A5032377666- Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Geological Studies and Exploration
- CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions
- Geological Modeling and Analysis
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
- Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods
- Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
- Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
- Geological and Geochemical Analysis
- Mineral Processing and Grinding
- Groundwater flow and contamination studies
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Marine and environmental studies
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Soil Geostatistics and Mapping
- Drilling and Well Engineering
University of Nevada, Reno
2017-2024
Geoscience Australia
2009-2020
Australian National University
2006-2017
ACT Government
2015
University of Utah
2011-2013
The Transantarctic Mountains (TAM) are the world's longest rift shoulder but source of their high elevation is enigmatic. To discriminate importance mechanical vs. thermal sources support, a 550 km-long transect magnetotelluric geophysical soundings spanning central TAM was acquired. These data reveal lithosphere electrical resistivity to at least 150 km depth, implying cold stable state well into upper mantle. Here we find that most likely elevated by non-thermal, flexural cantilever...
A 35 year chronology from 1965 to 2000 of the deposition wind-blown sediment is constructed snowpits for coastal southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Analysis local meteorology, contemporary eolian sedimentation, and mineralogy confirm a Valley provenance, while presence volcanic tephra ascribed an Erebus province source. Winter foehn winds associated with anticyclonic circulation are considered responsible transporting fine-grained snow- ice-free east toward coast, cyclonic storms transport...
Between 2015 and 2018, the Fallon FORGE EGS (Engineered or Enhanced Geothermal System) site in Churchill County, Nevada, USA, underwent detailed geoscientific characterization to evaluate its suitability operate as a field demonstration test develop technologies. This included compilation, synthesis acquisition of geophysical, geological, geochemical, hydrological, down-hole log, mineralogy datasets. Site activities culminated drilling 2481 m-deep observation well (21−31) further verify...
The Georgina Basin is a Neoproterozoic–Paleozoic basin that spans parts of the Northern Territory and Queensland in northern Australia. prospective for petroleum, phosphate base metals (copper, lead zinc). Dulcie Toko synclines southern part are where thick Cambro-Ordovician succession marine carbonates hosts several source rocks associated oil gas shows. key rock units occur within middle Cambrian Narpa Group, including both Thorntonia Limestone (Series 2 3) Arthur Creek Formation 3)....
Play fairway analysis (PFA) is a statistically based data integration and exploration tool originating in the oil gas industry that has recently been applied to geothermal exploration. Here, we apply PFA ~40,000 km2 area Argentine Puna of South American Andes (average elevation >4,000 m aMSL) potential but no resource development date. We develop PF workflow customized local geological setting availability regional geoscience datasets. Evidence layers were grouped model spatial distribution...
The onshore Georgina Basin in northern Australia is prospective for unconventional hydrocarbons; however, like many frontier basins, it underexplored. A well-connected hydraulic fracture network has been shown to be essential the extraction of resources from tight reservoirs that categorise plays, as they allow economic flows fluid reservoir well. One fundamental scientific questions regarding stimulation within sub-surface sedimentary basins degree which local and regional tectonic stresses...