RWE Dea Norge receives drilling permit for well 35/9-12 S from NPD
RWE Dea Norge receives drilling permit for well 35/9-12 S from NPD
OSLO, Norway -- RWE Dea Norge has received a drilling permit from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for well 35/9-12 S. The drilling program relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production license 420.
The well will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility at position 61°15`28.34" north and 3°44`46.61" east, after completing the drilling of wildcat wells 34/6-3 S and 34/6-3 A for Total E&P Norge in production licence 554. The well will be drilled about 80 km southwest of Floro, in Norway.
RWE Dea Norge is the operator, with an ownership interest of 30%. The other licensees are Statoil Petroleum (40%) and Idemitsu Petroleum Norge (30%). The area in this license consists of part of block 35/9.
Production license 420 was awarded on Feb. 16, 2007 (APA 2006). This is the fourth well to be drilled in the license.
