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Dry well in the Norwegian Sea (6606/4-1 S)

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

7/16/2025 OMV and its partners have drilled a dry well in the "Hoffmann" prospect.

Wildcat well 6606/4-1 S was drilled in production licence 1194, which was awarded in 2023 (Awards in pre-defined areas 2022).

This is the second wildcat well drilled in the production licence. A gas discovery was made in the first well, 6605/6-1 S.

The "Hoffmann" prospect is located in the Vøring Basin, about 65 kilometres south of the Aasta Hansteen field.

The well was drilled by the Deepsea Bollsta rig.

Geological information

The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks in the Nise Formation.

The well encountered a 19-metre thick sandstone layer in the Nise Formation with moderate reservoir quality and gas shows.

The well is classified as dry, with gas shows.

Well 6606/4-1 S was drilled to measured and vertical depths of 4371 and 4279 metres below sea level, respectively, and was terminated in the Nise Formation in the Upper Cretaceous. Water depth at the site is 883 metres. The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned.

Map showing the location of well 6606/4-1 S.

 

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Updated: 7/16/2025

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