Offshore staff
STAVANGER, Norway — Longboat Energy has confirmed a gas-condensate discovery in the HP/HT Oswig exploration well and subsequent sidetrack in license PL1100 in the Norwegian North Sea.
The Noble Intrepid drilled the sidetrack (30/5-4A) in 95 m of water and to a depth of 4,726 m TVDSS to allow for a drillstem test (DST) in the Upper Tarbert Formation. This produced on average 2.1 MMcf/d of gas and 280 bbl/d of condensate through a 10/64-in. choke.
In addition, the DST proved the structure can flow hydrocarbons from poor-quality reservoir, supporting a potential development via nearby offshore infrastructure.
The partnership will now work toward integrating the DST results into its understanding of the field and evaluate possible well configurations with the objective of maximizing flow rates in a future potential development.
Early analysis indicates 10 MMboe to 42 MMboe recoverable, with upside identified in a potential southern extension to the discovery.
Noble Drilling, which inherited the Intrepid following its acquisition of Maersk Drilling, has secured a new four-well intervention contract for another former Maersk rig, Noble Resilient, in the UK North Sea at a day rate of $87,500.
11.03.2022
