Dry well at North Sea Balder Triassic
2010.03.26 -
Field Development
ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (ExxonMobil), operator of production license 028 S, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 25/10-10. Det norske oljeselskap ASA (Det norske) carried out the drilling operations on behalf of ExxonMobil. The well is located immediately west of the Balder fiel.
The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in sandstones of Early Triassic age. The well encountered good quality reservoir rocks in the objective reservoir interval but they were water bearing. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2473m below the sea surface and terminated in the Zechstein Formation of Permian Age. The water depth at the site is 123 meters. The well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned.
The well was drilled by the Aker Barents, which now will proceed to PL 460. There, it will complete well 25/1-11 on the Storklakken prospect operated by Det norske oljeselskap ASA.
PA Resources AB has signed an agreement with the shareholders to acquire the entire share capital of the British oil exploration company Scotsdale Ltd. The company is focusing on low risk exploration in North West Europe. The acquisition means that PA Resources increases its presence in the North Sea with licenses in the United Kingdom and Denmark, and potentially also in the Netherlands.
Aker Exploration has entered into agreements with the international oil company Eni Norge to acquire ownership interests in two licenses in the vicinity of the Åsgard field. The agreements further strengthen Aker Exploration’s position in the Norwegian Sea.
SCAN Geophysical ASA (SCAN) today announced that the company is
remobilising its seismic vessel, M/V Geo Searcher, to re-commence a previously-suspended
2D project offshore Pakistan for BP.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted ENI Norge AS a drilling permit for wellbore 34/12-1 in the North Sea.
Eni has successfully drilled the last appraisal well, encountered approximately 127 metres (419 ft) of net pay in multiple sands. The initial analysis indicates good reservoir quality.
