FIELD WORKSHOPS
#ScotlandsGeoLab
Balgownie Geoscience’s focus is in developing and leading short, bespoke, cost-effective field courses in Scotland to educate and support the Energy Transition.
Scotland’s East Coast has over 2,000 km of coastline and a diverse range of Mesozoic, Palaeozoic and Proterozoic outcrops that showcase world-class fluvial, aeolian, shallow marine, fluvio-deltaic, lacustrine and deep marine depositional environment analogues.
Through its #ScotlandsGeoLab initiative, Balgownie Geoscience has identified and prioritised over 200 outcrops that can be visited to study and discuss a wide range of client defined subsurface challenges.
Short one day trips can also be developed for visitors wishing to learn more about Scotland’s remarkable geoheritage.
In addition to developing bespoke workshops, we have developed a series of process, reservoir and location themed workshops. These are outlined below.
Themed Workshops
CO2 Storage
Explore ‘up-close’ the critical components of aeolian, arid fluvial, and fluvio-deltaic CO2 reservoirs and seals, gaining insights into their geological significance, and understand the potential risks associated with their management.
Well Decommissioning
An exercise based workshop where reservoir and seals are investigated to address challenges being faced as fields and wells are required to be decommissioned. A perfect intra-disciplinary workshop to bring all stakeholders together.
Field Development Planning
An integrated classroom and field based workshop where key elements of Field Development planning are discussed, supported by outcrops that are used to emphasise the need for clear understanding of risk and uncertainty during the process.
Reservoir Workshops
Arid Reservoirs
This workshop focuses on the interaction of aeolian, fluvial and alluvial reservoirs in arid environments, specifically focussing on reservoir quality, geometry, heterogeneity, connectivity and associated risks and uncertainties.
Fluvio-Deltaic Reservoirs
This workshop focuses on reservoir geometries and connectivity utilising excellent outcrops along the Fife coast. The workshop also investigates the interplay of interbedded seals and source intervals and their impact on hydrocarbon migration.
Deep Marine Reservoirs
Although metamorphosed, the Dalradian outcrops along the Buchan Coast provide excellent examples of slope, fan and basin floor turbidites. Reservoir geometries and connectivity can be reviewed and the role of “thin-bed” pay discussed.
Location Workshops
Moray Firth Coast
A two or three-day visit to the glorious Moray Coast visiting Pennan, New Aberdour, Lossiemouth, Covesea, Hopeman and Burghead focusing on Devonian and Permo-Triassic clastic sandstones/reservoirs.
Fife Coast
An opportunity to observe the classic Carboniferous of Fife. Volcanoes, Sills, Sandstones, Oil Shales, Limestones, Coals, Structure and an incredible industrial heritage all in two or three days.
Helmsdale & Brora
A trip to the northern Moray Firth Coast, to Helmsdale and Brora to view classic Jurassic shallow and deep marine sequences in the footwall and hangingwall of the Helmsdale Fault. Look out for tiger-stripes, Rhaxella and huge clasts!!
East Lothian
Starting where it all started … at Hutton’s Unconformity at Siccar Point this trip also visits classic Devonian and Carboniferous localities at Pease Bay, Cove, Dunbar, North Berwick, Prestonpans and Port Seton.
Angus Coast
World class outcrops of Silurian to Devonian age faulted and fractured alluvial and red-bed fluvial clastics. Also opportunities to study sediment/lava interactions, incredible palaeosols, and learn about Scotland’s lime kiln heritage.
The Hebridean Jurassic
What more do I need to say … why wouldn’t you want to visit the classic Jurassic outcrops of Skye and Raasay? Bring your camera!! The scenery will be outstanding. We might even visit a distillery or two … or three !!