Basin Dynamics

Members of the Basin Dynamics Research Group study sedimentary basins, their controls, fill, and subsequent deformation and inversion. Basin formation and inversion are considered at lithospheric scale using numerical analysis, and at smaller scales using seismic reflection interpretation and structural geological modelling.

Sedimentary basin fill is analysed using classical techniques of stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, sedimentology and provenance analysis. Economic implications of sedimentology, stratigraphy and structural geology are modelled using integrated three-dimensional basin modelling approaches coupled with fluid flow models, with a strong emphasis on the geological uncertainties involved and their influence on commercially viable outcomes.

Our team

Research themes

PhD research

PhD and MPhil opportunities

NERC CDT in GeoNetZero

NERC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Geoscience Solutions to address the Net Zero Challenge. This CDT is a consortium of 11 UK universities each with a strong research focus in energy research.

NERC CDT Oil & Gas

The group is a member of the NERC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Oil and Gas, and is supported by strong collaborative research links with Cairn Energy, OPL, the British Geological Survey and commercial 3D oil industry software developers. Complementary staff expertise allows the Group to undertake collaborative research projects and commercial studies of both a generic and applied nature.

Consultancy and Training

Publications

Enquiries

Group leader, Dr Stu Clarke, or specific Group members

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The research and teaching of the Group is supported by Move software to the value of 1,409, 059.98 pounds, kindly donated by Petroleum Experts Ltd