The well was drilled approximately 14 km north-east of the Skarvfield in the Norwegian Sea and 220 km west of Sandnessjøen.
The primary exploration objective for the well was to detect petroleum in reservoir rocks of Middle Jurassic age (Fangstgruppen). The secondary exploration objective was to detect petroleum in reservoir rocks of the Lower Jurassic (Båtgruppen).
Well 6507/3-15 hit a total oil and gas column of approximately 115 meters in the Fangst and Båt groups, of which approximately 40 meters in sandstone layers with good reservoir quality in the primary exploration target in the Fangst group, and approximately 55 meters in sandstone layers with moderate to good reservoir quality in secondary exploration targets in the Båtgruppen.
In the Båtgruppen there was a further 100 meters of sandstone layers with moderate to good reservoir quality. The gas/oil and oil/water contact was struck at 1,980 meters and 2,021 meters below sea level, respectively.
Preliminary calculation of the size of the discovery is between 1.7 and 5.7 million standard cubic meters (Sm 3 ) recoverable oil equivalents. The licensees in extraction permit 941 will consider producing the discovery against the Skarv field.
The well was not formation tested, but extensive data collection and sampling has been carried out.
This is the first well in extraction permit 941. The permit was awarded in TFO 2017 .
Well 6507/3-15 was drilled to a vertical depth of 2,197 meters below sea level, and was terminated in the Åre Formation in the Lower Jurassic.
The sea depth is 348 metres. The well is now permanently plugged and abandoned.
Well 6507/3-15 was drilled by the drilling rig Deepsea Nordkapp, which will now drill exploratory well 6507/3-16 in production permit 941 in the Norwegian Sea, where Aker BP ASA is the operator.
Source: AkerBP
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