Category Archives: Talk Archive

Thursday October 15th, Dr. Michael Flowerdew of CASP, Cambridge, on “All about feldspars: their utility in critical minerals research, sediment provenance, and their influence on sandstone CCS reservoirs.”

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Barrie Wells

Thursday October 15th, Dr. Michael Flowerdew of CASP, Cambridge, on “All about feldspars: their utility in critical minerals research, sediment provenance, and their influence on sandstone CCS reservoirs.” Abstract The abundance, composition and physical properties of feldspar mean that its … Continue reading →

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Thursday, September 17th, a talk by Patrick Barnard and Lloyd Jones on ‘Sustained annulus pressure’

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Barrie Wells

Thursday, September 17th, a talk by Patrick Barnard and Lloyd Jones on ‘Sustained annulus pressure’: In the early days of exploration in the North Sea (and probably many other basins), the emphasis was on safely drilling to the identified prospect. … Continue reading →

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Thursday 16th July, a talk by Yannick Santerre: Evolution of a carbonate-evaporite system: Example of the Eocene Facha reservoir & Hon seal from the Dahab field in the Zallah Trough of the Sirte Basin (Libya)

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Barrie Wells

Thursday 16th July, conveniently placed between football matches, after Wimbledon and hopefully after the latest heatwave, we’ll have a cool evening in the RCA, Conwy, with weather-suitable refreshments and an excellent talk delivered by Yannick Santerre: Evolution of a carbonate-evaporite … Continue reading →

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Talk on Thursday, April 23rd,2026, given by Dr. Geraint Wyn Hughes: “Palaeontology and hydrocarbon aspects of selected Jurassic and Cretaceous formations of Saudi Arabia”

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Barrie Wells

This month’s Geoscience Cluster meeting is this Thursday, April 23rd, at 18:00 for 18:30. Dr. Geraint Wyn Hughes will give a presentation on “Palaeontology and hydrocarbon aspects of selected Jurassic and Cretaceous formations of Saudi Arabia”. Exploration and development geologists … Continue reading →

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Two talks (Alexandra Scarlet, Viridien Group UK and Barrie Wells, Conwy Valley Systems), on Thursday 26th March 2026 at RCA Conwy, commencing at 18:00

Posted on March 24, 2026 by Barrie Wells

This Thursday, March 26th, 18:00, there will be 2 short talks, each of about 15 – 20 minutes, with time for socialising before, between and after, at the usual venue, the Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, LL32 8AN. The … Continue reading →

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It’s all Relative: the Ups and Downs of Sea Level over Geological time

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Barrie Wells

This Thursday, 2nd October 2025, we are all invited to the NWGA talk at Plas Sychnant, LL32 8BJ which will be given by Professor Peter Burgess: “It’s all Relative: the Ups and Downs of Sea Level over Geological time”. Start … Continue reading →

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Etruria Marl: what it is; how it formed; why it’s special

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Barrie Wells

On 15th January 2026 Bernard Besly gave a talk on the Etruria Marl, a subject on which he is a widely respected expert, having consulted on, and published papers on, over a 40 year period. The talk was very well … Continue reading →

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Seismic Imaging: from Acoustic Emissions to Earthquakes

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Barrie Wells

A talk given at Geoscience Wales in May 2022, by  Juan Reyes-Montes, Senior Consultant, ASC. Juan has a B.Sc. in Physics and B.Sc. in Geology from the University of Granada and a Ph.D. in Seismology from the University of Liverpool. ASC … Continue reading →

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Application of Advanced Laboratory Experiments in understanding the cause of localized damage zones in Nuclear Waste Repository in Finland

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Barrie Wells

We had an unscheduled talk on Thursday 18th October, 2025, from Dr. Farzine Nassari, who was visiting from Canada. He gave an excellent talk on rock mechanics and the Finnish nuclear waste repository. The talk may be viewed at: Application … Continue reading →

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2D musings on 3D geology in the Welsh Borderlands

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Barrie Wells

Thursday 20th November, Malcolm Butler from the UK Onshore Geophysical Library will give a talk “2D musings on 3D geology in the Welsh Borderlands”. Abstract: Interpretation of a compiled 2D seismic section from Chepstow to the Longmynd is presented to … Continue reading →

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