Newcomers are key to exploration success
The story of how Hansa Hydrocarbons managed to discover gas in an area that had previously been written off.
Posts by Henk Kombrink
From Super Basin to Super Store
The North Sea is gradually evolving from a petroleum basin to a broad energy hub.
Wintershall Dea hopes to further de-risk Dvalin area
Situated in between the Warka and Slagugle discoveries, well 6507/4-2S could be the third successful test of the area in less than a year.
Exploration drilling in the UK not as bleak as it looks
When comparing numbers with Norway, the UK seems very quiet, but behind these numbers a more subtle picture emerges.
Lundin targets additional reserves near Solveig through drilling Segment D
With an option to also drill a side-track into the so-called West Segment, the company hopes to add up to 25 MMboe.
Being there at the right time
Geologist Charlotta Lüthje tells the story of a career that introduced her to the oil industry and beyond.
Jerv – A cross-border tale – part 2
The North Sea has got such a long exploration history that it is sometimes required to tell that tale in order to put current activity in perspective.
Do I trust what is in the cloud or what is in my geomodel?
A wrap-up of last week’s DIGEX2021 Conference.
Chrysaor targets Maureen sands in what may become a cross-border find
Situated just north of the UK Fleming field, Norwegian well 15/12-25 targets a Paleocene reservoir about 650 m from the median line.
Neptune acquires stakes in fields in prolific German basin
As announced on Friday last week, Neptune Energy acquired stakes in three oil fields and three gas fields from Wintershall Dea, in the area known as the Lower Saxony Basin,…
A well’s headshot
Pandion Energy shows how data resulting from the Released Wells Initiative can be used to further investigate reservoir quality in the Cara discovery.
Geothermal exploration along the southern margin of the Southern Permian Basin
2D seismic lines are to be acquired in Germany in a quest for Devonian carbonates to produce geothermal energy from.