Clement Uguna

Contact

• workRoom B03 L3
• work0115 951 4198
• clement.uguna@nottingham.ac.uk

Research Summary

Dr Uguna is currently investigating the influence of high water pressure on petroleum source rock maturation, hydrocarbon generation and oil cracking to gas.

This research (funded by StatoilHydro and Woodside energy) will aid the better prediction and modelling of hydrocarbon generation and oil cracking to gas in deep high temperature and high pressure geological basins.

Dr Uguna is also working on coal liquefaction project (sponsored by British petroleum), biomass liquefaction and pyrolysis as well as investigating the presence and source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in the environment in collaboration with Manchester metropolitan University.

Recent Publications

• UGUNA, C.N., SNAPE, C.E., MEREDITH, W., CARR, A.D., SCOTCHMAN, I.C. and DAVIS, R.C., 2012. Retardation of hydrocarbon generation and maturation by water pressure in geologic basins: An experimental investigation. In: PETERS, K.E., CURRY, D.J. and KACEWICZ, M., eds., Basin Modeling: New Horizons in Research and Applications: AAPG Hedberg Series 4 19-37
• SONIBARE, O.O, SNAPE, C.E, MEREDITH, W, UGUNA, C and LOVE, G.D., 2009. Geochemical characterisation of heavily biodegraded oil sand bitumens by catalytic hydropyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 86, 135-140
• CARR, A.D, C, SNAPE, C.E, MEREDITH, W, UGUNA, C, SCOTCHMAN, I.C and DAVIS, R.C., 2009. The effect of water pressure on hydrocarbon generation reactions: some inferences from laboratory experiments Petroleum Geoscience. 15, 17-26
• MEREDITH, W, SNAPE, C.E, UGUNA, C and LOVE, G.D., 2008. Maximising the yield of bound aliphatic biomarkers via a convenient two-stage hydropyrolysis procedure. In: LIANG, D, WANG, D and LI, Z, eds., Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region Taylor and Francis. 145-152

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• UGUNA, C.N., SNAPE, C.E., MEREDITH, W., CARR, A.D., SCOTCHMAN, I.C. and DAVIS, R.C., 2012. Retardation of hydrocarbon generation and maturation by water pressure in geologic basins: An experimental investigation. In: PETERS, K.E., CURRY, D.J. and KACEWICZ, M., eds., Basin Modeling: New Horizons in Research and Applications: AAPG Hedberg Series 4 19-37
• SONIBARE, O.O, SNAPE, C.E, MEREDITH, W, UGUNA, C and LOVE, G.D., 2009. Geochemical characterisation of heavily biodegraded oil sand bitumens by catalytic hydropyrolysis. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis. 86, 135-140
• CARR, A.D, C, SNAPE, C.E, MEREDITH, W, UGUNA, C, SCOTCHMAN, I.C and DAVIS, R.C., 2009. The effect of water pressure on hydrocarbon generation reactions: some inferences from laboratory experiments Petroleum Geoscience. 15, 17-26
• MEREDITH, W, SNAPE, C.E, UGUNA, C and LOVE, G.D., 2008. Maximising the yield of bound aliphatic biomarkers via a convenient two-stage hydropyrolysis procedure. In: LIANG, D, WANG, D and LI, Z, eds., Petroleum Geochemistry and Exploration in the Afro-Asian Region Taylor and Francis. 145-152