Maersk Oil said May 12 the exploration well Xana-1X in the Danish North Sea has discovered hydrocarbons.
The Xana-1X well was drilled in license 9/95 in the northern part of the Danish sector with Maersk as operator, the Danish company said.
The "high pressure high temperature" exploration well was drilled at a water depth of 68 m (223 ft) and a total drilling depth of 5,071 m (16,637 ft) in the Jurassic formation.
The well was spudded on Dec. 8, 2014 by the jackup rig Noble Sam Turner and is currently being plugged and abandoned.
The license partners are currently accessing the technical and commercial implications of the discovery and looking at potential for a follow-up, said Martin Rune Pedersen, managing director of Maersk’s Danish business unit, in a statement.
The partnership in license 9/95 consists of the following companies: A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (34%), Dong E&P A/S (20%), Nordsøfonden (20%), Noreco Oil Denmark A/S (16%) and Danoil Exploration A/S (10%).
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