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Chris Cornford Publication List

Improved understanding of the petroleum systems of the Niger Delta Basin, Nigeria.
Samuel, O.J., Cornford, C., Jones, M., Adekeye, O.A., Akande, S.O., 2009
Organic Geochemistry, 40(4), 461-483.

Novel C15 sesquiterpanes in Niger Delta oils: structural identification and potential application as new markers of angiosperm input in light oils  
Nytoft, H.P., Samuel, O.J., Kildahl-Andersen, G., Johansen, J.E., Jones, M., Cornford, C., 2008
7th International Conference and Exhibition on Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region, 1 (Ed. by C.M. Ekweozor), pp. 60-63. Oil & Gas Academy, Abuja, Nigeria.

Novel series of tricyclic terpanes in Tertiary deltaic oils: structural identification, origin and application to petroleum correlation studies.  
Samuel, O.J., Nytoft, H.P., Kildahl-Andersen, G., Johansen, J.E., Jones, M., Cornford, C., 2008
7th International Conference and Exhibition on Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region, 1 (Ed. by C.M. Ekweozor), pp. 64-69. Oil & Gas Academy, Abuja, Nigeria.

Addressing missing data in geochemistry: a non-linear approach.
Schroeder, M., Cornford, D., Farrimond, P., Cornford, C., 2008
Organic Geochemistry, 39(8), 1162-1169.

Petroleum systems of a transform passive margin: offshore Côte D'ivoire, West Africa.
Cornford, C., Di Biase, D., N'zalasse, B., Bertozzi, G., 2007
The 23rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry  (IMOG) 9th-14th September 2007 (Ed. by P. Farrimond, E. al.), pp. P253-WE. I.G.I. Ltd., Bideford, Torquay, England.

Carboniferous oil sources in The British Isles: some geochemical perspectives.
Mort, A.J., Cornford, C., Harriman, G.H., 2007
Abstract for 45th Ussher Society Annual Conference, Weymouth, UK.

Intra-Delta Versus Sub-Delta Sourcing of Petroleum - a Global Review.
Samuel, O., Jones, D.M., Cornford, C., 2007
Search and Discovery, pp.1-7.

Geothermic Variscan front defined from oil drilling in the Porcupine Trough, offshore West Ireland.
Cornford, C., 2006
Geoscience in south-west England (Proceedings of the Ussher Society), 11(3), 222-228.

Cumulative reservoir maturity - A mass balance approach help in assessing petroleum system efficiency and reservoir filling history.
Burgess, C., Gliddon, T., Cornford, C., 2005
In: Organic Geochemistry: Challenges for the 21st Century.  Abstracts of the 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (IMOG.), September 12-16 2005, (Ed. by F.J. Gonzalez-Vila, J.A. Gonzalez-Perez, G. Almendros), pp. 1243. EAOG, Seville, Spain.

Petroleum geochemical and biogeochemical datasets: A new generation of software for their visualisation and interpretation.
Farrimond, P., Cornford, C., Gliddon, T., 2005
In: 17th British Organic Geochemical Society Meeting 14-15 July, University of Liverpool.

The petroleum system
Cornford, C., 2004.
In: R.C. Selley, L.R.M. Cocks and I.R. Plimer (Editors), Encyclopedia of Geology. Elsevier, Oxford, pp.268-294.

Organic matter of the Liassic 'oil shales' of Kilve, west Somerset.
Cornford, C., 2004
Geoscience in south-west England (Proceedings of the Ussher Society), 11(1), 72-72.

Truths in large data sets - IV: Generation kinetics from natural depth trends
Cornford, C., Kelly, R., Burgess, C. and Gliddon, T., 2003.
21st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (21st IMOG). Abstracts. EAOG., Krakow, Poland, pp. 15-16.

Triassic palaeo-pressure and Liassic mud volcanoes near Kilve, west Somerset.
Cornford, C., 2003.
Geoscience in south-west England (Proceedings of the Ussher Society), 10(4): 430-434.

Truths in large data sets - lll:  Secure interpretations of maturation, generation and expulsion
Cornford, C., Burgess, C. and Kelly, R., 2002.,
Emerging Concepts in Organic Petrology and Geochemistry. Joint meeting of the Canadian Society for Coal Science and Organic Petrology (CSCOP) and the Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP 19th Annual Meeting): Abstracts, Banff, Alberta, Canada, pp. A2.2.2.

The petroleum systems of the North Slope, Alaska - a volumetric paradox
Cornford, C. and Kelly, R., 2002.,
Extended abstract in the 'Arctic Petroleum Systems' session (Chair W. Dallam Masterson) at the AAPG/SPE meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, pp.

Geochemical truths in large data sets - II: Risking petroleum systems
Cornford, C., Burgess, C., Gliddon, T. and Kelly, R., 2001.,
Extended abstracts of 20th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Nancy, France, pp.322-323.

Surface temperature, sequence stratigraphy and deep burial diagenesis.
Worden, R.H., Ruffell, A.H. . and Cornford, C. (2000)
Clay Minerals, v. 35, p. 13-23.

Hydrocarbon systems of the Abidjan margin, Côte d'Ivoire
Justin Morrison, Chris Burgess, Cornford, C and Bleoue N'Zalasse (2000)
Extended Abstract in Offshore West Africa 2000 Conference and Exhibition 22nd March, 2000 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

Risking petroleum systems
Cornford, C. (2000)
In: A.K. Garg, V. Banerjie, S.N. Swamy and P. Dwivedi (Editors), AAAPG 2000.  Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference and Exhibition on Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region, New Delhi, pp. 13-21.

Some thoughts on whether coals can source oil.
Cornford, C., 2000.
In: A.K. Garg, V. Banerjie, S.N. Swamy and P. Dwivedi (Editors), AAAPG 2000.  Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference and Exhibition on Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region, New Delhi, pp. 37-46.

Carbonate cements constrain the burial history of the Portledge-Peppercombe Permian outlier, North Devon.
Burley, S.D. and Cornford, C. (1999).
Geoscience in South West England (Proc. Ussher Society), vol. 9, pp. 188-202.

Migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in the Swiss Molasse Basin: implications of a 2-D basin modelling study.
Schegg, R., Cornford, C. and Leu, W. (1999).  
Marine and Petroleum Geology, vol. 16, pp. 511-531.

Some shallow thoughts on exploration
Cornford, C. and Burgess, C., (1999).
United Kingdom Discovery Digest, DoE, pp. 213-221.

Towards an origin for Bideford Black.
Cornford, C., Jones, M. and Scrivener, R.C. 2011.
Geoscience in South-West England, 12, 356-363.

Geochemical truths in large data sets - I: Geochemical screening data.