Exploration & Production
Connecting the dots – from seismic clues to strategic decisions
In oil and gas exploration, the stakes are high and margin for error is narrow. Success depends on the right combination of science, experience and bold thinking. Whether you’re chasing new prospects or maturing discoveries, the ability to navigate complexity makes all the difference.
At Ecteras, we bring deep subsurface expertise and a sharp focus on integration. Our geologists and reservoir engineers work alongside your team to accelerate progress, strengthen evaluations and turn insight into action.
We support explorations teams with technical capacity, fresh perspectives and regional insight – helping you connect data, disciplines and decisions.
Talk to us about your next prospect.
How can we help you?
We offer flexible, hands-on support where and when you need it – tailored to your technical scope and business priorities.
Exploration support and license work
From APA applications and drill-or-drop decisions to full prospect evaluations – we provide flexible, expert support throughout the exploration process. Strengthen your capacity, reduce bottlenecks and keep your momentum in license work and asset evaluations.
Integrated technical evaluations
We combine the right disciplines to solve the right problems – from seismic interpretation and petrophysics to geopressure and petroleum system analysis. Our effort is tailored to your objectives, timeline, and data, delivering evaluations you can trust.
Regional studies and data insights
Give your team a head-start with our regional databases. Built over years, these frameworks provide quality-controlled data, integrated maps, and tested geological concepts – helping you save time, improve consistency, and uncover new opportunities.
Regional studies and data insights
Give your team a head-start with our regional databases. Built over years, these frameworks provide quality-controlled data, integrated maps, and tested geological concepts – helping you save time, improve consistency, and uncover new opportunities.
Cross-disciplinary integration
Good exploration depends on connecting the dots. We help translate detail into insight and foster better collaboration across subsurface, engineering and commercial teams – ensuring key observations inform the bigger picture.
Reservoir and development support
Whether you’re planning a new field, assessing a reservoir, or preparing a development plan, we help turn technical findings into solid business cases and aligned stakeholder decisions.
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How do you create clarity in a fractured geological narrative?
A recently acquired oil field in Norway presented more questions than answers. The new operator approached us for support: key regional studies had not been included in the acquisition, leaving important gaps in their understanding of the field’s geological setting.
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How to improve your confidence in volumetric estimates?
What should we know about the services you provide? Better descriptions result in more sales.
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Collaboration and risk-sharing needed to revitalise Norwegian oil and gas exploration
Supporting long-read for an opinion article written by Tim Dodson, former exploration manager in Equinor and Sidsel Lindsø, exploration expert and owner of Ecteras.
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How does subsurface clarity unlock drilling success?
In 2019, an operator approached us shortly after being awarded a new license. They needed a second opinion on an older well test and new perspectives that would form part of the official license program – and help shape the way forward.
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Exploration culture: The hidden driver of results
What does it take to create a successful exploration company culture? One answer is in this article, adapted from a talk delivered at the Exploration Seminar in October 2024, hosted by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
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How do you uncover billion-dollar blind spots?
A major Norwegian client approached us with a strategically important request: to act as their external innovation department. At the time, they were involved in a complex legal dispute and wanted to ensure that every angle had been examined – including the blind spots they sensed but couldn’t yet define.