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Acknowledgements

Seldom is a large work such as this the product of only one or two individuals. in the text. In particular, we would like to thank Keith Greenwood, Paul Batey,
This Memoir is no exception and it is only fitting that we recognise the Martin Kirk and Malcolm Kelsey. Al Fraser would also like to acknowledge
significant contributions of others. the input and encouragement he received from Stuart Haszeldine as supervisor
Firstly, we would like to thank our colleagues and many friends at BP for of his PhD thesis on the northern England Carboniferous. Finally, in finishing
their support and assistance in completing this Memoir. Of particular note are this project, Mike Leeder, Gary Hampson and Adrian Hartley provided
David Nash and Sjoerd Schulyman, Chief Geologist and Technical Manager, extremely useful reviews and editorial comments that have helped improve the
respectively at BP's Eakring offices in Nottinghamshire in the late 1980's. They original manuscript.
had the foresight to see that after over 70 years of BP exploration in northern BP are credited for providing much of the data and the funding to complete
England, a regional evaluation of the Carboniferous play was long overdue. this project. We would also like to acknowledge the assistance of Martin
We also have to thank Brian Mitchener, Alex Kay, Tim Bevan, Chris Ebdon, Stephenson of Enterprise Oil in providing access to additional seismic data
Richard Steel, Andrew Horbury, Angela Strank, Alan Higgins, Neil Taylor, from the Edale Gulf and Bowland Basin.
Jake Hossack, Mark Houchen, John Hurst and Pete Gutteridge who made
important contributions in the early part of the study and several of whom co- Alastair J. Fraser
authored papers reporting our initial results. We would also like to thank the Robert L. Gawthorpe
members of the BP drawing offices in Eakring, Glasgow and London for their August 2002
assistance in drafting the many figures that illustrate the key aspects discussed