Exlog Newsletters- 1987-90
A lot of older petroleum geologists will remember Exlog. Many will have fond memories of adventures had and friends made during those years. Well heres a few of their old newsletters to jerk your memories. Enjoy
Solihull Geothermal Project
Geostart became involved with this project early in 2019. We were invited to interpret the geophysical logs from borehole A and log the cores in detail from borehole B. The aim was to identify and mitigate the geological risks for the remaining wells of the project. Updated with the results of the study drilling has…
WMRG Awards
At the West Midland Regional Group (WMRG) of the Geological Society AGM in December 2018, Geostart Director was elected Chairman of the group. The society rules are that committee members should serve for no longer than 6 years. Consequently all but two of the committee stood down. An important function is to acknowledge the time…
Beneath Britain launch a new website
UK Onshore Geophysical Library (UKOGL) is a repository for all UK onshore wellbore and seismic data. In conjunction with The University of Oxford earth sciences they have launched a new website, the Beneath Britain website. This can be accessed via the following link: https://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/research-groups/beneath-britain/. Through the website you will be able to learn more about…
Site Characterisation – Geotechnical Investigation
The West Midland Regional Group (WMRG) and the Engineering Group (EGGS) both of the Geological Society, will be co hosting a meeting at the Birmingham Midland Institute in the city centre of Birmingham at 18:00 hrs, 8/1/18. This meeting is open to all and is free to attend.
Tendrara Gas field, Morocco
Sound Energy have a great short video on their website relating to the geology and discovery of this field. The geology is a continuation as found in west Algeria, with a Palaeozoic source rock, a Triassic reservoir and a salt seal. Also worthy of note is the use of the word “Stimulated” as opposed to…
Energy & Climate Change: Avoiding a future energy crisis
A report from GGS states; “If we want to avoid a future energy crisis similar to that experienced in 1973, we need to dramatically reduce our dependency on imported primary energy”. Given the environmental issues that surround “Bio fuels”, and the inefficiencies of creating electricity, the conclusion of this report makes very interesting reading. GGS…
BP starts up Clair Ridge production
23/11/18 Major UK North Sea development is sixth new upstream project to come on stream for BP in 2018. Targeting 640 million barrels of oil reserves; peak production of 120,000 barrels of oil a day. First offshore deployment of BP’s ground-breaking LoSal® enhanced oil recovery technology. Follow link for more details
Shale Gas in the UK – The Essentials
Want a quick summary of the technology, economic benefits and risks for shale gas exploration and production. Then download this 24 page summary published by the Energy Institute. Energy-Essentials-Shale-Gas-Guide – Eenergy Institute
Birmingham Building Stones Walk Monday 12th November 2018
The West Midlands Regional Group of the Geological Society have organised a geological walk around the shopping centres in the heart of Birmingham. The walk will take around 2 hours where we will get to see excellent examples of a diverse selection of decorative stones from around the world. Most of the walk will be…