Det norske wildcat misses in North Sea

STAVANGER, Norway -- Det norske oljeselskap, operator of production license 626, has completed the drilling of wildcat well 25/10-15 S. The well is dry.

The well was drilled in the central part of the North Sea, about 6 km north of the Hanz discovery and 200 km northwest of Stavanger.

The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in Upper Jurassic reservoir rocks (intra Draupne sandstone). The secondary exploration target was to prove petroleum in Middle Jurassic reservoir rocks (Hugin formation).

The well encountered a 36.5-m thick sandstone layer in the Upper Jurassic with moderate to poor reservoir quality and an 11-m thick Middle Jurassic sandstone layer with good to moderate reservoir quality. The well also encountered a 65-m thick Skagerrak formation with moderate reservoir quality. Data acquisition has been carried out.

Well 25/10-15 S was drilled to a measured depth of 2,696 m (MD RT) and a vertical depth of 2,629 m below the sea surface.

This is the first exploration well in production license 626.