“It’s not difficult, it’s different”
Many people think that heavy oil developments are even worse than lignite, but that is not the case according to Maurice Bamford who recently gave a talk on the Pilot…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Groundwater flow – a potential cost-saver for shallow geothermal loops
The energy transition is all about pipes. Where a single gas well was sufficient to deliver energy to power an entire city until recently, closed-loop geothermal boreholes are now increasingly…
Using old wells as gravitational energy storage devices
The ticket item in the energy transition is the efficient buffering of energy in order to overcome the intermittent nature of solar and wind. Old wells can help with that,…
A significant gas discovery at the right time
“Norway is the gift that keeps on giving,” said DNO’s Executive Chairman Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani in a press release last week, when the discovery of gas and condensate in well 35/10-10A…
An industry insider for more than 40 years
“I started my career in 1977 as a geologist with Decca Survey, working offshore on shallow, high-resolution seismic surveys; I was always the only woman on board and I think…
Directional drilling is going Wild
Twitter can be a good source of information as to what is going in the oil and gas sector, especially in the US. There are a few people from the…
From Statfjord Øst to Suriname – this week’s subsurface news and observations
Longboat – Acquiring interest in Statfjord Øst A small surprise this week was to see Longboat Energy acquiring a 4.8% share from INPEX in one of the most mature fields…
Where to drill in the Dutch offshore?
The GEODE platform, an online viewer and database compiled by EBN and TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands – provides an overview of the exploration potential and risks associated…
Should academia cut ties with the fossil fuel industry?
“A ridiculous question.” It was one of the comments we got on the poll featuring the question stated above. Nevertheless, we received a total of 382 votes, which is our…
A geothermal blowout in Japan
He often tweets about mud volcanoes, but today Mark Tingay retweeted a message from a Japanese user of Twitter who filmed a violent eruption of steam – possibly mixed with…
Geospace incorporates 3C fiber optic tech into downhole solution resulting in years’ long massive heat tolerance
Global energy exploration equipment manufacturer Geospace Technologies recently spun-off technology from its OptoSeis® three-component fiber optical sensing permanent reservoir monitoring solution into a downhole system known as Insight™ by OptoSeis.…
An analogue for Ephesus?
BP has just completed the Ephesus or Cape Creel exploration well off the northeast coast of Canada, which has unfortunately been reported dry. The main target of the well was…