Name : Dr. Bilal Wadood
Designation : Lecturer
Department : Geology
Qualification(s) : PhD (Sedimentology), Department of Geology, Northwest University, Shaanxi, China
Qualification(s) : MS (Geology), Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Qualification(s) : BS (Hons) Geology with distinction (Gold Medal), Department of Geology, University of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Phone : +92-333-9292713
Email : bilalwadood@uoswabi.edu.pk
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Articles in peer-reviewed Journals

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Li, H., Ali, N. (2021). The Late Permian clastic-dominated carbonate shelf, Northwestern Pakistan: Implications for paleoenvironments, paleoclimate, and reservoir modeling. Geological Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4214

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Li, H., Wadood, J., Ahmad, S., Khan, A. (2021). The Middle Permian (Capitanian) carbonate platform evolution and stratigraphic architecture of a Neo-Tethys rim basin, Central Pakistan. Geological Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4155

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Li, H. (2021). The Middle Permian Mixed Siliciclastic-Carbonate System on Northwestern Margin of the Indian Plate, Pakistan: Implications for Paleoclimate and Carbonate Platform Evolution. Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.14737

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Li, H., Liu, Y., Rahman, A. (2021). Investigating the impact of diagenesis on reservoir quality of the Jurassic shallow shelfal carbonate deposits: Kala Chitta Range, North Pakistan. Geological Journal, 56(2), 1167-1186. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.3968

Wadood, B., Aziz, M., Ali, J., Khan, N., Wadood, J., Khan, A., Shafiq, M., Ullah, M. (2021). Depositional, diagenetic and sequence stratigraphic constrain on reservoir characterization: a case study of Middle Jurassic Samana Suk Formation, western Salt Range, Pakistan. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 6(1), 131-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-020-00043-2

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Khan, A., Khan, W. M., Li, H., Liu, Y., Ahmad, S., & Khan, A. (2021). Diachroneity in the closure of the eastern Tethys Seaway: evidence from the cessation of marine sedimentation in northern Pakistan. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences, 86(3), 410-420. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2020.1782472

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Li, H., Liu, Y., Ahmad, S., & Jiao, X. (2021). Sequence Stratigraphic Framework of the Jurassic Samana Suk Carbonate Formation, North Pakistan: Implications for Reservoir Potential. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 46, 525–542. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-020-04654-9

Wadood. B., Awais, M., Bilal, M., Ishaq, M., Ahmad, L., Zafar, Z., (2019). Reservoir Characterization and Modelling with Diagenetic Trends of carbonates of the Kawagarh Formation: A Section exposed in the Kala-Chitta Range, Pakistan. International Journal of Economic and Environmental Geology, 10(2), 105-111. 

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Ahmad, S., & Wadood, J. (2019). Sequence stratigraphic framework of the Maastrichtian shelfal to deep marine strata of Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan: implications for the petroleum potential. Carbonates and Evaporites, 34(3), 757-769. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-019-00517-z   

Wadood, B., Awais, M., Khan, S., Ahmad, S., Ahmad, L., and Muslim, M., (2019). Diagenetic studies of the Cretaceous turbidities, Sulaiman Range, Pakistan: Implications for reservoir quality. Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, 52(1), 106-119.

Khan, S., Kroon, D., Wadood, B., Ahmad, S., Zhou, X. (2021). Marine depositional signatures of the Aptian Oceanic Anoxic Events in the Eastern Tethys, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2021.1959399

Ahmad, S., Khan, S., Wadood, B., Naseer, A., Noman, M., Wadood, J., Muslim, M. (2021). Late Cretaceous pelagic laminites at the northwestern margin of Indian plate, Pakistan: implications for basin bathymetry and ophiolite emplacement. Carbonates Evaporites 36, 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13146-021-00701-0

Ahmad, S., Wadood, B., Khan, S., Ullah, A., Mustafa, G., Hanif, M., Ullah, H. (2020). The sedimentological and stratigraphical analysis of the Late Paleocene to Early Eocene Dungan Formation, Kirthar Fold and Thrust Belt, Pakistan: Implications for reservoir potential. Journal of Sedimentary Environments, 5(4), 473-492. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43217-020-00027-2

Ahmad, S., Kroon, D., Ahmad, S., Wadood, B., Rahman, A. (2021). Palynostratigraphy of the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous strata, Upper Indus Basin, Pakistan: Implication for Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary and paleoclimate in the Eastern Tethys. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2021.1865452

Ahmad, S., Wadood, B., Khan, S., Ahmad, S., Ali, F., & Saboor, A. (2020). Integrating the Palynostratigraphy, Petrography, X-Ray Diffraction and Scanning Electron Microscopy data for evaluating hydrocarbon reservoir potential of Jurassic rocks in the Kala Chitta Range, Northwest Pakistan. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 10(8), 3111-3123. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-020-00957-7

Ullah, M., Li, J., & Wadood, B. (2020). Analysis of Urban Expansion and its Impacts on Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Using RS and GIS, A Case Study in Xi’an City, China. Earth Systems and Environment, 4(3), 583-597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-020-00166-6

Ullah, M., Klotzli, U., Wadood, B., Khubab, M., Islam, F., Shehzad, K., Ahmad, R. (2023). Pb diffusion in perfect and defective zircon for thermo/petro-chronological investigations: An atomistic approach. Chemical Geology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2023.121750

Ullah, M., Klotzli, U., Gautheron, C., Tassan-Got, L., Islam, F., Younus, M., Shehzad, K., Khubab, M., Ibrar, M., Wadood, B. (2023). Effect of heterogeneity on the diffusion of Pb in apatite for petrochronological applications: A multiscale approach to characterizing the influence of apatite chemistry and anisotropy on Pb diffusion. Lithos. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2023.107396

Ahmad, S., Kroon, D., Reijmer, J., Khan, S., Hersi, O., Wadood, B. (2023). Paleogene carbonate ramp development in the Kohat Basin of northwestern Pakistan. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2023.2279062

Khan, S., Jan, M.W., Farhan, M., Wadood, B., Ahmad, S., Habib, U., Bashir, N., Khattak, I., Jamal, F. (2022). Dating and tectonostratigraphy of the Early Jurassic rift delta at the northwestern margin of the Indian Plate, Pakistan. Geological Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/gj.4415

Khan, E., Naseem, A., Khan, S., Wadood, B., Rahman, F., Saleem, M., Mehmood, M., Ahmad, A., Ahmed, Z., Azeem, T. (2022). Facies Analysis, Sequence Stratigraphy and Diagenetic Studies of the Jurassic Carbonates of Kohat Basin, Northwest Pakistan: Reservoir Implications. Acta Geologica Sinica-English Edition. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-6724.14938

Khan, N., Ullah, W., Siyar, S. M., Wadood, B., Ayyub, T., Ullah, T. (2022). Hydrocarbon source rock assessment of the shale and coal bearing horizons of the Early Paleocene Hangu Formation in Kala?Chitta Range, Northwest Pakistan. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01433-6

Khan, S., Kroon, D., Ahmad, S., Ali, A., Wadood, B., Rahman, A., Ullah, M. (2021). Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous Strata, Indus Basin, Pakistan, Eastern Tethys: Implication for Oceanic Anoxic Events. Australian Journal of Earth Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1080/08120099.2021.1913225

Ahmad, S., Rehman, U. Z., Khan, S., Wadood, B., Haq, U. M., Khan, D. S., Khan, Y., Khan, H., Gul, S. (2020). Belemnite Biostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous strata in the Surghar Range, Northwest Pakistan: Systematic and Paleobiogeographic Implications. Iranian Journal of Earth Sciences, 13(1), 1-13.

Awais, M., Ullah, F., Khan, N., Ghani, M., Siyar, S. M., Wadood, B., & Mukhtiar, A. (2019). Investigation of reservoir characteristics, depositional setting and T–R sequences of the Lockhart Limestone of Meyal Oil Field, Pakistan: a petrophysical approach. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, 9(4), 2511-2530.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s13202-019-0730-x

Khan, S., Wadood, B., Ahmed, S., Khan, A., Ahmed, F., & Khan, H. (2017). Evaluating paleoceanographic and planktonic foraminiferal diversification from the Cretaceous Mughal Kot Formation, Mughal Kot Section, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. Journal of Himalayan Earth Science, 50(2).

Abstracts in National and International Conferences (Abstract Volumes)

Wadood, B. (2023). Connecting the Dots: Tracing the Impact of Permian Paleoclimate on Environmental Changes of Southern Gondwana's Tethys Margin (Pakistan). Across the end Permian "Great Extinction": from field studies to scientific results. 30 August - 2 September 2023 University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Wadood, B. (2020). The diagenetic studies of shallow late Permian carbonate deposits in northern Pakistan: implications for reservoir quality. 59th British Sedimentological Research Group Annual General Meeting 2020, 20-23 December, 2020 at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Li, H., Liu, Y., 2020. Paleoceanographic reconstruction of Maastrichtian from the hemipelagic sediments of Pakistan, Eastern Tethys. European Geoscience Union 2020, 02-08 April, 2020 at Vienna, Austria.

Wadood, B., Ahmad, S., Khan, S., 2018. Sedimentary Microfacies Analysis and Reservoir Characterization of the Middle Jurassic Carbonates: A Case Study From Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. International Field Exploration and Development Conference 18-20 September 2018, Xi’an, China.

Wadood, B., Abdullah, Eis, M., Asim, M., Menhas, W., Ullah, Z., 2018. Geochemical Source Rock Evaluation of late Jurassic to early Cretaceous Rocks of Sulaiman Range, Pakistan: Integration of Outcrop and Well data. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Ullah, M., Iqbal, S., Saba, M., Wadood, B., 2018. Fluctuation in Glacial Lakes in Shimshal Valley,  Gilgit-Baltistan. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Wadood, B., Awais, M., Bilal, M., Zafar, Z., Ahmad, L., Khan, A., 2018. Integrated Sequence Stratigraphic interpretation of the late Cretaceous Kawagarh Formation, Gandab Section, Kala-Chitta Range, Pakistan. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Ahmad, S., Wadood, J. 2018. Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization of the Mughal Kot Formation, Mughal Kot Section, Central Indus Basin, Pakistan. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Waheed, H., Wadood, B., Iqbal, H., Aziz, M., Ahmad, A. 2018. Hydrocarbon Potential of Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Awais, M., Hanif, M., Aamir, M., Ahmad, L., Khan, N., Wadood, B., Ullah, S., Ahmad, N., Aziz, T. 2018. Depositional and Diagenetic studies of the Patala Formation Carbonates exposed in Pir Sohawa Section, Hazara Basin, Pakistan: Implications for Reservoir Characterization. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Awais, M., Wadood, B., Ishaq, M., Ahmad, L., Bilal, M., Zafar, Z., Khan, A., Khan, N. 2018. Diagenetic studies and Reservoir potential of the Cretaceous Kawagarh Formation, Kala-Chitta Range, Pakistan. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Khan, A., Ahmad, L., Khan, N., Awais, M., Wadood, B., Ishaq, M. 2018. Reliability of Physico-Mechanical properties on the petrographic characteristics of the Ambar Formation, Peshawar Basin, Pakistan. 5th International Conference Earth Sciences Pakistan 2018, 11-13 August 2018. Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.

Wadood, B., Awais, M., Aziz, M., Ali, J., Khan, A., Shafiq, M., Ullah, M., 2018. Microfacies analysis and Reservoir characterization & modeling with diagenetic trends of carbonates of Samana Suk Formation: A section exposed in  Nammal Gorge, Salt Range, Pakistan. Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2018, 10-12 December 2018. Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Ahmad, S., Awais, M., 2018. Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Maastrichtian strata, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan. 1st International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, 2nd and 3rd April 2018. BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan

Wadood, B., Awais, M., Ahmad, L., Shiekh, L., 2018. Hydrocarbons prospects in the Kohat-Potwar sub-basins: An overview of Petroleum Play. 1st International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, 2nd and 3rd April 2018. BUITEMS, Quetta, Pakistan.

Wadood, B., Khan, S., Khan, A., Ahmed, F., Jehan, N., Khan, H., Ismail, M., 2016. Evaluation of Paleoceanographic and Planktonic Foraminiferal diversification from the Mughal Kot formation Lower Indus Basin Pakistan. 2nd International Conference on Sustainable utilization of Natural Resources, 03 Oct 2016. NCEG, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.

  • International Symposium on “Earth Sciences: Navigating Climate Change and Natural Resources”, Novermber 29, 2023 at University of Swabi.
  • Three days workshop on “VoCS: The Coupling of Volcanic, Climatic and Sedimentary Processes Across the Lifetime of Arc-Volcanic Systems” held on12-14 October 2022 at Politecnico di Milano - Lecco Campus, Lecco, Italy.
  • Across the End Permian “Great Extinction”: From Permian-Triassic Field Studies to Scientific Results, 30 August to 02 September, 2023 at University of Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Goldschmidt 2022, 10-17 July, 2022 at Hawaii.
  • Earth, Energy, Environment (Student Conference and Exhibition) 2021, 8-9 November 2021 at Marieta College , Ohio.
  • International Field Exploration and Development Conference 2021, 16-18 September, 2021 at Qingdao, China.
  • Goldschmidt 2021, 4-9 July, 2021 at Lyon, France.
  • 59th British Sedimentological Research Group Annual General Meeting 2020, 20-23 December, 2020 at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • International Field Exploration and Development Conference 2020, 23-25 September, 2020 at Chengdu, China.
  • European Geoscience Union 2020, 02-08 April, 2020 at Vienna, Austria.
  • International Field Exploration and Development Conference 2019, 16-18 October, 2019 at Shaanxi Guest House, Xi’an, China.
  • Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition 2018, 10-12 December 2018 at Serena Hotel Islamabad, Pakistan
  • International Field Exploration and Development Conference 2018, 18-20 September, 2018 at Shaanxi Guest House, Xi’an, China.
  • 5th International Conference on Earth Sciences Pakistan, 11 to 13th August, 2018, Baragali Summer Campus, University of Peshawar.
  • 1st International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology, 2nd and 3rd April, 2018, Baluchistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan.
  • 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Utilization of Natural Resources, 3rd October, 2016, National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
  • One day Seminar on “Onset to Tectonics by Prof. Dr. Peter A. Cawood” held on October 08, 2019 at Department of Geology, Northwest University Xi’an, China.
  • One day workshop on Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing as a Program Team (PT) Member held on May 16, 2019 at University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
  • One day workshop on “Anti-Plagiarism Policy” held on 25 October, 2018 organized by Quality Enhancement Cell, University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
  • One day Seminar on “Paper Presentation” organized by PAPG on 01 September 2018 at Hill View Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • One day workshop on Soft Skills “Brand yourself” organized by PAPG on 31 March 2018 at University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
  • One day Seminar “World Water Day” held on 22 March, 2017 at University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan
  • One day workshop on “Computer Based Software Application in Research” held on 22 May, 2017 at University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
  • One day workshop on “Basics of Mud Logging & Well Site Geology” held on April 12, 2017 at ADD Skills Institute of Professional Courses, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. 
  • One day workshop on Self-Assessment Report (SAR) Writing as a Program Team (PT) Member held on April 06, 2017 at University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.  
  • 1st Workshop on Statistical Analysis using SPSS held on 17 March, 2017 at University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
  • One day workshop on “Biosafety Training Workshop for Young Researchers”. 20 December, 2016 at University of Swabi, KP, Pakistan.
  • Four days workshop on “Introduction to Hydrocarbon Exploration techniques & Advanced methodologies” organized by PAPG from 16-19 October, 2014 at Quaid-e-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • One day workshop on “Sequence Stratigraphy: A tool to understand the Petroleum system” organized by PAPG on 24 April 2015 at University of Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
  • A webinar on "Global Landscape & Necessary Revolutions" 23 June, 2016, International Business School Americas.

Basin and Petroleum System Modelling of the Jurassic Strata, Lower Indus Basin, Pakistan (In progress, funded by HEC, Pakistan)
Hot-and-Dry-World - Permian (Guadalupian-Lopingian) paleoclimate and environmental changesl in the slouthern Gondwana Tethysl margin in a global context (Funded by OeAD, Austria)
Implication of Advanced Biostratigraphic and Sedimentological investigation for the Cretaceous Hydrocarbon Prospects of the Indus Basin, Pakistan (Funded by HEC, Pakistan)

My research interest includes

Establishing a reliable stratigraphic framework of various sedimentary sequences deposited in the sedimentary basins of Pakistan and the application of sedimentological and biostratigraphic techniques for the hydrocarbon exploration in these basins.
Petrography (including optical and electron microscopy) of carbonate rocks and sediments combined with stable isotope and elemental geochemistry for palaeoenvironmental and paleoclimatic reconstructions, investigating links between climate and tectonics throughout the Earth history
Diagenesis of carbonate rocks and sediments for distinguishing original characteristics from secondary alterations and their implications for petroleum exploration

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