Dry well in the North Sea
Published by Jack Roscoe,
Editorial Assistant
Oilfield Technology,
Equinor’s exploration well 30/4-4 in the North Sea is dry. The well was drilled about 7 km north of the Martin Linge field in the North Sea and 180 km west of Bergen.
Equinor is the operator of production licence 043 FS. This is the first exploration well in production licence 043 FS, which was awarded in the awards in predefined areas (APA) in 2022.
The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in sandstone in the Hermod Member in the Palaeocene.
The well encountered 114 m of Hermod sandstones with very good reservoir quality. The well is dry.Extensive wireline data has been collected.
Well 30/4-4 was drilled to a vertical depth of 2135 m below sea level and was terminated in shale from the Cenozoic.
Water depth at the site is 128 m. The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Read the article online at: https://www.oilfieldtechnology.com/offshore-and-subsea/11012024/dry-well-in-the-north-sea/
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