Tim Needham
I am a structural geologist with wide experience in hydrocarbon
exploration, appraisal and production. My experience ranges from
basin-wide evaluations, through field scale interpretations and
analysis, to fractured core studies. Prior to forming Needham
Geoscience in late 2007, I was a Senior Project Manager with Rock
Deformation Research Limited, a structural geology spin-out company
based at Leeds University. Before that I worked for BP Exploration,
Badley Earth Sciences and Robertson Research. I have worked in many
regions including the North Sea, Middle East, throughout Africa,
South America and the Gulf of Mexico. My particular fields of
expertise are structural restoration and model building, fault and
fault seal analysis, analysis of natural fracture systems using
core and image logs and regional structural studies. I have also
been involved in training and mentoring other geoscientists,
particularly as a Visiting Senior Lecturer in Applied Structural
Geology at Leeds University. I have delivered training courses in
structural geology, fault seal analysis and fractured reservoir
description in the UK and overseas.
Key skills:
- Structural geology including core description, restoration, QC,
fault and fault seal analysis.
- 34 years industry experience.
- Extensive experience of working with large and varied data sets
over a wide range of scales.