Projects per year
Personal profile
Presentation
| Year | Organisation | Position | Summary |
| 2024-Present | GEUS | Senior Researcher | Primarily working with the geoenergy & storage team. |
| 2022-2024 | Geo | Geoscientist | Part of the geodata & geophysics department, working on soil mechanics for offshore cone penetration testing, seismic acquisitions for geothermal energy, and wellbore stability modelling with the rock mechanics lab. |
| 2019-2022 | DTU | Postdoc in Fracture modelling, mapping and model validation | Researching fracture development validating numerical modelling approaches against outcrop observations. |
| 2018-2019 | University of Leeds | Teaching Fellow in Structural geology & geomechanics | Module leader and lecturer on various subsurface modules, including geomechanics and structural geology fieldwork. |
| 2011-2014 | BG Group | Asset Geologist | Asset geologist after completing a graduate scheme with periods in reservoir modelling and offshore drilling operations. Periods spent in Texas, Norway and UK. |
| 2008-2010 | Obtala Resources | Exploration Geologist | Mineral exploration, primarily in granite -greenstone terranes of northern Tanzania. Uranium roll-front deposits in the South. |
| 2007-2008 | Capita Symonds | Geologist (Supporting Earth science, hydrogeology and engineering geology teams) | Working on preperations for the London Olympics, mineral resource planning strategy and groundwater monitoring for dewatering projects related to aggregate extraction. |
| 2006-2006 | Anglo American | Geology Intern | Ni-Cu-PGE exploration in layered intrusive suites beneath significiant laterite accumulations. |
Funded projects:
- Investigating the impact of mechanical stratigraphy on fracture network connectedness
Funded by Research Council of Norway as part of an Arctic Field Grant to lead an field expedition to Svalbard to undertake outcrop mapping of fractures.
- Spatial distribution of uncertainty in seismic interpretation of complex geometries.
Funded by World Universities Network as a research mobility grant to complete a Research Stay with the University of Bergen, Norway.
- Addressing key issues in fault modelling uncertainty
Funded by PDS Group to lead a project reviewing methodologies for the automated interpretation and quality checking of seismic interpretation of faults.
Scholarship & sponsorship:
- Student travel grant
Funded by Tectonic Studies Group for attendance at AAPG Annual General Meeting.
- NERC MSc Studentship
Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council to complete MSc Structural Geology with Geophysics.
- Glider pilot scholarship
Funded by HM Govt to undertake pilot training leading to solo flight.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD: Addressing structural uncertainity through seismic forward modelling, University of Leeds
2014 → 2019
Master, MSc Structural Geology with Geophysics, University of Leeds
Sept 2010 → Sept 2011
Master, MGeol Geology, National Oceanography Centre Southampton
2003 → 2007
External positions
Visiting Lecturer, University of Copenhagen
Sept 2023 → Sept 2024
Visiting Scientist, Technical University of Denmark
1 Apr 2021 → …
Visiting Researcher, University of Leeds
Aug 2019 → …
Keywords
- QE Geology
- Geoscience
- Structural geology
- Geophysics
- Geomechanics
Programme Area
- Programme Area 1: Data
- Programme Area 3: Energy Resources
- Programme Area 5: Nature and Climate
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GO-Forward: Geothermal Exploration and Optimization through Forward Modeling and Resource Development
Smit, F. (PI), Olivarius, M. (CoPI), Vosgerau, H. (CoI), Oldfield, S. (CoI), Mathiesen, A. (CoI), Weibel, R. (CoI), Dybkjær, K. (CoI), Mørk, F. M. (CoI) & Nielsen, L. H. (CoI)
1/09/24 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
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SWENG: Southwest England Fieldtrip on Basin Analysis
Oldfield, S. (PI)
16/09/24 → 12/10/24
Project: Consultancy
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Establishing a nation-wide 3D geological model of Denmark: a key enabler for geothermal energy, carbon capture storage and natural hydrogen exploration
Smit, F. W. H., Oldfield, S., Olivarius, M., Vosgerau, H., Wiese, M., Boldreel, L. O. & Mathiesen, A., 2025, 7th European Meeting on 3D Geological Modelling. New frontiers and challenges in geomodelling. Book of abstracts. Polish Geological Institute, p. 48 1 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Abstract in proceedings
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Quantitative analysis of natural fracture networks in Maastrichtian chalk: Insights from a 7,000 m2 digital outcrop model of the Rørdal Quarry, Denmark
Aabø, T. M., Oldfield, S. J., Stemmerik, L. & Nielsen, L., 11 Mar 2025, In: Tektonika. 3, 1, p. 31-45 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Regional fluid pressure response of a saline aquifer to mixed utilisation for CCS and geothermal energy
Oldfield, S. & Nielsen, C. M., Jan 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Activities
- 1 Editorial work
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EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition (Event)
Oldfield, S. (Reviewer)
Jan 2025 → Feb 2025Activity: Editorial work