Origin of shallow gas in the Dutch North Sea - Seismic versus geochemical evidence

In the Dutch offshore, we have observed numerous acoustic anomalies, usually bright spots, in seismic data of Cenozoic deltaic deposits. When associated with shallow gas, these bright spots are good indicators of re source potential, drilling hazard, or seabed methane emissions. We apply a combined seismic and petrophysical assessment to qualify...

Formation of a sealing well barrier by the creep of rock salt: Numerical investigations

Rock salt formations are a common reservoir seal worldwide with excellent sealing capacity. Restoring the sealing capacity of rock salt caprocks penetrated by wells using the same rock salt as plugging material is therefore an attractive, safe and environmentally friendly option. The concept is based on the removal of a section of casing over a...

New insights on subsurface energy resources in the Southern North Sea Barrin area

The Southern North Sea Basin area, stretching from the UK to the Netherlands, has a rich hydrocarbon exploration and production history. The past, present and expected future hydrocarbon and geothermal exploration trends in this area are discussed for eight key lithostratigraphic intervals, ranging from the Lower Carboniferous to Cenozoic. In...

Stepwise basin evolution of the Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous rift phase in the Central Graben area of Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands

This paper presents the results of a cross-border study of the Middle Jurassic–Early Cretaceous rift phase in the Danish–German–Dutch Central Graben area. Based on long-distance correlations of palynologically interpreted wells, a stepwise basin evolution pattern was determined. Four phases are defined and described as tectonostratigraphic mega...

Tectonostratigraphy of a rift basin affected by salt tectonics; synrift Middle Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Dutch Central Graben, Terschelling Basin and neighbouring platforms, Dutch offshore

The Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous in the eastern Dutch offshore provides excellent examples of sand-rich sediments that locally accumulated in the vicinity of rift basin margins affected by salt tectonics. These types of deposits are often geographically restricted and difficult to identify, but can be valuable targets for hydrocarbon...

Seismiciteit onshore gasvelden Nederland

In de Mijnbouwwet (2003) wordt voor de winning van aardgas gevraagd om een winningsplan. Het winningsplan beschrijft de wijze waarop de gaswinning plaatsvindt. Daarnaast moeten de gevolgen van de gaswinning in kaart worden gebracht op twee vlakken: het veiligheidsrisico en de schade die kan optreden. De voorgenomen herziening van de Mijnbouwwet...

Field scale geomechanical modeling for prediction of fault stability during underground gas storage operations in a depleted gas field in the Netherlands

A geomechanical modeling study was conducted to investigate stability of major faults during past gas production and future underground gas storage operations in a depleted gas field in the Netherlands. The field experienced induced seismicity during gas production, which was most likely caused by the reactivation of an internal Central fault...

Shallow gas migration and trapping in the cenozoic eridanos delta deposits, Dutch offshore (Z045)

Shallow gas in the Dutch offshore predominantly occurs in shallow marine to continental deposits of the Plio-Pleistocene Eridanos delta (Fig. 1). This delta was fed by an ancient fluvio-deltaic system that prograded through Northwestern Europe due to simultaneous uplift of the Fennoscandinavian Shield and accelerated subsidence of the North Sea...

Geomechanical modeling of surface uplift around well KB-502 at the in Salah CO2 storage site

Injection of CO2 in the InSalah field has caused uplift of the surface, as observed by satellite geodetic techniques (InSAR). Around one of the wells, KB-502, the uplift shows anomalous behaviour: a two-lobe pattern develops in the direction of the preferred fracture orientation. This indicates the tensile opening of a fracture or a fracture...

Results of the brugge benchmark study for flooding optimization and history matching

In preparation for the SPE Applied Technology Workshop (ATW) held in Brugge in June 2008, a unique benchmark project was organized to test the combined use of waterflooding-optimization and history-matching methods in a closed-loop workflow. The benchmark was organized in the form of an interactive competition during the months preceding the ATW...

Reservoir modelling of heterolithic tidal deposits: Sensitivity analysis of an object-based stochastic model

Object-based stochastic modelling techniques are routinely employed to generate multiple realisations of the spatial distribution of sediment properties in settings where data density is insufficient to construct a unique deterministic facies architecture model. Challenge is to limit the wide range of possible outcomes of the stochastic model....

Facies architecture of heterolithic tidal deposits: The Holocene Holland Tidal Basin

The size, shape and spatial position of lithofacies types (or facies architecture) in a tidal estuarine basin are complex and therefore difficult to model. The tidal currents in the basin concentrate sand-sized sediment in a branching pattern of tidal channels and fringing tidal flats. Away from the sandy tidal flats the sediment gradually...