Lundin Norway has made two oil and gas discoveries near the Edvard Grieg Field on the Utsira High in the North Sea offshore Norway, Lundin Petroleum said June 20 in a news release.
One discovery was made by the Jorvik exploration well 16/1-31 S, which hit oil in 30 meters of conglomerate reservoir of Triassic age with a thin, high quality sandstone above, Lundin said.
“The well was tested at an anticipated low rate of around 130 [barrels of oil per day] in the conglomerate interval and pressure measurements show that the area is in communication with the Edvard Grieg Field,” Lundin said in the release. “This combination of conglomerate and sandstone reservoir types are also found on the southern and eastern part of Edvard Grieg, and a horizontal production well in the Jorvik area of the field is expected to flow at commercial rates.”
The other discovery was made at Tellus East, where well 16/1-31 A hit a gross oil column of 60 meters in porous, weathered basement reservoir.
“The Tellus area on the northern edge of the Edvard Grieg Field is currently producing from two horizontal production wells that have contribution from porous, weathered basement reservoirs,” the company sad, “and the Tellus East discovery gives further confidence in the basement potential in this area of the Edvard Grieg Field.”
The oil and gas discoveries have combined resources of between 4 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) and 37 MMboe.
The dual branch Jorvik/Tellus East well was drilled by the Leiv Eiriksson semisubmersible drilling rig. Lundin Norway is the operator of PL338, where the discoveries are located, with a 65% working interest. Partners are OMV (20%) and Wintershall DEA (15%).
The rig will now drill shallow gas pilot wells in the Utsira High area, the company said. The work is part of the Solveig development project. Following this, the rig will move to PL815 to drill the Goddo exploration well 16/5-8S that will test the extension of the Rolvsnes weathered basement oil discovery into the adjacent license.
Recommended Reading
SLB to Acquire Majority Stake in Aker Carbon Capture
2024-03-31 - SLB and Aker Carbon Capture plan to combine their technology portfolios, expertise and operations platforms to bring carbon capture technologies to market faster and more economically, SLB said in a news release.
1PointFive, AT&T Enter Carbon Removal Pact
2024-03-13 - 1PointFive said it is also participating in AT&T’s Connected Climate Initiative to collaborate on carbon removal solutions like direct air capture.
Red Trail Energy Issues Carbon Removal Credits
2024-03-06 - Red Trail Energy’s CO2 removal credits is the largest durable carbon removal project registered on the Puro Registry to date.
Worley to Design CCS Facilities for Bayou Bend JV
2024-05-13 - Bayou Bend is a carbon capture and sequestration joint venture between Chevron, TotalEnergies and Equinor located along the Gulf Coast in Texas.
Trace Carbon Solutions Applies for First Phase of Class VI Wells at Evergreen Hub
2024-03-12 - Trace is applying for its subsidiary Evergreen Sequestration Hub to be allowed to permanently sequester CO2 in underground geological formations in Louisiana.