Experience

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  Clachan Geoscience Ltd

  • Aberdeen

  • Geologist / Heavy Mineral Specialist

    • 2017 - Present
    • Aberdeen

    Heavy mineral analyst for subsurface correlation, geosteering decision-making at wellsite & provenance / palaeogeographical studies.

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  University of Aberdeen

  • PHD Researcher

    • Oct 2015 - Sep 2021

    Heavy Minerals & Provenance of the Triassic of the Central North Sea (& Moray Firth)Developing a heavy mineral-based correlation framework within the faunally-poor Triassic succession to allow differentiation of individual depositional systems and linkage between these and their catchments, providing an understanding of controls on reservoir quality and distribution.

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  Senergy Energy Services

  • Aberdeen / Banchory, United Kingdom

  • Geologist

    • Jun 2006 - Jun 2014
    • Aberdeen / Banchory, United Kingdom

    o Leader for over 20 industry-focussed geological field courses, integrating : • Sedimentology / reservoir modelling / geological risk• Drilling & reservoir engineering / data acquisition techniques• Analogue petroleum systemso Dutch Central Graben, F Quad : • Pre-Drill Data Package report writing.• Correlation and facies study of the paralic-continental Schieland Group.• Development of conceptional depositional models.o Update of Ternan™ play fairway reports, producing an Integrated North Sea Report :• Prospectivity analysis of petroleum plays spanning the Palaeozoic to the Cenozoic. o East Shetland Basin (Cormorant/Eider/Tern) : • Geological, petrophysical and RE database build and data-flow management.• Assessment of reservoir connectivity within both Brent and Triassic intervals.o Onshore UAE carbonates :• Petrophysical reservoir mapping.• Assessment of primary geological controls on petrophysical facies.o Onshore Bulgaria: Shale gas prospect evaluation.o Oilfield Data Manager™ software support : • Organisation and presentation of training courses presented globally.• User support management