Henk Kombrink, Author at GeoExpro

Posts by Henk Kombrink

Why political endorsement of the oil and gas industry won’t bring back the majors straight away

September 12, 2024

It is too easy to think that a policy reversal in favour of oil and gas exploration such as the one that was recently announced for New Zealand will immediately…

It was not a geologist who found oil at Spindletop

Henk Kombrink

September 8, 2024

It is a murky Friday morning, and it looks as if the sky is about to let go of some more rain anytime. The South Texas plain is flat, vast…

Does Denmark really want onshore CO2 storage?

Henk Kombrink

September 6, 2024

Less than a year ago, we published an article about what was supposed to be Europe’s first full-scale and commercial onshore CO2 storage project, aimed to be operational next year.…

Has Norway’s drive to find more gas in the Barents Sea paid off yet?

Henk Kombrink

September 5, 2024

Fuelled by the gas crisis that unfolded in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Norwegians voiced hopes that the Barents Sea was the place where additional gas resources were…

Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Carbon Capture and Storage Well Design

Henk Kombrink

September 5, 2024

CFD is used to model the leak rate of CO₂ through abandoned wells and to verify that the leak rates are As Low As Reasonably Possible. The risk of loss…

FORGE – first injection test successfully completed but no pressure equilibrium achieved

Henk Kombrink

August 30, 2024

A couple of months ago, the FORGE project in Utah, USA, reported a successful stimulation and circulation test at their flagship Enhanced Geothermal Systems project. “These tests in stimulated hot…

The new kids on the geosteering block

Henk Kombrink

August 29, 2024

For some people, the pandemic came at the right time. That certainly applies to wellsite geologists Amin, Ammar and Rafi representing BITCAP, a new start-up that released its first commercial…

Chasing zombie wells

Henk Kombrink

August 28, 2024

“It doesn’t have the dramatic fire and oil shooting out like the bp Macondo well. No, here, in the Permian Basin, wells are spewing fully saturated brine instead”, says Sarah…

A 100% success rate

Henk Kombrink

August 27, 2024

A little bit of humour is a very effective way to dress up a conversation, and VP Exploration at Petronas Mohd Redhani did just that during today’s opening session at…

Is carbon capture and storage really a fantasy?

Henk Kombrink

August 23, 2024

In July, the Pulitzer Center published an article entitled “Documents, Whistleblowers, and Public Comments Are Clear: Oil Companies Know Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Solution”. The authors state that…

Africa on course for busiest year since 2020

Henk Kombrink

August 21, 2024

“Combined with the commercial success rate for the wells drilled so far being better than 50%, this year is looking promising for hydrocarbon exploration across the African continent”, said Jamie…

Removing barriers to geothermal project development

Henk Kombrink

August 19, 2024

Trying to work with the current myriads of non-standardised terms, definitions, and well design types for geothermal projects is challenging. Interest in the sector is growing rapidly, but its technical…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Henk Kombrink

Why political endorsement of the oil and gas industry won’t bring back the majors straight away

It was not a geologist who found oil at Spindletop

Does Denmark really want onshore CO2 storage?

Has Norway’s drive to find more gas in the Barents Sea paid off yet?

Applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in Carbon Capture and Storage Well Design

FORGE – first injection test successfully completed but no pressure equilibrium achieved

The new kids on the geosteering block

Chasing zombie wells

A 100% success rate

Is carbon capture and storage really a fantasy?

Africa on course for busiest year since 2020

Removing barriers to geothermal project development

GXP Publishing

Editor in Chief

Subscribe