Aasta Hansteen Field Wildcat Hits Three 190-m Gas Columns
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Wintershall AG, operator of production license PL 894, completed well #6604/5-1 in Aasta Hansteen Field in the Norwegian Sea. The wildcat encountered three gross gas columns of about 190 m, of which the reservoir makes up 90 m distributed between three different sandstone zones in Springa. According to Wintershall, the reservoir quality was moderate-to-poor and no gas/water contact was encountered in the well. The well was to prove petroleum in the Upper Cretaceous reservoir. Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 7 and 19 Bcm of gas and 1-3 MMcm of recoverable condensate. The licensees will evaluate this and other area prospects and discoveries for potential further development. This is the first exploration well in production license PL 894. It was drilled to 3,819 m. The well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned. Wintershall is based in Kassel, Germany.
Wintershall AG, operator of production license PL 894, completed well #6604/5-1 in Aasta Hansteen Field in the Norwegian Sea. The wildcat encountered three gross gas columns of about 190 m, of which the reservoir makes up 90 m distributed between three different sandstone zones in Springa. According to Wintershall, the reservoir quality was moderate-to-poor and no gas/water contact was encountered in the well. The well was to prove petroleum in the Upper Cretaceous reservoir. Preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 7 and 19 Bcm of gas and 1-3 MMcm of recoverable condensate. The licensees will evaluate this and other area prospects and discoveries for potential further development. This is the first exploration well in production license PL 894. It was drilled to 3,819 m. The well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned. Wintershall is based in Kassel, Germany.