Reservoir Modelling

The NORMS groups develops high-resolution models, derived from suitable outcrop analogues, and uses them as a 'laboratory' to simulate and understand single and multiphase flow and transport in heterogeneous aquifers and reservoirs and hence solve problems of interest to both reservoir geoscientists and engineers.

Outcrop analogues have long been used by geoscientists to improve their understanding of the subsurface, but we also recognise the value of outcrop-derived models to capture key aspects of fluid flow which are lost in typical subsurface models.  We have developed a unique resource of skills and techniques which allows us to build high resolution 3-D models from suitable outcrop data, at length-scales ranging from a few tens of centimetres to several kilometres, and simulate multiphase flow directly on these models. 

The detailed spatial relationships captured in these outcrop-based models also allow us to re-evaluate our understanding of the geological processes that control reservoir architecture, and hence address fundamental scientific issues in sedimentology and stratigraphy.  We use our bespoke software tools (,  and ) to construct the models..

Coastal fieldworkFar left: Collecting field data in Trinidad
Left: Matt Jackson and Gary Hampson in the Western Desert, Egypt.

 

 

 

 

Selected publications

Jacquemyn C, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, John CM, Cantrell DL, Zuhlke R, Abubshait A, Lindsay RF, Monsen R,, 2018, , SEDIMENTOLOGY, Vol: 65, Pages: 1043-1066, ISSN: 0037-0746

Onyenanu GI, Jacquemyn CEMM, Graham GH, Hampson GJ, Fitch PJR, Jackson MD, , 2018, , SEDIMENTOLOGY, Vol: 65, Pages: 1731-1760, ISSN: 0037-0746

Massart BYG, Jackson MD, Hampson GL, Johnson HD, Legler B, Jackson CA-L, , 2016, , AAPG BULLETIN, Vol: 100, Pages: 697-721, ISSN: 0149-1423

Massart BYG, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, Johnson HD, , 2016, , AAPG BULLETIN, Vol: 100, Pages: 723-742, ISSN: 0149-1423

Graham GH, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, 2015, , AAPG BULLETIN, Vol: 99, Pages: 1013-1047, ISSN: 0149-1423

Graham GH, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, 2015, , AAPG BULLETIN, Vol: 99, Pages: 1049-1080, ISSN: 0149-1423

Deveugle PEK, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, Stewart J, Clough MD, Ehighebolo T, Farrell ME, Calvert CS, Miller JK, , 2014, , AAPG BULLETIN, Vol: 98, Pages: 729-763, ISSN: 0149-1423

Fitch PJR, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, John CM, , 2014, , PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE, Vol: 20, Pages: 7-26, ISSN: 1354-0793

Legler B, Johnson HD, Hampson GJ, Massart BYG, Jackson CA-L, Jackson MD, El-Barkooky A, Ravnas R, , 2013, , SEDIMENTOLOGY, Vol: 60, Pages: 1313-1356, ISSN: 0037-0746

Deveugle PEK, Jackson MD, Hampson GJ, Farrell ME, Sprague AR, Stewart J, Calvert CS, , 2011, , AAPG BULLETIN, Vol: 95, Pages: 693-727, ISSN: 0149-1423