rory-sutton

Rory Sutton

Subsurface geoscientist
BGS Edinburgh
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Rory Sutton’s Biography

  • 2023 to ongoing: Subsurface geoscientist, BGS
  • 2021 to 2023: Field surveyor, Ordnance Survey
  • 2020 to 2021: MRes Geoenergy, Durham University
  • 2017 to 2020: BSc (Hons) Geology, Durham University

Research interests

  • Geodisposal – radioactive waste
  • Falkland Islands geology
  • Carbon capture and storage
  • Sedimentology

Current projects

  • Geodisposal: Radioactive waste – Geological site investigations for proposed GDF sites including site characterisation, seismic interpretation and depth conversion.
  • Falkland Islands Geoscience Consultancy – Provision of geoscientific advice and technical support/expertise to the Falkland Islands Government Department of Mineral Resources.
  • MOET – Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key component to support the decarbonising the UK’s economy by 2050. The overall ambition of this project is to better characterise the Palaeogene succession in the UKCNS from a regional Carbon Storage perspective. The envisaged work is intended to be regional in scope such that a fundamental understanding of the storage systems can be developed at a basin scale.
  • ArcGIS
  • Petrel software – Seismic interpretation
  • Sedimentary core logging
  • Fieldwork and field mapping
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of London

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