Colpaert, A., Baechle, G.T., Brevik, I., Weger, R., Eberli, G.P. and Mienert, J. (2006). Elastic properties and fluid substitution in carbonate rocks from experimental velocity data and pore shape analysis, workshop on “The Sound of Geology”, Centre for Integrated Petroleum Research (CIPR), Norway [abstract]

• Eberli, G.P., Massaferro, J.-L., Weger, R.J.,, Sun, Y.F., Baechle, G.T. and Bracco Gartner, G.L. (2006). Permeability from Seismic in Carbonate Reservoirs, Part I: Dream or Reality?, AAPG Annual Convention, Houston, Texas. [abstract]

• Colpaert, A., Mienert, J., Eberli, G. P., Henriksen, L. B., Baechle, G. T. (2006). Integrating Advanced Seismic Analysis with Rock Physical Modeling to Refine Stratigraphy and Predict Reservoir Characteristics for the Norwegian Finnmark Carbonate Platform, AAPG Annual Convention, Houston, Texas. [abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J., Eberli, G.P. (2005). Pore Structure Effects on Velocity and Elastic Moduli in Carbonate Rocks, SPE Forum Series in Mexico: “Future Challenges in Carbonate Resource Development”, 23-28 October 2005, in Los Cabos, Mexico [poster]

• G.L. Bracco Gartner, Massaferro, J., Nasser, M.R., Leguijt, J., Van der Kolk, K., Hillgartner, H. and Asyee, W., Eberli, G.P., Weger, R., Baechle, G.T., Sun, Y. (2005). Obtaining permeability from seismic data; a new breakthrough in carbonate reservoir modeling, 12th Abu Dhabi International Petroleum & Gas Conference.

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J., Eberli, G.P. (2005). Pore structure effects on elastic moduli - porosity relationships in carbonate rocks, AGU Joint Assembly, New Orleans. [abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J., Eberli, G.P., and Massaferro, J.-L. (2004). The role of macroporosity and microporosity in constraining uncertainties and in relating velocity to permeability in carbonate rocks. SEG 74th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas. [extended abstract]

• Massaferro, J.-L., Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Weger, R.J. (2004). Combining seismic, geological and petrophysical knowledge for carbonate reservoir characterization: An example from a Lower Cretaceous reservoir, UAE. 11TH Abu Dhabi International Petroleum & Gas Conference.

• Weger R.J., Baechle, G.T., Eberli, G.P. and Massaferro, J.-L. (2004). Effects of pore structure on sonic velocity in carbonates. SEG 74th Annual Meeting, Dallas, Texas. [abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J. and Eberli, G.P. (2004). Experimental fluid substitution studies question applicability of Gassmann's theory in carbonate rocks. Southwest Section AAPG Meeting, El Paso, Texas. [abstract] [ppt]

• Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Weger, R.J. and Anselmetti, F.S. (2004). Sonic Velocity of dry and wet carbonates. 45th Annual Symposium SPWLA, Carbonate Workshop, Noordwijk, Netherlands

• Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J. and Massaferro, J.-L. (2004). Quantitative Discrimination of Effective Porosity Using Digital Image Analysis - Implications for Porosity-Permeability Transforms. 66th EAGE Conference, Paris. [abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J. and Eberli, G.P. (2004). Gassmann revisited: Variations in dynamic shear modulus of carbonate rocks. AAPG Annual Convention, Dallas, Texas. [abstract]

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R. J. and Bracco-Gartner, G., (2003). Ultrasonic velocities as a function of confining stress and dispersion in carbonates. AAPG Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah. [ppt]

• Weger, R.J., Baechle, G.T., Bracco Gardner, G. and Eberli, G.P. (2003). XPL in thin section image analysis: The key to digital petrography?. SEPM Carbonate Research Group Meeting at AAPG Annual Convention, Salt Lake City, Utah.

• Baechle, G.T., Weger R.J., Eberli, G.P., Massaferro, J-L. and Sun, Y-F. (2003). Changes of shear moduli in carbonate rocks: Implications for Gassmann applicability. SEG Post Convention Carbonate Rock Physics Workshop, Dallas, Texas. [extended abstract] [poster]

• Bracco Gartner, G., Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G.T., Incze, M.L., Anselmetti, F.S. (2002). Effects of pore types and cementation on velocity and permeability in carbonates. AAPG Annual Convention, Houston, Texas. [poster]

• Baechle, G.T., Anselmetti, F.S., Eberli, G.P., Incze, M.L., Bracco Gartner, G., (2002). Factors controlling elastic properties in carbonate sediments and rocks. Workshop: Geophysical Applications to Carbonate Reservoirs, SEG Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah. [extended abstract] [poster]

• Baechle, G.T., Eberli, G.P., Bracco Gartner, G., Anselmetti, F.S., Luthi, S (2001). Quantifying pore structure of carbonate rocks using 2D image analysis. Carbonates II Seminar, London Petrophysical Society, Dez 19th 2001, Burlington House, London, England. [ppt]

• Baechle, G.T. and Glover, P (1998): Pore structure and transport in a pure sandstone - determination of relevant properties. 23rd General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Nice, France.

• Baechle, G., and Eberli, G. (2006). Quantitative Image Analysis of Pore Types for Reservoir Characterization of the Fahud Field, (Oman). Final Report for PDO Carbonate Team.

• Baechle, G. and Eberli, G. (2005). Digital Image Analysis in the Fahud Field (F382). Data-Report for Shell/PDO.

• Eberli G., Katz, D. and Baechle, G. (2005). Porosity and Permeability of Shallow and Deep Buried Grainstones. Final Report for Total.

• Baechle G. and Eberli G. (2005). Digital Image Analysis in Fahud Field (F370 & F374). Data-Report for Shell/PDO.

• Baechle G. and Eberli G. (2005). Digital Image Analysis. Report for ConocoPhillips.

• Massaferro, J.L., Eberli, G.P., Baechle, G., Weger, R., and Sun,Y.F., 2004, Effects of Pore Types on Velocity and Permeability in Carbonate rocks: Applications of Sun Model to Core-Log-Seismic Inversion: Final Game Changer Report, Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.

• Eberli G., Baechle G. and Weger, R. (2004). Shuaiba RQ and Acoustic Properties Model, Phase 1 Report for PDO.

• Baechle, G., Eberli, G. and Al-Kharusi, L. (2002). Effects of Pore Structure on Permeability and Sonic Velocity in Carbonate Reservoir Rocks, Progress Report for Shell.

• Sedimentological and petrophysical characterization of the Lochaline sandstone, Upper Cretaceous, NW Scotland (1999). Diploma Thesis, University of Tuebingen.[thesis]

• Permeability - A comparison between formation test pressure transient and routine core analysis data, Part 1 (1998). Final Report for Shell Petrophysical Services, Aberdeen.

• Permeability - Examination of the power of the formation thorium content as a predictor of permeability, Part 2 (1998). Final Report for Shell Petrophysical Services, Aberdeen.

• Scholarship of the German Academic Exchange Service (2001)

• Grant of the Student Awards Agency for Scotland (1996)