The sedimentary record of a drowning basement high
It is probably the most important reservoir in the Norwegian offshore sector, but it is difficult to map using seismic data because of its limited thickness of 5 to 40…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
A game-changing geothermal project
Plans to drill up to seventeen wells – each to a depth of around 2,500 m. That is the scale of the geothermal development that may be realised in the city…
Store excess green electrical energy in…. synclines
How to store excess electrical energy when there is a surplus generated by wind and solar and how to supply energy when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t…
The oil field that was discovered by drilling a geothermal well
Germany’s domestic oil production is limited and has been declining for many years. In 2019, almost 38,000 BO/d was produced domestically, where the country consumes more than 2 million BO/d.…
There’s still plenty of fizz in FANTA
Systematic exploration for smaller volumes can still pay off. A perfect example of this is the perseverance with which Equinor and partners DNO, Idemitsu, Neptune, Petoro, Vår Energi and Wellesley keep…
Number of companies and awards in 2021 APA round lowest in eight years
In NPD’s press release announcing the APA 2021 awards, there is an interesting remark: “This year’s awards show that there is still great diversity among the players,…” The key in…
PGS awarded contracts in both UK and Norway to better image carbon stores
In separate press releases, PGS announced the acquisition of seismic surveys in both the UK and Norwegian sectors this year. Yesterday, the company announced the award of the Endurance seismic…
Denmark to see large geothermal project developed
As announced yesterday, Innargi – a company founded by Danish conglomerate A.P. Møller Holding in 2017 – will develop a large geothermal energy project in the Danish city of Aarhus…
No Johan Sverdrup in the Norwegian Sea for Lundin
As announced by the NPD this morning, Lundin and partners Spirit (20%; soon to be Sval Energy) and Petoro (20%) have drilled a dry well on the Frøya High in…
Glengorm may still be viable as a tie-back option
When the results of the Glengorm discovery well (22/21c-13) came in early 2019, partner Total announced that the accumulation could hold 250 MMboe recoverable. Following the completion of two appraisal…
The search for oil in an abandoned gas field
Aker BP has started drilling an interesting well (25/2-23A) in PL873, where Equinor (40%) and Lotos (20%) are partners. The first hole will be drilled in the Eocene Frigg sandstone…
ONE-Dyas appraises IJssel find
Early 2021, ONE-Dyas completed a successful exploration well (F06-07) in the northern Dutch offshore, just south of the Neptune-operated F03-FB field. In contrast to most wells drilled in the Dutch…