World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Earth Science

D-Index
39
Citations
5052
World Ranking
6233
National Ranking
657

Overview

Andrew Hurst is affiliated with the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom and has a research focus spanning engineering and earth and planetary sciences. Their work emphasizes several subfields including mechanical engineering, geophysics, mechanics of materials, earth-surface processes, and ocean engineering. The scientist has contributed notably to studies involving hydraulic fracturing and reservoir analysis, geological formations and processes, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, drilling and well engineering, seismic imaging and inversion techniques, earthquake and tectonic studies, and rock mechanics and modeling.

Frequent publication venues for Andrew Hurst include the Geological Society London Special Publications, where they have published five papers. Other venues featuring their work are Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources (2 publications), the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, the American Journal of Science, and Sedimentary Geology.

Some of their recent papers are:

  • Investigation of coupled hydro-mechanical modelling of hydraulic fracture propagation and interaction with natural fractures, 2023, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
  • A giant sand injection complex: Processes and implications for basin evolution and subsurface fluid flow, 2022, American Journal of Science
  • Petrofacies of Eocene sand injectites of the Tumey Giant Injection Complex, California (USA), 2020, Sedimentary Geology
  • Hydraulic fracture propagation and interaction with natural fractures by coupled hydro-mechanical modeling, 2021, Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources
  • Characteristics of a wing-like sandstone intrusion, Volund Field, 2020, Geological Society London Special Publications

The scientist collaborates frequently with several colleagues including Antonio Grippa, Quan Gan, Derek Elsworth, Giuseppe Palladino, and Yu Hu. These collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications and represent various aspects of their research network.

Best Publications

  • Physical characteristics of sand injectites

    Andrew Hurst;Anthony Scott;Anthony Scott;Mario Vigorito;Mario Vigorito

  • Clay Microporosity in Reservoir Sandstones: An Application of Quantitative Electron Microscopy in Petrophysical Evaluation

    Andrew Hurst;Paul H. Nadeau

  • Fluidization and injection in the deep-water sandstones of the Eocene Alba Formation (UK North Sea)

    Davide Duranti;Andrew Hurst

  • Geological modelling of clay diagenesis in sandstones

    Andrew Hurst;Hilary Irwin

  • Clay mineral variations in Holocene terrestrial sediments from the Indus Basin

    Anwar Alizai;Steve Hillier;Peter Dominic Clift;Liviu Giosan

  • Superb exposure of a channel, levee and overbank complex in an ancient deep-water slope environment

    B.T Cronin;A Hurst;H Celik;I Türkmen

  • Significance of large-scale sand injectites as long-term fluid conduits: evidence from seismic data

    Andrew Hurst;J. Cartwright;M. Huuse;R. Jonk

  • Seismic Characteristics of Large-Scale Sandstone Intrusions in the Paleogene of the South Viking Graben, UK and Norwegian North Sea

    Mads Huuse;Davide Duranti;Noralf Steinsland;Claudia G. Guargena

  • Fluidization structures produced by upward injection of sand through a sealing lithology

    Andrew Hurst;Joe Cartwright;Davide Duranti

  • Regional-scale subsurface sand remobilization: geometry and architecture

    Mario Vigorito;Andrew Hurst;Joe Cartwright;Anthony Scott

  • Correlation of sandstones using heavy minerals: an example from the Statfjord Formation of the Snorre Field, northern North Sea

    Andrew Morton;Andrew Hurst

  • Regional sand injectite architecture as a record of pore-pressure evolution and sand redistribution in the shallow crust: insights from the Panoche Giant Injection Complex, California

    Mario Vigorito;Mario Vigorito;Andrew Hurst

  • Injected and remobilized Eocene sandstones from the Alba Field, UKCS: core and wireline log characteristics

    Davide Duranti;Andrew Hurst;Chris Bell;Sheila Groves

  • Seismic Characterization of Large-scale Sandstone Intrusions

    Mads Huuse;Joe Cartwright;Andrew Hurst;Noralf Steinsland

  • PERMEABILITY VARIATIONS IN SANDSTONES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES

    Andrew Hurst;Kjell Johan Rosvoll

  • Natural gamma-ray spectrometry in hydrocarbon-bearing sandstones from the Norwegian Continental Shelf

    Andrew Hurst

  • Origin and timing of sand injection, petroleum migration, and diagenesis in Tertiary reservoirs, south Viking Graben, North Sea

    R. Jonk;A. Hurst;D. Duranti;J. Parnell

  • Relevance of Sand Injectites to Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

    Andrew Hurst;Joseph Cartwright

  • The Process of Sand Injection: Internal Structures and Relationships with Host Strata (Yellowbank Creek Injectite Complex, California, U.S.A.)

    Anthony Scott;Mario Vigorito;Andrew Hurst

  • Origin of quartz cements in some sandstones from the Jurassic of the Inner Moray Firth (UK)

    Grete Block Vagle;Andrew Hurst;Henning Dypvik

  • Sand injectites: an emerging global play in deep-water clastic environments

    A. Hurst;J. A. Cartwright;D. Duranti;M. Huuse

  • Sand Injectites: Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production

    Andrew Hurst;Joseph Cartwright

Frequent Co-Authors

Joe Cartwright
Joe Cartwright University of Oxford
Mads Huuse
Mads Huuse University of Manchester
Andrew C. Morton
Andrew C. Morton University of Cambridge
Anthony Scott
Anthony Scott University of Melbourne
Michael T. Wilson
Michael T. Wilson University of Essex
Adriano Mazzini
Adriano Mazzini University of Oslo
John Parnell
John Parnell University of Aberdeen
Adrian J. Hartley
Adrian J. Hartley University of Aberdeen
Derek Elsworth
Derek Elsworth Pennsylvania State University
Dirk Frei
Dirk Frei University of the Western Cape

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Studying Earth Science opens doors to a variety of related fields that also offer exciting career possibilities. For those interested in information management and research, pursuing ala accredited mls programs can provide specialized training in library and information science.

For a broader approach in information sciences, a library science degree equips students with skills in digital archiving and data organization—valuable in many environmental research settings.

On a more creative and technical side, careers that combine Earth Science with visual documentation can benefit from a bachelors in photography online, which provides essential skills for capturing stunning imagery of geological phenomena.

Veterans seeking to transition into this innovative field might find tailored support through online photography degree programs for veterans, which offer flexible learning options to accommodate unique needs and schedules.

Best Scientists Citing Andrew Hurst

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles