John Williams

John Williams’s biography

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

ORCID: 0000000301779848

Research interests

• Carbon Capture and Storage
• In Situ Stress analysis and geomechanics
• Energy storage

Current projects and collaborations

• REX-CO₂ – Re-using existing wells for CO₂ storage operations
• SHARP Storage – Stress history and reservoir pressure for improved quantification of CO₂ storage containment risks
• CO₂ Storage in India – Emissions reduction and enabling clean growth in India through CO₂ storage
• MOET – Managing the Environmental Sustainability of the Offshore Energy Transition

Publications
NERC Open Research Archive — John Williams

Key papers

• Williams, J D O, Williamson, J P, Parkes, D, Evans, D J, Kirk, K L, Sunny, N, Hough, E, Vosper, H, and Akhurst, M C. 2022. Does the United Kingdom have sufficient geological storage capacity to support a hydrogen economy? Estimating the salt cavern storage potential of bedded halite formations. Journal of Energy Storage, 53, 105109.
• Gamboa, D, Williams, J D O, Bentham, M, Schofield, D I, and Mitchell, A C. 2019. Application of three-dimensional fault stress models for assessment of fault stability for CO₂ storage sites. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 90, 102820.
• Williams, J D O, Dobbs, M R, Kingdon, A, Lark, R M, Williamson, J P, MacDonald, A M, and O Dochartaigh, 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, 108 (2–3). 141–154.
• 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 Basin, UK. Marine and Petroleum Geology, 92. 685–696.
• Bentham, M, Williams, G, Vosper, H, Chadwick, A, Williams, J, and Kirk, K. 2017. Using pressure recovery at a depleted gas field to understand saline aquifer connectivity. Energy Procedia, 114. 2906–2920.
• 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, 73. 1–20.
• 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, 22 (3). 211–222.
• 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, 67. 769–784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.06.008
• 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, 20 (2). 155–167.
• 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, 18. 38–50.

Skills

• 3D static reservoir modelling
• Seismic interpretation
• Petrophysical log interpretation
• Project management

Professional associations

• Fellow of the Geological Society of London