Norwegian power large Equinor ASA, along with its companions, has made a brand new gasoline and condensate discovery within the Norwegian Sea. Norwegian Offshore Directorate mentioned in a discover the invention was made in improvement effectively 6406/2-L-2 H, 260 kilometers (161.5 miles) southwest of Bronnoysund.
Equinor and its companions contracted Transocean Spitsbergen to drill the effectively positioned in license 199 within the Haltenbanken Vest Unit within the Norwegian Sea. The effectively was drilled in reference to the Lavrans discovery, presently present process improvement. The target of the effectively was to show petroleum in Decrease Jurassic sandstones within the decrease a part of the Tilje Formation, the directorate mentioned.
Preliminary estimates place the scale of the invention within the vary of two million to 4 million customary cubic meters (70.6-141.2 million customary cubic toes) of recoverable oil equal. The directorate mentioned Equinor and its companions will contemplate tying the invention again to the infrastructure presently being developed for the Lavrans discovery, which is a part of the Kristin area.
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In accordance with the directorate, the effectively 6406/2-L-2 H encountered a gasoline/condensate column of about 30 meters (98 toes) with reasonable to good reservoir properties within the decrease components of the Tilje Formation. Additional gasoline/condensate was additionally confirmed within the higher components of the Tilje Formation in a sandstone reservoir. Nonetheless, the reservoir had reasonable to poor properties and was not formation-tested.
The effectively was drilled to respective measured and vertical depths of 6075 and 5045 meters (19,931 and 16,581 toes) under sea degree and was terminated within the Are Formation within the Decrease Jurassic.
The directorate mentioned that the wellbore has been completely plugged. The Transocean Spitsbergen rig will transfer on to the manufacturing effectively 6406/2-L-2 AY1H in the identical location to proceed drilling.
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