Outputs (73)

First results of undersea muography with the Tokyo-Bay Seafloor Hyper-Kilometric Submarine Deep Detector (2021)
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Tanaka, H. K., Aichi, M., Bozza, C., Coniglione, R., Gluyas, J., Hayashi, N., …Varga, D. (2021). First results of undersea muography with the Tokyo-Bay Seafloor Hyper-Kilometric Submarine Deep Detector. Scientific Reports, 11(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98559-8

Tidal measurements are of great significance since they may provide us with essential data to apply towards protection of coastal communities and sea traffic. Currently, tide gauge stations and laser altimetry are commonly used for these measurements... Read More about First results of undersea muography with the Tokyo-Bay Seafloor Hyper-Kilometric Submarine Deep Detector.

Karstified and fractured Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) limestones of the UK; a cryptic geothermal reservoir (2021)
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Narayan, N., Adams, C., & Gluyas, J. (2021). Karstified and fractured Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) limestones of the UK; a cryptic geothermal reservoir. Zeitschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften - Journal of Applied and Regional Geology, 172(3), 251-265. https://doi.org/10.1127/zdgg/2021/0288

Karstified and fractured Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) limestones of the UK have been evaluated for their geothermal potential. This wholly undeveloped resource is calculated to be in excess of 26 million GWh (95 EJ) for the P90 case and as muc... Read More about Karstified and fractured Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian) limestones of the UK; a cryptic geothermal reservoir.

Role played by clay content in controlling reservoir quality of submarine fan system, Forties Sandstone Member, Central Graben, North Sea (2021)
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Bello, A. M., Jones, S. J., Gluyas, J. G., Acikalin, S., & Cartigny, M. (2021). Role played by clay content in controlling reservoir quality of submarine fan system, Forties Sandstone Member, Central Graben, North Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 128, Article 105058. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105058

Proximal to distal fan change in grain size, clay matrix content, and grain-coating clays have been identified as key contributing factors for eservoir quality evolution of submarine fan turbidite sandstones. This study evaluated the role played by g... Read More about Role played by clay content in controlling reservoir quality of submarine fan system, Forties Sandstone Member, Central Graben, North Sea.

Advanced analysis of satellite data reveals ground deformation precursors to the Brumadinho Tailings Dam collapse (2021)
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Grebby, S., Sowter, A., Gluyas, J., Toll, D., Gee, D., Athab, A., & Girindran, R. (2021). Advanced analysis of satellite data reveals ground deformation precursors to the Brumadinho Tailings Dam collapse. Communications Earth & Environment, 2, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-020-00079-2

Catastrophic failure of a tailings dam at an iron ore mine complex in Brumadinho, Brazil, on 25th January 2019 released 11.7 million m3 of tailings downstream. Although reportedly monitored using an array of geotechnical techniques, the collapse occu... Read More about Advanced analysis of satellite data reveals ground deformation precursors to the Brumadinho Tailings Dam collapse.

The theoretical potential for large-scale underground thermal energy storage (UTES) within the UK (2020)
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Gluyas, J., Adams, C., & Wilson, I. (2020). The theoretical potential for large-scale underground thermal energy storage (UTES) within the UK. Energy Reports, 6(7), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.12.006

Large scale storage of heat is critical for the successful decarbonisation of the UK’s energy mix and for grid-balancing. Heat generation currently accounts for 50% of all energy use in the UK and most of this is produced by burning fossil natural ga... Read More about The theoretical potential for large-scale underground thermal energy storage (UTES) within the UK.

The Breagh Field, Blocks 42/12a, 42/13a and 42/8a, UK North Sea (2020)
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Nwachukwu, C., Barnett, Z., & Gluyas, J. (2020). The Breagh Field, Blocks 42/12a, 42/13a and 42/8a, UK North Sea. Memoirs, 52, 109-118. https://doi.org/10.1144/m52-2019-15

The Breagh Field is in UK Blocks 42/12a, 42/13a and 42/8a. It is a gas field with multiple reservoir intervals within sandstones of the Early Carboniferous Yoredale Formation (equivalent to the Middle Limestone Formation within the Yoredale Group ons... Read More about The Breagh Field, Blocks 42/12a, 42/13a and 42/8a, UK North Sea.

The Innes Field, Block 30/24, UK North Sea (2020)
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Gluyas, J., & Arkley, P. (2020). The Innes Field, Block 30/24, UK North Sea. Memoirs, 52, 488-497. https://doi.org/10.1144/m52-2017-17

The abandoned Innes Field was within Block 30/24 on the western margin of the Central Trough in the UK sector of the North Sea. Hamilton Brothers Oil Company operated the licence, and Innes was the third commercially viable oil discovery in the block... Read More about The Innes Field, Block 30/24, UK North Sea.

The Humbly Grove, Herriard and Hester’s Copse Fields, UK onshore (2020)
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Gluyas, J., De-Paola, N., Imber, J., Jezierski, T., Jones, R., Jordan, P., …Moors, A. (2020). The Humbly Grove, Herriard and Hester’s Copse Fields, UK onshore. Memoirs, 52, 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1144/m52-2018-78

The Humbly Grove Field has, for the UK, a unique development history. It was discovered as an oilfield in May 1980 and produced as an oilfield until 2000 along with small satellite fields Herriard (developed) and Hester's Copse (not developed). Peak... Read More about The Humbly Grove, Herriard and Hester’s Copse Fields, UK onshore.

The Acorn and Beechnut Fields, Blocks 29/8a(S), 29/8b, 29/9a(S) and 29/9b, UK North Sea (2020)
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Hagen, F., Gluyas, J., & Goffey, G. (2020). The Acorn and Beechnut Fields, Blocks 29/8a(S), 29/8b, 29/9a(S) and 29/9b, UK North Sea. Memoirs, 52, 349-359. https://doi.org/10.1144/m52-2018-31

Unocal discovered the Acorn South Field with wells 29/8b-2 and 29/8b-2s in 1983. The well and its side-track found a small accumulation of oil in Upper Jurassic, Fulmar Formation sandstones in an inter-pod setting. Well 29/8b-3 drilled two years late... Read More about The Acorn and Beechnut Fields, Blocks 29/8a(S), 29/8b, 29/9a(S) and 29/9b, UK North Sea.

UK Oil and Gas Fields – An Overview (2020)
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Goffey, G., Gluyas, J., & Schofield, N. (2020). UK Oil and Gas Fields – An Overview. Memoirs, 52, 3-18. https://doi.org/10.1144/m52-2019-48

This volume is the fourth in a widely spaced series of milestone Geological Society Memoirs on UK oil and gas fields. These Memoirs record the extraordinary journey of science, engineering, technological development, inspiration, dedication, occasion... Read More about UK Oil and Gas Fields – An Overview.