Flame structures
Outcrops remind us of the risks of applying a layer-cake approach to correlating well data. Turbidite lobes pinching out, channels abruptly transitioning to floodplain deposits or carbonate platforms only developing…
North America
A surge in exploration for natural hydrogen
The global search for natural hydrogen is centered around a few hotspots, and the Timiskaming Graben in Canada is one of them. The graben is located on the Canadian Shield,…
Gulf of America: Salt-driven structures, data-driven discoveries
Sharper imaging, smarter exploration How cutting-edge seismic techniques are transforming risk assessment in the GOA Since 2019, long-offset Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) technology has become a cornerstone for advanced imaging…
Successful near-field helium exploration
Blue Star Helium and joint venture partner Helium One, have successfully concluded a six-well development campaign at the Galactica project in Las Animas County, Colorado. The company reported positive results…
Ripples and plane beds
The Cutoff Formation, currently exposed in the Guadalupe Mountains in Texas, USA, was deposited over a drowned shelf margin in Permian times. The name of the formation is derived from…
Why the pandemic might have left bp drilling a dry well in Canada
“We had a very limited time window to operate in, in fact, it was too short to acquire 3D seismic data,” says consultant geologist Peter Mikkelsen from Navitas Petroleum. Navitas…
A helium reservoir in fractured basement
In 2011, a borehole targeting nickel unexpectedly discovered gas. The gas flowed from the hole with such force that it reportedly ‘screamed like a jet engine’ for four days until…
Back on the shelf
As TotalEnergies is moving ahead developing its deep-water discoveries in Block 58 in Suriname waters, there is a drive to discover more resources nearby. And rather than focusing on deep…
Why preserving a detailed facies reservoir model has everything to do with your graphics card
“Imagine a bulldozer,” says Vasilii Shelkov, CEO of Rock Flow Dynamics, from his office in Houston. “That is how you need to envisage the power delivery of the Central Processing…
“Almost every foot of rock has oil in it”
For those people who don’t work in the US onshore oil sector, names such as the Permian and the Appalachian may still sound familiar, as it is these basins that…
The greater Caribbean Basin synthesis: Exploring the bigger picture using modern reprocessed data
Understanding the Caribbean – discoveries confirmed, potential growing The Caribbean has a long-standing history of hydrocarbon exploration, with most activity occuring within the region of Trinidad. Here, numerous gas fields…
A new seabed minerals frontier emerges
American Samoa is emerging as a new potential frontier for seabed minerals, joining global players like Japan, India, and Norway in the race to commence seafloor mineral extraction. In April,…