Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a well about 40 km west of Kristiansund and about 44 km north of the Gjøa field in the northern part of the North Sea.
Wellesley Petroleum has drilled a well about 40 km west of Kristiansund and about 44 km north of the Gjøa field in the northern part of the North Sea. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks in the Krossfjord Formation. The well encountered water-bearing sandstone rocks at about 33 m, with poor to moderate reservoir quality. Water-bearing sandstone rocks were also encountered at about 33 m with poor to moderate reservoir quality, of unknown age, deeper in the well. The Krossfjord Formation has traces of petroleum. Data acquisition has been carried out. Well 36/1-4 S was drilled to a vertical depth of 3224 m below sea level and was terminated in basement rock. Water depth at the site is 211 m.
Shell has made a significant oil and gas discovery at a closely-watched offshore well in Namibia after it drilled the Graff-1 well.
Equinor has won consent to drill exploration well 7220/8-2 in the Barents Sea. The well in production licence PL 532 will test the Snøfonn Nord prospect. Water depth is 350 m.
Shell has won consent for exploration drilling in Block 6305/5 in the Norwegian Sea. Well 6305/5-C-3 H will be drilled in production licence PL 209. Water depth is 925 m.
TotalEnergies has exercised an option to drill an additional well in Block 58 offshore Suriname. The work will commence in March 2022.
Equinor has won consent to drill a well to test the Kveikje Prospect in the North Sea.
