Lundin to test Johan Sverdrup reservoir parameters
Nov. 13, 2012
The semisubmersible Transocean Winner has started drilling Lundin Norway’s latest appraisal well on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.
Offshore staff
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The semisubmersible Transocean Winner has started drilling Lundin Norway’s latest appraisal well on the Johan Sverdrup field in the North Sea.
Well 16/2-16 is being drilled on license on the north eastern flank of the discovery. The aims are to establish depth, quality, and thickness of the Jurassic reservoir sequences 3 km (1.8 mi) from well 16/2-13A in the same license, and well 16/2-10 in Statoil-operated PL265.
Both these wells both found encountered better reservoir and deeper oil water contacts than seen elsewhere in the field.
Lundin’s expects to find only a limited oil column at the latest location. But the well should provide important data on depth conversion and improved understanding of aquifer support.
Planned TD is roughly 2,250 m (7,382 ft) below mean sea level. Drilling should last about 50 days.
