Dry well near the Troll field in the North Sea
2011.02.03 -
Field Development
Wintershall Norge ASA, operator of production licence 378, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 35/12-3 S.
The well was drilled about 115 kilometres north-northwest of Bergen and about 15 kilometres north of the Troll field.
The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in Upper and Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (Sognefjord and Fensfjord formations and the Brent group).
The well encountered the Sognefjord and Fensfjord formations as well as the Brent group with good reservoir quality, but the well was dry. Extensive data acquisition and sampling have been carried out.
The well is the second exploration well in production licence 378, which was awarded in APA 2005.
The well was drilled to a vertical depth of 2729 metres below the sea surface, and was terminated in the Etive formation in the Brent group from the Middle Jurassic Age.
The water depth at the site is 352 metres. The well has now been permanently plugged and abandoned.
Well 35/12-3 S was drilled by the Songa Delta drilling facility, which will now proceed to production licence 434 in the Norwegian Sea to drill wildcat well 6507/8-8, where Nexen Exploration Norge AS is the operator.
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.
