First Wildcat in Skarv Field/PL 1008 Hits 15-m Lysing Gas Column
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Aker BP completed wildcat well #6506/5-1 S in PL 1008, the first well in the license. The objective of the Skarv Field well was to prove petroleum in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Lysing). The wildcat encountered a gas column of about 15 m in Lysing, of which 10 m of sandstones had very good reservoir quality. Deeper in the Lysing Formation, about 25 m of net water-bearing reservoir rocks were encountered with moderate reservoir quality. It was drilled to 3,225 m and terminated in Lange in the Lower Cretaceous. Area water depth is 409 m. Preliminary estimates indicate that the discovery is between 1-2.4 Bcm of recoverable gas. Oslo-based operator Aker and partners will evaluate the discovery with nearby. The well was not formation-tested, but extensive data acquisition and sampling have been carried out. The well has been temporarily plugged and abandoned.
Aker BP completed wildcat well #6506/5-1 S in PL 1008, the first well in the license. The objective of the Skarv Field well was to prove petroleum in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Lysing). The wildcat encountered a gas column of about 15 m in Lysing, of which 10 m of sandstones had very good reservoir quality. Deeper in the Lysing Formation, about 25 m of net water-bearing reservoir rocks were encountered with moderate reservoir quality. It was drilled to 3,225 m and terminated in Lange in the Lower Cretaceous. Area water depth is 409 m. Preliminary estimates indicate that the discovery is between 1-2.4 Bcm of recoverable gas. Oslo-based operator Aker and partners will evaluate the discovery with nearby. The well was not formation-tested, but extensive data acquisition and sampling have been carried out. The well has been temporarily plugged and abandoned.