Henk Kombrink, Author at GeoExpro

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Kasawari – gas production has commenced, but when does the CO2 storage project?

August 14, 2025

At industry events in South-East Asia, the Kasawari CO2 storage project has been a talking point for years. It should be the first large-scale CO2 storage project in the region,…

Bumerangue; what are the implications of drilling into one of the most structurally complex areas of the Santos Basin?

Henk Kombrink

August 8, 2025

This week, bp announced what was hailed as its biggest discovery in 25 years – Bumerangue, located in Brazil’s Santos Basin. The pre-salt discovery certainly looks promising when taking into…

Embracing uncertainty in geothermal exploration

Henk Kombrink

August 7, 2025

“If we can’t discuss uncertainty, we won’t go anywhere.” Geothermal Radar’s co-founder Philip Ball is adamant about what is currently lacking in the planning of new geothermal exploration wells. “Where…

Why data obtained by legacy gas wells are not always a good indicator for assessing geothermal potential

Henk Kombrink

June 20, 2025

The Upper Permian Rotliegend sandstone in the Netherlands is a very well-explored reservoir. That is because a lot of gas fields are reservoired in this aeolian and fluvial succession that…

Making small pools work

Henk Kombrink

May 30, 2025

Despite there still being major uncertainties for operators on the UK Continental Shelf, as Niall McLean from Brodies Solicitors clearly explained in his talk about the Finch ruling, when talking…

The bit boy has gone

Henk Kombrink

May 23, 2025

The Canadian oil sector has changed dramatically in a matter of 20 years. Back in the early 2000’s, vertical drilling was very much common good, but these days, you would…

And all the while, hydrocarbons are transitioning away from us

Henk Kombrink

April 25, 2025

”It’s the hope that keeps us here,” wrote Neil Hodgson and the Searcher team this week. He alluded to those promising ultra-deepwater fields that are about to be discovered. Hope…

Can we stop exploring?

Henk Kombrink

April 11, 2025

“Why would we still explore for oil and gas?” asked René Jonk from ACT GEO at the end of his talk for the Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain this…

This may be a reason why Woodside decided not to farm in to PEL 87 in Namibia

Henk Kombrink

April 9, 2025

Almost a month ago, Sintana Energy “broke” the news that Australian major Woodside decided not to exercise its right to farm into Licence PEL 87 in Namibian waters, north of…

Sockeye – The discovery that was supposed to be made last year

Henk Kombrink

March 24, 2025

“The Guyana of Alaska’s North Slope.” Bill Armstrong, CEO of the exploration company that carries his own name, has been quite bullish about the potential of the Brookian delta-top play…

Looking into the 2025 subsurface crystal ball

Henk Kombrink

December 20, 2024

But first, what was the talk of the town in 2024? Namibia stole many of the headlines, as it continues to do today and will probably continue to be doing…

Finding the right store for CO₂ can lead to very different outcomes

Henk Kombrink

December 19, 2024

It happens quite regularly that people’s surname seem to be closely linked to the profession they operate in. This certainly applies to Alexander Bump from the University of Texas in…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Henk Kombrink

Kasawari – gas production has commenced, but when does the CO2 storage project?

Bumerangue; what are the implications of drilling into one of the most structurally complex areas of the Santos Basin?

Embracing uncertainty in geothermal exploration

Why data obtained by legacy gas wells are not always a good indicator for assessing geothermal potential

Making small pools work

The bit boy has gone

And all the while, hydrocarbons are transitioning away from us

Can we stop exploring?

This may be a reason why Woodside decided not to farm in to PEL 87 in Namibia

Sockeye – The discovery that was supposed to be made last year

Looking into the 2025 subsurface crystal ball

Finding the right store for CO₂ can lead to very different outcomes

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