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Overview

Joe Cartwright is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom and specializes in research spanning Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Engineering. Their work encompasses several subfields, including Earth-Surface Processes, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, Mechanical Engineering, and Environmental Chemistry.

The scientist's research interests cover a range of topics largely centered on geological and geophysical phenomena and methods. Key themes in their publications include:

  • Geological formations and processes
  • Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Geological and Geophysical Studies
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques

Joe Cartwright has contributed to academic journals across multiple well-known venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • Basin Research
  • Geology
  • Journal of Structural Geology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among their recent scientific papers are the following:

  • "Basement geology and its controls on the nucleation and growth of rift faults in the northern Campos Basin, offshore Brazil" (2021), Basin Research
  • "Silica diagenesis promotes early primary hydrocarbon migration" (2020), Geology
  • "Shale Anisotropy and Natural Hydraulic Fracture Propagation: An Example from the Jurassic (Toarcian) Posidonienschiefer, Germany" (2020), Journal of Geophysical Research Solid Earth
  • "Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the rift and post-rift systems in the Northern Campos Basin, offshore Brazil" (2022), Basin Research
  • "Quantitative reconstruction of pore-pressure history in sedimentary basins using fluid escape pipes" (2021), Geology

Collaborations feature prominently in Cartwright's work, with some frequent coauthors including:

  • Chris Kirkham
  • Israa S. Abu-Mahfouz
  • Erdem Idiz
  • Martino Foschi
  • Michael Strugale

Best Publications

  • Fault growth by segment linkage: an explanation for scatter in maximum displacement and trace length data from the Canyonlands Grabens of SE Utah

    Joseph A. Cartwright;Bruce D. Trudgill;Christopher S. Mansfield

  • Seal bypass systems

    Joe Cartwright;Mads Huuse;Andrew Aplin

  • A review of kinematic indicators from mass-transport complexes using 3D seismic data

    Suzanne Bull;Joseph Albert Cartwright;Mads Huuse

  • Relay-ramp forms and normal-fault linkages, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

    Bruce Trudgill;Joseph Cartwright

  • 3D seismic interpretation of slump complexes: examples from the continental margin of Israel

    Jose Frey Martinez;Joe Cartwright;Ben Hall

  • Volumetric contraction during the compaction of mudrocks: a mechanism for the development of regional-scale polygonal fault systems

    J. A. Cartwright;L. Lonergan

  • Frontally confined versus frontally emergent submarine landslides: A 3D seismic characterisation

    Jose Frey-Martínez;Joe Cartwright;David James

  • Layer-bound compaction faults in fine-grained sediments

    J. A. Cartwright;D. N. Dewhurst

  • Seismic geomorphology - an overview

    Henry W. Posamentier;Richard J. Davies;Joe A. Cartwright;Lesli J Wood

  • The three-dimensional geometry and growth of forced folds above saucer-shaped igneous sills

    Dorthe Møller Hansen;Joe Cartwright

  • The genesis of polygonal fault systems: a review

    Joe Cartwright;David James;Al Bolton

  • Episodic basin-wide fluid expulsion from geopressured shale sequences in the North Sea basin

    Joseph A. Cartwright

  • Fault growth by linkage: observations and implications from analogue models

    Chris Mansfield;Joe Cartwright

  • Shallow gas and focused fluid flow systems in the Pearl River Mouth Basin, northern South China Sea

    Qiliang Sun;Shiguo Wu;Joe Cartwright;Dongdong Dong

  • Episodic basin-wide hydrofracturing of overpressured Early Cenozoic mudrock sequences in the North Sea Basin

    Joseph Albert Cartwright

  • Diagenetically induced shear failure of fine-grained sediments and the development of polygonal fault systems

    Joseph Albert Cartwright

  • High resolution fault displacement mapping from three-dimensional seismic data: evidence for dip linkage during fault growth

    C.S. Mansfield;J.A. Cartwright

  • The development of polygonal fault systems by syneresis of colloidal sediments

    David N. Dewhurst;Joseph A. Cartwright;Lidia Lonergan

  • Magma transport through the crust via interconnected sill complexes

    Joseph Albert Cartwright;Dorthe Meller Hansen

  • Exhumation of the North Atlantic Margin: Timing, Mechanisms and Implications for Petroleum Exploration

    A. G. Doré;J. A. Cartwright;M. S. Stoker;J. P. Turner

  • 3D Seismic Technology: Application to the Exploration of Sedimentary Basins

    Richard J. Davies;Joseph A. Cartwright;Simon A. Stewart;Mark Lappin

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard J. Davies
Richard J. Davies Newcastle University
Andrew Hurst
Andrew Hurst University of Aberdeen
Mads Huuse
Mads Huuse University of Manchester
Tiago Marcos Alves
Tiago Marcos Alves Cardiff University
Lidia Lonergan
Lidia Lonergan Imperial College London
Simon Stewart
Simon Stewart Saudi Aramco (United States)
Shiguo Wu
Shiguo Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Matt O'Regan
Matt O'Regan Stockholm University
Christoph Vogt
Christoph Vogt University of Bremen
David N. Dewhurst
David N. Dewhurst Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

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