Norwegian vitality big Equinor has accomplished the drilling of an appraisal effectively within the Wisting discovery. The corporate’s intention with the effectively 7324/7-4 within the Barents Sea was to amass knowledge on the reservoir and cap rock, to be used in ongoing analysis and growth of the invention.
In a media discover, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate mentioned that the effectively was drilled 300 kilometers (184 miles) north of Hammerfest utilizing the Deepsea Stavanger exploration rig. The effectively is positioned in manufacturing license 537.
The Wisting discovery was confirmed in Center Jurassic and Higher Triassic reservoir rocks within the Realgrunnen Subgroup in 2013. The invention is being evaluated for growth together with the Hanssen discovery in the identical manufacturing license, the directorate mentioned.
Effectively 7324/7-4 encountered the reservoir within the Stø and Nordmela formations with a complete of 39 meters (128 ft), with good reservoir high quality, in line with the directorate. Intensive knowledge acquisition and sampling have been carried out. The licensees will conduct intensive analyses of the collected samples and knowledge to find out their significance for the Wisting growth.
In line with the directorate, the appraisal effectively 7324/7-4 was drilled to a vertical depth of 870 meters (2854 ft) under sea degree and was terminated within the Fruholmen Formation within the Higher Triassic. The water depth is 396 meters (1300 ft). The effectively has been completely plugged and deserted.
Equinor and its companions within the Wisting discovery have postponed the funding determination in 2022 and have pushed the FID goal to 2026. The Wisting companions embrace Equinor Vitality (35 p.c), AkerBP ASA (35 p.c), Petoro AS (20 p.c) and INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS (10 p.c).
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