Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in the Netherlands
A lot of scope for exploration in a mature gas province
Poster 4 Prospex 2011 mjvg
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The current NL gas prospect portfolio for on- and offshore exploration is presented in the figures to the right.
The prospects per formation type, are split for offshore and onshore and are characterized by the number of prospects and the associated Expectation (MSV X POS) volume of gas.
The prospects per license type are characterized by the number of prospects and the associated Expectation volume of gas.
The bottom graph shows the classification of all prospects into MSV classes with the associated total MSV, color coded by POS of the gas prospects.
The graphs clearly show that there is still a lot to explore for in the proven plays in the Netherlands, both onshore and offshore. The portfolio of prospects holds an estimated risked volume of over 400 BCM of gas . Most of these future resources are reservoired in the Rotliegend Slochteren Formation and the Triassic Buntsandstein Group. Tax incentives have been put in place that make development of marginal finds very attractive.
Currently, there is little production from unconventional resources in the Netherlands.
However, in recent years several tight reservoirs and shallow gas fields have been
developed. The prospectivity of Lower Jurassic and Lower Carboniferous shales for gas is actively being studied. Future resources from these plays could be in the order of 100’s of BCM, with annual production in the order of several BCM. The first shale gas exploration well in the southern Dutch onshore is planned for 2012, EBN is partner in this project.
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NL prospect portfolio characteristics
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The under-explored area is potentially prospective in both proven and yet unproven petroleum plays such as the Namurian and Devono-Carboniferous. This could yield interesting additional prospects and resources in the coming decade.
Succesful exploration in these plays depends on more and better seismic data and requires
alternative geological models and play concepts. Therefore, EBN recently acquired the Fugro/TGS
long-cable 2D NSR dataset (2008) in the NL A- and B-quadrants. EBN also participates in the Fugro 3D spec survey (2011) in the open D, E and F quadrants, covering an area of over 8000 km2. We expect that these state-of-the-art datasets will contribute to an improved understanding and efficient
exploration of these areas.
gas prospects per formation type
gas prospects in MSV classes
gas prospects per license type
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Carboniferous and Jurassic Shale Plays of the Netherlands
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Kerkrade Leiden
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Nijmegen
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Carboniferous and Jurassic Shale Plays of the Netherlands
's-Hertogenbosch
Almelo Almere
Alphen aan den Rijn
Amersfoort Amstelveen
Amsterdam
Apeldoorn
Arnhem
Bergen op Zoom
Breda
Bussum
Delft Den Haag
Deventer
Doetinchem
Dordrecht
Ede
Eindhoven Gouda
Haarlem
Heerlen Helmond
Hengelo
Hilversum
Hoofddorp Huizen
Kerkrade Leiden
Maastricht Middelburg
Nieuwegein
Nijmegen
Oosterhout
Oss Purmerend
Roermond Roosendaal
Rotterdam Schiedam
Sittard Soest
Spijkenisse
Tilburg
Uden Utrecht
Veenendaal
Vlaardingen
Weert Zaandam
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Shale Plays of the Netherlands
Depth of Base Namurian (Carboniferous, presence of the Geverik member unknown) and depth of the Jurassic Posidonia formation.
Carboniferous and Jurassic shale plays in the NL
