John Williams

John Williams’s Biography

• 2006 – ongoing : Geoscientist, BGS
• 2005 –2006 : Geochemical Field Sampler, GSNI/BGS
• 2002 –2005 : BSc University of Plymouth, Geology with Geography

ORCID: 0000000301779848

Research interests

• Carbon Capture and Storage
• Geothermal energy
• Natural gas storage
• In Situ stress analysis

Current projects and collaborations

• ALIGN-CCUS Strategic Storage for European Industrial Clusters
• ELEGANCY Enabling a Low-Carbon Economy via Hydrogen and CCS
• ENOS – Enabling Onshore CO₂ Storage in Europe
• UK Carbon Capture and Storage Research Centre 2017 Co-Investigator

Publications
NERC Open Research Archive — John Williams

Key papers

• 2019 : Onoja, M U, Williams, J D O, Vosper, H and, Shariatipour, S. 2019. Effect of sedimentary heterogeneities in the sealing formation on predictive analysis of geological CO₂ storage. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 82, 229-243.
• 2019 : Williams, J D O, Dobbs, M R, Kingdon, A, Lark, R M, Williamson, J P, MacDonald, A M, and O’Dochertaigh, B E. 2019. Stochastic modelling of hydraulic conductivity derived from geotechnical data: an example applied to central Glasgow. Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. 108 (2-3), 141-154.
• 2018 : Fellgett, M W, Kingdon, A, Williams, J D O, and Gent, C M A. 2018. Stress magnitudes across UK regions: new analysis and legacy data across potentially prospective unconventional resource areas. Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 97, 24-31.
• 2018 : Parkes, D, Evans, D J, Williamson, J P and, Williams, J D O. 2018. Estimating available salt volume for potential CAES development: a case study using the Northwich Halite of the Cheshire Basin. Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 18, 50-61.
• 2018 : Williams, J D O, Gent, C M A, Fellgett, M W, and Gamboa, D. 2018. Impact of in situ stress and fault reactivation on seal integrity in the East Irish Sea. Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 92, 685-696.
• 2017 : Agada, S, Jackson, S, Kolster, C, MacDowell, N, Williams, G, Vosper, H, Williams, J, and Krevor, S. 2017. The impact of energy systems demands on pressure limited CO₂ storage in the Bunter Sandstone of the UK Southern North Sea. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 65, 128-136.
• 2016 : Kingdon, A, Fellgett, M W, and Williams, J D O. 2016. Use of borehole imaging to improve understanding of the in-situ stress orientation of Central and Northern England and its implications for unconventional hydrocarbon resources. Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 73, 1-20.
• 2016 : McDermott, C, Williams, J, Tucker, O, Jin, M, MacKay, E, Edlmann, K, Haszeldine, S, Wang, W, Kolditz, O, and Akhurst, M. 2016. Screening the geomechanical stability (thermal and mechanical) of shared multi-user CO₂ storage assets: A simple effective tool applied to the Captain Sandstone Aquifer. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 45, 43-61.
• 2016 : Williams, J D O, Fellgett, M W, and Quinn, M F. 2016. Carbon dioxide storage in the Captain Sandstone aquifer: determination of in situ stresses and fault-stability analysis. Petroleum Geoscience, Vol. 22, 211-222.
• 2015 : Williams, J D O, Fellgett, M W, Kingdon, A, and Williamson, J P. 2015. In-situ stress orientations in the UK Southern North Sea: Regional trends, deviations and detachment of the post-Zechstein stress field. Marine and Petroleum Geology, Vol. 67, 769-784.
• 2014 : Williams, J D O, Holloway, S, and Williams, G A. 2014. Pressure constraints on the CO₂ storage capacity of the saline water-bearing parts of the Bunter Sandstone Formation in the UK Southern North Sea. Petroleum Geoscience, Vol. 20, 155-167.
• 2013 : Williams, J D O, Jin, M, Bentham, M, Pickup, G E, Hannis, S D, and MacKay, E J. 2013. Modelling carbon dioxide storage within closed structures in the UK Bunter Sandstone Formation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 18, 38-50.
• 2012 : Chadwick, R A, Williams, G A, Williams, J D O, and Noy, D J. 2012. Measuring pressure performance of a large saline aquifer during industrial-scale CO₂ injection. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 10, 374-388.
• 2012 : Noy, D J, Holloway, S, Chadwick, R A, Williams, J D O, Hannis, S A, and Lahann, R W. 2012. Modelling large-scale carbon dioxide injection into the Bunter Sandstone in the UK Southern North Sea. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, Vol. 9, 220-233.
• 2011 : Busby, J, Kingdon, A, and Williams, J. 2011. The measured shallow temperature field in Britain. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol. 44, 373-387.

Skills

• 3D static reservoir modelling
• Seismic interpretation
• Wireline log interpretation

Professional associations

• Member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
• Fellow of the Geological Society of London