DLP Webinar: Triassic reservoirs of Ireland and Great Britain and their role in the energy transition 

Webinar details
Instructor:   Dr. Kara English
Duration:   40 min include Q&A
Main topics:  Triassic sandstones of Ireland and Great Britian
Language:  English

Next Delivery: 22 May 2026, 9AM CEST

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Description

As the world progressively shifts to a low/neutral carbon economy over the course of the twenty-first century, geoscience will continue to play a vital role in the energy sector and beyond. Static and dynamic characterization of the subsurface, a key component of the petroleum industry for decades, will be required to evaluate and unlock a variety of different initiatives including carbon, capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen (or any other gas) storage, thermal energy storage and geothermal energy development. Onshore and offshore Ireland and Great Britain, Lower Triassic sandstones are likely to represent one of the primary geological targets for future geoenergy applications. This talk provides a review of the Triassic Sherwood Sandstone Group depositional system across the British and Irish region of NW Europe including its overall stratigraphic context, palaeogeography, sediment provenance and transport directions, and present-day distribution. In addition to geological outcrop data, there is a wealth of subsurface data available from historical petroleum wells. Looking forward, one important focus of geoscience research will be to extrapolate away from these well-defined control points to predict sandstone facies distribution, diagenetic history and hence overall reservoir quality in new undrilled areas that will be of interest to the geothermal, CCS and gas storage sectors. This talk presents aspects of English et al. (2024): https://doi.org/10.1144/geoenergy2023-04.

Participant profile

Anyone interested in Triassic reservoirs

About Instructor

Dr Kara English is the Head of School of the School of Earth Sciences at University College Dublin, Ireland, and Associate Professor of Sustainable Geoenergy. The School provides undergraduate training in Earth Sciences with a strong focus on earth systems and field geology, and the School also trains MSc students in Subsurface Geomodelling, and Environmental and Engineering Geoscience. Kara's research interests include the challenges of and solutions to the energy transition, as well as sedimentology, basin analysis, reservoir quality, integrated reservoir assessment, geological storage and geothermal energy. Prior to academic and government roles, she worked as a geologist on projects in over 40 countries throughout North, South & Central America, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Originally from Canada, she has been involved with mineral exploration, mining, hydrology, aggregate potential, petroleum exploration. She holds a BSc from University of Victoria (Canada), and a PhD from University of Manchester (UK). She is a chartered geologist (CGeol) with the Geological Society of London and Associate Editor of EAGE First Break.