Henk Kombrink, Author at GeoExpro

Posts by Henk Kombrink

Teaching the machine to identify prospects – as easy as it sounds?

March 28, 2022

Let’s start this story with a philosophical question: “Isn’t there a contradiction in using human interpretation to ground-truth a model if the purpose of the exercise is to identify leads…

Confidence to explore in mature basins requires a long-term vision

Henk Kombrink

March 25, 2022

Observing events unfold in the upstream UK sector over the past year has been quite interesting. As the COP26 climate conference in November last year approached, the public call to…

ONE-Dyas aims to develop F06-IJssel discovery

Henk Kombrink

March 25, 2022

In an appraisal campaign that is quite unique in the North Sea just because of its pace, ONE-Dyas has now also proven oil in the second appraisal well on the…

Is North Sea earthquake linked to the Marflo lineament?

Henk Kombrink

March 24, 2022

It is not a surprise to see that the earthquake that hit the Northern North Sea earlier this week generated a significant amount of attention. Especially in Norway people felt…

ConocoPhillips appraises Slagugle discovery

Henk Kombrink

March 23, 2022

Slagugle, with an upside of around 200 MMBoe, was certainly the biggest discovery of 2020 and for that reason the operator was awarded “Explorer of the Year”. And in contrast…

North Sea earthquake possibly linked to major fault in Marulk Basin

Henk Kombrink

March 22, 2022

It was a while ago since the last big earthquake in the North Sea. Before the 5.2 magnitude event struck yesterday, the most recent equivalents took place in 1988 (M5.5)…

Edinburgh – a critical cross-border prospect

Henk Kombrink

March 21, 2022

The greater J area continues to be a drilling hotspot. But now it is Shell’s turn to prove commercial volumes, following several a three-well campaign by Harbour slightly further north…

Is there room for exploration in the German North Sea?

Henk Kombrink

March 18, 2022

If there is one country dramatically changing its perspective on energy supply and security, it is Germany. Still very much reliant on import of gas from Russia, it is now…

NW Europe drilling update

Henk Kombrink

March 17, 2022

The year is less than three months old, but quite a few things have already happened across Northwest European shelves – see map below. Here is a quick summary of…

Liatårnet considered non-commercial

Henk Kombrink

March 16, 2022

In a way, the RFT tests carried out in 25/2-11 in 1987 proved to be a key indicator with regards to the potential of the Liatårnet oil discovery: no oil…

What went wrong in Leeuwarden?

Henk Kombrink

March 15, 2022

Last year, a geothermal well was drilled near the city of Leeuwarden in the north of the Netherlands. The target of the borehole was the Rotliegend of the Friesland Platform,…

The Google maps of seismic analysis

Henk Kombrink

March 15, 2022

In the same way as Google maps has radically changed the way how road navigation works, researchers in Equinor have developed a methodology to enable the analysis of seismic data…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Henk Kombrink

Teaching the machine to identify prospects – as easy as it sounds?

Confidence to explore in mature basins requires a long-term vision

ONE-Dyas aims to develop F06-IJssel discovery

Is North Sea earthquake linked to the Marflo lineament?

ConocoPhillips appraises Slagugle discovery

North Sea earthquake possibly linked to major fault in Marulk Basin

Edinburgh – a critical cross-border prospect

Is there room for exploration in the German North Sea?

NW Europe drilling update

Liatårnet considered non-commercial

What went wrong in Leeuwarden?

The Google maps of seismic analysis

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