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A/Prof Simon George - Publications
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Peer Review Papers
67. Coelho, C. E. S., George, S.C., Volk, H., Eadington, P.J. and Ross. A.S. (2008) Distribution and geochemical composition of oil-bearing fluid inclusions compared to crude oil, oil shows and rock extracts in a Campos Basin well, offshore Brazil. Revista Brasileira de Geociências 38 (1 - Suplemento), 19-38.
66. Mossman, D.J., Minter, W.E.L., Dutkiewicz, A., Hallbauer, D.K., George, S.C. Hennigh, Q., Reimer, T. O. and Horscroft, F.D. (2008) The indigenous origin of Witwatersrand "carbon". Precambrian Research 164, 173-186.
65. McIntyre, C.P., Volk, H., Batts, B.D. and George, S.C. (2008) The suitability of the fuel used for motor-sledging on Scott's last expedition, 1910-1913. Polar Record 44, 276-277.
64. George, S.C., Volk, H., Dutkiewicz, A., Ridley, J. and Buick, R. (2008) Preservation of hydrocarbons and biomarkers in oil trapped inside fluid inclusions for >2 billion years. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 72, 844-870.
63. Volk, H., George, S.C., Kempton, R.H., Liu, K., Ahmed, M., and Ambrose, G.J. (2007) Petroleum migration in the Georgina Basin: Evidence from the geochemistry of oil inclusions and bitumens. In: Proceedings of the Central Australian Basins Symposium (CABS), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 16-18 August, 2005, (eds. T.J. Munson and G.J. Ambrose), Northern Territory Geological Survey, Special Publication 2, pp. 282-303.
62. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J., and George, S.C. (2007) Precambrian inclusion oils in the Roper Group: A review. In: Proceedings of the Central Australian Basins Symposium (CABS), Alice Springs, Northern Territory, 16-18 August, 2005, (eds. T.J. Munson and G.J. Ambrose), Northern Territory Geological Survey, Special Publication 2, pp. 326-348.
61. McIntyre, C., Harvey, P.McA., Ferguson, S.H., Wressnig, A.M., Snape, I. and George, S.C. (2007) Determining the extent of weathering of spilled fuel in contaminated soils using the diastereomers of pristine and phytane. Organic Geochemistry 38, 2131-2134. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.07.010.
60. Jacob, J., Paris, F., Monod, O., Miller, M.A. Tang, P., George, S.C. and Bény, J. M. (2007) New insights into the chemical composition of Chitinozoans. Organic Geochemistry 38, 1782-1788. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.06.005.
59. Dutkiewicz, A., Mossman, D.J., Ridley, J., George, S.C. and Volk, H. (2007) Oil and its biomarkers associated with the Paleoproterozoic Oklo natural fission reactors, Gabon. Chemical Geology 244, 130-154. doi:10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.06.010.
58. Gong, S., George, S. C., Volk, H., Liu, K. and Peng, P. (2007) Petroleum charge history in the Lunnan Low Uplift, Tarim Basin, China ? Evidence from oil-bearing fluid inclusions. Organic Geochemistry 38, 1341-1355.
57. McIntyre, C., Harvey, P.McA., Ferguson, S.H., Wressnig, A.M., Volk, H., George, S.C. and Snape, I. (2007) Determining the extent of biodegradation of fuels using the diastereomers of acyclic isoprenoids. Environmental Science & Technology 41, 2452-2458. doi: 10.1021/es0621288
56. George, S.C., Volk, H., Ahmed, M., Pickel, W. and Allan, T. (2007 ) Biomarker evidence for two sources for solid bitumens in the Subu wells and implications for the petroleum prospectivity of the East Papuan Basin. Organic Geochemistry 38, 609-642.
55. George, S. C., Volk, H. and Ahmed, M. (2007) Geochemical analysis techniques and geological applications of oil-bearing fluid inclusions, with some Australian case studies. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering 57, 119-138. doi: 10.1016/j.petrol.2005.10.010
54. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., George, S.C., Ridley, J. and Buick, R. (2006) Biomarkers sealed in oil-bearing fluid inclusions trapped before the Great Oxidation Event. Geology 34, 437-440.
53. Volk, H., George, S. C., Dutkiewicz, A. and Ridley, J. (2005) Characterisation of fluid inclusion oil in a Mid-Proterozoic sandstone and dolerite (Roper Superbasin, Australia). Chemical Geology 223, 109-135.
52. Volk, H., McIntyre, C., Batts, B.D. and George, S.C. (2005) Composition and origin of fuel from the hut of explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Cape Evans, Antarctica. Organic Geochemistry 36, 655-661.
51. Volk, H., George, S. C., Middleton, H., Schofield, S. (2005 ) Geochemical comparison of fluid inclusion and reservoired oils in the Papuan Foreland - evidence for previously unrecognised petroleum source rocks . Organic Geochemistry 36, 29-51.
50. George, S. C., Ahmed, M., Liu, K., and Volk, H. (2004) The analysis of oil trapped in the process of secondary migration. Organic Geochemistry 35, 1489-1511.
49. George, S. C., Volk, H. and Ahmed, M. (2004) Oil-bearing fluid inclusions: geochemical analysis and geological applications. Acta Petrologica Sinica 20, 1319-1332.
48. George , S. C. , Lisk, M., and Eadington, P. J. (2004) Fluid inclusion evidence for an early, marine-sourced oil charge prior to gas-condensate migration, Bayu-1, Timor Sea, Australia. Marine and Petroleum Geology 21, 1107-1128.
47. George, S. C., Volk, H., Ahmed, M., Middleton, H., Allan, T., and Holland. D (2004) Novel petroleum systems in Papua New Guinea indicated by terpane and methylhopane distributions. In: Boult, P. J., Johns, D. R. and Lang, S. C. (Eds), Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium II, Adelaide, 19-22 September, Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia, Special Publication, pp. 575-588.
46. Ahmed, M., Barclay, S. A., George, S. C., McDonald, B., and Smith, J. W. ( 2004) The distribution and isotopic composition of sulfur in solid bitumens from Papua New Guinea. In: Geochemical Investigation in Earth and Space Science, A Tribute to Isaac R. Kaplan (edited by R. J. Hill, J. Leventhal, Z. Aizenshtat, M. J. Baedecker, G. Claypool, R. Eganhouse, M. Goldhaber, and K. Peters). The Geochemical Society Special Publication No. 9, Elsevier, pp. 51-58.
45. Liu, K., Eadington, P. J., Kennard, J. M., Middleton, H. A., George, S. C., Ahmed, M. and Cope, P. (2004) Oil migration in the Vulcan Sub-basin, Timor Sea, investigated using GOI and FIS Data. In: Timor Sea Petroleum Geoscience, Proceedings Of The Timor Sea Symposium, Darwin, Northern Territory, 19-20 June 2003 (eds G. K. Ellis, P. W. Baillie and T. J. Munson), Northern Territory Geological Survey,Special Publication 1, pp. 333-351.
44. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E., Volk, H., Lisk, M., Brincat, M. P., Dutkiewicz, A. and Ahmed, M. (2004) Comparing the geochemical composition of fluid inclusion and crude oils from wells on the Laminaria High, Timor Sea. In: Timor Sea Petroleum Geoscience, Proceedings Of The Timor Sea Symposium, Darwin, Northern Territory, 19-20 June 2003 (eds G. K. Ellis, P. W. Baillie and T. J. Munson), Northern Territory Geological Survey,Special Publication 1, pp. 203-230.
43. Volk, H., Boreham, C., Kempton, R.H. and George, S. C. ( 2004 ) Geochemical and compound specific carbon isotopic characterisation of fluid inclusion oils from the offshore Perth Basin (Western Australia): implications for recognising effective oil source rocks. The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 44(1), 223-239.
42. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J. and George, S.C. (2004) Geochemistry of oil in fluid inclusions in a Middle Proterozoic igneous intrusion: implications for the source of hydrocarbons in crystalline rocks. Organic Geochemistry 35, 937-957.
41. Ahmed, M. and George, S. C. (2004) Changes in the molecular composition of crude oils during their preparation for GC and GC-MS analyses. Organic Geochemistry 35, 137-155.
40. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J. and George, S. (2003) Biomarkers, brines and oil in the Mesoproterozoic, Roper Superbasin, Australia. Geology 31, 981-984.
39. Volk, H., Dutkiewicz, A., George, S. C., and Ridley, J. (2003) Oil migration in the Middle Proterozoic Roper Superbasin, Australia: Evidence from fluid inclusions and their geochemistries. Geochemical Exploration 78, 437-441.
38. George, S. C., Boreham, C. J., Minifie, S. A. and Teerman, S. C. (2002) The effect of minor to moderate biodegradation on C5 to C9 hydrocarbons in crude oils. Organic Geochemistry 33, 1293-1317.
37. George, S. C. and Ahmed, M. (2002) Use of aromatic compound distributions to evaluate organic maturity of the Proterozoic middle Velkerri Formation, McArthur Basin, Australia. In The Sedimentary Basins of Western Australia 3, eds Keep, M. and Moss, S. J., pp. 253-270. Proceedings of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Symposium, Perth, WA, 2002.
36. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Eadington, P. J., and Quezada, R. A. (2002) Evidence for an early, marine-sourced oil charge prior to gas-condensate migration, Bayu-1, Timor Sea. In The Sedimentary Basins of Western Australia 3, eds Keep, M. and Moss, S. J., pp. 465-474. Proceedings of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Symposium, Perth, WA, 2002.
35. Wilkins, R. W. T. and George, S. C. (2002) Coal as a source rock for oil: A review. International Journal of Coal Geology 50, 317-361.
34. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E., Dutkiewicz, A. and Eadington, P. J. (2002) Reply to comment by Oxtoby on "Assessing the maturity of oil trapped in fluid inclusions using molecular geochemistry data and visually-determined fluorescence colours". Applied Geochemistry 17, 1375-1378.
33. Volk , H., George, S. C., Killops, S. D., Lisk, M., Ahmed, M. and Quezada, R. A. (2002) The use of fluid inclusion oils to reconstruct the charge history of petroleum reservoirs - an example from the Taranaki Basin. 2002 New Zealand Petroleum Conference Proceedings, pp. 221-233.
32. George, S. C., Volk, H., Ruble, T. E. and Brincat, M. P. (2002) Evidence for an unusual oil family in the Nancar Trough area, Timor Sea. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 42(1), 387-404.
31. Volk, H., George, S. C., Lisk, M., Killops, S. D., Ahmed, M. and Quezada, R. A. (2001) Charge histories of petroleum reservoirs in the Gippsland and Taranaki Basins - Evidence from the analysis of oil inclusions and crude oils. In: Hill, K.C. and Bernecker, T. (Eds), Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium, A Refocused Energy Perspective for the Future, Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia, Special Publication, pp. 413-422 (with 1 page appendix on CD).
30. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C., Pickel, W., Yangming Zhu and Ningning Zhong (2001) In situ analytical pyrolysis of coal macerals and solid bitumens by laser micropyrolysis GC-MS. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 58-59, 237-253.
29. Brincat, M. P., O'Brien, G. W., Lisk, M., DeRuig, M. and George, S. C. (2001) Hydrocarbon charge history of the northern Londonderry High: Implications for trap integrity and future prospectivity. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 41(1), 483-496.
28. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E. and Dutkiewicz, A. (2001) The use and abuse of fluorescence colours as maturity indicators of oil in inclusions from Australasian petroleum systems. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 41(1), 505-522.
27. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E., Dutkiewicz, A. and Eadington, P. J. (2001) Assessing the maturity of oil trapped in fluid inclusions using molecular geochemistry data and visually-determined fluorescence colours. Applied Geochemistry 16, 451-473.
26. Greenwood, P. F., Al-Arouri, K. and George, S. C. (2000) Tricyclic terpenoid composition of Tasmanites kerogen as determined by pyrolysis GC-MS. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 64, 1249-1263.
25. Ahmed, M., Smith, J. W. and George, S. C. (1999) Effects of biodegradation on Australian Permian coals. Organic Geochemistry 30, 1311-1322.
24. Greenwood, P. F. and George, S. C. (1999) Mass spectral characteristics of C 19 and C 20 tricyclic terpanes detected in Latrobe Tasmanite oil shale. European Mass Spectrometry 5, 221-230.
23. Wold, M. B., Choi, S. K., George, S. C., Wood, J. H. and Williams, D. J. (1999) Coal mining beneath a gorge; induced fracturing and the release of reservoired gases. In Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Paris, France. eds G. Vouille and P. Berest, volume 1, pp. 339-342. Balkema, Rotterdam.
22. George, S. C., Eadington, P. J., Lisk, M. and Quezada, R. A. (1998c) Geochemical comparison of oil trapped in fluid inclusions and reservoired oil in Blackback oilfield, Gippsland Basin, Australia. Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Journal 26, 64-81.
21. Pang, L. S. K., George, S. C. and Quezada, R. A. (1998) A study of the gross composition of oil-bearing fluid inclusions using high performance liquid chromatography. Organic Geochemistry 29, 1149-1161.
20. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C. and Hall, K. (1998) Applications of laser micropyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Organic Geochemistry 29, 1075-1089.
19. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Summons, R. E. and Quezada, R. A. (1998b) Constraining the oil charge history of the South Pepper oilfield from the analysis of oil-bearing fluid inclusions. Organic Geochemistry 29, 631-648.
18. Ruble, T. E., George, S. C., Lisk, M. and Quezada, R. A. (1998) Organic compounds trapped in aqueous fluid inclusions. Organic Geochemistry 29, 195-205.
17. Summons, R. E., Bradshaw, M., Crowley, J., Edwards, D. S., George, S. C. and Zumberge, J. E. (1998) Vagrant oils: geochemical signposts to unrecognised petroleum systems. In The Sedimentary Basins of Western Australia 2, eds P. G. Purcell and R. R. Purcell, pp. 169-184. Proceedings of Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Symposium, Perth, WA.
16. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Eadington, P. J. and Quezada, R. A. (1998a) Geochemistry of a palaeo-oil column: Octavius 2, Vulcan Sub-basin. In The Sedimentary Basins of Western Australia 2, eds P. G. Purcell and R. R. Purcell, pp. 195-210. Proceedings of Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia Symposium, Perth, WA.
15. Warren, J. K., George, S. C., Hamilton, P. J. and Tingate, P. (1998) Proterozoic source rocks: Sedimentology and organic characteristics of the Velkerri Formation, Northern Territory, Australia. AAPG Bulletin 82, 442-463.
14. George, S. C., Krieger, F. W., Eadington, P. J., Quezada, R. A., Greenwood, P. F., Eisenberg, L. I., Hamilton, P. J. and Wilson, M. A. (1997c) Geochemical comparison of oil-bearing fluid inclusions and produced oil from the Toro sandstone, Papua New Guinea. Organic Geochemistry 26, 155-173.
13. George, S. C., Greenwood, P. F., Logan, G. A., Quezada, R. A., Pang, L. S. K., Lisk, M., Krieger, F. W. and Eadington, P. J. (1997b) Comparison of palaeo oil charges with currently reservoired hydrocarbons using molecular and isotopic analyses of oil-bearing fluid inclusions: Jabiru oil field, Timor Sea. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 37(1), 490-504.
12. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Eadington, P. J., Krieger, F. W., Quezada, R. A., Greenwood, P. F. and Wilson, M. A. (1997a) Fluid inclusion record of early oil preserved at Jabiru Field, Vulcan Sub-basin. Exploration Geophysics 28, 66-71.
11. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C., Wilson, M. A. and Hall, K. J. (1996) A new apparatus for laser micropyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 38, 101-118.
10. Casareo, F. E., George, S. C., Batts, B. D. and Conaghan, P. J. (1996) The effects of varying tissue preservation on the aliphatic hydrocarbons within a high-volatile bituminous coal. Organic Geochemistry 24, 785-800.
9. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Eadington, P. J., Quezada, R. A., Krieger, F. W., Greenwood, P. F. and Wilson, M. A. (1996) Comparison of palaeo oil charges with currently reservoired hydrocarbons using the geochemistry of oil-bearing fluid inclusions. SPE paper 36980, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference, 28-31 October 1996 Adelaide, Australia, pp. 159-171.
8. Lisk, M., George, S. C., Summons, R. E., Quezada, R. A. and O'Brien, G. W. (1996) Mapping hydrocarbon charge histories: detailed characterisation of the South Pepper oil field, Carnarvon Basin. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 36(1), 445-464.
7. Smith, J. W., George, S. C. and Batts, B. D. (1995) The geosynthesis of alkylaromatics. Organic Geochemistry 23, 71-80.
6. George, S. C. and Jardine, D. R. (1994) Ketones in a Proterozoic dolerite sill. Organic Geochemistry 21, 829-839.
5. George, S. C., Llorca, S. M. and Hamilton, P. J. (1994) An integrated analytical approach for determining the origin of solid bitumens in the McArthur Basin, northern Australia. Organic Geochemistry 21, 235-248.
4. George, S. C., Smith, J. W. and Jardine, D. R. (1994) Vitrinite reflectance suppression in coal due to a marine transgression: case study of the organic geochemistry of the Greta Seam, Sydney Basin. Australian Petroleum Exploration Association Journal 34(1), 241-255.
3. Smith, J. W., George, S. C. and Batts, B. D. (1994) Pyrolysis of aromatic compounds as a guide to synthetic reactions in sediments. Australian Petroleum Exploration Association Journal 34(1), 231-240.
2. George, S. C. (1993) Black sandstones in the Midland Valley of Scotland: thermally metamorphosed hydrocarbon reservoirs? Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Science 84, 61-72.
1. George, S. C. (1992) Effect of igneous intrusion on the organic geochemistry of a siltstone and an oil shale horizon in the Midland Valley of Scotland. Organic Geochemistry 18, 705-723.
George, S. C . (1990) The influence of igneous activity on the generation and accumulation of petroleum in the central area of the Midland Valley of Scotland. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Other Non-Reviewed Papers/ Abstracts/ Oral Presentations/ Poster Presentations
128. Volk, H., George, S.C. and Sykes, R. (2008) Influence of depositional environment and early diagenesis on molecular maturity parameters of coals – an example from the Taranaki Basin. In: Blevin, J.E., Bradshaw, B.E. and Uruski, C. (Eds), Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium III, Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia, Special Publication, 215-217.
127. Coffey, J. M., George, S.C., Walter, M.R. and Hill, A. (2008) The Paleontology and Stratigraphy of the 2.7Ga Tumbiana Formation, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. In: Oil, Soil, Water and Wine, 15th Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Adelaide, 8-12 September 2008. Oral presentation.
126. Woolfenden, E.N.M., Powell, S.M., Stark, S.C., Stark, J.S., Thompson, B.A.W., Harvey, P. McA., Snape, I., Riddle, M.J. and George, S.C. (2008) Hydrocarbons in Antarctic marine sediments: degradation and ecological effects over five years. In: Oil, Soil, Water and Wine, 15th Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Adelaide, 8-12 September 2008. Oral presentation.
125. George, S.C., Volk, H., Dutkiewicz, A., Ridley, J.R. and Mossman, D.J. (2008) Hydrocarbons in solid bitumens and fluid inclusions from the Palaeoproterozoic Oklo natural fission reactors, Gabon. In: Oil, Soil, Water and Wine, 15th Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Adelaide, 8-12 September 2008. Oral presentation.
124. Dutkiewicz, A., George, S.C., Mossman, D.J., Volk, H., Ridley, J.R. and Buick, R. (2008) Palaeoproterozoic hydrocarbons associated with uranium and gold deposits. Australian Earth Sciences Convention, 20-24th July 2008, Perth, Australia. Oral presentation.
123. Coffey, J. M., Walter, M.R., George, S.C. and Hill, A. (2008) The palaeoenvironment and palaeoecology of the 2.7Ga Tumbiana Formation, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Australian Earth Sciences Convention, 20-24th July 2008, Perth, Australia. Oral presentation.
122. Woolfenden, E.N.M., Stark, J.S., Thompson, B.A.W., Powell, S.M., Stark, S.C., Harvey, P. McA., Snape, I., Riddle, M.J. and George, S.C. (2008) Hydrocarbons in Antarctic marine sediments: degradation and ecological effects over 5 years (SRE4). Contaminants in Freezing Ground (CFG6) 6th International Conference, 22-27 June 2008, Fairlee, Vermont. Oral presentation.
121. Eadington, P.J., Kempton, R., George, S., Volk, H., Bourdet, J. and Coehlo, C.E.S. (2008) Changes to oil fluorescence by the invasion of gas or water. 18th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, 14-18th July 2008, Vancouver. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 72, A236. Poster presentation.
120. George, S.C., Volk, H., Lisk, M., Brincat, M.P. and Eadington, P.J. (2008) Fluid inclusions provide evidence for early oil composition prior to gas condensate migration into reservoirs. 18th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, 14-18th July 2008, Vancouver. Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 72, A303. Oral presentation.
119. McIntyre, C., George, S.C., Harvey, P.McA., Ferguson, S., Snape, I., Wressnig, A.M. and Volk, H. (2007) Monitoring biodegradation, weathering and bioremediation in cold climates. International Symposium on Applied Molecular Microbiology in Oil Systems (ISMOS), 17-18th September 2007, University of Essex, Colchester, UK.
118. George, S.C., Brock, G.A., Paterson, J.R., Skovsted, C.A., Fuentes, D., Volk, H. and Walter, M.R. (2007) Using laser micropyrolysis to decipher the chemical record of metazoans during the "Cambrian Explosion". In: Abstract Book 23rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (eds Farrimond, P. et al.), 9th-14th September 2007, EAOG, Torquay, United Kingdom, pp. 688-689. Poster P285-WE.
117. Boreham, C.J., Volk, H., Sherwood, N. and George, S.C. (2007) Cambrian petroleum systems and oil migration in the Georgina Basin, Australia. In: Abstract Book 23rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (eds Farrimond, P. et al.), 9th-14th September 2007, EAOG, Torquay, United Kingdom, pp. 638-639. Poster P260-WE.
116. Volk, H., George, S.C., Brincat, M. P., Kennard, J.M., Edwards, D.S., Boreham, C.J., Ahmed, M. and Lisk, M. (2007) Unravelling the oily past of giant gas fields using oil-bearing fluid inclusions. In: Abstract Book 23rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (eds Farrimond, P. et al.), 9th-14th September 2007, EAOG, Torquay, United Kingdom, pp. 109-110. Poster P35-MO.
115. Ahmed, M., Volk, H., George, S.C., Faiz, M. and Stalker, S. (2007) Oils sourced from Permian coals - geochemical evidence from Sydney Basin oil seeps and shows. In: Abstract Book 23rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (eds Farrimond, P. et al.), 9th-14th September 2007, EAOG, Torquay, United Kingdom, pp. 815-816. Oral 65.
114. George, S.C., Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J., Mossman, D.J. and Buick, R. (2007) Eukaryote-derived steranes in Precambrian oils and rocks: fact or fiction? In: Abstract Book 23rd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry (eds Farrimond, P. et al.), 9th-14th September 2007, EAOG, Torquay, United Kingdom, pp. 9-10. Oral 4.
113. Coffey, J. M., George, S.C., Walter, M.R. and Hill, A. (2007) The 2.7Ga Fortescue Group: organic productivity and the petroleum potential of very ancient successions. The First International Forum on Petroleum Sustainable Development for PhD candidates, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, August 2007, oral.
112. George, S.C., Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J., Mossman, D.J. and Buick, R. (2007) Oil-bearing fluid inclusions from the Palaeoproterozoic: biogeochemical time-capsules for >2.0 billion years. The First International Forum on Petroleum Sustainable Development for PhD candidates, China University of Petroleum, Beijing, August 2007, plenary oral.
111. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J. and George, S.C. (2007) Proterozoic Oils in the Roper Superbasin, Northern Australia. Emerging Plays in Australasia, joint Geological Society and Petroleum Group conference, 17-19th July 2007, London, oral.
110. Ridley, J., Dutkiewicz, A., George, S.C. and Volk, H. (2007) Hydrocarbon-aqueous mixtures in syndiagenetic fluid inclusions. 19th Biennial Conference on European Current Research on Fluid Inclusions (ECROFI-XIX), 17-20th July 2007, University of Bern, oral.
109. Dutkiewicz, A., Ridley, J., George, S.C., Mossman, D. and Volk, H. (2007) Oil-bearing fluid inclusions associated with the Palaeoproterozoic Oklo natural fission reactors, Gabon. 19th Biennial Conference on European Current Research on Fluid Inclusions (ECROFI-XIX), 17-20th July 2007, University of Bern, poster.
108. Batts, B. and George, S. C. (2007) The 2006 AOGC Medal. Organic Geochemistry 38, 1013-1014. doi:10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.03.008
107. Ahmed, M., Volk, H., George, S.C. and Faiz, M. (2006 ) Organic geochemical characteristics of Late Permian coals from the southern Sydney Basin, Australia. In: Proceedings of the 36th Sydney Basin Symposium on "Advances in the Study of the Sydney Basin" (eds. Hutton, A. and Griffin, J.), 27-29 November, 2006, University of Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia, pp. 149-156.
106. Coelho, C. E. S., Volk, H., George, S.C., Eadington, P. J. and Ross. A.S. (2006) Use of the distribution and geochemistry of oil-bearing fluid inclusion to unravel petroleum charge histories - an example from offshore Brazil. 10 th Latin American Association of Organic Geochemistry (ALAGO) Congress on Organic Geochemistry, November 4-10, Salvador, Brazil, pp. 183-185, poster.
105. Volk, H., Coelho, C. E. S., George , S.C., Eadington, P. and Ross. A.S. (2006) Petroleum charge history of a stacked reservoir offshore Brazil as inferred from the distribution and geochemistry of petroleum inclusions. AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, 5-8 November, Perth, Australia, poster.
104. Se Gong, Volk, H., George, S. C., Liu, K. and Ping'an Peng (2006) Petroleum charge history in the Lunnan Low Uplift Tarim Basin, China - A fluid inclusion oil study. AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, 5-8 November, Perth, Australia, poster.
103. George, S.C. and Volk, H. (2006) Quantitative whole oil gas chromatography as a tool for understanding biodegradation processes in oil reservoirs . AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, 5-8 November, Perth, Australia. Extended abstract (6 pages), oral.
102. Ahmed, M., Volk, H., George, S.C., Faiz, M. and Stalker, L. (2006) Oil from Late Permian coals in the Sydney Basin, Australia - A geochemical study . AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, 5-8 November, Perth, Australia. Extended abstract (5 pages), poster.
101. George, S.C., Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J. and Mossman, D. (2006) Oil-bearing fluid inclusions: biogeochemical time-capsules for >2.0 billion years . Goldschmidt Conference 2006, Melbourne.
100. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., George, S.C., Ridley, J., Mossman, D. and Buick, R. (2006) Oil and its biomarkers trapped inside fluid inclusions ca. 2.45-2.0 Ga . Goldschmidt Conference 2006, Melbourne.
99. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., George, S.C., Ridley, J. and Buick, R. (2006) Biomarkers sealed in Huronian oil-bearing fluid inclusions from the Matinenda Formation, Canada. Australian Earth Science Convention, 2-6 July 2006, Melbourne, Australia.
98. Volk, H., George, S.C., Ahmed, M. and Sykes, R. (2006) Early diagenesis of organic matter in isorank coal seams of the Mangahewa Formation, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand. Australian Earth Science Convention, 2-6 July 2006, Melbourne, Australia.
97. Liu, K., George, S.C., Eadington, P. J., Fenton, S., Volk, H. and Ahmed, M., (2006) Appling innovative fluorescence spectroscopy techniques to study petroleum inclusions. In: AOGC-NOM Conference Program and Abstracts, 12 th-15 thFebruary 2006, Rottnest Island , p. 137-138. Poster presentation.
96. Bruensing, J., Volk, H., George, S. C. and Liu, K. (2006) Using oil inclusions for reconstruction fluid evolutions - an example from the Gidgealpa oilfield (Cooper-Eromanga basins, Central Australia). In: AOGC-NOM Conference Program and Abstracts, 12 th-15 thFebruary 2006, Rottnest Island, p. 117-118. Poster presentation.
95. Volk, H., Dutkiewicz, A., George, S. C., Mossman, D. J. and Ridley J. (2006) Solid bitumen and oil-bearing fluid inclusions associated with Proterozoic natural fission reactors at Oklo ( Gabon, Africa). In: AOGC-NOM Conference Program and Abstracts, 12 th-15 thFebruary 2006, Rottnest Island , p. 103-104. Oral presentation.
94. George, S. C., Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley J. and Buick, R. (2006) Biomarkers trapped in 2.45 Ga oil inclusions from Canada. In: AOGC-NOM Conference Program and Abstracts, 12 th-15 thFebruary 2006, Rottnest Island , p. 93-94. Oral presentation.
93. Se Gong, Volk, H., George, S. C., Liu, K . and Ping'an Peng (2006) Geochemical characteristics of fluid inclusion oils from the Lunnan Low Uplift ( Tarim Basin, China). In: AOGC-NOM Conference Program and Abstracts, 12 th-15 thFebruary 2006, Rottnest Island , p. 87-88. Oral presentation.
92. Fuentes, D., George, S.C., Barcikowski, S., McIntyre, C., Sattari, R. and Sestak, S., (2006) Recent developments and applications of the laser micropyrolysis GC-MS technique. In: AOGC-NOM Conference Program and Abstracts, 12 th-15 thFebruary 2006, Rottnest Island , p. 77-78. Oral presentation.
91. Volk, H., Dutkiewicz, A., Ridley, J., George, S.C. (2006) It's life but not as we know it. Australasian Science27, 14-16 (March 2006).
90. Liu, K., Pang, X., Li, S., George, S., Eadington, P., Fenton, S., Li, P. and Zhang, S. (2005) Unravel the origin and processes of heavy oil genesis using integrated fluid inclusion analysis. Heavy Oil Conference, Beijing, September 2005. Oral.
89. Volk, H., Logan, G., George, S.C., Fuentes, D., Jones, A. and Rollet, N., 2005. Molecular and isotopic characteristics of shallow surface sediments from petroleum seep areas, offshore North West Australia. In: System Earth-Biosphere Coupling, Erlangen 2005 (eds Freiwald, A., Röhling. H-G., Löffler, S.-B), 39, Erlangen, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, Hannover, p. 390. Oral.
88. Brünsing, J., Volk, H. and George, S.C., 2005. Charge history of the Gidgealpa oilfield, Cooper Eromanga basins - Evidence from fluid inclusion oil analysis. In: System Earth-Biosphere Coupling, Erlangen 2005 (eds Freiwald, A., Röhling. H-G., Löffler, S.-B.), 39, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geowissenschaften, Hannover, p. 54. Oral.
87. Volk, H., McIntyre, C., Batts, B.D. and George, S.C., 2005. Composition and origin of fuel from Scott's expedition to Antarctica. In: Abstract Book 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry: Vol. 1, (eds González-Vila, F.J., González-Pérez, J.A., Almendros, G.), EAOG, Seville, pp. 258-259. Poster.
86. Volk, H., George, S.C., Ahmed, M. and Sykes, R., 2005. Variability of molecular maturity parameters in isothermal source rocks - Implications for assessing the thermal maturity of oils. In: Abstract Book 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry: Vol. 1, (eds González-Vila, F.J., González-Pérez, J.A., Almendros, G.), EAOG, Seville, pp. 420-421. Poster.
85. McIntyre, C., Harvey, P., Snape, I., George, S.C., 2005. Diamondoids as bioremediation indicators for diesel spills. In: Abstract Book 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry: Vol. 1, (eds González-Vila, F.J., González-Pérez, J.A., Almendros, G.), EAOG, Seville, pp. 196-197. Poster.
84. Liu, K., George, S.C., Li, S, Pang, X, Fenton, S., Volk, H. and Ahmed, M., 2005. Total Scanning Fluorescence (TSF) as an effective screening tool for delineating oil families. In: Abstract Book 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry: Vol. 2, (eds González-Vila, F.J., González-Pérez, J.A., Almendros, G.), EAOG, Seville, pp. 1128-1129. Poster.
83. George, S.C., Barcikowski, S., McIntyre, C., Fuentes, D., Sattari, R. and Sestak, S., 2005. Enhancement of the capability of .the laser micropyrolysis GC-MS technique. In: Abstract Book 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry: Vol. 2, (eds González-Vila, F.J., González-Pérez, J.A., Almendros, G.), EAOG, Seville, pp. 1115-1116. Poster.
82. George, S.C., Volk, H. and Ahmed, M., 2005. Recognising oil mixing using maturity parameters from different molecular weight fractions of oils. In: Abstract Book 22nd International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry: Vol. 1, (eds González-Vila, F.J., González-Pérez, J.A., Almendros, G.), EAOG, Seville, pp. 62-63. Oral given by HV.
81. Volk, H., George, S.C., Kempton, R.H., Liu, K., Ahmed, M., and Ambrose, G. (2005) Petroleum migration in the Georgina Basin: Evidence from petrography and diagenesis of carbonate reservoirs, and from the molecular composition of oil inclusions and bitumens encountered in the Elkedra and Ross wells. In: Central Australian Basins Symposium, Abstracts and program, (eds. T. Munson, G. Ambrose, and P. Ferenczi), pp. 12-13, NT Dep. of Mines, Alice Springs.
80. Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J., and George, S.C. (2005) Precambrian oil in the Roper Superbasin: A Fluid Inclusion Perspective. In: Central Australian Basins Symposium, Abstracts and program, (eds. T. Munson, G. Ambrose, and P. Ferenczi), pp. 38-39, NT Dep. of Mines, Alice Springs.
79. George, S. C., Dutkiewicz, A., Volk, H., Ridley, J., and Buick, R. (2005) The use of biomarkers from oil inclusions to constrain Paleoproterozoic ecosystems and environments. Earth System Processes 2, Calgary, Canada, 8-11 August 2005, p. 40. Oral presentation.
78. Volk, H., Brincat, M.P., George, S.C., Kennard, J.M., Edwards, D.S., Boreham, C.J., Ahmed, M. and Lisk, M. (2005) Clues to fill histories of gas fields in the Caswell Sub-basin- Evidence from the distribution and geochemistry of palaeo-oils. The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Journal 45(1) , 679. Oral and poster presentation.
77. Summons, R. E, George, S. C. and Grice, K. (2005) Australian contributions to the field of organic geochemistry. In: History of Organic Geochemistry, Division of Geochemistry , The 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, California, March 13-17, 2005. Oral presentation.
76. Volk, H., George, S. C., Boreham, C. and Kempton, R. H. ( 2004 ) Feasibility of combining molecular with isotopic characterisation of fluid inclusion oils - a case history from the Perth Basin . In: 9th Conference of the Latin American Association of Organic Geochemists. Oral presentation.
75. Volk, H., George, S.C., Dutkiewicz, A. and Ridley, J. (2004) Geochemical characterisation of Proterozoic oil trapped in fluid inclusions in sedimentary and igneous rocks in the Roper Superbasin, Australia. In: 9th Conference of the Latin American Association of Organic Geochemists, p. 260. Poster presentation.
74. Volk, H., George, S.C., Middleton, H. and Schofield, S. (2004) Oil source rocks in the Papuan Foreland as inferred by the geochemistry of crude and fluid inclusion oils. In: 9th Conference of the Latin American Association of Organic Geochemists, p. 28-30. Oral presentation.
73. George , S.C. , Volk, H., Ahmed, M., Allan, T., Pickel, W. and Holland, D. (2004) Two sources of solid bitumens shown by biomarker evidence in the Subu wells, east Papuan Basin. In: AAAPG-2004, 6th international conference on petroleum geochemistry and exploration in the Afro-Asian region,12-14 October 2004, Beijing, China, pp. 20-21.
72. Volk, H., George, S.C., Ahmed, M. and Sykes, R. (2004) Variation of molecular maturity parameters in iso-rank, marine-influenced coals: A systematic study on extracts of Eocene Taranaki coals. In: Organic matter Down Under. 21st Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology, Conference Program and Abstracts, (eds. T.A. Moore, C.R. Ward, N. Sherwood, J.S. Esterle, H. Volk, and L.W. Gurba), pp. 191-193, TSOP, 26.9 - 1.10.2004, Sydney.
71. Pickel, W., George, S.C., Volk, H. and Ahmed, M. (2004) Organic petrology and geochemistry of solid bitumens in the Eastern Papuan Basin. In: Organic matter Down Under. 21st Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology, Conference Program and Abstracts, (eds. T.A. Moore, C.R. Ward, N. Sherwood, J.S. Esterle, H. Volk, and L.W. Gurba), pp. 147-149, TSOP, 26.9 - 1.10.2004, Sydney.
70. George, S.C. and Smith, J.W. (2004) Variability of molecular source and thermal maturity indicators in a marine-influenced coal seam: the Greta Seam, Sydney Basin. In: Organic matter Down Under. 21st Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology, Conference Program and Abstracts, (ed. T.A. Moore, C.R. Ward, N. Sherwood, J.S. Esterle, H. Volk, and L.W. Gurba), pp. 77-78, TSOP, 26.9 - 1.10.2004, Sydney.
69. Volk, H., McIntyre, C., Batts, B.D. and George, S.C. (2004) Chemical composition of fuel from the hut of explorer Robert Falcon Scott, Cape Evans, Antarctica. In: Organic matter: interfaces and interactions, AOGC-IHSS Conference Program and Abstracts, (ed. Cameron McIntyre), pp. 110-111, CSIRO Petroleum, 16-19 February 2004, Leura.
68. Volk, H., George, S.C ., Boreham, C.J. and Hope, J. (2004) Feasibility of combining molecular with isotopic characterisation of fluid inclusion oils - a case history from the Perth Basin. In: Organic matter: interfaces and interactions, AOGC-IHSS Conference Program and Abstracts, (ed. Cameron McIntyre), pp. 108-109, CSIRO Petroleum, 16-19 February 2004, Leura.
67. Greenwood, P., Boreham, C. J., Stalker, L. C., Van Aarssen, B., Hope, J., Sandison, C., Logan, G., Davenport, R., George, S. C., Ahmed, M., Volk, H., Quezada, R. A., Sestak, S., Grice, K., Bastow, T., Wang, S. and Chidlow, G. (2004) Australian Petroleum CRC Project 5.1A: Inter-laboratory comparison of molecular and stable isotopic data commonly used in petroleum exploration studies. In: Organic matter: interfaces and interactions, AOGC-IHSS Conference Program and Abstracts, (ed. Cameron McIntyre), pp. 60-61, CSIRO Petroleum, 16-19 February 2004, Leura.
66. George , S. C ., Volk, H., Ahmed, M., Quezada, R. A., Allan, T., Pickel, W. and Holland, D. (2004) Biomarker evidence for two sources of solid bitumens in the Subu wells, east Papuan Basin. In: Organic matter: interfaces and interactions, AOGC-IHSS Conference Program and Abstracts, (ed. Cameron McIntyre), pp. 58-59, CSIRO Petroleum, 16-19 February 2004, Leura.
65. Ahmed , M., Barclay, S. A., George, S. C., McDonald, B., Volk, H. and Smith, J. W. (2004) The distribution and composition of sulphur isotopes and flash pyrolysis products of solid bitumens from Papua New Guinea. In: Organic matter: interfaces and interactions, AOGC-IHSS Conference Program and Abstracts, (ed. Cameron McIntyre), pp. 24-25, CSIRO Petroleum, 16-19 February 2004, Leura.
64. Dutkiewicz, A., Ridley, J., Volk, H., George, S. and Buick, R. (2004). Precambrian petroleum: new insights from oil-bearing fluid inclusions. 17 th Australian Geological Convention, 8 th-13 th February, Hobart, Australia, p. 71.
63. Dutkiewicz, A., George, S. C., Volk, H., and Ridley, J. (2003) Geochemistry and microthermometry of ~ 1400 Million year-old oil in fluid inclusions in sedimentary and igneous rocks in the Roper Superbasin, Australia. In: Acta Mineralogica-Petrographica Abstract Series, 2, pp 61-62 (eds. Júlia Dégi and Csaba Szabó), Department of Mineralogy, Geochemistry and Petrology, University of Szeged, Budapest.
62. Liu, K., George, S. C., and Eadington, P.J. (2003) Predicting abundances and n-alkane profiles of oil inclusions from bulk fluorescence spectrophotometry. In: 21 st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Book of Abstracts Part II, pp. 177-178, EAOG, Kraków.
61. Volk , H., George, S. C., and Middleton, H. (2003) Geochemical comparison of fluid inclusion and reservoired oils in the Papuan Foreland Basins - Evidence for unrecognised petroleum source rocks. In: 21 st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Book of Abstracts Part II, pp. 90-91, EAOG, Kraków.
60. Volk , H., Boreham, C., Hope, J., Kempton, R., and George, S. C. (2003) Compound specific carbon isotopic characterisation of fluid inclusion oils. In: 21 st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Book of Abstracts Part II, pp. 45-46, EAOG, Kraków.
59. George , S. C . and Ahmed, M. (2003) Variabilities in response of aromatic thermal maturity markers in the Proterozoic Middle Velkerri Formation, McArthur Basin, Australia. In: 21 st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Book of Abstracts Part II, pp. 66-67, EAOG, Kraków.
58. George , S. C. , Ahmed, M., Liu, K., and Volk, H. (2003) The analysis of oil trapped in the process of secondary migration. In: 21 st International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, Book of Abstracts Part I, pp. 162-163, EAOG, Kraków.
57. George, S. C., Wilkins, R. W. T. and Boreham, C. J. (2002) A review of the evidence for expulsion of commercial quantities of oil from humic coal. In: Emerging Concepts in Organic Petrology & Geochemistry, Abstracts and program of the Joint Meeting of the Canadian Society for Coal Science and Organic Petrology (CSCSOP) and 19th Annual Meeting of The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP), 31 st August - 4 th September, Banff, Canada. A2.2.3. Oral presentation.
56. Lisk, M., Krieger, F. W., Gartrell, A., and George, S. C. (2002). My life before I was compressed: fluid flow histories on the northern Australian convergent margin. In: Deformation History, Fluid Flow Reconstruction and Reservoir Appraisal in Foreland Fold and Thrust Belts: Abstract Volume, AAPG - IFP Hedberg Research Conference, May 14-18, 2002, Palermo-Mondello, Sicily, Italy.
55. Volk , H., George, S. C., Killops, S. D., Lisk, M., Ahmed, M. and Quezada, R. A. (2002) The use of fluid inclusion oils to reconstruct the charge history of petroleum reservoirs - an example from the Taranaki Basin. 2002 New Zealand Petroleum Conference Proceedings, 24-27 February 2002, pp. 221-233. Oral presentation.
54. George, S., Minifie, S. and Teerman, S. (2002) Biodegradation of low molecular weight hydrocarbons in Barrow Island crude oils. Proceedings of the 2002 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Hobart, 13-15 th February 2002, pp. 35-36. Oral presentation.
53. Barclay, S. A., George, S. C., Ahmed, M. and Holland, D. (2002) Organic geochemical characterisation of bitumens in the Campanian Pale Sandstone, Papua New Guinea. Proceedings of the 2002 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference , Hobart, 13-15 th February 2002, pp. 37-38. Oral presentation.
52. Ahmed, M. and George, S. C. (2002) Changes in the molecular composition of crude oils during their preparation for GC and GC-MS analyses. Proceedings of the 2002 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Hobart, 13-15 th February 2002, pp. 41-42. Oral presentation.
51. George, S., Volk, H., Ruble, T., Lisk, M., Ahmed, M., Liu, K., Quezada, R., Dutkiewicz, A., Brincat, M, Smart, S. and Horsfield, B. (2001) Extracting oil from fluid inclusions for geochemical analyses: size matters! In Abstracts of the 20th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 10-14 September 2001, Nancy, France, P/TUE1/37, pp. 467-468. Poster presentation.
50. George, S., Minifie, S. and Teerman, S. (2001) The effect of minor to moderate biodegradation on C 5 to C 9 hydrocarbons in crude oils. In Abstracts of the 20th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 10-14 September 2001, Nancy, France, O/017/04, pp. 224-225. Oral presentation.
49. Feiyu Wang, George, S. C., Ahmed, M., Quezada, R. A., Keyu Liu, Shuichang Zhang, Digang Liang (2001) Validation of source kitchens and petroleum charge history of the Tazhong 4 oilfield (central uplift of Tarim Basin) using fluid inclusion data. In Abstracts of the 20th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 10-14 September 2001, Nancy, France, P/TUE1/14, pp. 423-424. Poster presentation.
48. Feiyu Wang, George, S. C., Ahmed, M., Quezada, R. A., Keyu Liu, Shuichang Zhang, Digang Liang (2001) Validation of source kitchens and petroleum charge history in complicated basin using fluid inclusion: an example from Tazhong 4 oilfield in central uplift, Tarim Basin. AAPG Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, June 3-6, 2001. Poster presentation.
47. George, S. C. and Ahmed, M. (2000) Organic maturity evaluation of the Proterozoic middle Velkerri Formation, Northern Territory, Australia: Use of aromatic hydrocarbon distributions. AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Bali, October 15-18, 2000. Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 84, 1429 (short abstract). Also extended abstract on CD (7 pages). Poster presentation.
46. George, S. C., Pallasser, R. J., Quezada, R. A., Wold, M. B., Williams, D. J. and Wood, J. (2000) Geochemical correlation of gas emissions in the Cataract River gorge, Australia. AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Bali, October 15-18, 2000. Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 84, 1430 (short abstract). Also extended abstract on CD (6 pages). Poster presentation.
45. Ruble, T. E., Boreham, C. J., Lewan, M. D., Greenwood, P. F., Faiz, M., Sherwood, N. R., George, S. C., Atkinson, I. and Adamson, K. J. (2000) Adopting a unified approach to examine petroleum generation kinetics. Proceedings of the 2000 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Townsville, 12-14th July 2000. Oral presentation.
44. George, S. C., Williams, D. J., Wold, M. B., Pallasser, R. J., Quezada, R. A. and Wood, J. (2000) Organic geochemistry of gas emissions in the Cataract River gorge. Proceedings of the 2000 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Townsville, 12-14th July 2000. Oral presentation.
43. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E., Quezada, R. A., Manzur Ahmed and Greenwood, P. F. (2000) Oil-bearing fluid inclusions: geochemical analysis techniques and geological applications. In: Skilbeck, C. G. and Hubble, T. C. T. (eds) Understanding Planet Earth: Searching for a Sustainable Future. Abstracts of the 15 th Australian Geological Convention, University of Technology, Sydney, NSW, Australia. July 3-7, No. 59, p. 171.
42. Eadington, P. J., Lisk, M., Krieger, F. W., Brincat, M. P. and George, S. C. (2000) Use of fluid inclusions to locate palaeo-oil water contacts and application to investigation of petroleum systems. SPE Applied Technology Workshop "Economic Impact Of Reservoir Geochemistry on Petroleum Exploration and Production". Hilton Hotel, Milan, Italy 7-10 May 2000.
41. Ruble, T. E., Edwards, D. S., Lisk, M., Ahmed, M., Quezada, R. A., George, S. C. and Summons, R. E. (2000) Geochemical appraisal of palaeo-oil columns: implications for petroleum systems analysis in the Bonaparte Basin. AAPG Meeting, New Orleans, April 2000. Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull. (Abstract). Poster presentation.
40. George, S. C. (1999) Introduction to the special issue: proceedings of the 1998 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference. Organic Geochemistry 30, 1211.
39. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C., Al-Arouri, K. and Summons, R. E. (1999) Tasmanite oil shale, Tasmanites and novel tricyclic terpenoids. In Abstracts of the 19th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 6-10 September 1999, Istanbul, Turkey, PD36, pp. 665-666. Poster presentation.
38. George, S. C., Russell, N. J., Ruble, T. E., Lisk, M. and Eadington, P. J. (1999c) The use of oil inclusion geochemistry and basin modelling for assessing oil charge history: Blackback oilfield, Gippsland Basin, Australia. In Abstracts of the 19th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 6-10 September 1999, Istanbul, Turkey, O35A, pp. 111-112. Oral presentation.
37. Eadington, P. J., Lisk, M., Krieger, F. W., Brincat, M. P. and George, S. C. (1999b) Use of fluid inclusions to locate palaeo-oil water contacts and application to investigation of petroleum systems. The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Spring 1999 meeting at the National University of Ireland, Galway, 7 th-8 th April, on "Hydrocarbon-bearing inclusions in crustal rocks - study methods, applications and case histories". Poster presentation.
36. Eadington, P. J., Palmer, N. and George, S. C. (1999) Influence of the aromatic fraction on fluorescence colour of natural oil inclusions from oil fields in Australia and Papua New Guinea. The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Spring 1999 meeting at the National University of Ireland, Galway, 7 th-8 th April, on "Hydrocarbon-bearing inclusions in crustal rocks - study methods, applications and case histories". Oral presentation.
35. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Ruble, T. E. and Quezada, R. A. (1999b) Organic compounds trapped in aqueous fluid inclusions: a constraint on the interpretation of low molecular weight hydrocarbons in oil inclusions. The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Spring 1999 meeting at the National University of Ireland, Galway, 7 th-8 th April, on "Hydrocarbon-bearing inclusions in crustal rocks - study methods, applications and case histories". Poster presentation.
34. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E. and Dutkiewicz, A. (1999a) The use of oil-inclusion fluorescence colours as maturity indicators: a cautionary note from molecular geochemistry data. The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland, Spring 1999 meeting at the National University of Ireland, Galway, 7 th - 8 th April, on "Hydrocarbon-bearing inclusions in crustal rocks - study methods, applications and case histories". Oral presentation.
33. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C. and Al-Arouri, K. (1998) Novel tricyclic terpenoids from Tasmanite facies. Proceedings of the 1998 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Canberra, 28-30th September 1998, pp. 23-25. Oral presentation.
32. George, S. C., Ruble, T. E. and Dutkiewicz, A. (1998) Evaluating factors which control the fluorescence colour of oil-bearing fluid inclusions. Proceedings of the 1998 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Canberra, 28-30th September 1998, pp. 43-45. Oral presentation.
31. Ahmed, M., Smith, J. W. and George, S. (1998) Effects of biodegradation on the molecular composition of Australian Permian coal. Proceedings of the 1998 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference, Canberra, 28-30th September 1998, pp. 14-15. Oral presentation.
30. Ruble, T. E., Quezada, R. A., George, S. C. and Eadington, P. J. (1997) Correlation of oils trapped in fluid inclusions from the Cooper/Eromanga Basin System, Australia. In Abstracts of 18th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 September 1997, Maastricht, The Netherlands, C26, pp. 595-596. Poster presentation.
29. Pang, L. S. K., George, S. C. and Quezada, R. A. (1997) Determining the gross composition of oil-bearing fluid inclusions using HPLC. In Abstracts of 18th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 September 1997, Maastricht, The Netherlands, B91, pp. 515-516. Poster presentation.
28. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C. and Hall, K. (1997) Laser micropyrolysis GC-MS: A micro-selective analytical method. In Abstracts of 18th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 September 1997, Maastricht, The Netherlands, B90, pp. 513-514. Poster presentation.
27. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Ruble, T. E. and Quezada, R. A. (1997) Organic compounds trapped in aqueous fluid inclusions. In Abstracts of 18th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 September 1997, Maastricht, The Netherlands, B20, pp. 373-374. Poster presentation.
26. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Summons, R. E. and Quezada, R. A. (1997) Describing the oil charge history of the South Pepper oilfield from the analysis of oil-bearing fluid inclusions. In Abstracts of the 18th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, 22-26 September 1997, Maastricht, The Netherlands, O10A, pp. 21-22. Oral presentation.
25. George, S. C., Greenwood, P. F., Logan, G. A., Quezada, R. A.,. Pang, L. S. K, Lisk, M., Krieger, F. W. and Eadington, P. J. (1997) Comparison of palaeo oil charges with currently reservoired hydrocarbons using molecular and isotopic analyses of oil-bearing fluid inclusions: Jabiru Oil Field, Timor Sea. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Conference, Melbourne, 13-16th April 1997. Oral presentation. APPEA J. 37(1), 490-504.
24. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Eadington, P. J., Krieger, F. W., Quezada, R. A., Greenwood, P. F. and Wilson, M. A. (1997) Fluid inclusion record of early oil preserved at Jabiru Field, Vulcan Sub-basin. Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG and PESA) meeting, 23-27th February, 1997. Oral presentation. Exploration Geophysics, 28, 66-71.
23. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C., Wilson, M. A. and Hall K. (1997) Interfacing a laser microprobe to a GC-MS. Proceedings of the 16th Australian and New Zealand Society for Mass Spectrometry, Hobart, 2-6th February 1997. Oral presentation.
22. George, S. C., Lisk, M., Eadington, P. J., Quezada, R. A., Krieger, F. W., Greenwood, P. F. and Wilson, M. A. (1996) Comparison of palaeo oil charges with currently reservoired hydrocarbons using the geochemistry of oil-bearing fluid inclusions. Society of Petroleum Engineers, Asia Pacific Oil and Gas Conference, 28-31 October 1996 Adelaide, Australia. Oral presentation. SPE paper 36980.
21. Smeulders, D., Wilson, M. A. George, S. C. and Quezada, R. (1996) An HPLC method for analysis of oil in fluid inclusions in geochemical systems. Proceedings of the 1996 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (compiled by van Aarssen, B. G. K.), Fremantle, 2-4th October 1996. Poster presentation.
20. George, S. C., Quezada, R. A., Lisk, M., Greenwood, P. F., Logan, G. A., Eadington, P. J., Krieger, F. W. and Wilson, M. A. (1996) Geochemical comparison of early oil preserved in fluid inclusions with current oil charge, Jabiru Field, Vulcan Sub-basin. Proceedings of the 1996 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (compiled by van Aarssen, B. G. K.), Fremantle, 2-4th October 1996. Poster presentation.
19. Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C., Wilson, M. A. and Hall K. (1996) Laser micropyrolysis gas chromatography mass spectroscopy (a new tool!) for petrographical chemistry (a new discipline!). Proceedings of the 1996 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (compiled by van Aarssen, B. G. K.), Fremantle, 2-4th October 1996. Oral presentation.
18. George, S., Lisk, M. and Quezada, R. A. (1996) Low molecular weight compounds trapped in fluid inclusions: analysis by on-line crushing in Quantum MSSV. Proceedings of the 1996 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (compiled by van Aarssen, B. G. K.), Fremantle, 2-4th October 1996. Oral presentation.
17. Hall K., Greenwood, P. F., George, S. C. and Wilson, M. A. (1996) Laser Micropyrolysis Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry. Proceedings of the 23rd Meeting British Mass Spectrometry Society, UK, September 1996. Oral presentation.
16. Lisk, M., George, S. C., Summons, R. E., Quezada, R. A. and O'Brien, G. W. (1996) Mapping hydrocarbon charge histories: Detailed characterisation of the South Pepper oil field, Carnarvon Basin. Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association Conference, Darwin, 16-19th June 1996. Oral presentation.
15. Casareo, F. E., Batts, B. D., Conaghan, P. J., George, S. C. and Jardine, D. R. (1995) Implications of variations in petrography on the aliphatic hydrocarbon composition within the Barrett Coal Member, Upper Permian Wittingham Coal Measures, northern Sydney basin, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. In Coal Science and Technology V24, Coal Science, Proceedings of the Eight International Conference on Coal Science, Oviedo, Spain, 1-15th September, eds J. A. Pajares and J. M. D. Tascon, 279-282. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Oral presentation.
14. George, S. C. and Smith, J. W. (1995) The influence of depositional environment on the methylphenanthrene index. In Coal Science and Technology V24, Coal Science, Proceedings of the Eight International Conference on Coal Science, Oviedo, Spain, 1-15th September, eds J. A. Pajares and J. M. D. Tascon, 287-290. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Poster presentation.
13. Zhu, Z., Gu, Y., George, S. C., Wilson, M. A., Huggins, F. E and Huffman, G. P. (1995) A study of sulphur and nitrogen compounds in two high sulphur coals. In Coal Science and Technology V24, Coal Science, Proceedings of the Eight International Conference on Coal Science, Oviedo, Spain, 1-15th September, eds J. A. Pajares and J. M. D. Tascon, 1681-1684. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Poster presentation.
12. George, S. C., Sherwood, N, Gu, Y., Greenwood, P. Cheng, K and Zhao, C. (1995) Molecular geochemistry of oil-generating coals from Turpan Basin, China. In Organic Geochemistry: Developments and Applications to Energy, Climate, Environment and Human History (Edited by Grimalt, J. O. and Dorronsoro, C.), pp. 563-565. 17th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, San Sebastian, Spain, 4-8th September 1995. Poster presentation.
11. George, S. C., Eadington, P. J. and Hamilton, P. J. (1995) Organic geochemistry of petroleum-bearing fluid inclusions in quartz grains from a Cretaceous sandstone. In Organic Geochemistry: Developments and Applications to Energy, Climate, Environment and Human History (Edited by Grimalt, J. O. and Dorronsoro, C.), pp. 282-283. 17th International meeting on Organic Geochemistry, San Sebastian, Spain, 4-8th September 1995. Poster presentation.
10. George, S., Eadington, P. J., Quezada, R. A. and Hamilton, P. J. (1995) The analysis of oil trapped in fluid inclusions in quartz grains. Proceedings of the 1995 Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (compiled by Michaelsen, B. H. and McKirdy, D. M.), Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Adelaide 5-8th July 1995, pp. 29 (Abstract). Oral presentation.
9. George, S., Sherwood, N., Gu, Y., Greenwood, P., Cheng, K. and Zhao, C. (1995) Molecular geochemistry of oil-generating coals from Turpan Basin, China. Proceedings of the Australian Organic Geochemistry Conference (compiled by Michaelsen, B. H. and McKirdy, D. M.), Department of Geology and Geophysics, The University of Adelaide 5-8th July 1995, pp. 40 (Abstract). Poster presentation.
8. Casareo, F. E., Batts, B. D., Conaghan, P. J., George, S. C. and Jardine, D. R. (1995) Petrography and aliphatic hydrocarbon composition of the Barrett Coal Member, Upper Permian, northern Sydney basin, NSW. In: Proceedings of the 29th Newcastle Symposium, "Advances in the Study of the Sydney Basin" (Edited by Boyd, R. L. and Mackenzie, G. A.), pp. 102-110. University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, April 6th-9th 1995. Oral presentation.
7. George, S. C. (1994) Aromatic hydrocarbon distributions in the Greta seam, Sydney Basin. Australian Organic Geochemists Conference (AOGC), 23 - 25 March 1994, Sydney. Oral presentation.
6. George, S. C., Smith, J. W., Jardine, D. R. and Hamilton, P. J. (1993) The organic and isotope geochemistry of the Permian Greta coal, Australia. AAPG Meeting, New Orleans, April 1993. Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull. (Abstract). Oral presentation.
5. George, S. C., Llorca, S. M. and Hamilton, P. J. (1992) An integrated approach for determining the origin of solid bitumens. AAPG Meeting, Sydney, August 1992. Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull., 76, 1102. (Abstract). Oral presentation.
4. George, S. C., Llorca, S. M. and Hamilton, P. J. (1992) Analytical approaches for determining the origin of solid bitumens: an integrated review. Asian African Association of Petroleum Geochemists (AAAPG) meeting, Melbourne, February 1992. (Abstract). Oral presentation.
3. Hamilton, P. J., Eadington, P. J., George, S. C., Rigby, D. , Smyth, M., Whitford, D. J., Wilkins, R. W. T., and Wilmhurst, J. R. (1992). CSIRO Australia: Research and development for the exploration industry. Offshore South East Asia 9th Conference and Exhibition, Singapore, 1-4 December 1992. OSEA 92203, pp. 699-706. Oral presentation.
2. George, S. C. (1989) The organic geochemistry of some heat-affected samples from the Midland Valley of Scotland. British Organic Geochemistry Society Meeting, Liverpool, 5-7 th September, 1989. Oral presentation.
1. George, S. C. (1988) Diagenesis of a Carboniferous sandstone from the Midland Valley of Scotland. Abstracts of the 27 th Annual Meeting of the British Sedimentological Research Group, Cambridge, 18-21 st December 1988. Oral presentation.