Faculty Profile
Adry Bissada
Research Professor of Geology, Organic Geochemistry, Petroleum Systems
Office: Science & Research 1, 103/105
Contact: kbissada@uh.edu - 713-743-4026
Education: Ph.D., Geology (Geochemistry), 1967, Washington University, St. Louis
M.S., Geology (Geophysics), 1965, Washington University, St. Louis, Mo
B.Sc., Geology & Chemistry, 1962, University of Assiut, Egypt
Professional Management Development (Business and Financial Management)
Organic geochemistry, Hydrocarbon generation and migration analysis, Petroleum system studies and basin modeling, Geologic & geochemical controls on organic sedimentation, Hydrocarbon "fingerprinting" for reservoir connectivity analysis.
Petroleum Systems and Geochemistry Program
Biographical Information
Adry Bissada is Professor of Petroleum Geochemistry and Director of the Petroleum Systems and Geochemistry Program at the University of Houston. He was senior research scientist and director of the Geochemistry Unit at the Geotechnology Research Institute in The Woodlands, Tx., Dr. Bissada received his B.Sc. in Geology and Chemistry in 1962 from the University of Assiut, Egypt. He was awarded an M.S. degree in Geology / Geophysics in 1965 and a Ph.D. in Geology/ Geochemistry in 1967, both from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Since then, Dr. Bissada has worked as a research geochemist in diverse capacities. He joined Texaco in 1969 as a Senior Geologist and became Supervisor of Geologic Research in 1979. He was named Manager, Geochemical Research in 1984. During his 29- year professional career, Dr. Bissada has contributed to geochemistry in many ways: He has investigated and published papers on fundamental geochemical processes ranging from organic/clay interactions; hydrocarbon generation and migration in sedimentary basins; and geologic and geochemical controls on source rock development. He has participated in the development of methods for seismic identification of potential source systems; Integration of geology and geochemistry into basin modeling and exploration risk analysis; and "geochemical inversion" of isotopic and biomarker data on hydrocarbons to infer attributes of the petroleum system. He has developed a variety of geochemical analytical techniques for which three patents have been issued and one patent is currently pending. Dr. Bissada has lectured extensively on Applied Geochemistry at numerous universities and research institutions in the USA, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Indonesia.
- Geologic and geochemical systematics of the occurrence of non-hydrocarbon gases: Towards working models to forecast CO2, H2S and N2 in natural Gas
- Ramos, Hillario, Angel F. Callejon, Noel Holguin Quinones, Louis Elrod and K. K. Bissada, 1999, "Reservoir compartmentalization in the Arcabuz field, Burgos Basin: A geochemical approach", Presented at the AAPG/AMPG, Veracruz, Mexico, October 1999.
- Caballero-Garcia, Ernesto, Angel F. Callejon, Noel Holguin Quinones, Louis Elrod and K. K. Bissada, 1999, "Exploration and reservoir heterogeneity implications of the composition of natural gas in the Macuspana Basin, Southern Gulf of Mexico", Presented a
- Heymann, D., B. O. Dressler, K. K. Bissada and E. Szymczyk, 1999, "Biogenic Origin of carbonaceous matter in rocks of the Whitewater Group, Sudbury Impact Structure, Ontario, Canada", Submitted to Science, April 1999.
- Abu-Ali, M. A., J. E. Lacey, K. K. Bissada and J. G. McGillivray, 1998, "Novel approach to integration of geology and geochemistry into basin modeling and exploration risk analysis: Process and case study from Central Saudi Arabia", Presented at the AAPG
- Lacey, J. E., and K. K. Bissada, 1997, "The use of geochemical data to high-grade exploration portfolios through risk analysis", 18th. International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 22-26.
- Elrod, L. W., K. K. Bissada, J. E. Lacey, L. Vierma, and P. A. Kelley, 1997, "A multi-parameter statistical approach for geochemical definition of Reservoir Compartments, Centro Lago Field, Venezuela", The Fifth Chemical Congress of North America, Cancun
- Lacey, J. E., and K. K. Bissada, 1996, "RapidVal - A fast and easy method to integrate geochemical information directly into the exploration process", 5th. Latin American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, Cancun, Mexico, October 1996.
- Elrod, Louis W., Luis Vierma, P. A. Kelley, K. K. Bissada and J. E. Lacey, "Using geochemistry to define reservoir compartments: Centro Lago Field, Venezuela", AAPG/EAGE Research Symposium: Compartmentalized Reservoirs: Their Detection, Characterization a
- Robison C. R., and K. K. Bissada, 1996, "Inferred oil migration in the Zhu I Dspression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea"', Fifth Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference Transactions, pp. 595-597.
Complete Publications
- Bissada, K. K., Johns, W. D., and Cheng, F. S., 1967, "Cation-dipole interactions in clay-organic complexes", Clay Minerals v.7, pp155-166.
- Bissada, K. K., Johns, W. D., 1969, "Montmorillonite-organic complexes -- Gas chromatographic determination of energies of interaction", Clays and Clay Minerals v.17, pp197-204.
- Bissada, K. K., 1982. "Geochemical constraints on petroleum generation and migration". Proceedings ASCOPE '81, Manilla, the Philippines, pp. 69-87.
- Bissada, K. K. 1983. "Petroleum generation in mesozoic sediments of the Moray Firth Basin, British North Sea", in Advances In Organic Geochemistry 1981 (edited by Bjoroy, M., et al.), John Wiley & Sons Ltd., pp. 7-15.
- Bissada, K. K., L. W. Elrod and E. L. Colling, 1983, "North slope oil correlation". Invited paper presented at special session of AAPG National Convention, Dallas, Texas, April 17-22.
- Dembicki, H., K. K. Bissada, L. W. Elrod, E. L. Colling, and R. N. Pheifer, et.al., 1984, "An inter-laboratory comparison of source rock data", Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta,, vol. 48, pp. 2641-2650.
- Kelley, P. A., K. K. Bissada, L. W. Elrod and R. N. Pheifer, 1984, "observations on the hydrocarbon generation potentials Of 'coals' and organic-rich rocks" Gordon Research Conference on Organic Geochemistry, Plymouth, New Hampshire.
- Elrod, L. W., K. K. Bissada and E. L. Colling, 1985, "Alaskan North Slope oil-rock correlation", in AAPG Studies In Geology No. 20, (ed. by L. B. Magoon & G. E. Claypool), pp. 233-241.
- Kelley, P. A., K. K. Bissada, B. H. Burda, L. W. Elrod and R. N. Pheifer, 1985, "Petroleum generation potential of coals And organic rich deposits: significance to exploration In Tertiary coal-rich basins", Proceedings of Fourteenth Annual Convention Indonesian Petroleum Association, vol.2, pp. 3-21.
- Katz, B. J., K. K. Bissada and J. W. Wood, 1987, "Factors limiting potential of evaporites as hydrocarbon source rocks". Paper presented before AAPG Convention, AAPG Bull. vol. 71, P. 575. Invited "Best of AAPG " paper at 57th. SEG Annual Meeting , New Orleans, Abs. and Tech Program pp. 281-283.
- Robison, C. R., K. K. Bissada and L. W. Elrod, 1990 "Crude oil composition as an indicator of crude oil character and migration / accumulation history: An example from the Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea", Fifth Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 29-August 3.
- Bissada, K. K., B. J. Katz, S. C. Barnicle, and D. J. Schunk, 1990, "On the origin of hydrocarbons in the gulf of mexico basin - A reappraisal". in: Gulf Coast Oils and Gases; Proc. of the 9th Ann. Res. Conf., Gulf Coast SEPM Foundation (edited by Schumacher, D. and Perkins, B. F.), pp. 163-171.
- Chou, G. T., T-C. Shih, and K. K. Bissada. 1990, "Seismic identification of potential source / reservoir facies in rift settings", Paper presented before AAPG Annual Convention, San Francisco, California, AAPG Bull. vol. 74, P. 628
- Bissada, K. K., L. W. Elrod, L. M. Darnell and J. L. Trostle, 1992, "Geochemical Inversion - A powerful tool for inferring source-rock identity from characteristics of encountered oil or gas", Proceedings of the 21st.Annual Convention of the Indonesian Petroleum Association, Vol. 2, pp. 165 - 199.
- Liu, J., Ian Lerche, K. K. Bissada and J. Lacey, 1992, "The georges bank basin: A quantitative basin analysis study", Terra Nova, vol. 3, pp 70-83.
- Liu, J., Ian Lerche, K. K. Bissada and J. Lacey, 1992, "An end-member sensitivity analysis of vitrinite reflectance distributions for the COST G-2 well In the Georges Bank Basin", Organic Geochemistry, vol. 18, pp. 385-396.
- Van Gijzel, Peter, C. R. Robison, M. A. Smith, K. K. Bissada, Ian Lerche and Jianchang Liu, 1992, "Thermal history modeling of the Georges Bank, U.S.A.: Thermal inversion of Transmittance Color Index (TCI) and Vitrinite Reflectance (VR) data", Applied Geochemistry, vol. 7, pp. 135-143.
- Bissada, K. K., L. W. Elrod, C. R. Robison, L. M. Darnell, H. M. Szymczyk and J. L. Trostle, 1993, "Geochemical Inversion - A modern approach to inferring source-rock identity from characteristics of accumulated oil and gas", in Energy Exploration And Exploitation, vol.11, Nos. 3 & 4, pp. 295-328.
- Szymczyk, H. M., and K. K. Bissada, 1994, "TexChromtm HPLC - Compound specific isotope ratio mass spectrometry -- a powerful combination in petroleum and organic geochemical investigations", 4th. Latin American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, Bukaramanga, Colombia, October 1994.
- Imbus, S. W., Tawsak Urwongse and K. K. Bissada, 1995, "Geologic and geochemical systematics of the occurrence of non-hydrocarbon gases: Towards working models to forecast CO2, H2S and N2 in natural Gas", 210th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (Division of Geochemistry), Chicago, Illinois, August 20-24.
- Lacey, J. E., and K. K. Bissada, 1996, "RapidVal - A fast and easy method to integrate geochemical information directly into the exploration process", 5th. Latin American Congress on Organic Geochemistry, Cancun, Mexico, October 1996.
- Elrod, Louis W., Luis Vierma, P. A. Kelley, K. K. Bissada and J. E. Lacey, "Using geochemistry to define reservoir compartments: Centro Lago Field, Venezuela", AAPG/EAGE Research Symposium: Compartmentalized Reservoirs: Their Detection, Characterization and Management, October 20-23, 1996, The Woodlands, Texas
- Robison C. R., and K. K. Bissada, 1996, "Inferred oil migration in the Zhu I Dspression, Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea"', Fifth Circum-Pacific Energy and Mineral Resources Conference Transactions, pp. 595-597.
- Lacey, J. E., and K. K. Bissada, 1997, "The use of geochemical data to high-grade exploration portfolios through risk analysis", 18th. International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Maastricht, The Netherlands, September 22-26.
- Elrod, L. W., K. K. Bissada, J. E. Lacey, L. Vierma, and P. A. Kelley, 1997, "A multi-parameter statistical approach for geochemical definition of Reservoir Compartments, Centro Lago Field, Venezuela", The Fifth Chemical Congress of North America, Cancun, Mexico, November 11-15.
- Abu-Ali, M. A., J. E. Lacey, K. K. Bissada and J. G. McGillivray, 1998, "Novel approach to integration of geology and geochemistry into basin modeling and exploration risk analysis: Process and case study from Central Saudi Arabia", Presented at the AAPG/SEG "Geo '98 Conference" in Bahrain, April 1998.
- Heymann, D., B. O. Dressler, K. K. Bissada and E. Szymczyk, 1999, "Biogenic Origin of carbonaceous matter in rocks of the Whitewater Group, Sudbury Impact Structure, Ontario, Canada", Submitted to Science, April 1999.
- Ramos, Hillario, Angel F. Callejon, Noel Holguin Quinones, Louis Elrod and K. K. Bissada, 1999, "Reservoir compartmentalization in the Arcabuz field, Burgos Basin: A geochemical approach", Presented at the AAPG/AMPG, Veracruz, Mexico, October 1999.
- Caballero-Garcia, Ernesto, Angel F. Callejon, Noel Holguin Quinones, Louis Elrod and K. K. Bissada, 1999, "Exploration and reservoir heterogeneity implications of the composition of natural gas in the Macuspana Basin, Southern Gulf of Mexico", Presented at the AAPG/AMPG, Veracruz, Mexico, October 1999.