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GeoPOP3 is a research consortium led by the Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University

Prof Neil Goulty
GeoPOP3 Project Leader
Professor of Applied Geophysics

Tel: +44 (0) 191 334 2341
E-mail: n.r.goulty@durham.ac.uk

Dr Stuart Jones
GeoPOP3 Deputy Project Leader
Lecturer in Sedimentology

Tel: +44 (0) 191 334 2319
E-mail: stuart.jones@durham.ac.uk

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Ikon GeoPressure
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Durham DH1 5TS
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www.ikon-geopressure.com
Tel: +44 (0) 191 383 7360

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Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
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PhD thesis by Peter Andras

By Neil Goulty

PhD thesis by Peter Andras

Peter Andras has submitted his PhD thesis, entitled "The role of clay mineral diagenesis in overpressure generation and compaction of siliciclastic mudstones." It is available to authorized users on this website. ...

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Overpressure mechanisms in the Lower Kutai Basin

By Neil Goulty

Overpressure mechanisms in the Lower Kutai Basin

Following on from work done in GeoPOP3, Agus Ramdhan and Neil Goulty have used wireline logs in a two-step approach to analyse overpressuring mechanisms in the Bekapai Field, Lower Kutai Basin. The paper has been published open access in Petroleum Geoscience: http:// ...

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Best Poster Prize for Stephan Stricker

By Stuart Jones

Best Poster Prize for Stephan Stricker

Stephan Stricker had been awarded the  'Best Postgraduate Poster Prize' at the recently held Department of Earth Sciences annual conference at Durhan University on 2nd June 2015. The poster title was titled ' Enhanced porosity preservation in the Triassic Skag ...

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New Budge-Fudge paper in Petroleum Geoscience

By Stuart Jones

New Budge-Fudge paper in Petroleum Geoscience

 A new exciting paper has recently been accepted for publication in the journal Petroleum Geoscience. It applies a new 'budge-fudge' method for pore pressure estimation and uses data sets from the Cretaceous mudstones of the Haltenbanken, Norway. Sargent, C., Goul ...

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Enhanced porosity preservation by pore fluid overpressure

By Stuart Jones

Enhanced porosity preservation by pore fluid overpressure

A recently accepted paper for publication in a Geological Society of London Special Publication highlights the importance of identifying the timing of onset of overpressure for predicting porosity and reservoir quality in HPHT reservoirs. Stricker, S. and Jones, S.J, 2 ...

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