Academic Profile

Outline Biography

Education:-                                                              

M.Sc Thesis Title: - The Resources of High Temperature in Well Akass-1 SW of Iraq, and its Effect on the Source Rock Maturation, and Oil Generation

Ph.D Thesis Title: - Evaluation of Upper Qamchuqa Reservoir in Khabbaz Oil Field, Kirkuk Area, Northeastern Iraq.

Sub- Specialty:  Petroleum geology (Reservoir and Well Logging)

 Main Positions: - Sulaimani University/College of Science /Earth Science and Petroleum Department (Lecturer).    

 Job Statues: - (Appointment)

Teaching the courses in Sulaimani University, Geology Department:

1- Well Logging and Formation Evaluation 4th stage Geology (more than 18 years).

2- Supervising PhD and Msc students in the trend of Reservoir geology.

3-     Petroleum Geology 4th stage Geology

4-     Advanced Well Logging courses for MSc students.

5-     Wellsite Geological Surveillance  (High Diploma student)  

6-     Formation Evaluation courses for M.Sc. Students.

7-     Perophysical Analysis (Ph.D student)

8- I have taught the subjects of structural geology (3rd stage) and crystallography & mineralogy (1st stage) for four years, for around ten years.

Also I work as a visiting lecturer in the following universities:

9-      Advanced Well Logging MSc Petroleum Engineering Post Graduate students. University of Kurdistan Hawler (UKH); (Two courses 2015-2016 and 2015-2017)

10- Well Logging and interpretation Petroleum Engineering UG students. University of Kurdistan Hawler (UKH)

11- Formation Evaluation and Well Logging (UG students), Petroleum Engineering KOMAR University; (Three curses 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018)

12- Petroleum Geology (UG students) in the Department of Petroleum Engineering / KOYA University. (One curse 2015-2016)

13-  Petrophics and Formation Evaluation M.Sc. course, Soran University (2020-2021).  

Field Work Experiences:

·   Have worked with Dana Gas - Crescent Petroleum companies as Wellsite geologist in both Kor Mor and Chamchamal gas fields from February 2009 to February 2010.

·   I have worked in reservoir evaluation using well log interpretation in the following oil fields:

-        Taq Taq oil field

-        Miran Oil Field

-        Sangaw Oil field

·   I have worked as an external reviewer and examiner for two MSc studies on the Khormala oil field.

·   Working intermittent days with GULF KEY STONE and STERLING ENERGY oil companies as a consultant geologist on Sangaw Block (Southeast Chamchamal ). 

Geological surveys and investigations works 

Working in Geological surveys and investigations, and preparing the geological study reports, especially for the Earth Dam field from 2002 the present, preparing the geological study of the following Earth Dam sites:

1.     Harrawa Earth Dam, Chemchamal area, 2002, and it was constructed in 2004.

2.     Goshtqut small Dam, Chemchamal area, 2002, and it was constructed in 2004.

3.     Hssan Kanush Dam, Sangaw area, 2003, and it was constructed in 2010

4.     Khasa Chae Dam, Kirkuk area, 2006, its construction ended in 2012.

5.     Surqawshan Dam, Sulaimani area, 2008, under construction.

6.     Goban small Dam, Kalar area, 2013

7.     Turajar Dam, Darbandikhn - Sangaw area, 2013.

8.     Reshen small Dam, Said Sadiq-Hlabja area 2013

9.     Sule Dam, Salahadeen- Erbil area, 2014

10.  Qapakian Dam, Salahadeen- Erbil area, 2014

11.  Dole Rost Dam, Soran-Erbil area, 2014.

12.  Ali Mansur Dam, Chamchamal-Sulaimani area 2013 - 2014.

13.   Qoik Dam Sangaw- Chamchamal - Sulaimani area 2013 - 2014.

14.  Tazhga Dam Takya Chamchamal - Sulaimani area 2013- 2014.

15.  Plingan Dam, Raniya Sulaimani area 2013- 2014.

16.  komalgay Mzoryan Pond, Erbil area 2022.

17.  Kolaki Gawra Dam Erbil area 2022.

18.  Bestana Pond, Erbil area 2022.

19.  Kalkan – Bahrka, Erbil area 2022.

20.  Kolaky Bchwk (Tarin) pond, Erbil area 2022.

21.  Bneslawe small dam, Erbil area 2023.

22.  Halaja pond, Erbil area 2023.

Training and Courses: 

·       Attended in Training Course of Presentation and scientific writing deduced by a staff from UPPSALLA University (2005, Sulaimani University).

·       Training course of Reservoir geology, by TOTAL Oil Company, in JORDAN, from 6th to 10th of August 2006.

·       Training course of Petroleum System and Exploration Management, by TOTAL Oil Company, in JORDAN, from 23rd to 27th of September 2007.  

·       Training course of Drilling Techniques, by TOTAL Oil Company, in Istanbul, from 27th to 30th of October 2008.

·       Training course of Advance Reservoir Engineering by TOTAL Oil Company, in Istanbul, from 4th to 9th of October 2009.

·       Training course of Quantitative Petroleum Evaluation by TOTAL Oil Company, in Istanbul, from 4th to 8th of October 2010.

·       Attending in Summer University of Geosciences and Resources Iraq (GRI), by Freiberg University, in German, held between July 25 – August 12, 2011. Including two short courses:

1- Reservoir Engineering and Petrel Introduction G&G by Schlumberger.

2- Course of Remote Sensing / GIS by Freiberg University staff

·       Training course of Structural Interpretation by TOTAL Oil Company, in Istanbul, from 3th to 7th of October 2011.

·       Training course of Integrated reservoir management by Tpa of TOTAL Oil Company, in Istanbul, from 23th to 27th of September 2013.

·       Training course of Geoscience – From Exploration to Field Development organized by TOTAL Professeur Associẽs (TPA), in Istanbul, from September 29th to October 3rd 2014.

Journal  Publication’s  Paper 

1. Al-Qayim, B., Qadir, F., & Al-Biaty, F. (2010). Dolomitization and porosity

evaluation of the Cretaceous Upper Qamchuqa (Mauddud) Formation, Khabbaz Oil

Field, Kirkuk area, northern Iraq. GeoArabia, 15(4), 49–76. Gulf PetroLink, Bahrain.

2. Kharajiany, S. O. A., Qader, F. M., Hakkari, S. H., & Sharbazheri, H. G. (2014).

Oligocene and Miocene rock beds in Mamlaha Anticline, Chamchamal Town, Sulaimani

City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani – Part A, 16(2).

3. Karim, K. H., Fattah, A. I., & Qader, F. M. (2015). First record of bedded limestone

inside the Upper Bakhtiary Formation, Sulaimani Governorate, Kurdistan Region, NE

Iraq. IOSR Journal of Applied Geology and Geophysics (IOSR-JAGG), 3(5), 1–8.

4. Al-Qayim, B., Hussein, S., & Qader, F. M. (2016). Integrated stratigraphic study of

the Cretaceous petroleum-potential succession, Sulaimani area, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani – Part A, Special Edition (GeoKurdistan-2).

5. Qader, F. M., & Al-Qayim, B. (2016). Petrophysical and sedimentological

characterization of the Aptian Shu‘aiba (Lower Qamchuqa) Formation reservoir at the

Khabbaz Oilfield, northern Iraq. Journal of Petroleum Geology, 39(4), 375–392.

6. Qader, F. M. & Ali, D. (2017). Causes of flammable gas leakage in a shallow water

well in Chamchamal Town, Sulaimani Governorate, NE Iraq. (Unpublished manuscript).

7. Qader, F. M. (2018). Reservoir characterization of the Dokan and Gulneri Formations

(Upper Cretaceous) from selected wells in the Khabbaz Oilfield, Kirkuk area, northern

Iraq. Presented at GeoKurdistan III (2017) and published in Journal of Zankoy

Sulaimani – Part A, 20(2).

8. Baban, D. H., Qadir, F. M., & Mohammed, A. R. (2020). Reservoir rock properties of

the Upper Cretaceous Shiranish Formation in the Taq Taq Oilfield, Iraqi Kurdistan

Region. Journal of Zankoy Sulaimani – Part A, 22(1).

9. Al-Juboury, A. I., Qader, F. M., et al. (2021). Organic and inorganic geochemical and

mineralogical assessments of the Silurian Akkas Formation, western Iraq. Journal of

Petroleum Geology, 44(1), 69–96.

10. Al-Manmi, D. A., & Qader, F. M. (2021). Chemical evaluation and hydrodynamic

interpretation of flammable gas leaching from a shallow water well in Chamchamal

Town, Kurdistan, NE Iraq. Tikrit Journal of Pure Science, 26(3).

11. Al-Qayim, B., Qader, F. M., & Al-Beyati, F. (2021). Evaluation of reservoir fluid

mobility in the Mauddud Reservoir (Albian), Khabbaz Oilfield, Kirkuk area, NE Iraq.

Iraqi Geological Journal, 54(2B).

12. Qader, F. M., et al. (2021). Organic geochemical characterization of crude oil from the

Cretaceous reservoir rocks of the Khabbaz Oilfield, Kirkuk area, northern Iraq.

Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 14, 2117.

13. Qader, F. M., et al. (2021). Geochemical evaluation of formation water, Mauddud

Reservoir, Khabbaz Oilfield, Kirkuk area, northern Iraq. UKH Journal of Science and

Engineering, 5(2), 28–35.

14. Qader, F. M., & Ali, S. M. (2022). Reservoir characteristics of the Lower Miocene

carbonate formations in the Kor Mor Gasfield, Kirkuk area, NE Iraq. Tikrit Journal of

Pure Science, 27(3).

15. Qader, F. M., & Salih, D. A. (2023). Fracture and porosity analysis of Cretaceous

Kometan carbonate reservoirs in selected oilfields adjoining the boundary between the

High Folded Zone and Low Folded Zone, Kurdistan Region, NE Iraq. Iraqi Geological

Journal, 56(2B), 51–66.

16. Shwan, D. M. S., & Qader, F. M. (2023). Exploration and characterization of local

raw bentonite from part of the Garmiyan area, Kurdistan, Iraq. Kuwait Journal of

Science.

17. Qader, F. M. (2025). Evaluation of heat generation by radioactive elements in Jurassic

and Cretaceous successions of the Zagros Belt, northern Iraq. Iraqi Bulletin of

Geology and Mining (IBGM)

Research Interests

Ismaeel's research interest includes the following fields;

1. RESERVOIR EVALUATION

2. SOURCE ROCK EVALUATION

3- PETROLEUM SYSTEM