Equinor’s Exploration Well 30/4-4 in the North Sea Has Been Reported Dry by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
Equinor reported that the exploration well 30/4-4 in the North Sea has run dry, according to the Norwegian oil resources regulator, Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
The well was located about seven kilometers north of the Linge Field in the North Sea, and 180 kilometers west of Bergen, Norway.
The Transocean Spitsbergen rig drilled the exploratory well, which unfortunately turned out to be dry.
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Equinor is the operator of production license 043 FS in the energy sector, with a 51% state stake in the North Sea.
This is the first exploration well in production license 043 FS, located in the North Sea.
Oil Exploration in the North Sea
Equinor’s partners in the license are Petoro (30%) and Sval Energi (19%).
The primary exploration objective of the well was to prove oil in sandstone in the Hermod Member in the Paleocene.
The well encountered 114 meters of Hermod sandstones with very good reservoir quality. It was drilled to a vertical depth of 2,135 meters below sea level and terminated in Cenozoic shale. The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Oil Discovery in the North Sea
The water depth at the site is 128 meters. The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
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