The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat and appraisal wells 35/10-7 S and A in production license PL 630.
Wells 35/10-7 S and A will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility in position 61°01'03.291"N and 03°17'37.367"E.
Equinor is the operator with an ownership interest of 50 per cent. The other licensee is Wellesley Petroleum (50 per cent).
The area in this license consists of part of Block 35/10. The wells will be drilled about 16 kms northwest of the Troll field and 12 kms west of the Fram field.
Production license 630 was awarded on 3 February 2012 (APA2011). These are the fourth and fifth exploration wells to be drilled in the license.
The permit is contingent on the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing the drilling activity.
Source: NPD
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