Equinor ASA has declared an oil and gasoline discovery on the Norwegian aspect of the North Sea, close to the Fram subject, placing the scale between 13 million barrels of oil equal (MMboe) and 28 MMboe.
The bulk state-owned exploration and manufacturing firm and its companions made the mostly-gas discovery in wells 35/11-30 S and 35/11-30 A, collectively often known as “Rhombi”, in manufacturing license 090, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate mentioned in a press release.
“There was vital exploration exercise on this space in recent times”, added the web assertion. “A number of discoveries have been made in what are known as the Fram licenses, in addition to in surrounding manufacturing licenses”.
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Operator Equinor mentioned individually, “That is the primary discovery on this space in 2024, aside from an appraisal effectively in a earlier discovery”.
“The invention is positioned within the a part of the North Sea the place a complete of 12 discoveries have been constructed from 2018 to 2023”, Equinor added within the assertion on its web site.
The consortium plans tie-in to present infrastructure to use the newly discovered assets, of which “barely greater than half” is pure gasoline, Equinor mentioned.
“That is an thrilling discovery in considered one of our core areas that has well-developed infrastructure for each oil and gasoline”, Geir Sørtveit, an Equinor senior vp for exploration and manufacturing, mentioned.
“We’re actively exploring on this space and have made many discoveries right here in recent times. We at the moment are engaged on how these discoveries can greatest be developed to attain good useful resource utilization, good profitability and low emissions”.
The three way partnership consists of Equinor Vitality AS, which holds a forty five p.c stake; Vår Energi ASA, which owns 40 p.c; and INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS, which has the remaining 15 p.c.
The Rhombit marketing campaign, executed by Odfjell Drilling Ltd.’s Deepsea Atlantic semi-submersible rig, primarily focused Higher Jurassic reservoir rocks within the Sognefjord Formation. Drilling additionally concerned Center Jurassic reservoir rocks within the Fensfjord Formation because the secondary goal, in response to the Directorate.
“Properly 35/11-30 S encountered a 41-meter [134.51 feet] gas-filled sandstone layer and a 9-meter [29.53 feet] aquiferous sandstone layer within the Sognefjord Formation, each of which with superb reservoir properties”, the upstream regulator mentioned. “The gasoline/water contact was not encountered.
“Within the secondary exploration goal, effectively 35/11-30 S encountered a 72-meter [236.22 feet] sandstone layer with superb reservoir properties within the Fensfjord Formation. The reservoir was aquiferous”.
In the meantime effectively 35/11-30 A confirmed a 43-meter [141.08 feet] gasoline column over a six-meter [19.69 feet] oil column within the Sognefjord Formation. “The reservoir was 110 meters [360.89 feet] thick, with superb reservoir properties”, the Directorate mentioned. “The gasoline/oil contact was encountered at 1961 meters [6,433.73 feet] and the oil/water contact at a vertical depth of 1967 meters [6,453.41 feet] under sea degree.
“Within the secondary exploration goal, effectively 35/11-30 A encountered a 12-meter [39.37 feet] oil column in a 100-meter [328.08 feet] sandstone reservoir within the Fensfjord Formation, with good reservoir properties. The remaining 88 meters [288.71 feet] have been aquiferous. The oil/water contact was not encountered”.
The 2 wells have been completely plugged and deserted, the Directorate mentioned.
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