Aker BP delineates gas discovery in Norwegian Sea

Aker BP, along with licensee Wintershall Dea, is considering the potential of tying the discoveries back to existing infrastructure in the area.

Aker BP has successfully confirmed the size of its gas discovery in the Norwegian Sea through appraisal well 6507/2-7 S.

According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD), the well, located 230km west of Sandnessjøen and 12km west of the Skarv field, was drilled to a vertical depth of 5,098m and a measured depth of 5,140m subsea by the Deepsea Nordkapp rig.

The well, part of production license 261, was terminated in the Åre formation from the Lower Jurassic age, with the water depth at the site being 340m.

Aker BP, as the operator, along with licensee Wintershall Dea (Harbour Energy), is considering the potential of tying the discoveries back to existing infrastructure in the area.

The appraisal well aimed to delineate the Storjo East and Kaneljo discoveries in Jurassic and Cretaceous reservoir rocks, respectively.

The operator has now narrowed the preliminary estimates for the exploration targets, placing the size of the discoveries at 2–8.7 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent in the primary exploration target.

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