Equinor Makes Gas and Condensate Discovery in Norwegian Sea

Norwegian energy giant Equinor ASA, together with its partners, has made a new gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea. Norwegian Offshore Directorate said in a notice the discovery was made in development well 6406/2-L-2 H, 260 kilometers (161.5 miles) southwest of Bronnoysund.

Equinor and its partners contracted Transocean Spitsbergen to drill the well located in license 199 in the Haltenbanken Vest Unit in the Norwegian Sea. The well was drilled in connection with the Lavrans discovery, currently undergoing development. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Lower Jurassic sandstones in the lower part of the Tilje Formation, the directorate said.

Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery in the range of two million to four million standard cubic meters (70.6-141.2 million standard cubic feet) of recoverable oil equivalent. The directorate said Equinor and its partners will consider tying the discovery back to the infrastructure currently being developed for the Lavrans discovery, which is part of the Kristin field.

According to the directorate, the well 6406/2-L-2 H encountered a gas/condensate column of about 30 meters (98 feet) with moderate to good reservoir properties in the lower parts of the Tilje Formation. Further gas/condensate was also proven in the upper parts of the Tilje Formation in a sandstone reservoir. However, the reservoir had moderate to poor properties and was not formation-tested.

The well was drilled to respective measured and vertical depths of 6075 and 5045 meters (19,931 and 16,581 feet) below sea level and was terminated in the Are Formation in the Lower Jurassic.

The directorate said that the wellbore has been permanently plugged. The Transocean Spitsbergen rig will move on to the production well 6406/2-L-2 AY1H in the same location to continue drilling.

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