Drilling starts on second Aasta Hansteen area wildcat
March 23, 2015
The semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen has spudded the Roald Rygg exploration well 6706/12-3 for operator Statoil in license PL602 in the Norwegian Sea.
Offshore staff
TORSHAVN, Faroe Islands – The semisubmersible Transocean Spitsbergen has spudded the Roald Rygg exploration well 6706/12-3 for operator Statoil in license PL602 in the Norwegian Sea.
According to partner Atlantic Petroleum, the planned depth is around 3,420 m (11,220 ft) TVD and operations should last 35 days.
The main target is the Nise formation; the Kvitnos formation is the secondary target.
The prospect is close to the recentSnefrid North discovery (well 6706/12-2) in PL218, which encountered a 105-m (344-ft) gas column and 4 m (13 ft) of oil in the Nise formation. Â
There are other prospects and leads in PL602, Atlantic adds, in an area within touching distance of Statoil’sAasta Hansteen field development which is due to come onstream in 2017.
