Recent Projects
Fault seal analysis in Northern North Sea (near Gulfaks)
Structural Interpretation in Norwegian and Northern North Sea
Fractured Carbonates in Kurdistan
All aspects of the development of fractured reservoirs in Sarta and Taq Taq Fields
Genel Energy
Fracture Basement Characterisation/Structural Interpretation
Lancaster/Lincoln/Warwick Fields (West of Shetland)
Hurricane Energy
Late Life Field Opportunities
Britannia/Callanish/Brodgar Fields (UK Central North Sea)
Chrysaor Ltd
Construction of Full Field Geomodel (Petrel) for Britannia Field, a giant gas condensate (Lower Cretaceous turbidites) field.
Inventory of opportunities for Britannia including infill wells, interventions
Structural logging of well 15/30-13 and integration with seismic data leading to identification of unit Z10 prize, Midfield Britannia.
Operations Geology support for Callanish Field (Tertiary Forties Sands)
Resource Evaluation of Fractured Mudstone
Valhall/Hod Fields (Diatomaceous mudstones, Mesozoic, Norwegian Central North Sea)
Aker BP
Appraisal plan for oil bearing diatomaceous mudstone in overburden section of Valhall and W Hod Fields.
Operations Geology support for 2 x vertical appraisal wells with full fracture characterisation log suite + core
Fracture and in-situ stress characterisation
Conceptual models and range of scenarios for appraisal well value case - a horizontal well to test fracture flow
Infill well planning in Upper Cretaceous Chalk
Valhall Field (Tor Formation, Upper Cretaceous chalk, Norwegian Central North Sea)
Aker BP
Worked with team to identify NF6 target in N Flank.
Reconcile thicknesses from offset wells with seismic amplitudes
Structural interpretation of N Flank and target area from seismic data
Fracture characterisation/Geomechanics in Devonian Sandstones
Clair Field (Rona Ridge, West of Shetland)
BP
Fracture characterisation and in-field structural geology throughout full hydrocarbon value chain from near-field exploration (Foula-Sub basin) to Clair Phase 2 appraisal campaign to Clair Phase 2 predrill planning and execution.
Geomechanical work including assessment of stress-sensitivity of reservoir to production and planning of wells with appropriate standoff from Clair Ridge Fault to reduce risk of well bore instability.
Development/Structural Geology Caspian Sea
CDWG/Azeri Fields/onshore prospects (Pliocene sandstones, Caspian Sea)
Optimal standoff of wells from structural elements such as fold hinges, faults and mud volcanoes.
Recommended azimuth of injection wells to utilise the productive stress direction.
Ranking of Exploration prospects/structural restoration
In-field structural interpretation including use of dip meter data to ground truth seismic interpretation
Fracture Characterisation in Carbonates, Zagros
Ahwaz/Bibi Hakimeh/Marun Fields (Zagros, onshore Iran)
Statoil ASA
Analysis and integration of static (core, image logs, outcrop) and dynamic data (well tests, mud losses etc) in Ahwaz, Bibi Hakimeh and Marun oil fields.
Dual porosity models (DFN). Recommendation of EOR gas injection strategy.