Glasgow mines back on the radar
It is estimated that there is enough heat within the UK’s coalfields to meet the demands of all the buildings that lie over them. From that perspective, it makes sense…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Another blow for the Barents Sea
Earlier this morning, the NPD issued a press release stating that the Shenzhou well – 7322/6-1S – drilled to the northwest of the Wisting discovery and targeting Triassic and Permian…
Oil under pressure
“When I started this job almost ten years ago, I joined a group of established, confident and eloquent men dressed in suits and ties who peacefully oversaw how a group…
Mol spuds first appraisal well on Iving
Mol Norway has had mixed drilling results recently, where the company drilled three high profile exploration wells in the Mandal High area in an attempt to extend the Johan Sverdrup…
Columbus field development not going to plan
Completing a long horizontal producer (5,900 ft) on the Columbus field with sand screens has turned out to be more difficult than foreseen, leading the operator Serica Energy to drill…
Further interest in deep geothermal energy production in Belgium
Geothermal energy business HITA from Belgium is looking to drill wells into the Lower Carboniferous limestone in the greater Antwerp area, near the villages of Turnhout and Herentals. An agreement…
It is too early to give up on Lancaster
The operator of the Lancaster field, Hurricane Energy, is in stormy weather. Early last week, a major shareholder (Crystal Amber) demanded five of the current directors to step down and…
Two challenging Rotliegend discoveries on development radar in the Netherlands
Last month, UK-based company Kistos announced the acquisition of Tulip Oil Netherlands. The deal included the operating interest in the Q10-A offshore gas field and interests in other fields in…
The winner is: A cutting-edge cutting project
Norway is probably the first country in the world where new value is added to data not many people think about very often: cuttings. Under the umbrella of the Released…
Plugging a well? Use creeping clay!
Until 2005, only cement and steel casings were used to seal off formations when abandoning wells. But what about using the sealing capacity of some of the rocks? Better, safer…
Welcome to two days of in-depth geoscience
Starting today, two days of talks, discussions and networking will allow you to get up to speed with all that is happening with regards to new technologies enabling us to…
It’s nearly… conference time!
If there’s one thing that is exciting about new technology, it is the ability to detect subsurface features that were previously clouded in noise. The NCS Exploration Conference 2021 (19-20…