Drilling permit for well 6306/3-1 S in production licence 937
9/13/2021
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted INEOS E&P Norge AS a drilling permit for well 6306/3-1 S, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Well 6306/3-1 S will be drilled from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility in position 63°53'8.79"N and 6°46'9.65"E.
The drilling program for well 6306/3-1 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 937. INEOS E&P Norge AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 85 per cent. The other licensee is Lime Petroleum AS (15 per cent).
The area in this licence consists of parts of blocks 6306/2 and 6306/3. The well will be drilled about 15 kilometres south of 6406/12-4 S (Boomerang) on the Fenja field.
Production licence 937 was awarded on 2 March 2018 (APA 2017). 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.
Updated: 2/12/2025
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