PESA NSW: Barry Goldstein Medal Lecture Tour Feb 2026 – Bruce Ainsworth
2026-02-10 12:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Castlereagh Boutique Hotel, 169 Castlereagh St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia
Honouring the Humble Clinoform: Towards a Reservoir Modelling Best Practice
Sponsored by Santos
PESA NSW invite you to our technical luncheon. Presented by Bruce Ainsworth (PESA Barry Goldstein Medal Lecture Tour 2026).
Clinoforms have fascinated Bruce since first pondering their economic significance in Shell Research Laboratories in the early 1990’s. These dipping stratal surfaces are ubiquitous in the stratigraphic record but often ignored with regard to their potential significant influence on fluid flow in the subsurface. Whether you are interested in hydrocarbon or groundwater extraction, carbon sequestration, or sediment hosted uranium, you need to know if you are dealing with clinoforms. Clinoforms can have significant impacts on resource recovery and emplacement. Ignoring them or simply not recognising them can have profound (usually) negative impacts on project value. Key to making clinoforms your best friend are three steps; 1) recognition, 2) uncertainty management, and 3) targetted modelling. This talk will guide the clinoform user through these steps and suggest a reservoir modelling best practice for honouring the humble clinoform.
