Wildcat well 33/2-2 S, drilled offshore Norway to test the hydrocarbon potential of the Morkel prospect in PL579, encountered oil in sandstones, but the find was deemed non-commercial, Lundin Petroleum said in a news release.
The main objective of the well, located about 40 km northwest of the Snorre Field, was to test the hydrocarbon potential and reservoir properties of the Pre-Cretaceous section on the eastern flank of the Mackerel Horst. The well encountered oil in a 173-m gross reservoir interval which is interpreted to be Triassic-age Lunde Formation with low reservoir quality and poor production characteristics, the release said.
Lundin said extensive data acquisition and sampling was carried out including conventional coring, sampling and a production test through a drillstem test (DST). The DST was performed in the oil zone, producing at a rate of 428 barrels of oil per day through a 24/64-in. choke.
The well, drilled to a total depth of 3,498 m below mean sea level by the Bredford Dolphin semisubmersible, is being plugged and abandoned as an uncommercial oil discovery, Lundin said.
Lundin Norway is operator with a 50% working interest. Bayerngas Norge AS and Fortis Petroleum Norway AS are partners with 30% and 20% working interest respectively.
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