Bouma and Tybalt
The Bouma sequence, proposed by Arnold Bouma, has been a cornerstone in the interpretation of turbidites and high-density sediment currents since its publication in 1962. The Bouma sequence is a…
North West Europe
Shallow geothermal energy production may soon be more important than deep geothermal energy production in the Netherlands
It is a development that is not often talked about or highlighted in the media, but data on subsurface energy production using water as a carrier clearly shows how important…
Not as straight as we sometimes think
Of course, field observations have long shown that faults are not the perfectly straight lines we often see in schematic cross-sections. However, subsurface data do not always allow the detailed…
Unlocking Permian and Carboniferous petroleum systems of the Southern North Sea
The northern part of the UK Southern North Sea (SNS) and the adjacent Mid North Sea High (MNSH) have seen a recent revival when it comes to exploration activity, with…
Norway is getting a new marine industry
The governing parties, the Labour Party and the Center Party, together with the Conservative Party and the Progressive Party, have secured a majority in parliament on the opening of mineral operations…
A famous North Sea unconformity in outcrop
The most important gas fields in the Southern North Sea region are reservoired in Upper Permian Rotliegend aeolian and fluvial sandstones. Thousands of wells have been drilled to test this…
Progress on the UKCS online National Data Repository
The need for good quality data is self-evident – oil and gas exploration continue, at least for the moment, wind farms must be securely, and economically sited, potential carbon and…
Exploration drilling – for geothermal energy
Only a few days ago, a very interesting drilling campaign kicked off in the Netherlands, at a very prominent location close to the Ajax football stadium in Amsterdam. And while…
Carbon storage in Leman – how feasible is that?
The first thing that probably springs to mind when thinking about CO2 injection into the Leman gas field in the UK Southern North Sea is the high number of wells…
Why did it take so long to develop Rosebank?
Rosebank was discovered in 2004 by Chevron and partners DONG, OMV and then StatoilHydro. The reservoir quality of the Paleocene/Eocene Colsay Sandstone Member was shown to be good (around 20%),…
Are Sleipner and Snøhvit calling into question the long-term viability of CCS?
It appears that the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), headquartered in Ohio US, is overly critical towards the future of Carbon Capture and Storage projects. The Institute…
Dynamic model giant Groningen field publicly released
With the imminent cessation of production from the giant Groningen gas field in the north of the Netherlands, the operator NAM – a joint venture between Shell and Exxon Mobil…