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Professor NICK SCHOFIELD

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Email Address: n.schofield@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone Number: +44 (0)1224 272096
School/Department: School of Geosciences

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Biography

Nick Schofield is a Professor of Igneous and Petroleum Geology. He specializes in the seismic and field interpretation of intrusive and extrusive sequences in volcanic terranes and their interaction with hydrocarbon systems.

He is a multi-award winning scientist at the forefront of aiding industry in understanding challenging volcanic geology in the subsurface globally.

External roles include sitting on the IODP (Integrated Ocean Drilling Program) Science Evaluation Panel (SEP) and the UK-IODP program advisory group (PAG)

Nick is the current Director of the world-renowned Integrated Petroleum Geoscience MSc in the School of Geosciences

Research

Research Overview

Geology and Petroleum Geology West of Shetland
Geology of NE Atlantic Margin
Seismic Interpretation of Volcanics
Petroleum Geology
Evolution of Sedimentary Basins affected by Volcanism
Sill Complexes
Intra-Lava hydrocarbon plays (e.g. Rosebank)
Lava field stratigraphy
North Atlantic Igneous Province
South Australian Volcanism
Salt-Igneous interaction

Current Research

Publications

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Transport of mafic magma through the crust and sedimentary basins: Jameson Land, East Greenland
2022 - Published
Eide, C. H., Schofield, N., Howell, J., Jerram, D. A.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 179, no. 3, jgs2021-043
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-043
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/19637/1/Eide_etal_JGS_Transport_Of_Mafic_AAM.pdf
3D seismic reflection constraints on the emplacement of mafic laccoliths and their role in shallow crustal magma transport: A case study from the Ceduna sub-basin, Great Australian Bight
2022 - Published
Reynolds, P., Holford, S., Schofield, N., Ross, A.
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 135, 105419
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105419
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Geology and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Sea of Hebrides Basin and Minch Basin, Offshore Northwest Scotland
2021 - Published
Fyfe, L. C., Schofield, N., Holford, S. P., Hartley, A., Heafford, A., Muirhead, D., Howell, J.
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 27, no. 4, petgeo2021-003
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2021-003
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18582/1/Fyfe_etal_PG_Geology_And_Petroleum_AAM.pdf
Overpressure transmission through igneous intrusions: An unrecognized drilling hazard in volcanic affected basins?
2021 - Published
Schofield, N., Holford, S., Edwards, A.
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202010962
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Sorry to Intrude, but is it time to checkout of the “Motel Theory” in the Faroe-Shetland?
2021 - Published
Gardiner, D., Farrimond, P., Schofield, N., Finlay, A., Hedley, B., Grove, C., Forster, C., Mark, N., Holt, L.
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202011672
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Storing CO2 in buried volcanoes
2021 - Published
Holford, S. P., Schofield, N., Bunch, M., Bischoff, A., Swierczek, E.
Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ20056
Observations of reservoir quality alteration in proximity to igneous intrusions for two distinct sandstones units in Scotland
2021 - Published
Duffy, M. H., Farrell, N., Raeside, R., Muirhead, D. K., Healy, D., Brasier, A. T., Schofield, N.
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 129, 105071
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105071
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18419/1/Duffy_etal_MPG_Observations_Of_Reservoir_AAM.pdf
Reply to discussion on ‘Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea’, by Quirie et al. 2020 (JGS, 177, 718–737)
2021 - Published
Quirie, A. K., Schofield, N., Holford, S. P., Jolley, D. W., Archer, S. G., Hole, M. J., Hartley, A., Watson, D., Burgess, R., Pugsley, J. H., Underhill, J. R.
Journal of the Geological Society, vol. 178, no. 3, jgs2021-011
Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates
- [ONLINE] https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/jgs2021-011
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-011
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Emplacement of the Little Minch Sill Complex, Sea of Hebrides Basin, NW Scotland
2021 - Published
Fyfe, L., Schofield, N., Holford, S. P., Jerram, D. A., Hartley, A.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 178, no. 3, jgs2020-177
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-177
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18083/1/Fyfe_et_al_JoGS_EmplacementOfTheLittleMinch_AAM.pdf
Inside the volcano: Three-dimensional magmatic architecture of a buried shield volcano
2021 - Published
Walker, F., Schofield, N., Millett, J., Jolley, D., Holford, S. P., Planke, S., Jerram, D. A., Myklebust, R.
Geology, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 243-247
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://doi.org/10.1130/GEOL.S.12990923
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G47941.1
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16005/1/Walker_etal_Geol_Inside_the_volcano_VOR.pdf
Linking surface and subsurface volcanic stratigraphy in the Turkana Depression of the East African Rift System
2021 - Published
Schofield, N., Newton, R., Thackrey, S., Watson, D., Jolley, D., Morley, C.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 178, no. 1, ARTN jgs2020-110
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-110
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/15962/1/Schofield_etal_Linking_surface_VOR.pdf
Igneous Intrusions: Sills, Dykes and Plutons
2021 - Published
Schofield, N., Stevenson, C., Mark, N., Holford, S.
Encyclopedia of Geology. Second Edition edition. Elsevier, pp. 313-329, 17 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102908-4.00112-0
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The spatial distribution of igneous centres along the Norwegian Atlantic Margin (Møre and Vøring) and their relationship to magmatic plumbing systems
2021 - Published
Kilhams, B., Chedburn, L., Schofield, N., Lunde, I. L., Romain, H., Jolley, D., Eide, C. H.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 178, no. 5, ARTN jgs2020-192
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2020-192
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18437/1/Kilhams_etal_JGS_Igneous_Centres_Along_AAM.pdf
UK oil and gas fields: an overview
2020 - Published
Goffey, G., Gluyas, J., Schofield, N.
United Kingdom Oil and Gas Fields: 50th Anniversary Commemorative Volume. Goffey, G., Gluyas, J. (eds.). 1 edition. Geological Society of London, pp. 3-18, 16 pages
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/m52-2019-48
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/17411/1/Goffey_etal_UK_oil_and_VOR.pdf
Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea
2020 - Published
Quirie, A. K., Schofield, N., Jolley, D. W., Archer, S. G., Hole, M. J., Hartley, A., Watson, D., Burgess, R., Pugsley, J. H., Underhill, J. R., Holford, S. P.
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 177, no. 4, pp. 718-737
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] http://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/early/2020/02/20/jgs2019-182.abstract
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2019-182
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16238/1/Quirie_etal_jgs_Palaeogeographic_evolution_AAM.pdf
UK Rockall prospectivity: re-awakening exploration in a frontier basin
2020 - Published
Broadley, L., Schofield, N., Jolley, D., Howell, J., Underhill, J. R.
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 247-271
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2019-098
Geology and petroleum prospectivity of the Larne and Portpatrick basins, North Channel, offshore SW Scotland and Northern Ireland
2020 - Published
Fyfe, L. C., Schofield, N., Holford, S. P., Heafford, A., Raine, R.
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 272-302
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2019-134
Overpressure transmission through interconnected igneous intrusions
2020 - Published
Schofield, N., Holford, S., Edwards, A., Mark, N., Pugliese, S.
AAPG Bulletin, vol. 104, no. 2, pp. 285-303
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/aapgbull/article/104/2/285/580563/Overpressure-transmission-through-interconnected
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1306/05091918193
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13683/1/Schofield_etal_AAPGBull_Overpressure_Transfer_VOR.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Structural and lithological controls on the architecture of igneous intrusions: examples from the NW Australian Shelf
2020 - Published
Mark, N., Holford, S., Schofield, N., Eide, C. H., Pugliese, S., Watson, D., Muirhead, D.
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 50-69
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4395974
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13911/1/Accepted_Manuscript_Structural_and_lithological_controls_on_the_architecture_of_igneous_intrusions.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Raiders of the Lost Mud: The geology behind drilling incidents within the Balder Formation around the Corona Ridge, West of Shetland
2020 - Published
Watson, D. A., Schofield, N., Maguire, A., Telford, C., Mark, N., Archer, S., Hardman, J.
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 110-125
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2018-060
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14155/1/Accepted_Manuscript_clean_copy_with_Images.pdf
Making Oil From Magma
2020 - Published
Muirhead, D. K., Duffy, M., Schofield, N., Mark, N., Rowe, M. D.
Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 484, pp. 295-303
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/SP484.8
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12716/1/MakingOilFromMagmaMuirheadEDITSJULY2018.pdf
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12716/2/MoMTable_1.xlsx
The Warnie volcanic province: Jurassic intraplate volcanism in Central Australia
2019 - Published
Hardman, J. P., Holford, S. P., Schofield, N., Bunch, M., Gibbins, D.
Gondwana Research, vol. 76, pp. 322-347
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gr.2019.06.012
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/14820/1/Hardman_Warnie_Paper_Accepted.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
Overpressure transmission through igneous intrusions: An unrecognized drilling hazard in volcanic affected basins?
2019 - Published
Schofield, N., Holford, S., Edwards, A.
Exploration Geophysics, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 1-5
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12073096
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Modeling petroleum expulsion in sedimentary basins: The importance of igneous intrusion timing and basement composition
2019 - Published
Gardiner, D., Schofield, N., Finlay, A., Mark, N., Holt, L., Grove, C., Forster, C., Moore, J.
Geology, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 904-908
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G46578.1
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13045/1/Gardiner_etal_Geol_Modeling_petroleum_expulsion.pdf
- [ONLINE] https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/article/573069/Modeling-petroleum-expulsion-in-sedimentary-basins
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Structural signatures of igneous sheet intrusion propagation
2019 - Published
Magee, C., Muirhead, J., Schofield, N., Walker, R. J., Galland, O., Holford, S., Spacapan, J., Jackson, C. A., McCarthy, W.
Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 125, pp. 148-154
Contributions to Journals: Articles
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2018.07.010
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12609/1/Magee_2018_1_s2.0_S0191814118303821_main.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Mendeley

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Transport of mafic magma through the crust and sedimentary basins: Jameson Land, East Greenland

3D seismic reflection constraints on the emplacement of mafic laccoliths and their role in shallow crustal magma transport: A case study from the Ceduna sub-basin, Great Australian Bight

Geology and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Sea of Hebrides Basin and Minch Basin, Offshore Northwest Scotland

Overpressure transmission through igneous intrusions: An unrecognized drilling hazard in volcanic affected basins?

Sorry to Intrude, but is it time to checkout of the “Motel Theory” in the Faroe-Shetland?

Storing CO2 in buried volcanoes

Observations of reservoir quality alteration in proximity to igneous intrusions for two distinct sandstones units in Scotland

Reply to discussion on ‘Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea’, by Quirie et al. 2020 (JGS, 177, 718–737)

Emplacement of the Little Minch Sill Complex, Sea of Hebrides Basin, NW Scotland

Inside the volcano: Three-dimensional magmatic architecture of a buried shield volcano

Linking surface and subsurface volcanic stratigraphy in the Turkana Depression of the East African Rift System

Igneous Intrusions: Sills, Dykes and Plutons

The spatial distribution of igneous centres along the Norwegian Atlantic Margin (Møre and Vøring) and their relationship to magmatic plumbing systems

UK oil and gas fields: an overview

Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea

UK Rockall prospectivity: re-awakening exploration in a frontier basin

Geology and petroleum prospectivity of the Larne and Portpatrick basins, North Channel, offshore SW Scotland and Northern Ireland

Overpressure transmission through interconnected igneous intrusions

Structural and lithological controls on the architecture of igneous intrusions: examples from the NW Australian Shelf

Raiders of the Lost Mud: The geology behind drilling incidents within the Balder Formation around the Corona Ridge, West of Shetland

Making Oil From Magma

The Warnie volcanic province: Jurassic intraplate volcanism in Central Australia

Overpressure transmission through igneous intrusions: An unrecognized drilling hazard in volcanic affected basins?

Modeling petroleum expulsion in sedimentary basins: The importance of igneous intrusion timing and basement composition

Structural signatures of igneous sheet intrusion propagation

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