Norway well slot: 34 wells completed so far in 2021

Norway well slot: 34 wells completed so far in 2021

Westwood Global Energy reports that there was one exploration well active as of 16 December. A total of six appraisal wells and 28 exploration wells have completed to date in 2021, from which ten commercial discoveries have been made giving a 36% commercial success rate to date.

North Sea

Equinor spudded the 35/10-7 S Toppand exploration well on 2 November with the West Hercules semi sub. The well is targeting oil in the Middle Jurassic Etive and Oseberg Formations in the Brent Group and the Lower Jurassic Cook Formation in the Dunlin Group, in a faulted structural trap. The well was sidetracked on 12 December as 35/10-7 A, indicating that the initial well made a discovery, however no results have been announced. The well is located c. 11 km to the west of the Fram Field which would be the most likely tie back solution if successful. The well had a c. 30-day dry hole duration, with 59 days predicted if a discovery is made and a sidetrack is drilled.