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Richard SykesOrganic Geochemist; SSIF Contract Leader; Lead Scientist Source Rock Lab

Sykes Richard 1944

Department

Basin Analysis

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Qualifications

  • BSc, Geology
  • MSc, Geology

Areas of expertise

  • Geochemist: Organic geochemistry
  • Geochemist: Organic petrology
  • Geology: Coal geology
  • Geology: Sedimentary basin analysis
  • Geology: Petroleum Exploration
  • Geochemist: Petroleum geochemistry

Major Publications

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  • Sykes, R.; Raine, J.I. 2008. Organofacies controls on the oil potential of coaly source rocks in the Late Cretaceous North Cape Formation, Taranaki Basin, Third Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium, EABS III : energy security for the 21st century : symposium proceedings : p. 219-224. p. 219-224
  • Sykes, R.; Snowdon, L.R.; Johansen, P.E. 2004. Leaf biomass : a new paradigm for sourcing the terrestrial oils of Taranaki Basin, Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium II, Adelaide, South Australia, 19-22 September 2004 : p. 553-574. Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences contribution 2961 p. 553-574
  • Sykes, R. 2004. Peat biomass and early diagenetic controls on the paraffinic oil potential of humic coals, Canterbury Basin, New Zealand, Petroleum geoscience 10(4): p. 283-303. DOI: 10.1144/1354-079302-568. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2579 p. 283-303
  • Sykes, R.; Snowdon, L.R. 2002. Guidelines for assessing the petroleum potential of coaly source rocks using Rock-Eval pyrolysis, Organic geochemistry 33(12): p. 1441-1455. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2451 p. 1441-1455
  • Sykes, R. 2001. Depositional and rank controls on the petroleum potential of coaly source rocks, Eastern Australasian Basins Symposium, 25-28 November 2001, Melbourne, Victoria : p. 591-601. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 2252 p. 591-601
  • Killops, S.D.; Funnell, R.H.; Suggate, R.P.; Sykes, R.; Peters, K.E.; Walters, C.; Woolhouse, A.D.; Weston, R.J.; Boudou, J.-P. 1998. Predicting generation and expulsion of paraffinic oil from vitrinite-rich coals, Organic geochemistry 29(1/3): p. 1-21. [s.l.]: [s.n.]. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences contribution 1362 p. 1-21
  • Edbrooke, S.W.; Sykes, R.; Pocknall, D.T. 1994. Geology of the Waikato Coal Measures, Waikato Coal Region, New Zealand Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences. Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences monograph 6 236 p., 8 maps

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