Professor NICK SCHOFIELD
Personal Chair
- 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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Seismic 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
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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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The spatial distribution of igneous intrusions in the Exmouth Plateau and Exmouth Sub Basin, North West Shelf, Western Australia
Exploration Geophysics, vol. 2019, no. 1, pp. 1-5Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/22020586.2019.12072966
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The importance of subsurface lithology in controlling magma storage v. eruption: an example from offshore southern Australia
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 175, no. 4, pp. 694-703Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMagma Plumbing Systems: A Geophysical Perspective
Journal of Petrology, vol. 59, no. 6, pp. 1217-1251Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProlonged dynamic support from the Icelandic plume of the NE Atlantic margin
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 175, no. 3, pp. 396-410Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2017-088
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Igneous intrusions in the Faroe Shetland basin and their implications for hydrocarbon exploration: new insights from well and seismic data
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 92, pp. 733-753Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSeismic interpretation of sill complexes in sedimentary basins: implications for the sub-sill imaging problem
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 175, no. 2, pp. 193-209Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe architecture of submarine monogenetic volcanoes – insights from 3D seismic data
Basin Research, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 437-451Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12230
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Challenges of future exploration within the UK Rockall Basin
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference ProceedingsUnderstanding the challenges of sub-sill seismic imaging using full-waveform seismic modelling
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/segam2018-2997634.1
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The shallow depth emplacement of mafic intrusions on a magma-poor rifted margin: An example from the Bight Basin, Southern Australia
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 88, pp. 605-616Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSource rock maturation owing to igneous intrusion in rifted margin petroleum systems
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 174, no. 6, pp. 979-987Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://jgs.lyellcollection.org/content/jgs/174/6/979.full.pdf
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2017-011
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Three-Dimensional Seismic Imaging of Ancient Submarine Lava Flows: An Example From the Southern Australian Margin
Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems , vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 3840-3853Contributions to Journals: Articles3D structure and formation of hydrothermal vent complexes at the Paleocene-Eocene transition, the Møre Basin, mid-Norwegian margin
Interpretation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. SK65-SK81Contributions to Journals: ArticlesIntroduction to special section: Subsurface expression of igneous systems and their impacts on petroleum systems
Interpretation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. SKi-SKiiiContributions to Journals: Editorials- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/int-2017-0706-spseintro.1
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Mafic intrusions, hydrothermal venting and the basalt-sediment transition: Linking onshore and offshore examples from the north atlantic igneous province
Interpretation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. SK83-SK101Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1190/int-2016-0162.1
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Mechanisms of overburden deformation associated with the emplacement of the Tulipan sill, mid-Norwegian margin
Interpretation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. SK23-SK38Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSubsurface fluid flow focused by buried volcanoes in sedimentary basins: Evidence from 3D seismic data, Bass Basin, offshore southeastern Australia
Interpretation, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. SK39-50Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStratigraphic Overview of Palaeogene Tuffs in the Faroe-Shetland Basin, NE Atlantic Margin
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 174, no. 4, pp. 627-645Contributions to Journals: ArticlesHydrothermal vent complexes offshore Northeast Greenland: A potential role in driving the PETM
Earth and Planetary Science Letters, vol. 467, pp. 72-78Contributions to Journals: Articles3D seismic imaging of the shallow plumbing system beneath the Ben Nevis Monogenetic Volcanic Field: Faroe-Shetland Basin
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 174, no. 3, pp. 468-485Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRegional Magma Plumbing and emplacement mechanisms of the Faroe-Shetland Sill Complex: Implications for magma transport and petroleum systems within sedimentary basins
Basin Research, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 41-63Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBasin-scale architecture of deeply emplaced sill complexes: Jameson Land, East Greenland
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 174, no. 1, pp. 23-40Contributions to Journals: ArticlesLateral magma flow in mafic sill complexes
Geosphere, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 809-841Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/GES01256.1
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Distribution, chronology and causes of Cretaceous - Cenozoic magmatism along the magma-poor rifted southern Australian margin: Links between mantle melting and basin formation
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 73, pp. 271-298Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2016.03.003
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Frontier exploration and the North Atlantic Igneous Province: new insights from a 2.6 km offshore volcanic sequence in the NE Faroe–Shetland Basin
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 173, no. 2, pp. 320-336Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2015-069
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Palaeogene Basaltic Tuffs in the Faroe-Shetland Basin and their Impact on the Petroleum System
Janet Watson: The Future of Hydrocarbon ExplorationContributions to Conferences: PostersSills in Sedimentary Basins and Petroleum Systems
Physical Geology of Shallow Magmatic Systems. Breitkreuz, C., Rocchi, S. (eds.). Springer, pp. 273-294, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11157_2015_17
The Impact of Igneous Intrusions on the Petroleum System: Implications on Reservoir Quality, Source Rock and Exploration
Janet Watson: The Future of Hydrocarbon ExplorationContributions to Conferences: Posters- [ONLINE] https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/jwatson16
Mobilizing Salt: Magma-Salt Interactions
Geology, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 599-602Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G35406.1
Development of intra-basaltic lava-field drainage systems within the Faroe–Shetland Basin
Petroleum Geoscience, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 273-288Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/petgeo2012-061
Sill morphology and comparison of brittle and non-brittle emplacement mechanisms
Journal of the Geological Society , vol. 169, no. 2, pp. 127-141Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1144/0016-76492011-078
Seismic analysis workflow for reservoir characterization in the vicinity of salt
First Break, vol. 28, no. 10, pp. 107-113Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Magma fingers and host rock fluidization in the emplacement of sills
Geology, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 63-66Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1130/G30142.1