Publications - Chris Cornford

Alajbeg, A. et al., 1990. Geochemical study of the oils and source rocks in the Pannonian Basin (Yugoslavia). In: B. Durand and F. Behar (Editors), Advances in Organic Geochemistry 1989. Proceedings of the 14th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Paris, France, 18-22 September 1989.  Part 1. Organic Geochemistry in Petroleum Exploration. Pergamon, Oxford, pp. 339-352. #4624

Arthur, M.A., et al. and Cornford, C., 1976. Large-scale erosion and gravity transport on a passive margin - NW. Africa, DSDP., Leg 47A. In: AAPG. Meeting, Abstracts with programs, Denver, CO. AAPG., pp. 758 -759. #6854

Arthur, M.A., von Rad, U., Cornford, C., McCoy, F.W. and Sarnthein, M., 1979. Evolution and sedimentary history of the Cape Bojador Continental Margin, Northwestern Africa, IR DSDP., pp:773-816. #416

Barnicoat, A.C. et al., 1997. Hydrothermal gold mineralization in the Witwatersrand Basin. Nature, 386: 820-824. #8371

Brooks, J., Cornford, C. and Archer, R., 1985. The role of marine source rocks in petroleum exploration. In: Conference volume from Marine Petroleum Source Rocks meeting of Petroleum Geochemistry Group of the Geol. Soc., pp. #91

Brooks, J., Cornford, C. and Archer, R., 1987. The role of hydrocarbon source rocks in petroleum exploration. In: J. Brooks and A.J. Fleet (Editors), Marine Petroleum Source Rocks. Geol. Soc. Sp. Publ. No. 26. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, pp. 17-46. #2462

Brooks, J., Gibbs, A.D. and Cornford, C., 1984. Geological controls on occurrence and composition of Tertiary heavy oils, Northern North Sea. American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, 68(6): 793-793. #89

Burley, S.D. and Cornford, C., 1998. Carbonate cements constrain the burial history of the Portledge-Peppercombe outlier, North Devon. Geoscience in south-west England (Proceedings of the Ussher Society), 9(3): 188-202. #11787

Childs, A. and Cornford, C., 1989. Geology at Hartland Quay. #12838

Christie, O.H.J. et al., 1993. Prediction of North Sea source rock burial depth and oil generation depth, and a migration distance modelling technique, based on sterane and triterpane data. In: K. Oygard (Editor), Abstracts of the 16th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Stavanger. Falch Hurtigtrykk, Oslo, pp. 212-216. #7986

Cornford, C., 1972. An organic geochemical approach to the palaeogeography, environment of deposition and maturity of the Lower Lias limestone-shale rhythmic sequence of Southern England. M.Sc. Dissertation Thesis, University of Newcastle, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 60 pp. #3096

Cornford, C., 1977. Mechanisms of coke formation (an optical approach). Ph.D. Thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle Upon Tyne, 305 pp. #12836

Cornford, C., 1979a. Organic deposition at a continental rise: organic geochemical interpretation and synthesis at DSDP Site 397, eastern North Atlantic, IR DSDP., pp:503-510. #123

Cornford, C., 1979b. Organic petrography of Lower Cretaceous shales at DSDP Leg 47B, Site 398, Vigo Seamount, Eastern North Atlantic, IR DSDP., pp:523-527. #124

Cornford, C., 1979c. Sample collection from the Mesozoic of the North West Somerset coast. Internal BNOC memo ref.04/000/071. #968

Cornford, C., 1980. Petrology of organic matter, DSDP Site 415 and 416, Moroccan Basin, Eastern North Atlantic, IR DSDP., pp:609-614. #125

Cornford, C., 1984. Source rocks and hydrocarbons of the North Sea. In: K.W. Glennie (Editor), Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of the North Sea. First Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, pp. 171-204. #131

Cornford, C., 1986a. The Bristol Channel Graben: organic geochemical limits on subsidence and speculation on the origin of inversion. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 6(3): 360-367. #3095

Cornford, C., 1986b. Source rocks and hydrocarbons of the North Sea. In: K.W. Glennie (Editor), Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of the North Sea. Second Edition. Blackwell Science Publications, Oxford, pp. 197-236. #3022

Cornford, C., 1988. Source rocks and hydrocarbons of the North Sea. In: E.A. Beaumont and N.H. Foster (Editors), Geochemistry. Treatise of Petroleum Geology Reprint Series No. 8. AAPG., Tulsa, Oklahoma USA., pp. 189-230. #7652

Cornford, C., 1990a. Hydrocarbon genesis and basin analysis, (S338 Block 3) Basin analysis techniques. Part 3:  Hydrocarbon genesis and basin analysis. Open University Science: A third level course, pp. 56. #3174

Cornford, C., 1990b. Source rocks and hydrocarbons of the North Sea. In: K.W. Glennie (Editor), Introduction to the Petroleum Geology of the North Sea. Third Edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, pp. 294-361. #3338

Cornford, C., 1993a. Hydrocarbon flux efficiencies in the Central Graben of the North Sea. In: J. Parnell, A.H. Ruffell and N.R. Moles (Editors), Geofluids '93; contributions to an International Conference on Fluid Evolution; Migration and Interaction in Rocks.  Extended Abstracts, Torquay, Devon. pp. 76-81. #7072

Cornford, C., 1993b. Risked basin efficiency calculations for the Central Graben, North Sea. In: K. Oygard (Editor), 16th International Organic Geochemistry Meeting, Stavanger. Falch Hurtigtrykk, pp. 80-86. #7073

Cornford, C., 1994. Mandal-Ekofisk (!) petroleum system in the Central Graben of the North Sea. In: L.B. Magoon and W.G. Dow (Editors), The Petroleum System - from Source to Trap. AAPG Memoir No. 60. AAPG., Tulsa, Oklahoma, pp. 537-571. #4994

Cornford, C., 1998. Source rocks and hydrocarbons of the North Sea. In: K.W. Glennie (Editor), Petroleum Geology of the North Sea. Blackwell Science, Oxford, pp. 376-462. #11562

Cornford, C., 2000a. Risking petroleum systems. 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. B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, pp. 13-21. #12996

Cornford, C., 2000b. Some thoughts on whether coals can source oil. 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. B.R. Publishing Corporation, Delhi, pp. 37-46. #12999

Cornford, C., 2003. Triassic palaeo-pressure and Liassic mud volcanoes near Kilve, West Somerset. Geoscience in south-west England (Proceedings of the Ussher Society), 10(4): 430-434. #15579

Cornford, C. and Brooks, J., 1989. Tectonic controls on oil and gas occurrences in the North Sea area. In: A.J. Tankard and H.R. Balkwill (Editors), Extensional Tectonics and Stratigraphy of the North Atlantic Margins. AAPG Memoir 46. AAPG., Tulsa, OK. USA., pp. 523-540. #8054

Cornford, C. and Burgess, C., 1997. Geochemical truths in large data sets, 18th Int'l. Meeting on Organic Geochemistry , Maastricht, NL., 22-26 Sept. 1997, Abstracts Part 11. Abstr. No. D84, (F. Julich), pp. 911-912. #10842

Cornford, C. and Burgess, C., 1999. Some shallow thoughts on exploration. United Kingdom Discovery Digest, DoE: 213-221. #12840

Cornford, C., Burgess, C., Gliddon, T. and Kelly, R., 2001. Geochemical truths in large data sets - II: Risking petroleum systems. In: 20th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Nancy, France. pp. 322-323. #13981

Cornford, C., Burgess, C. and Kelly, R., 1998a. Porcupine Basin petroleum systems validated from large data sets using innovative geochemical software. In: In: PESGB Petex 98 Conf. Proc., Expanded Lecture Abstracts, London. pp. prM1 -. #12030

Cornford, C., Burgess, C. and Kelly, R., 2002. Truths in large data sets - III:  secure interpretations of maturation, generation and expulsion. In: 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. #15299

Cornford, C., Christie, O.H.J., Endresen, U., Jensen, P. and Myhr, M.-B., 1987a. Source rock and seep oil maturity in Dorset, Southern England. Organic Geochemistry, 13(1-3): 399-410. #4018

Cornford, C. and Douglas, A.G., 1985. Maturity, depositional environment and hydrocarbon source potential of Lower Lias limestone/shale sequences of South-West Britain, Unpublished ms., pp. 50. #135

Cornford, C., Franz, U., Rullkotter, J. and Welte, D., 1978. Erdol aus der Tiefsee? - Untersuchungen am nord-westafrikanischen Kontinentalabhang (West Africa), Sondertruck aus dem Jahresbericht 1977/1978 KFA Julich GmbH., pp: -. #6784

Cornford, C., Gardner, P. and Burgess, C., 1998b. Geochemical truths in large data sets I: Geochemical screening data. In: B. Horsfield, M. Radke, R.G. Schaefer and H. Wilkes (Editors), Advances in Org. Geochem Proc. 18th Int'l. Mtg. Maastricht NL. Sept. 1997. Pergamon & EAOG, pp. 519-530. #11613

Cornford, C. and Kelly, R., 2002. The petroleum systems of the North Slope, Alaska - a volumetric paradox, Abstract for 'Arctic Petroleum Systems' session (Chair W. Dallam Masterson) at the AAPG/SPE West Coast meeting, Anchorage, Alaska, pp. 1. #10688

Cornford, C., Kelly, R., Burgess, C. and Gliddon, T., 2003. Truths in large data sets - IV: Generation kinetics from natural depth trends. In: 21st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (21st IMOG). Abstracts, Krakow, Poland. EAOG., pp. 15-16. #15342

Cornford, C., Lawrence, S., Gray, G. and Kenyon, K., 1997. Nature and origin of 'carbon' in the Archaean Witwatersrand basin, Republic of South Africa. In: J.P. Hendry, P. Carey, J. Parnell, A. Ruffell and R. Worden (Editors), Geofluids 11 Extended Abstracts, Belfast, NI. Queen's University Belfast, pp. 432-436. #8517

Cornford, C. and Lawrence, S.R., 1994. Use of 'organics' in modelling the thermal history and timing of hydrothermal ore deposition. In: Extended abstract of paper presented at IMM Symposium Models for Mineral Deposits in Sedimentary Basins, (BGS., N.S. Hughes, Editor), pp. 11-14. #7242

Cornford, C., Leonard, C., Leonard, J.E. and Illich, H., 1994. Vertical versus lateral migration: 2-D modelling of stacked reservoirs and petroleum system efficiencies in the Witch Ground and Central Grabens, UK. North Sea. In: Abstract for oral presentation at the Geol. Soc. Petroleum Group Basin Modelling conference, London. pp. 1. #10691

Cornford, C., Leonard, J.E. and Cornford, D., 1993. Modelling short-term time-transient heat flow effects. In: J. Parnell, A.H. Ruffell and N.R. Moles (Editors), Late extended abstract for Geofluids '93

Geofluids '93; contributions to an International Conference on Fluid Evolution; Migration and Interaction in Rocks., Torquay, Devon. pp. #8515

Cornford, C. and Marsh, H., 1974. Is the mechanism of formation of carbonaceous mesophase from nematic liquid crystals? In: Extended abstracts, 4th London International Carbon and Graphite Conference, paper 50, pp. -. #12830

Cornford, C. and Marsh, H., 1976a. Mesophase: the precursor to graphitizable carbon, American Chemical Society Symposium, Series 21, Petroleum Derived Carbons. ACS, Washington DC., pp. 266-281. #3899

Cornford, C. and Marsh, H., 1976b. Optical microscope examination of metallurgical cokes in relation to their mechanical strength. In: Extended abstracts, 2nd International Carbon Conference, Baden-Baden. pp. 298-301. #3898

Cornford, C. and Marsh, H., 1976c. Quantitative optical reflectivity studies of graphitizable carbon prepared from coal-tar pitch, polyvinylchloride and acenaphthylene. In: Extended abstracts, 2nd International Carbon Conference, Baden-Baden. pp. 223-226. #12833

Cornford, C., Morrow, J.A., Turrington, A., Miles, J.A. and Brooks, J., 1983. Some geological controls on oil composition in the UK. North Sea. In: J. Brooks (Editor), Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration of Europe. Geol. Soc. Sp. Publ. No.12. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, pp. 175-194. #2924

Cornford, C., Needham, C.E.J. and de Walque, L., 1986. Geochemical habitat of North Sea oils and gases. In: A.M. Spencer and et al. (Editors), Habitat of Hydrocarbons on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.    Proc. NPS. Stavanger Int'l. Conf. Oct 1985. Graham & Trotman, London, pp. 39-54. #1445

Cornford, C., Rullkotter, J. and Welte, D., 1979a. Organic geochemistry of DSDP Leg 47A, Site 397 Eastern North Atlantic: organic petrography and extractable hydrocarbons, Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project. pp:511-526. #132

Cornford, C., Rullkotter, J. and Welte, D., 1980. A synthesis of organic petrographic and geochemical results from DSDP sites in the eastern central North Atlantic. In: A.G. Douglas and J.R. Maxwell (Editors), Advances in Organic Geochemistry 1979, Proc. 9th Int'l. Org. Geochem Mtg., Newcastle-upon-Tyne EAOG. Pergamon, Oxford, pp. 445-453. #134

Cornford, C., Yarnell, L. and Murchison, D.G., 1987b. Initial vitrinite reflectance results from the Carboniferous of north Devon and north Cornwall. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 6(4): 461 -467. #4137

Correa da Silva, Z.C. and Cornford, C., 1985. The kerogen type, depositional environment and maturity, of the Irati Shale, Upper Permian of Parana Basin, Southern Brazil. Organic Geochemistry, 8(6): 399-411. #3226

Forrest, R.A., Marsh, H., Cornford, C. and Kelly, B.T., 1984. Optical properties of anisotropic carbon. In: P.A. Thrower (Editor), Chemistry and Physics of Carbon, a series of advances. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, pp. 211-330. #6812

Gayer, R.A. and Cornford, C., 1992. The Portledge-Peppercombe Permian outlier. Proceedings of the Ussher Society, 8(1): 15-18. #8516

Gray, G.J., Lawrence, S.R., Kenyon, K. and Cornford, C., 1998. Nature and origin of 'carbon' in the Archaean Witwatersrand Basin, South Africa. The Journal of the Geological Society, 155(1): 39-59. #10694

Haszeldine, R.S., Samson, I.M. and Cornford, C., 1984a. Dating diagenesis in a petroleum basin, a new fluid inclusion method. Nature, 307(5949): 354-357. #4497

Haszeldine, R.S., Samson, I.M. and Cornford, C., 1984b. Quartz diagenesis and convective fluid movement: Beatrice Oilfield, UK. North Sea. Clay Minerals, 19: 391-402. #2053

Jeans, C.V., Long, D., Hall, M.A., Bland, D.J. and Cornford, C., 1991. The geochemistry of the Plenus Marls at Dover, England: evidence of fluctuating oceanographic conditions and of glacial control during the development of the Cenomanian-Turonian d13C anomaly. Geological Magazine, 28(6): 603-632. #7954

Keene, P. and Cornford, C., 1995. The cliffs of Saunton. Thematic Trails, Oxford. #12839

Lawrence, S.R. and Cornford, C., 1995. Basin geofluids. Basin Research, 7(1): 1-7. #6317

Leythaeuser, D., Schaefer, R.G., Cornford, C. and Weiner, B., 1979. Generation and migration of light hydrocarbons (C2-C7) in sedimentary basins. Organic Geochemistry, 1: 191-204. #1603

Marsh, H., Augustyn, D., Cornford, C., Crawford, D. and Hermon, G., 1975. A phase-contrast electron microscope and optical microscope study of mesophase size and structure. In: Extended abstracts, 12th Biennial Conference on Carbon, Pittsburgh. pp. 117-118. #12831

Marsh, H. and Cornford, C., 1975. An examination of the origins and growth of mesophase in the liquid phase of carbonization. In: 12th Biennial Conference, Pittsburgh USA. pp. 235 -236. #6460

Marsh, H., Hermon, G. and Cornford, C., 1974. Carbonization and liquid-crystal (mesophase) development 5. Importance of eutectic zones formed from nematic liquid crystals. Fuel, 53: 168-171. #8518

Michael, A., Ryan, W.B.F., von Rad, U. and Cornford, C., 1976. Large scale erosion and gravity transport on a passive margin - NW. Africa - Deep Sea Drilling Project, Leg 47a. In: Abstracts of Geological Society of America, Annual Meeting, Denver, Denver, CO. pp. 758-759. #12834

Morgan, E.D., Cornford, C., Pollock, D.R.J. and Isaacson, P., 1973. The transformation of fatty material buried in soil. Science and Archeology, 10: 9-10. #6811

Morrison, J., Burgess, C., Cornford, C. and N'Zalasse, B., 2000. Hydrocarbon systems of the Abidjan margin, Côte d'Ivoire. In: Extended Abstract in Offshore West Africa 2000 Conference and Exhibition, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. pp. -. #12841

Rullkotter, J., Cornford, C., Flekken, P. and Welte, D.H., 1980. Organic geochemistry of DSDP Legs 56 and 57, Japan Trench: Organic petrography and extractable hydrocarbons. Report No. 501279, Initial Reports of the DSDP. pp:56-57. #6782

Rullkotter, J., Cornford, C. and Welte, D., 1982. Geochemistry and petrography of organic matter in northwest African continental margin sediments: quantity, provenance, depositional environment and temperature history. In: U.v. Rad (Editor), Geology of the Northwest African Continental Margin. Springer-Verlag, pp. 686-703. #721

Ryan, W.B.F., von Rad, U., Sibuet, J.C., Cornford, C. and et al., 1976. Passive continental margin. Geotimes, Oct.: 21-24. #12832

Schegg, R., Leu, W. and Cornford, C., 1997a. Migration and accumulation of hydrocarbons in the Swiss Molasse Basin: implications of a 2-D modelling study. In: J.P. Hendry, P. Carey, J. Parnell, A. Ruffell and R. Worden (Editors), Geofluids 11 '97 Extended Abstracts, Belfast. Queen's University, Belfast, pp. 303-306. #8520

Schegg, R., Leu, W., Cornford, C. and Allen, P.A., 1997b. New coalification profiles in the Molasse Basin of western Switzerland: implications for the thermal and geodynamic evolution of the Alpine Foreland. Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae, 90: 97-96. #8519

von Rad, U., Ryan, W.B.F., Cornford, C. and Shipboard Scientific Party, 1977. Erosion, gravitative sedimentation and kohlenwasserstoff-potential am oberen kontinentalfuss vor Nordwest-Afrika (DSDP-Bohrung 47a-397). In: Geologische Vereinigung, 67 Jahrstagung, Tubingen. pp. #12835

Welte, D.H., Cornford, C. and Rullkotter, J., 1979. Hydrocarbon source rocks in deep sea sediments. In: Offshore Technology Conference, Houston. pp. 457-464. #722

Worden, R.H., Ruffell, A.H. and Cornford, C., 2000. Surface temperature, sequence stratigraphy and deep burial diagenesis. Clay Minerals, 35: 13-23. #12335

Yukler, A., Cornford, C. and Welte, D., 1977. One-dimensional model to simulate geologic, hydrodynamic and thermodynamic development of a sedimentary basin. Geologische Rundschau, 67(3): 960-979. #679

Yukler, M.A., Cornford, C. and Welte, D., 1979. Simulation of geologic, hydrodynamic, and thermodynamic development of a sediment basin - a quantitative approach. In: U. von Rad, W.B.F. Ryan and et al. (Editors), Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project, pp. 761 -771. #6855