Tim Needham

Tim’s particular interests are fault and fault seal analysis, structural restoration and naturally fractured reservoirs. Tim has conducted structural evaluations in exploration, appraisal and production settings. These studies range from the analysis of reservoir-scale deformation in core or using image logs, structural interpretation on individual fields and prospects to regional basin scale appraisals. Geographically, these studies include areas of the North Sea, Middle East, North America, South America, North and West Africa and SE Asia.

He has been involved in the delivery of training courses in structural geology, fault seal analysis and fractured reservoir description to industry geoscientists worldwide. Tim also contributes to the teaching on the MSc. course in Structural Geology with Geophysics at Leeds University.

Tim gained a BSc in Geology from Imperial College, London in 1981 followed by a PhD from Leeds University in 1984 for research into the deformation processes at active continental margins which he continued with a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Durham University. Before moving into industry Tim also lectured at University of London Goldsmiths’ College. Tim is also involved with Geological Society of London. He acted as an editor for the Journal of the Geological Society (2004-14) and sat on the Petroleum Group committee. Tim also jointly edited GSL Special Publication 348, ‘Hydrocarbons in Contractional Belts’.