Statoil receives consent to plug North Sea well
Statoil has received consent to use the Deepsea Atlantic drilling facility for the permanent plugging of well 34/10-52A/B at Gullfaks Sør, in the North Sea.
Gullfaks Sør lies due south of Gullfaks in the northern part of the North Sea. The field has been developed using a total of 12 subsea templates tied back to the Gullfaks A and Gullfaks C facilities.
Expected start-up of the operation is mid-August 2014, and is expected to last approximately 16 days.
Deepsea Atlantic is a drilling facility of the MODU GVA 7500 type and is operated by Odfjell Drilling AS. The facility was completed in 2009, is registered in Norway and is classified by DNV.
Source: PSA Norway.
Edited by Katie Woodward
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/drilling-and-production/28072014/statoil-to-use-deepsea-atlantic-for-well-plugging-1144/
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