Sokkeldirektoratet

Drilling permit for well 6611/1-1 in production licence 896

9/12/2019 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted DEA Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6611/1-1, cf. Section 15 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Well 6611/1-1 will be drilled from the West Hercules drilling facility in position 66°47'39.63"N and 11°1'11.61"E after completing the drilling of wildcat well 32/4-2 for Equinor Energy AS in production licence 921.

The drilling program for well 6611/1-1 relates to the drilling of wildcat wells in production licence 896. DEA Norge AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 40 per cent. The other licensees are Petoro AS, Lundin Norway AS and Equinor Energy AS, each with an ownership interest of 20 per cent.

The area in this licence consists of the eastern part of block 6610/2 and blocks 6610/3, 6611/1 and 6611/2. The well will be drilled about 150 kilometres northeast of the Norne field, and about 150 kilometres southwest of Bodø.

Production licence 896 was awarded on 10 February 2017 in APA 2016. This is the first exploration well to be drilled in the licence.

The permit is contingent on the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing the drilling activity.

Map showing licence 896

 

 

 

Contact
postboks@sodir.no

Tel: +47 51 87 60 00

Updated: 2/12/2025

Latest news

Drilling permit for wellbore 31/4-A-15 B
6/30/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted OKEA ASA drilling permit for wellbore 31/4-A-15 B in production licence 055.
Oil discovery near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea (7220/7-CD-1H)
6/30/2025 Equinor and its partners have made an oil discovery in the "Drivis Tubåen" prospect.
Check out our key figures in new visualisations!
6/27/2025 Now you have a quick and easy way to extract key figures associated with petroleum activities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) in an interactive dashboard.
Drilling permit for wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H
6/26/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 6506/12-PB-3 H in production licence 094.
Dry well in the North Sea (25/11-30 S)
6/26/2025 Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well on the «Lit» prospect in the North Sea.
Dry well in the Norwegian Sea (6405/7-4)
6/25/2025 Aker BP and its partners have drilled a dry well on the “Rondeslottet” prospect in the Norwegian Sea.
Drilling permit for wellbore 15/8-3 S
6/23/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor Energy AS drilling permit for wellbore 15/8-3 S in production licence 1137.
Production figures May 2025
6/20/2025 Preliminary production figures for May 2025 show an average daily production of 1 980 000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate.
Appraisal well confirms oil discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6507/5-12 S)
6/19/2025 ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS, operator of production licence 891, has concluded drilling of the second appraisal well, 6507/5-12 S, on the 6507/5-10 S (Slagugle) oil discovery .
Expedition to map the environment
6/18/2025 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has participated in research expeditions for many years in an effort to acquire more knowledge about the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) and the resources in the subsurface. Now we’ve also gathered environmental data.