Personal Chair
- About
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- Email Address
- d.healy@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273850
- Office Address
School of Geosciences King's College University of Aberdeen Aberdeen AB24 3UE United Kingdom
- School/Department
- School of Geosciences
Biography
- Personal Chair, University of Aberdeen, UK (2021 – )
- Visiting Academic, University of Manchester, UK (2020 –)
- Reader, University of Aberdeen, UK (2016 – 2021)
- Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, UK (2011 – 2016)
- Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, UK (2009 – 2011)
- Research Fellow, Curtin University, Perth, Australia (2007 – 2009)
- Fixed-Term Lecturer, Durham University, UK (2006 – 2007)
- NERC-funded Postdoctoral Research Associate, Liverpool University, UK (2004 – 2006)
- PhD student (& EPSRC-funded Postgraduate Research Assistant), Liverpool University, UK (2000 – 2004)
- Independent software consultant (1988 – 2000)
- Analyst/Programmer (1987 – 1988)
- Technical Assistant (1985 – 1987)
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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- Personal Tutor
- Module coordinator, GL3520 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
- Module coordinator, GL5571 Geothermal Flow
- Rock Physics & Geomechanics Laboratory manager
- Internal Examiner, MRes and PhD
- NERC demand management sift panel
- Chair of School IT working group
- School outreach coordinator
- External Memberships
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- Topical Editor, EGU Solid Earth, 2018-
- NERC Peer Review College, 2012-
- NERC Large Grants Panel, 2020-
- NERC Standard Grants Panel, 2021-
- Research Assessor for Carnegie Trust, 2014-
- Treasurer of Tectonic Studies Group, Geological Society of London, 2012-2014
- External Examiner (MRes, PhD; Strathclyde, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Bristol, Liverpool, Monash, Manchester)
- Journal reviewer for JGR, JSG, Geology, EPSL, JVGR, JGSL, GRL
Latest Publications
Multi-porous extension of anisotropic poroelasticity: consolidation and related coefficients
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in GeomechanicsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3727
Multi-porous extension of anisotropic poroelasticity: linkage with micromechanics
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in GeomechanicsContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.3722
Stress-Induced Anisotropic Poroelasticity in Westerly Granite
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 128, no. 11, e2023JB026909Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRapid hydration and weakening of anhydrite under stress: Implications for natural hydration in the Earth’s crust and mantle
Solid earth, vol. 14, no. 9, pp. 985–1003Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGrain boundary networks and shape preferred orientation –: A fresh angle on pattern quantification with GBPaQ
Computers and Geosciences, vol. 174, 105311Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
I am fascinated by deformed and deforming rocks. I enjoy fundamental research designed to understand, and then explain, deformation through quantitative, physical models. And I enjoy applying theory to applied problems in renewables and subsurface storage. My research interests span structural geology, rock physics and geomechanics with a focus on fluid flow in fractured rocks. I use probabilistic approaches and data science methods to constrain risks and rewards.
I tackle problems through field work, laboratory experiments, theoretical analysis and numerical modelling. I use numerical models to integrate observations with, and explore the consequences of, physical theory. I strongly believe that models should be directed at investigation rather than simulation – i.e. based on a rigorous simplification of the physical processes involved to focus on the heart of the problem.
I use my commercial experience of software development to build robust and tested open source code.
Collaborations
- University of Manchester - Prof Cathy Hollis, Dr Julian Mecklenburgh, Prof Ernie Rutter
- Manchester Metropolitan University - Dr Luciano Gerber
- Ruhr-Bochum University, Germany - Dr Michal Kruszewski, Dr Alessandro Verdecchia
- University of Basilicata, Italy - Prof Giacomo Prosser
- Curtin University, Australia - Dr Nick Timms, Prof Chris Clark
- University College London - Prof Tom Mitchell, Prof Phil Meredith
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Dr John Browning, Dr Gloria Arancibia, Prof Jose Cembrano
- University of Portsmouth - Dr Phil Benson
- University of Strasbourg, France - Prof Mike Heap
Funding and Grants
- PI - Quantifying Fluid Flow in Stressed & Fractured Carbonates - NERC (UK); £100k
- International Partner – Fluid flow in a variably fractured system – FONDECYT Regular (Chile); £250k
- PI - Listening to the Sound of the City – NERC Discipline Hopping; £10k
- PI – Quantifying the Anisotropy of Poroelasticity in Stressed Rock – NERC (UK); £354k (Aberdeen; £814k total with UCL)
- PI – Quantifying fracture stiffness in basement reservoirs – BP; £8.5k
- PI – Quantifying fracture patterns in basement reservoir analogues – Petrolia NOCO; £11.5k
- Co-I – Assessment of Mesozoic sandstone units as possible reservoirs in the Mandawa Basin, Tanzania – EU Capacity Building Grant; €15k
- International Partner – Subsurface Fluid Flow Through Fractures in Sedimentary Basins – ARC (Australia); AU$230k
- PI – Quantifying the Anisotropy of Permeability in Stressed Rock – NERC (UK); £358k (Aberdeen; £834k total with UCL)
- PI – Volcanic Petrophysics: Reservoirs, Seals and Drilling – VBPR (Oslo); £15k
- PI – HP/HT Rock Deformation Apparatus – OGIC (SFC, UK); £587k
- PI – Improving the Odds in Geomechanics – Wintershall (PhD for Sarah Weihmann); £120k
- PI – Integrated Geological and Geophysical Characterisation of Fracture Zones – Hurricane Energy; £36k
- PI – Quantifying Fault Stability – Total E&P UK (PhD for Natalie Farrell); £162k
- PI – Petrophysics of Fractured Carbonates (Co-I Dr Joyce Neilson) – Total E&P UK and BG International, brokered by ITF (PhDs for Emma Michie, Tom Haines); £255k
- PI – Quantifying Patterns of Brittle Damage in Fractured Rock – NERC New Investigator; £60k
- PI – Petrophysics of Fractured Basement – UoA COPS Postgraduate studentship (PhD for Roberto Rizzo); £60k
- PI – Petrophysical Properties of Fractured and Altered Granites - Lundin Petroleum; £13k
- PI – Fluid-saturated Ultrasonic Velocity Measurements on Core Plugs - AFES; £9k
- Co-I – Predicting fracture patterns in sandstones in fold-thrust belts - NERC Open CASE PhD award, with Midland Valley (PhD for Hannah Watkins); £67k
- Co-I – Building 3D Fracture Patterns from 1D Data – Ministry of Higher Education & Research, Kurdistan (PhD for Abdullah Awdal); £100k
- Co-I – Imaging and Characterisation of Salt Diapir Flanks – National Board of Science and Technology & Ministry of Energy, Mexico (PhD for Liliana Vargas Meleza); £85k
- Co-I – The Influence of Carbonate Depositional and Diagenetic Textures on Faulting in Carbonates – UoA COPS Postgraduate studentship (PhD for Tom Haines); £60k
- Teaching
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Teaching Responsibilities
- GL2511 Introduction to Geophysics
- GL3026 Field Techniques 1
- GL3520 Igneous & Metamorphic Petrology
- GL3525 Field Techniques 2
- GL4023 Geological Mapping Project
- GL5044 Introduction to Geomechanics
- GL5571 Geothermal Flow
- Publications
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Multiple episodes of sand injection leading to accumulation and leakage of hydrocarbons along the San Andreas/San Gregorio fault system, California
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 118, 104431Contributions to Journals: ArticlesVertical stress history and paleoburial in foreland basins unravelled by stylolite roughness paleopiezometry: Insights from bedding-parallel stylolites in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming, USA
Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 136, 104061Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2020.104061
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Quantitative analysis of stylolite networks in different platform carbonate facies
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 114, 104203Contributions to Journals: ArticlesFrom hot to cold - The temperature dependence on rock deformation processes: An introduction
Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 132, 103977Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe variation and visualisation of elastic anisotropy in rock forming minerals
Solid earth, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 259–286Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEffective medium model in shales and sandstones at multifrequency observations
Contributions to Conferences: Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3997/2214-4609.2020603015
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Spatial distribution of micrometre‐scale porosity and permeability across the damage zone of a reverse‐reactivated normal fault in a tight sandstone: Insights from the Otway Basin, SE Australia
Basin Research, vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 640-658Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/bre.12345
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/12079/3/Spatial_distribution_of_micrometre_scale_porosity_and_permeability_across_the_damage_zone_of_a_reverse_reactivated_normal_fault_in_a_tight_sandstone.pdf
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Evaluating petrophysical properties of volcano-sedimentary sequences: A case study in the Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 102, pp. 638-656Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.17632/7tv4pvpnks.2
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Slip on wavy frictional faults: Is the 3rd dimension a sticking point?
Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 119, pp. 33-49Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2018.11.009
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13316/1/1_s2.0_S0191814118301597_main.pdf
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Detecting the Onset of Strain Localization Using Two‐Dimensional Wavelet Analysis on Sandstone Deformed at Different Effective Pressures
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, vol. 123, no. 12, pp. 10,460-10,478Contributions to Journals: Articles