Oil Discovery in North Sea Block 9/14a Estimate: 15-40 MMboe.
Drilling Activity Details
United Kingdom
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Azinor Catalyst Ltd., based in London, has reported an oil discovery at its Agar-Plantain exploration well, #9/14a-17B in the U.K. sector of the North Sea in Block 9/14a in license P1763. The well and associated sidetrack delineated the eastern extent of the hydrocarbon discovery. The sidetrack encountered a 20-m interval of high-quality oil-bearing sands, with no oil-water contact. The original discovery well in the block, #9/14a-15A, encountered a 33-ft Eocene Agar zone in high-quality Eocene Frigg sands. Reservoir oil samples have now been recovered to surface and further analysis will be required to define the recoverable resources. The current recoverable resource estimate is between 15 and 50 MMboe, The #9/14a-17B is in the process of being plugged and abandoned. Azinor Catalyst is the operator of the block and license P1763 with 25% interest in partnership with Cairn Energy, holding 50%, and Faroe Petroleum with 25%.
Azinor Catalyst Ltd., based in London, has reported an oil discovery at its Agar-Plantain exploration well, #9/14a-17B in the U.K. sector of the North Sea in Block 9/14a in license P1763. The well and associated sidetrack delineated the eastern extent of the hydrocarbon discovery. The sidetrack encountered a 20-m interval of high-quality oil-bearing sands, with no oil-water contact. The original discovery well in the block, #9/14a-15A, encountered a 33-ft Eocene Agar zone in high-quality Eocene Frigg sands. Reservoir oil samples have now been recovered to surface and further analysis will be required to define the recoverable resources. The current recoverable resource estimate is between 15 and 50 MMboe, The #9/14a-17B is in the process of being plugged and abandoned. Azinor Catalyst is the operator of the block and license P1763 with 25% interest in partnership with Cairn Energy, holding 50%, and Faroe Petroleum with 25%.