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South East: Oil & Gas in SE England
Event type:
Evening meeting, Lecture, Regional Group
Organised by:
South East Regional Group
Venue:
The Bell Inn, Godstone
Event status:
EVENT CLOSED
Oil exploration in Southeast England has been in the news in recent years … so what is the situation with oil and gas exploration and production in the region?
This evening's talk will look at the geology of petroleum, go into the characteristic types of oil and gas discovery that have been made and comment on the current exploration efforts.
Speaker
Dr Chris Johns (Johns Geoconsulting Limited)
Dr Johns graduated from Leicester University, completed his PhD field mapping in Norway and then joined the Zambian Geological Survey where he worked on regional mapping, coal and hydrocarbon exploration. He then had a short spell mapping in the UAE before settling back in the UK.
He joined the petroleum consultancy, Scott Pickford, initially working on exploration projects then moving into development geology, working on field studies, valuations and unitisation disputes. In 2001 he joined Premier Oil as Chief Development Geologist and subsequently became Chief Geoscientist. He is now semi-retired, consulting in the petroleum industry.
Time & Venue
6.00pm for 6.30pm start
The Bell Inn
Godstone
Surrey
RH9 8DX