Henk Kombrink, Author at GeoExpro

Posts by Henk Kombrink

The future lies in low-perm reservoirs – not only in the desert but possibly in deep-water too

January 19, 2024

We received quite a few comments on our short story about the commencement of tight gas production from the Ghawar field in Saudi Arabia. Thanks to that, there is an…

Ghawar keeps on going

Henk Kombrink

January 17, 2024

In November last year, Aramco announced that it produced its first unconventional tight gas from the Ghawar South project, producing up to 300 mmscf/day of gas and 38 kbpd of…

After four years of production, what is the verdict?

Henk Kombrink

January 12, 2024

Whilst drilling of Eavor’s landmark geothermal closed-loop drilling project in southern Germany has reached the deepest point this week, the company also released a report summarising the past four years…

The team at GEO EXPRO wishes you a great New Year, full of energy!

Henk Kombrink

January 8, 2024

As many people will have headed back to either their (home) office today – brutally ignoring all of those who have continued working on site regardless of whether it is…

A truly global event focused on prospecting, business transactions, and deal-making for the oil and gas E&P sector

Henk Kombrink

January 3, 2024

A catalyst for deals to be struck and new ventures to be undertaken, BEOS will bring together Oil and Gas Majors, IOCs, NOCs, Independents, E&P firms and Governments, whilst also…

Geothermal resources show their limits

Henk Kombrink

December 21, 2023

Development of geothermal capacity in Turkey has seen a rapid increase over the past decades but has recently slowed down.

A unique well at a unique time

Henk Kombrink

December 19, 2023

“It is easy to reconstruct the rifting and drifting history between South America and Africa. Similarly, it is straightforward to piece together the extensional history between Norway and Greenland. But…

A room full of the best intentions

Henk Kombrink

December 18, 2023

London, Thursday 14 December, GESGB CCS Symposium. I must admit that I’m getting a bit tired of the ongoing CO2 storage discussions. Why? Because I feel that we keep on…

“Rigs are fantastic places for R&D”

Henk Kombrink

December 12, 2023

“I have always wanted to have one foot in the field and one foot in the lab, to better solve practical problems in the oilfield”, says Guy Wheater on a…

Why do cables get stuck during open-hole wireline logging operations?

Henk Kombrink

December 12, 2023

In his book “Oil Notes”, geologist Rick Bass describes the importance of logging operations. Only after completing a log run, the well can be properly classed as a success or…

“I think it is going to be mission impossible”

Henk Kombrink

December 7, 2023

“The key challenge when it comes to storing CO2 is containment”, says Raffik Lazar, CEO of Dubai-based GeomodL International. “And the only element I can trust in the containment scenario…

Are the glory days over?

Henk Kombrink

December 4, 2023

As the magazine’s last issue of the year is now being printed, I have a bit of time to reflect on some of its content. That’s the advantage of being…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Henk Kombrink

The future lies in low-perm reservoirs – not only in the desert but possibly in deep-water too

Ghawar keeps on going

After four years of production, what is the verdict?

The team at GEO EXPRO wishes you a great New Year, full of energy!

A truly global event focused on prospecting, business transactions, and deal-making for the oil and gas E&P sector

Geothermal resources show their limits

A unique well at a unique time

A room full of the best intentions

“Rigs are fantastic places for R&D”

Why do cables get stuck during open-hole wireline logging operations?

“I think it is going to be mission impossible”

Are the glory days over?

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