BGS Energy Systems and Basin Analysis
Lead Research Organisation:
British Geological Survey
Department Name: UNLISTED
Abstract
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Publications
Kenchington C
(2018)
The Ediacaran fossils of Charnwood Forest: Shining new light on a major biological revolution
in Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
Kenchington CG
(2018)
Modularity and Overcompensatory Growth in Ediacaran Rangeomorphs Demonstrate Early Adaptations for Coping with Environmental Pressures.
in Current biology : CB
Kender S
(2017)
Modern deep-water agglutinated foraminifera from IODP Expedition 323, Bering Sea: ecological and taxonomic implications
in Journal of Micropalaeontology
Kender S
(2019)
Benthic foraminifera indicate Glacial North Pacific Intermediate Water and reduced primary productivity over Bowers Ridge, Bering Sea, since the Mid-Brunhes Transition
in Journal of Micropalaeontology
Kiared (Ould-Amara) G
(2016)
The aeropalynology of Es-Sénia airport, Oran, northwest Algeria
in Palynology
Kimbell G
(2016)
Controls on the location of compressional deformation on the NW European margin
in Geological Society, London, Special Publications
King C
(2017)
Anatomy of a mountain: The Thebes Limestone Formation (Lower Eocene) at Gebel Gurnah, Luxor, Nile Valley, Upper Egypt
in Journal of African Earth Sciences
Kingdon A
(2016)
Use of borehole imaging to improve understanding of the in-situ stress orientation of Central and Northern England and its implications for unconventional hydrocarbon resources
in Marine and Petroleum Geology
| Description | Advancing the UK's ability to develop Carbon Capture and Storage and to exploit Geothermal Energy resources in the UK |
| Exploitation Route | A new programme in BGS has grown out of the existing one in the area of Decarbonisation |
| Sectors | Energy Environment |
| Description | Yes, have helped developed publically available datasets and informed government officials |
| First Year Of Impact | 2000 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Isle of Man hydrocarbon licensing round 2018 |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | BGS advice on hydrocarbon potential for the Isle of Man has led to a successful licensing round and significant financial investment |
| Description | Oil and Gas Authority Reserves and Resources |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Impact | Our advice and analysis has led to an important update on the oil and gas resources and reserves estimations for the UKCS. This has direct impact on investment, planning and licensing for the UK. |
| URL | https://www.ogauthority.co.uk/news-publications/publications/2018/uk-oil-and-gas-reserves-and-resour... |
| Description | An integrated assessment of UK Shale resource distribution based on fundamental analysis of shale mechanical and fluid properties |
| Amount | £1,500,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/R017964/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 07/2022 |
| Description | British Geological Survey University Funding Initiative (BUFI) - GW4+ PhD studentship |
| Amount | £3,075 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | S373 |
| Organisation | British Geological Survey |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | Commercial contract |
| Amount | £178,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Network Rail Ltd |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 06/2018 |
| Description | EU Horizon 2020 LCE-27 |
| Amount | € 9,000,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 764531 |
| Organisation | European Union |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2018 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | European Unconventional Oil and Gas Assessment (EUOGA) |
| Amount | € 750,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Union |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2015 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | External Income |
| Amount | £39,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Network Rail Ltd |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | GARAH |
| Amount | € 800,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Union |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 06/2018 |
| End | 06/2021 |
| Description | Horizon 2020 |
| Amount | € 3,000,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Union |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 03/2014 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | NERC Innovatrion Grant |
| Amount | £120,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2014 |
| End | 02/2015 |
| Description | NERC Isotope Geosciences Facilities Steering Committee |
| Amount | £20,850 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IP-1667-1116 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Department | NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | |
| Description | Scoping barriers to shale gas development in China |
| Amount | £30,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2017 |
| End | 02/2018 |
| Description | Falklands Island Government - hydrocarbon advice |
| Organisation | Falkland Islands Government |
| Country | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We provide geoscience advice to FIG and carry out a research programme to support this work |
| Collaborator Contribution | FIG provide financial support and guidance |
| Impact | Numerous reports, papers, promotional materials |
| Description | Isle of Man hydrocarbon advice |
| Organisation | Isle of Man Government |
| Country | Isle of Man |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | We provide advice to the government relating to their oil and gas exploration, and we pursue research using data made available to us |
| Collaborator Contribution | Financial support/contract |
| Impact | Reports, data room services run by BGS, advice on license applications |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | New Producers Group - Geoscience Exchange - Chatham House |
| Organisation | Chatham House |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | New producers group includes: Ghana, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Suriname and is run by Chatham House. Helps to support collaboration between countries and strengthening of geoscience relating to hydrocarbon exploration and production. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Chatham house arranged the exchange and facilitated the meetings. |
| Impact | Meeting minutes Geoscience Exchange in Accra Project proposals |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Palaeozic 5 |
| Organisation | Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Working together with industry sponsors to better understand the Carboniferous geology of the North Sea |
| Collaborator Contribution | TNO are running the project and carried out most of the fieldwork |
| Impact | Sampling, analysis, fieldwork, and interpretation are underway. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | 21st Century Exploration Roadmap Palaeozoic Project released for underexplored petroleum systems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The British Geological Survey (BGS) and the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) are pleased to announce the release of the 21st Century Exploration Roadmap (21CXRM) Palaeozoic Project, aiming to improve the knowledge and data from the underexplored Palaeozoic petroleum systems of the North Sea and Greater Irish Sea. The Project is part of the UK Government's endeavour to maximise the economic recovery of hydrocarbons on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), in response to the Wood Review. The work was undertaken as a joint-industry project by BGS with the then Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) then OGA, Oil and Gas UK and 49 oil company sponsors between November 2014 and May 2016. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/docs/2017/21CXRM-Press-Release.pdf |
| Description | Alberta Energy Regulator shale gas workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussion of collaborative opportunities with Alberta Energy Regulator. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | BGS hosted part of the ERA Student 'Skill' event (16-17 May 201 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | BGS hosted part of the ERA Student 'Skill' event (16-17 May 2017). The aim of the event was to demonstrate the importance of post graduate researchers in ERA. BGS talked about the science being carried out that is relevant to the ERA GeoEnergy Test Bed and gave a tour of the BGS laboratory and 3D visualisation facilities. The BGS presentations were requested afterwards by the event organiser as they gave a 'clear overview' of the GTB activities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | CCS stand at BGS Open Day July 1st |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BGS Keyworth hosted its third biennial Open Day on Saturday 01 July 2017. Well over 2000 people attended this year. The CCS stand itself received numerous visitors of all ages. Ceri Vincent and Helen Taylor explained how CCS works, what happens to the CO2 underground and where CCS can be carried out with the help of the now famous 'CC fishtank'. Helped make science interesting for school children and explained how CCS is important for a low carbon future to their parents. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | CO2GeoNet ExCo participation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | As part of the CO2GeoNet ExCo, BGS helped organise the CO2GeoNet Open Forum and workshops (8 - 11 May 2017). Ceri Vincent also presented on the ERA GeoEnergy Test Bed on the second day of the event. This presentation sparked a request from CO2CRC to discuss a potential future collaboration at the Otway pilot site utilising BGS expertise. Discussions comparing outcomes from studies on the impact of damage zones around faults on flow are ongoing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://conference2017.co2geonet.com/ |
| Description | European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) annual conference in Birmingham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In November 2016, BGS's Chris Rochelle attended the first European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) annual conference in Birmingham, and presented a poster entitled 'Combined Heat, Power and Metal extraction from ultra-deep ore bodies. Introduction to the CHPM2030 project'. Chris also acted as a discussion panel member within the 'Earth Underground Energies' session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Global taskforce tackling climate change head-on in a bid to 'Pre-ACT' to protect our planet |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Key players from Europe, Australia and the USA are joining forces to tackle the challenge of removing CO2 from the atmosphere and storing it underground in a bid to make a real difference to our future climate. The 'Pressure control and conformance management for safe and efficient CO2 storage' or 'PreACT' project, aims to improve the cost effectiveness of safe CO2 storage. This will be done by developing a pressure-based monitoring and verification workflow. Great work on this has already taken place at several sites around the world and now those teams are joining forces to accelerate the technology and move towards large-scale deployment. The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has recently published a UK Clean Growth Plan. As part of this, CO2 capture and storage is identified as a key part of the UK's decarbonisation strategy, being linked directly to our industrial hubs and to future expansion of the hydrogen economy. The main challenges to CO2 storage are capacity, confidence and cost. Five European Governments: Norway, Germany, The Netherlands, UK and France, with co-operation from the US and Australia, make up the team bringing together both researchers and industry to tackle these challenges through a number of applied research projects. For the UK, the research team is a joint group from British Geological Survey (BGS) and Plymouth Marine Laboratory, funded by BEIS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/docs/PreACT_Press_Release.pdf |
| Description | Invited talk (Dave Jones) on near surface monitoring in CCS in the ENOS project at the IEAGHG Monitoring network meeting, Traverse City, Michigan, USA |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk on near surface monitoring in the ENOS project at the IEAGHG Monitoring network meeting, Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Part of a session on this topic with discussion following. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Lecture and palaeontology display at BGS Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Lecture and palaeontology display at BGS Open Day |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Mentoring a school student with exceptional potential over several consecutive years |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Providing 2 weeks work experience per year for a talented student, leading to them getting a place at a top university and, subsequently, winning the science faculty prize for best undergraduate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015,2016,2017,2018 |
| Description | New research using hydrogen aims to take the carbon out of heating |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The British Geological Survey (BGS) will lead the case study to support the decarbonisation of heating for large UK cities using novel hydrogen-based technology in the recently funded ELEGANCY research project. This project is one of five supported by the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) with co-funding from the EU. The need to reduce emissions is vital to enable the UK to meet the greenhouse gas targets agreed at the COP21 Paris climate change meeting: to keep global temperature increase below 2°C. The recently published BEIS UK Clean Growth Strategy also recognises carbon (CO2) capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) as a key part of the UK's decarbonisation plans, linked directly to our industrial hubs and to future expansion of the hydrogen economy. Since 2015, the UK industry and research sectors have achieved much to demonstrate the UK's capability and capacity for CCUS. The objective of ELEGANCY is development of cost-effective technologies to reduce CO2 emissions from domestic heating currently released into the atmosphere, by use of hydrogen and CCUS. The ELEGANCY project will provide cutting-edge practical solutions to key research and technical challenges to support the low-carbon economy through hydrogen production with CCUS in the UK. It will consider the systems and technologies needed to decarbonise power, heating and transport using molecular hydrogen (H2) as a low-carbon fuel for heating, cooling, transport and industrial processes. The hydrogen is generated by the reformation of natural gas with offshore geological storage of the produced CO2. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/docs/ELEGANCY_PressRelease.pdf |
| Description | Opening and success of Isle of Man Licensing round |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Opening and award of licensing round in Isle of Man |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.gov.im/news/2017/sep/11/hydrocarbon-licensing-round-opened-in-isle-of-mans-territorial-w... |
| Description | Oral presentation at BSRG 57th Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, December 2018. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The geochemistry of Carboniferous Marine Bane E1b1 in the Bowland Shale Formation, Bowland Basin |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Oral presentation, Geological Society of America |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Talk on Organic Matter, Geological Society of America |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Oral presentation] AAPG Datapages/Search and Discovery Article #90323 ©2018 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 20-23, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | UK Shale Gas: Using Geochemistry and Biostratigraphy to Correlate Wells in the Upper Bowland Shale Formation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Petroleum Geology - Participation in BGS Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Team participated in petroleum geology related activites as part of BGS open day |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Plans for monitoring at the GeoEnergy Test Bed |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BGS presented plans for monitoring at the GeoEnergy Test Bed at the IEAGHG Network Monitoring Workshop in Traverse City, Michigan (13 - 15 June 2017). Ceri Vincent presented the deep monitoring strategy and Dave Jones presented soil gas monitoring work that will be carried out through the H2020 ENOS project at the GTB. The talks prompted enquiries about future collaboration with the BGS team and a proposal is in progress with the University of Utah and the BGS ERT team. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation at ISECT2017 meeting, St Johns, Newfoundland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hearing, T.W., Harvey, T.H.P., Williams, M., Gabbott, S., Wilby, P.R., Leng, M.J., and Lamb, A. Can the phosphate oxygen palaeothermometer constrain Cambrian climates? ISECT2017, St John's, Newfoundland, 2017. [Talk]. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presentation at ISECT2017 meeting, St Johns, Newfoundland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dunn, F.S., Liu, A.G., Wilby, P.R., Hoekzema, R.S., Grazhdankin, D.V., Kenchington, C.G., and Donoghue, P.C.J. 2017. The chronicles of Charnia: morphology and morphogenesis in an iconic Ediacaran taxon. [Talk] |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Presented at the 100th AAPG annual exhibition, Houston (Texas, USA), April 2-5. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Hennissen, J.A.I., Hough, E., Vane, C. H., Wilby, P. R., Stephenson, M. H. Geochemical (Rock Eval, d13C and Pyrolysis GC) and Textural Characterization of Amorphous Organic Matter (AOM) in Carboniferous Mudstones From the Pennine Basin (UK). Presented at the 100th AAPG annual exhibition, Houston (Texas, USA), April 2-5 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Talk to Worshipful Company of Fuelers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 30 members of the Worshipful Company of Fuelers |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Talk to the Yorkshire Geological Society indoor meeting on 8th October |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Jon Busby of the BGS gave a talk to the the Yorkshire Geological Society indoor meeting on 8th October about 'Provision of thermal properties data for ground collector loop design'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Talks at 55th British Sedimentological Research Group meeting, December 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Following talks at 55th BSRG conference, Cambridge, December: Newport, SM, Taylor, KG, Hough, E, Jerrett, RM & Worden, RH. 2016. Sedimentology and microfacies development within a slope- to basin-floor mudstone succession: Carboniferous Bowland Shale Formation, NW England (UK). Emmings, J, Davies, SJ, Stephenson, M H, Vane, C & Leng, M. Through highs and lows: burial of organic matter in the Mississippian Bowland Shale. Walker, J, van der Land, C, Jones, DM, Vane, CH, Hough, E, Hennissen, JAI & Wagner, T. 2016. Geochemical signals associated with 'marine band' formation in the Lower Carboniferous Bowland Shale Formation, northwest England. Hough, E & Evans, DJ. 2016. Primary sedimentary structures in bedded halite- indicators of depositional conditions from the mid-Triassic of the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Western China Oil and Gas Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presented on oil and gas regulation and policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Workshop, KIGAM, shale gas |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Advised researchers from Korean Institute of Geology and Mining on shale gas resource evaluation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | [Oral presentation] AAPG Datapages/Search and Discovery Article #90291 ©2018 AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 20-23, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Comparing the Potential Bowland Shale Play (Pennine Basin, UK) to the Established Barnett Shale Play (Fort Worth Basin, USA): A Geochemical and Palynological Analysis of Mississippian (Carboniferous) Mudstones |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |