Statoil receives consent to use West Epsilon for production drilling on Gudrun field

Statoil receives consent to use West Epsilon for production drilling on Gudrun field

STAVANGER, Norway -- Statoil has recieved consent from Petroleum Safety Authority Norway to use the West Epsilon mobile drilling facility for production drilling on Gudrun field located in the North Sea.

Gudrun is an oil and gas field situated in the middle of the Norwegian part of the North Sea (license area PL025). It is located 50 km north of the Sleipner Øst and Sleipner Vest fields. Water depth is around 110 m.

Gudrun has been developed using a facility with a steel jacket and first stage processing. It is tied to Sleipner A through two pipelines, one for oil and one for rich gas.

Statoil formerly received consent to use West Epsilon for drilling and completion of well 15/3 on the Gudrun field and has now received consent to drill the remaining sections of well 15/3 – A- 14.

West Epsilon is operated by North Atlantic Drilling, formerly known as Seadrill Offshore.