Henk Kombrink, Author at GeoExpro

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Two challenging Rotliegend discoveries on development radar in the Netherlands

May 24, 2021

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

Henk Kombrink

May 20, 2021

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!

Henk Kombrink

May 19, 2021

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

Henk Kombrink

May 19, 2021

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!

Henk Kombrink

May 18, 2021

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…

The price of imported oil and gas

Henk Kombrink

May 17, 2021

In a recent article published in GeoExpro it is stated that in 2019, a total of 150 billion cubic metres (BCM) of gas was flared on a global basis. That…

Once a curiosity, now a tangible opportunity

Henk Kombrink

May 13, 2021

Whilst drilling for additional Frigg satellite accumulations (Frigg GammaDelta) in 1986, well 25/2-10 hit an oil and gas bearing sandstone at around 1000 m. This was much shallower than the…

The borehole that is almost entirely cored

Henk Kombrink

May 13, 2021

An extensive research programme is currently underway in Switzerland with the aim to identify the best location for the safe storage of nuclear waste. Three areas have been selected in…

North Sea methane seepage; how important is leakage from abandoned wells?

Henk Kombrink

May 12, 2021

In 2017, ONE-Dyas announced a sizeable gas discovery in Dutch waters. It just so happened that around the same time, two publications (1,2) from German research institute Geomar highlighted that…

No luck for Chrysaor and partners in PL973

Henk Kombrink

May 10, 2021

In a press release issued yesterday, partner OKEA announced that the 15/12-26 well drilled by operator Chrysaor Norge in PL973 targeting the Ilder prospect came in dry. This is particularly…

Will Equinor hit pay for the fifth time in a row in the Fram area?

Henk Kombrink

May 10, 2021

Following a string of four discoveries that altogether may add up to about 250 MMboe, Equinor and partners Vår Energi (25%), Idemitsu Petroleum (15%) and Neptune Energy (15%) have now…

The well that took 1468 days of drilling to reach TD

Henk Kombrink

May 7, 2021

Last week, we reported on the deepest well drilled in the UKCS (6368 m TVDSS). The week before it was the equivalent in the Dutch sector (6002 m TVD), with…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Henk Kombrink

Two challenging Rotliegend discoveries on development radar in the Netherlands

The winner is: A cutting-edge cutting project

Plugging a well? Use creeping clay!

Welcome to two days of in-depth geoscience

It’s nearly… conference time!

The price of imported oil and gas

Once a curiosity, now a tangible opportunity

The borehole that is almost entirely cored

North Sea methane seepage; how important is leakage from abandoned wells?

No luck for Chrysaor and partners in PL973

Will Equinor hit pay for the fifth time in a row in the Fram area?

The well that took 1468 days of drilling to reach TD

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