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Dry well in the North Sea (35/6-5 S)

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The well was drilled by the Odfjell rig Deepsea Nordkapp. (Photo: Odfjell Drilling)

2/6/2025 Aker BP ASA and its partners have drilled a dry well in the “Njargasas” prospect in the North Sea.

Wildcat well 35/6-5 S is located in production licence 1110, which was part of the awards in predefined areas (APA) 2020, announced in February 2021.

This was the first well in the licence, and it was drilled by the Odfjell rig Deepsea Nordkapp.

The drilling was carried out north of the Gjøa field. There has been significant interest in this area in recent years, and several production licences have been awarded here.

Geological information

The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Lower Cretaceous reservoir rocks in the Agat Formation.

The well encountered the Agat Formation with a total depth of 176 metres, of which a total of 97 metres consisted of sandstone layers with poor to moderate reservoir quality. The well is classified as dry.

Well 35/6-5 S was drilled to a vertical depth of 3933 metres below sea level, and was terminated in the Åsgard Formation in the Lower Cretaceous.

Water depth at the site is 332 metres. The well has been permanently plugged and abandoned.

Map showing the location of well 35/6-5 S.

 

Contact
Bjørn Rasen

Tel: +47 51 87 60 00

Updated: 2/6/2025

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