Throughout his career, David has completed a significant amount of training & CPD to support his journey to become a Chartered Geologist. One of the commitments of this process is to record all completed CPD, which is listed below:

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Recent presentations given:

• September 2023: ‘CCS & its applications to the Energy Transition’ – Woolhope Club, Hereford

• February 2023: ‘LinkedIn Tips & Tricks for Efficient Sales & Marketing’ – Merlin Energy

• December 2022: ‘An introduction to Carbon Capture & Storage’ – Merlin Energy

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Conferences attended:

• December 2024: CCS4G Conference (GESGB)

• March 2024: Early Career Researcher Net Zero Conference 2024, (IDRIC, Heriot Watt)

• March 2024: Student Conference (The Royal Society)

• July 2023: Summer Science Exhibition (The Royal Society)

• March 2023: Spring Conference, Cardiff (UKCCSRC)

• December 2022: CCS4G Conference (PESGB)

• March 2021: AAPG CCUS Conference (AAPG)

• February 2021: Kaust Virtual Research Conference - Co2 storage in a low carbon economy (ANPERC/King Abdullah University)

• November 2020: Carbon Sequestration Symposium (Irish Quaternary Association (IQA)

• October 2020: Energy Summit 2050 (Frontier Energy)

• October 2020: CCUS Conference 2020 (SPE Aberdeen)

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Courses, presentations & fieldwork attended:

2024:

• Presentation - An introduction to Petroleum Economics (Merlin)

• Presentation - Calculating CO2 storage capacity (Merlin)

• Presentation - Rock Physics for CCS (Merlin)

• Presentation - Stochastic Methods for Assessing Top Seal Strength (Merlin)

• Presentation - The Role of Geoscience in wind projects (AAPG)

• Course - Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Saline Aquifers with Phil Ringrose (SEG)

 

2023:

• Course - Reservoir Geomechanics (Stanford - edX)

• Presentation - An introduction to Interactive Correlations (IC) (Merlin)

• Presentation - An introduction to drilling & operations geology (Merlin)

• Presentation - Geophysics for CCS (Merlin)

• Presentation - The Entrepreneurial Mindset (via Merlin)

• Course - Essentials of Rock Physics (Merlin/RPA)

• Presentation - Decline Curve Analysis (Merlin)

• Course - Using Oil & Gas infrastructure for the Energy Transition (GeoLogica)

• Training - Sales & Marketing Training (Hoolock Consulting)

• Presentation - An introduction to petroleum geochemistry (Merlin)

2022:

• Course - Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage (GeoLogica)

• Field trip - Energy Transition Projects: Cornwall field seminar (GeoLogica)

• Field trip - Tenby Field seminar (GeoLogica)

• Field trip - Utah Sedimentology, PhD fieldwork (Keele)

• Course - Critical Resources - Rare Earth Elements (GeoLogica)

• Course - Petrel software workshop (Schlumberger)

2021:

• Webinar - Geology in a Changing World talk (Geological Society)

• Course - edX: CCS Certificate (Edinburgh - edX)

• Course - PetGeo: Introduction to Petroleum Geology (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Foundations Concepts in Petroleum Geology (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Clastic Deposition Controls (PetroSkills)

• Course - AAPG Workshop in CCS (AAPG)

• Course - PetGeo: Carbonate Deposition Controls (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Systems Overview (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Reservoir & Seal (PetroSkills)

• Webinar - Impacts of fluid injection (Italian Geological Society)

• Course - PetGeo: Trap & Timing (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: System Examples (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Conventional Exploration (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Tools & Techniques (PetroSkills)

• Course - PetGeo: Unconventional Exploration (PetroSkills)

• Course - GeoPhys: Nature of Seismic Imaging (PetroSkills)

• Course - GeoPhys: Seismic Reflections (PetroSkills)

• Course - Geophys: Seismic Data Acquisition (PetroSkills)

• Webinar - 10 Steps to a Great PhD (Keele)

• Course - Geohazards: Glacial Hazards (Geological Society)

• Webinar - Reservoir Characterisation (Italian Geological Society)

• Webinar - CO2GEONET Winter Webinar (BGS)

• Course - UKGEOS meeting (Geological Society)

• Webinar - Estimating Co2 storage security (Italian Geological Society)

• Course - Geohazards: Periglacial Hazards (Geological Society)

• Webinar - Large scale hydrogen storage (Italian Geological Society)

• Webinar - CCS by mineral carbonation (Italian Geological Society)

• Webinar - Oil & Gas careers workshop (PESGB)

• Course - GESGB Night School PRMS (PESGB)

• Course - Geohazards: Problematic Soils (Geological Society)

• Webinar - CCS project design and scale-up (Italian Geological Society)

• Webinar - Zero Carbon Careers (BEISS)

• Course - Geohazards: Landslides (Geological Society)

• Field trip (virtual) - San Diego Deepwater Sedimentology (GeoLogica)

• Course - Night School Geomechanics (PESGB)

• Course - Geohazards: Debris Flows (Geological Society)

• Course - Geohazards: Coal Mining Hazards (Geological Society)

• Course - Geohazards: Carbonate Hazards (Geological Society)

• Course - Geohazards: Evaporite Hazards (Geological Society)

• Course - GESGB Night School Geophysics (PESGB)

• Course - Critical Minerals for the GeoEnergy Transition (GeoLogica)

• Course - Geohazards: Metalliferous mining (Geological Society)

• Course - Salt Tectonics: Concepts to Applications (GeoLogica)

• Course - Geohazards: Radon & Methane Gas Hazards (Geological Society)

• Course - Carbon Capture and Storage Masterclass (GeoLogica)

• Course - Geohazards: Seismic & Tsunami Hazards (Geological Society)

• Course - Low Enthalpy Geothermal Exploration (GeoLogica)

• Course - Geothermal Resource Classification (GeoLogica)

• Course - Geohazards: Brownfield Land Risks (Geological Society)

• Course - Holistic Exploration for Critical Minerals (GeoLogica)

• Field trip - Northumbria Field seminar (GeoNetZero CDT)

• Course - Geology & fractures for High Enthalpy Geothermal (GeoLogica)

• Course - Subsurface Context for a GeoEnergy Transition (GeoLogica)

• Course - CCS Masterclass (GeoLogica)

• Course - Geospatial workflows for the GeoEnergy Transition (GeoLogica)

• Course - Subsurface pressures for injection of fluids and gases (GeoLogica)

2020:

• Webinar - GeoNetZero CDT induction (GeoNetZero CDT)

• Course - Energy Transition (PESGB)

• Webinar - Decarbonisation Path Episode 1: CCS (SPE Italian Section)

• Webinar - Visiting Geoscientist Online Talks (AAPG)

• Course - This is Reservoir Engineering (PetroSkills)

• Webinar - Let's Connect: Geoscience and the Energy Transition (AAPG)