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Professor NICK SCHOFIELD
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- About
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- Email Address
- n.schofield@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 272096
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
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
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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
- Publications
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Look-ahead-while-drilling resistivity tools and their role in drilling sedimentary basins containing complex volcanic geology
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 30, no. 3Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2024-012
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Lithological influence on sill geometry in sedimentary basins: Controls and recognition in reflection seismic data
Basin Research, vol. 36, no. 2, e12857Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPetroleum generation and migration through the Faroe-Shetland Basin - The role of Igneous Intrusions
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 30, no. 2Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe magma plumbing system of the Northern Carnarvon Basin, offshore Australia: multiscale controls on basin-wide magma emplacement, and implications for petroleum exploration
Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 547, no. 1Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/SP547-2023-143
The Impact of Igneous Intrusions on Sedimentary Host Rocks: Insights from Field Outcrop and Subsurface Data
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 2022-2086Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUncertainties in Ray-Tracing Tomography Models Used for Sub-Basalt Seismic Imaging
Pure and Applied Geophysics, vol. 180, pp. 145-156Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00024-022-03199-2
3D seismic reflection evidence for lower crustal intrusions beneath the Faroe-Shetland Basin, NE Atlantic Margin
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 180, no. 5, jgs2022-172Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNature and preservation of Late Jurassic breakup-related volcanism in the carnarvon basin, North West shelf, Australia
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 153, 106304Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew insights into the structure, geology and hydrocarbon prospectivity along the central-northern Corona Ridge, Faroe-Shetland Basin
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
New insights on the origin of Barra Volcanic Ridge System, offshore Ireland: a long distance influence of the Iceland mantle plume
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 152, 106237Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSeismic wave propagation around subsurface igneous sill complexes
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 152, 106232Contributions to Journals: ArticlesAlkaline sill intrusions in sedimentary basins: emplacement of the Mussentuchit Wash Sill in San Rafael Swell, Utah
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 180, no. 1Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2021-139
Challenges and opportunities for hydrocarbon exploration within the Mesozoic sub-basalt plays of the Norwegian Atlantic Margin Petroleum Geoscience
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 1-23Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2022-022
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New Insights into the Structure, Geology and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity along the Central-Northern Corona Ridge, Faroe-Shetland Basin
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 28, 2021-090Contributions to Journals: ArticlesPaleogene volcanic rocks in the northern Faroe–Shetland Basin and Møre Marginal High: understanding lava field stratigraphy
Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 495, pp. 199-235Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/SP495-2019-13
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Paleogene drainage system evolution in the NE Faroe-Shetland Basin
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 179, no. 5, jgs2021-121Contributions to Journals: ArticlesVirtual field trips utilizing virtual outcrop: construction, delivery and implications for the future
Geoscience Communication, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 227-249Contributions to Journals: ArticlesApplication of a probability model to detect unrecognised igneous intrusions in sedimentary basins
The APPEA Journal, vol. 62, pp. S426-S430Contributions to Journals: Abstracts- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ21051
Seismic, petrophysical and petrological constraints on the alteration of igneous rocks in the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia: implications for petroleum exploration and drilling operations
The APPEA Journal, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 196-222Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ21172
Transport of mafic magma through the crust and sedimentary basins: Jameson Land, East Greenland
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 179, no. 3, jgs2021-043Contributions to Journals: Articles3D 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
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 135, 105419Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2021.105419
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Geology and Petroleum Prospectivity of the Sea of Hebrides Basin and Minch Basin, Offshore Northwest Scotland
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 27, no. 4, petgeo2021-003Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOverpressure transmission through igneous intrusions: An unrecognized drilling hazard in volcanic affected basins?
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202010962
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Sorry to Intrude, but is it time to checkout of the “Motel Theory” in the Faroe-Shetland?
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.202011672
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Storing CO2 in buried volcanoes
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
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 129, 105071Contributions to Journals: ArticlesReply to discussion on ‘Palaeogeographical evolution of the Rattray Volcanic Province, Central North Sea’, by Quirie et al. 2020 (JGS, 177, 718–737)
Journal of the Geological Society, vol. 178, no. 3, jgs2021-011Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates- [ONLINE] https://www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/jgs2021-011
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Emplacement of the Little Minch Sill Complex, Sea of Hebrides Basin, NW Scotland
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 178, no. 3, jgs2020-177Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInside the volcano: Three-dimensional magmatic architecture of a buried shield volcano
Geology, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 243-247Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLinking surface and subsurface volcanic stratigraphy in the Turkana Depression of the East African Rift System
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 178, no. 1, ARTN jgs2020-110Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIgneous Intrusions: Sills, Dykes and Plutons
Encyclopedia of Geology. Second Edition edition. Elsevier, pp. 313-329, 17 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102908-4.00112-0
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The spatial distribution of igneous centres along the Norwegian Atlantic Margin (Møre and Vøring) and their relationship to magmatic plumbing systems
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 178, no. 5, ARTN jgs2020-192Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUK oil and gas fields: an overview
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 pagesChapters 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
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 177, no. 4, pp. 718-737Contributions to Journals: ArticlesUK Rockall prospectivity: re-awakening exploration in a frontier basin
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 247-271Contributions 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
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 272-302Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2019-134
Overpressure transmission through interconnected igneous intrusions
AAPG Bulletin, vol. 104, no. 2, pp. 285-303Contributions 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
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Structural and lithological controls on the architecture of igneous intrusions: examples from the NW Australian Shelf
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 50-69Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRaiders of the Lost Mud: The geology behind drilling incidents within the Balder Formation around the Corona Ridge, West of Shetland
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 110-125Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMaking Oil From Magma
Geological Society Special Publications , vol. 484, pp. 295-303Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Warnie volcanic province: Jurassic intraplate volcanism in Central Australia
Gondwana Research, vol. 76, pp. 322-347Contributions 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
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Overpressure transmission through igneous intrusions: An unrecognized drilling hazard in volcanic affected basins?
Exploration Geophysics, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12073096
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Modeling petroleum expulsion in sedimentary basins: The importance of igneous intrusion timing and basement composition
Geology, vol. 47, no. 10, pp. 904-908Contributions 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
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Structural signatures of igneous sheet intrusion propagation
Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 125, pp. 148-154Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSeismic geomorphology linked to sequence stratigraphy of an Eocene delta in the Outer Moray Firth, UKCS
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 104, pp. 150-167Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2019.03.014
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The Rattray Volcanics: Mid-Jurassic fissure volcanism in the UK Central North Sea
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 176, pp. 462-481Contributions to Journals: ArticlesControls on the Distribution of Volcanism and Intra-Basaltic Sediments in the Cambo-Rosebank Region, West of Shetland
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 71-89Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2017-061
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/11802/1/RosebankPaper.pdf
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Failure to predict igneous rocks encountered during exploration of sedimentary basins: a case study of the Bass Basin, Southeastern Australia
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 99, pp. 526-547Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOverthickening of sedimentary sequences by igneous intrusions
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 176, no. 1, pp. 46-60Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStructural and lithological controls on the geometry and morphology of igneous intrusions: a 3D seismic case study from the Exmouth sub-basin, NW Shelf
Exploration Geophysics, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12072958
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