Det norske oljeselskap drills dry well near Visund field

Det norske oljeselskap drills dry well near Visund field

STAVANGER, Norway -- Det norske oljeselskap, operator of production license 553, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 34/7-36 S. The well, which was drilled about 10 km west of the Visund field in the North Sea, was dry.

The primary and secondary exploration targets for the well were to prove petroleum in Upper Jurassic reservoir rocks (Intra Draupne and Intra Heather formation sandstones, respectively).

Well 34/7-36 S did not encounter any reservoir in the Draupne formation, while thin reservoir sands of poor quality were encountered in the Heather formation. There are also traces of petroleum in sandstones in the Lista formation from the Palaeocene Age.

Data acquisition and sampling have been carried out.

This is the first exploration well in production license 553, which was awarded in APA 2009.

The well was bored to a vertical depth of 3,639 m below the sea surface and was terminated in the Etive formation from the Middle Jurassic Age. Water depth is 304 m. The well has been permanently plugged and abandoned.

Well 34/7-36 S was drilled by the Borgland Dolphin, which has now returned to land for its five-year classification.