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1. Published Research Articles
1. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Dahab, A. S. and ElDahshan, M. E.: “Rheology, Thermal Stability and Corrosivity of Saudi Clays from Tabuk Formation.” Al-Azhar Engineering Fourth International Conference, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 203-213, December 16-19, 1995.
2. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and B.G.D. Smart: “Physico-Chemical Modeling of Shale-Drilling Fluid Interaction Under Simulated Downhole Stresses.” Al-Azhar Engineering Fourth International Conference, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 173-189, December 16-19, 1995.
3. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and B.G.D. Smart: “The Influence of Mud Weight and Orientation on the Stability of Inclined Boreholes.” Al-Azhar Engineering Fourth International Conference, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 190-202, December 16-19, 1995.
4. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and B.G.D. Smart: “Modified Failure Criteria for Shales." The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, ASJE 21:4A, pp. 77-94, October 1996.
5. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Dahab A.S. and ElDahshan M.E.: “Testing of Drilling Fluids Formulated From Tabuk Formation Clays.” The Second Arabian Corrosion Conference, Kuwait, pp. 111-125, October 12-15, 1996.
6. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and B.G.D. Smart: “Characterization of Shale-Drilling Fluid Interaction Mechanisms Related to Wellbore Instability.” Journal of King Saud University, Volume 8, Engineering Sciences No. (2), pp. 187-215, 1996.
7. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Effect of Mud Filter Cake Efficiency on Wellbore Stability During Drilling Operations.” Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 1065-1076, October, 1996.
8. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “A Laboratory Study of Factors Affecting Primary Cement Sheath Strength.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Volume 9, No.1, pp.113-128, 1417H. 1997.
9. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Al-Saddiqui, M. A., and Al-Gassier, M. M.: “Synthetic (Man-made) Sandstone Suitable for Petroleum Engineering Studies.” Journal of Egyptian Engineers, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 26-29, 1997.
10. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Effect of Partially Hydrolyzed Polyacralamide (PHPA) Mud Contamination on Reservoir Rocks Wettability.” Oil and Gas European Magazine (International Edition of Erdoil Erdgas Kohil), Vol. 2, pp. 10-11, June 1997.
11. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, and Saad El-Din M. Desouky: “Prediction of Sand Production from A Saudi Sandstone Reservoir.” Oil & Gas Science Technology Journal - Revue De L’ Institute Francias Du Petrole, Vol. 52, No. 4, pp. 1-8, July-August, 1997.
12. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Rheological Properties and Corrosion of Drilling Fluids Formulated from Al-Ghatt Clays.” Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Cairo University, Egypt, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 1173-1188, December 1997.
13. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Controlling Sand Production in Heavy Oil Formations Using Downhole Emulsification Process.” Journal of Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 171-179, 1997.
14. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Investigation of Factors Affecting The Stability of Horizontal Oil and Gas Wells.” 1997 SPE Technical Symposium, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran, pp. 79-90, June 8-10, 1997.
15. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, and Nabih A. AlSayed: “Effect of Drilling Induced Stresses on Formation Productivity.” The Fifth International Conference on Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering, Suez Canal University, Suez, Egypt, pp. 71-84, Feb. 24-26, 1997.
16. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “The Investigation of The Source of Sand Produced from Competent Sandstone Reservoirs.” The Second Jordanian Mining Conference, Jordanian University, Amman, Jordan, pp. 393-405, April 26-29, 1997.
17. (pdf) Adel M. Hemeida and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Stimulation of Sandstone Formations by Mud Acid.” Al-Azhar Engineering Fifth International Conference, Cairo, Egypt, pp. 310-318, December 19-22, 1997.
18. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, and Omar A. Almisned: “Rock Failure Criteria A Key for Predicting Sand-free Production Rates.” Journal of Egyptian Engineers, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp.53-58, 1997.
19. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Rheological Properties and Corrosion of Drilling Fluids Formulated from Al-Ghatt Clays.” Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of science, Cairo University, Vol. 44, No. 6, pp. 1173-1188, Dec. 1997.
20. (pdf) Saad El-Din M. Desouky, and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “A New Laminar-Transition Criterion for Yield-Pseduoplastic Fluids.” The Journal of Petroleum and Science & Engineering, Vol. 19, No. 3&4, pp. 171-176, March 1998.
21. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Rheology and Corrosivity of Drilling Fluids Formulated from Al-Ghatt Saudi Clays.” Technical Note, Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 285-299, 1998.
22. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Rock Mechanics Applications In Petroleum Engineering Practices.” Oil and Gas European Magazine (International Edition of Eroil Eedgas Kohil), Germany, Vol. 4, No.1 , pp. 18-20, December 1998.
23. (pdf) Hamada, G. M. and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Petrophysical Evaluation of Low Resistivity Sandstone Reservoirs.” 1988 International Symposium of the Society of Core Analysis, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 14-16, 1998.
24. (pdf) Hamada, G. M. and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “TDT Monitors Gas Saturation in Heterogeneous Reservoir.” Oil and Gas Journal, pp. 55-60, May 25, 1998.
25. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Omar A. Almisned, Al-Saddiqui M. A., Abdulrahman A. Alquraishi and Emad S. AlHumadhi: “Formulation of Drilling Fluids Using Clay Minerals Deposited in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” The First National Symposium on Materials Science, KSU, Riyadh, 30/11 – 2/12, 1998.
26. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Al-Saddiqui M. A.: “Alteration of Saudi Reservoir Rocks Wettability Due to Drilling Fluids Contamination.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 263-277, 1999.
27. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Al-Saddique M. A. and Al-Blehed, M. S.: “Effect of Drilling Fluids Contamination on Saudi Reservoir Rocks Wttability.” Engineering Journal of Qatar University, Vol. 11, pp. 49-64, 1999.
28. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed and Saad El-Din M. Desouky: “Factors Affecting Sand Production from Unconsolidated Sandstone Saudi Oil and Gas Reservoir.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 151-174, 1999.
29. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Prediction of Critical Pipe Running Speed During Tripping in Drilling Operations.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 131-149, 1999.
30. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Emad S. Al-Homadhi: “Contribution of Petroleum Engineers in The Current Development in Saudi Arabia.” A Paper Presented in The Great Universal Symposium Held at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the Occasion of the First Centenary of the Foundation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, pp. 257-274, October 16-27, 1999.
31. (pdf) Adel M. H. and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Rheological Properties of High Viscosity Saudi Crude Oil.” Journal of Engineering, India, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp. 51-60, Dec., 1999.
32. (pdf) Hamada, G. M. and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “NMR Logs Find Reservoirs By-passed by Conventional Analysis.” Oil and Gas Journal, Vol. 97, No. 39, pp.75-80, September 27, 1999.
33. (pdf) Al-Blehed, M. S., Hamada, G. M., Al-Awad, M. N. J. and Al-Saddiqui, M. A.: “Horizontal Wells Find Varied Applications in Saudi Arabia.” Oil & Gas Journal, pp. 47-52, May 8, 2000.
34. (pdf) M. A. Al-Saddiqui, G. M. Hamada, and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “State of the Art: Review of Coring and Core Analysis Technology.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 117-138, 2000.
35. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Ahmed O. Al-Qasabi: “Characterization and Testing of Saudi Barite for Potential Use in Drilling Operations.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 287-299, 2000.
36. (pdf) G. M. Hamada, M. S. Al-Blehed and M. N. J. Al-Awad: "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Log Evaluation of Low-Resistivity Sandstone Reservoirs By-Passed by Conventional Logging Analysis." SPE Paper No. 64406 Presented at the SPE Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition held in Brisbane, Australia, 16-18 October 2000.
37. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Simple Correlation to Evaluate Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion Using Uniaxial Compressive Strength.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 137-145, 2001.
38. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Al-Blehed M. S. and Al-Saddiqui, M. A.: “An Economical Model for Assessing the Feasibility of Multi Lateral Wells.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 153-177, 2001.
39. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Effect of Production Induced Stresses on Reservoir Productivity.” The Engineering Journal of the University of Qatar, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp.23-43, 2001.
40. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed: “Experimental and Modeling of Friable Sandstone Oil Reservoir Consolidation Using Steel Making Slag.” The Engineering Journal of the University of Qatar, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp.1-22, 2001.
41. (pdf) A. M. Hemeida and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Using Local Gravel to Control Sand Production in a Saudi Oil Field.” Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 1009-1020, October, 2001.
42. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Petroleum Engineering Teaching: Theory and Application (in Arabic." The First Saudi Technical Conference and Exhibition, pp. 32-45, Riyadh 18-22 Nov. 2000.
43. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Mohammed M. Amro: “Prediction of Pressure Drop Required for Safe Underbalanced Drilling.” Journal of Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 111-118, 2000.
44. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Emad S. Al-Homadhi and Al-Saddique M. A.: “Engineering Methods for the Measurement of Physical and Mechanical Properties, Water Reserve and Flow Rates for Underground Water Aquifers.” The First Workshop in Water Resources Protection, Vol. 2, pp. 154-171, Riyadh, April 14-18, 2000.
45. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, M, N. Al-Awad, M. S. Al-Blehed and M. A. Al-Saddiqui: "Productivity and Economical Feasibility of Multilateral Wells in Comparison of A Horizontal Well." Engineering Journal of the University of Qatar, Vol. 13, pp. 53-78, 2000.
46. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Emad S. Al-Homadhi and Al-Saddique M. A.: “Potential Use of Blast Furnace Slag and Steel Making Slag for Consolidation of Friable Sandstone Reservoirs.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 271-285, 2001.
47. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad : “The Mechanism of Sand Production Caused by Pore Pressure Fluctuation.” Oil & Gas Science and Technology journal, Revue de L IFP, pp. 339-345, Vol. 56, No. 4, 2002.
48. (pdf) Hamada, G. M. and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Evaluating Uncertainty Archie’s Water Saturation Equation Parameters Determination Methods.” 2001 SPE Middle East Oil Show, Bahrain, 17-20 March 2001.
49. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Relationship Between Reservoir Productivity and Pore Pressure Drop.” Journal of King Saud University, Engineering Sciences, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 137-152, 2001.
50. (pdf) M. Khairy, M. N. Al-Awad, M. Al-Saddigui, E. S. Al-Homadhi, A. A. Al-Soughayier and M. Shebl: “Molasses Affects Surface and Interfacial Forces, pH and Phase Behavior of Crude Oil-Brine.” Oil and Gas European Magazine Vol. 4, pp. 10-11, 2001.
51. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Development of Petroleum Engineering Education in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the World.” (in Arabic), The First Workshop in the Development of Engineering and Architecture Education, King Abdulaziz University, pp. 141-156, February 12-14, 2001.
52. (pdf) Abdel-Alim H. El-Sayed, Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Emad Al-Homadi: “Two New Components for Sand Consolidation Techniques.” SPE Paper No. 68225 Presented at the 2001 SPE Middle East Oil Show Held in Bahrain, 17-20 March 2001.
53. (pdf) Al-Saddique, M. A., Hamada, G. M. and Al-Awad, M. N. J.: “Engineering Coring and Core Data Analysis.” Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 39-49, 2001.
54. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad: “Simple Correlation to Evaluate Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion using Uniaxial Compressive Strength.” (Poster paper) Les Rencontres Scientifiques de l'IFP - Géomécanique en Simulation de Reservoir Workshop International, 5 - 7 décembre 2001, IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France.
55. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad: “Relationship Between Reservoir Productivity and Pore Pressure Drop.”, (Poster paper) Les Rencontres Scientifiques de l'IFP - Géomécanique en Simulation de Reservoir Workshop International, 5 - 7 décembre 2001, IFP, Rueil-Malmaison, France, 2001.
56. (pdf) عبدالعليم هاشم السيد و مساعد ناصر العواد :”تطور تعليم هندسة النفط في المملكة العربية السعودية والعالم “(باللغة العربية (، ندوة تطوير التعليم الهندسي والعمراني – جامعة الملك عبدالعزيز – جدة – المملكة العربية السعودية ، من صفحة 141 ولغاية صفحة 156 - من 18-20 ذوالقعدة 1421 هـ الموافق 12 – 14/2/2001م.
57. (pdf) Mohammed M. Amro and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Removal Techniques of Oil from Marine and Soil Environments.” Symposium on Maritime Disaster Management, King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), pp. 67-79, January 19-21, 2002.
58. (pdf) Mohammed M. Amro, Abdel-Alim H. Elsayed, Emad S. Al-Homadhi, Mohamed A. Al-Saddique and Musaed N. Al-Awad: “Investigation of Polymer Adsorption on Rock Surface of High Saline Reservoirs.” The Chemical Engineering & Technology Journal, WILY-VCH, Vol. 27, No. 7, 2002.
59. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Anisotropy Factor for Swelling Rocks.”, The 2nd International Conference on Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering in Arid Lands (GEO2002), King Saud University, pp.-239-243, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 6-9 October 2002.
60. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad, Omar A. Almisned and Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi: “Application of Horizontal Drilling Technology in Groundwater Projects.”, WSTA Sixth Gulf Water Conference, pp. 147-153, 8-12 March, 2003, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
61. (pdf) Talal Y. AlAhaidib and Musaed N.J. Al-Awad: “Prediction of Sand-Free Oil Production from a Saudi Oil Reservoir.” The First forum of the World Petroleum Congress, Beijing, China, October 17-20, 2004.
62. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad: “Relationship between Excessive Pressure Drawdown and Groundwater Quality.” The International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environment, Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water & Desert, King Saud University, December 5-8, 2004.
63. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad and Talal Y. AlAhaidib: “Prediction of Sand-Free Oil Production from a Saudi Oil Reservoir.” The 7th Offshore Mediterranean Conference and Exhibition (OMC-2005), Ravenna, Italy, March 16-18, 2005.
64. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad and Talal Y. AlAhaidib: “Estimating the Amount of free Sand in the Yielded Zone around Vertical and Horizontal Oil Wells.” SPE-SA0526, The 2005 SPE Technical Symposium of Saudi Arabia Section held in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 14-16 May 2005.
65. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad: “Relationship between Excessive Production Rate and Produced Groundwater Quality.” WSTA Seventh Gulf Water Conference, 19-23 November 2005, State of Kuwait.
66. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad, Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi, Omar A. Almisned and Kamal A. Haroon: “Evaluation of Some Sandstone Outcrops in Saudi Arabia for Potential Use in Applied Studies of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering." The 3rd Saudi Science Conference: New Horizon in Science and Their Applications, College of Science, King Saudi University, March 10-13, 2007, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
67. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Evaluation of Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion Using Uniaxial Compressive Strength.” The Saudi Meeting on Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Technologies (OGEP-2008), Riyadh Saudi Arabia, 6-8 2008.
68. (pdf) Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi, Omar A. Almisned and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Effect of Combined In-Situ Stresses and Hetrogenities on Relative Permeability of Reservoir Rocks.” The Saudi Meeting on Oil and Natural Gas Exploration and Production Technologies (OGEP-2008), Riyadh Saudi Arabia, 6-8 2008.
69. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad, Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi, Omar A. Almisned and Kamal A. Haroon: “Potentia Standard Saudi Sandstone for Applied Studies of Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering." SPE-KSA 08048, SPE Saudi Arabia Technical Symposium, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia, May 10-12, 2008.
70. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “View Point analysis of the Importance of the Middle East Oil and Natural Gas (in Arabic).” The 12th Symposium of Faculty of Law in Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt, April 2-3, 2008.
71. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Evaluation of Mohr-Coulomb Failure Criterion Using Unconfined Compressive Strength.” The First Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Conference (SHIRMS), Perth, Australia, September 16-19, 2008.
2. Research Reports and Supervised Thesis
1. (pdf) Musaed N.J. Al-Awad: “Physical and Mathematical Modeling of Sand ProductionProblem in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs.” Research Project No. P03/17/18, Research Center, College of Engineering, King Saud University, 1997.
2. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Omar Almisned: “Potential Application of Saudi Clays in Drilling Fluids.” A Research Project Funded by King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Limited Grant Program (LG-2-41) , 1998.
3. (pdf) Abdel-Alim Hashem, Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, and Omar Almisned, G. M. Hamada and Emad S. Al-Homadhi: “Developing a New Slurry to Prevent Sand Production from Unconsolidated Sandstone Oil & Gas Reservoirs.” A Research Project Funded by the Research Center at the College of Engineering, KSU, 1998.
4. (pdf) Khairy M. A., Musaed N. J. Al-Awad, Mohammed Al-Siddiqui, Omar Almisned and A. M. Shebl: “Enhancement of Oil Recovery by Stimulating Growth of Indigenous Microbial Population Under Reservoir Conditions.” A Research Project Funded by the Research Center at The College of Engineering, KSU, 1998.
5. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad and Ahmed O. Al-Qasabi: “Potential application of Barite Depositions in Saudi Arabia As a constituent in oil, gas and water wells Drilling Fluids.” A Research Project (No. 23/421) Conducted to the Advantages of the Research Center at The College of Engineering, KSU and SABIC, 2000.
6. (pdf) M. Khairy, Abdulrahman AlQuraishi, Mansour S. Al-Malik and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad,: "Effect of Pore Pressure and Oil Composition on Relative Permeability and Wettability of Sandstone." A Research Project (38/21) Funded by the Research Center at the College of Engineering, KSU, 27/11/2000.
7. (pdf) Omar A. Almisned, Abdulrahman A. AlQuraishi, and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Effect of In-Situ Stresses and Heterogeneities on Relative Permeability of Some Saudi Reservoirs.” Funded by The Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries Research Institute, KACST, A Two Years Project (Starting Date: September 9, 2002).
8. (pdf) Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: Writing a Book Titled: "Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering." Funded by the Research Center, College of Engineering, King Saudi University, 5/1427 H.
9. (pdf) Omar A. Almisned, and Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Solutions to Overcome the Problem of Sand Production in Saudi Oil and Gas Fields." A Research Proposal Submitted to King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Annual Grant Program.
10. (pdf) M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Eng. Talal Y. AlAhaidib, Advisor: Professor Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Prediction of Sand-Free Oil Production Rate in a Saudi Oil Reservoir.” Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, September 2004 G.
11. (pdf) M.Sc. Thesis Advisor for Eng. Kamal A. Haroon, Advisor: Professor Musaed N. J. Al-Awad: “Evaluation of Some Sandstone Outcrops in Saudi Arabia for Potential Use in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Applied Studies.” Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Saud University, September 2004 G. |