Grant graduated with an honours degree in geology from the University of Edinburgh in 1988.
Since 2020, Grant has managed business development for the environmental change, adaptation and resilience (ECAR) science challenge area. In this role he looks after a portfolio covering offshore marine maps and mapping, environmental modelling, groundwater and soil geology, as well as the organic, inorganic and stable isotope laboratories. He provides account management, business intelligence and planning, ongoing contract maintenance support and tender submission oversight.
Initially Grant worked as a geologist for Robertson Research at their core laboratory in Aberdeen. Then, in 1990, he joined Sperry-Sun as an offshore field engineer, where he held a variety of roles in operations, business development and country management. Leaving in 2005, he joined Weatherford and held senior positions in operations, business development and contract management teams prior to joining BGS in 2020.
Grant Affleck’s Biography
- 2020 to present: Business Development Manager, British Geological Survey
- 2005 to 2020: Various Positions Weatherford International – Aberdeen
Country Manager , Regional Manager, Global Manager New technology introduction , Eastern Hemisphere BD Director, Regional Sales and Marketing Manager EUSSA, Eastern Hemisphere Commercial Director, Senior Commercial Pperations Manager - 1990 to 2005: Various positions – Sperry-Sun Drilling Services – Aberdeen
Offshore Field Engineer, Operations Supervisor , Business Development Manager, Regional MLWD Manager , Country Manager - 1988 to 1990: Geologist, Robertson Research Core Laboratory Aberdeen
- 1984 to 1988: BSc (Hons) Geology, University of Edinburgh
Key papers
- Mazzoni, S, Borghi, M, Affleck, G, Christie, R, and Troiano, M. 2009. High-Temperature LWD (Logging While Drilling) Suite provides High Quality Data for Correlation Purposes in Complex Structural area: A Case Study From Po Valley Deep Triassic Region. Proceedings of OMC conference 2009. OMC-2009-089
- Mazzoni, S, Borghi, M, Affleck, G, Christie, R, and Troiano, M. 2009. New Class of Logging While Drilling Tools Extends Possibilities for Trajectory and Stratigraphic Control while drilling in Deep HP/HT Wells. SPE Annual Technical Conference. 2009 SPE 124973
- Hatch, A, Shepherd, N, Diepeveen, P, and Affleck, G. 2011. Managing New Technology to Provide Maximum benefit. March 2011 – SPE IADC drilling conference proceedings. SPE 140391
- Member of Organising Committee for 49th Annual SPWLA conference Edinburgh 2008
- Member of European Drilling Engineers Association (eDEA) steering Committee 2012 to 2020
- Member of Advisory Board World Oil HPHT Conference 2010, 2012 and 2014
- Member of Advisory Board IPQC HPHT conferences 2010, 2011
- Chair IPQC HPHT Conference 2011 and 2012
- Member Steering Committee for SPE HPHT special interest group 2015 and 2018
- Member of Content Selection board for SPE Offshore Europe 2018, 2019 and 2020