From a dry well in the Ula to an intrusion hotshot
Today we continue our series dedicated to the deepest wells drilled in the countries around the North Sea. Previously, we discussed the Havelange well in Belgium, Tjuchem-02 in the Netherlands,…
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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…
The well that took 1468 days of drilling to reach TD
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 deepest well in the UKCS – a Rotliegend target at 9 km?
It is a mistake every geologist probably makes multiple times in her/his career: writing down a depth in metres instead of feet. This must have gone wrong when populating the…
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The well that drilled a prospect sealed by a thrust fault
The deepest borehole ever drilled in Belgium took five years to complete, from 1980 to 1985. Operated by the Geological Survey of Belgium, its aim was to test gas prospectivity…
Nominate your favourite!
We seek candidates worthy of this year’s Exploration Innovation Prize. The winner will be announced during the NCS Exploration conference in May.
Large UK-wide academic programme to support shift to net zero
48 fully funded PhD positions distributed amongst 12 universities over three years, that’s one of the backbones of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Geoscience and its role in…
Press releases: more geoscience required
As the quest for smaller pockets of economic quantities of hydrocarbons in the North Sea continues, the gap between small and large volumes is closing. This is partly caused by…
Being there at the right time
Geologist Charlotta Lüthje tells the story of a career that introduced her to the oil industry and beyond.
Webinar announcement: Fault Compartments
The Force Structural Network Group invites you to a two day webinar on fault seal and fault compartments from exploration to late life production.