Equinor Completes Cape Vulture Appraisal Testing
Drilling Activity Details
Norway
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Stavanger-based Equinor completed Cape Vulture appraisal wells #6608/10-18, #6608/10-18 A and #6608/10-18 B operator of production license PL 128 D. The #6608/10-17 S (Cape Vulture) oil and gas discovery was originally proven in two zones in Lower Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Lange) in 2017. The objective of the appraisal wells was to delineate the two reservoir zones at the #6608/10-17 S oil and gas discovery, as well as to investigate a new underlying, third reservoir zone in the Lower Cretaceous (Lange). The appraisal wells encountered oil in three reservoir zones in Lange. No oil/water contacts were encountered in the three reservoir zones, but were established with #6608/10-18 B. The total proven oil column in the uppermost zone is about 80 m. In the middle zone, a 13-m gas column was proven, as well as a total oil column of about 110 m. In the uppermost zone, #6608/10-18 A encountered an oil column of about 10 m, of which 5 m is sandstone with good-to-very good reservoir properties. In the middle zone, oil columns of about 15 and 10 m were discovered in #6608/10-18 and #6608/10-18 respectively, of which 5 m in sandstones with moderate-to-good reservoir properties in both wells. In the deepest zone, # 6608/10-18 encountered oil in a 2-m thick sandstone layer with good reservoir properties. Preliminary estimates of the size of the discovery after the appraisal drilling are between 8 and 11 MMcm of recoverable oil equivalents. The #6608/10-18, #6608/10-18 A and #6608/10-18 B were drilled to respective vertical depths of 3,437, 3,114 and 3,256 m. The #6608/10-18 bottomed in Melke (Middle to Upper Jurassic) and wells #6608/10-18 A and #6608/10-18 B bottomed in Lange (Lower Cretaceous). Area water depth is 372 m. The wells will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Stavanger-based Equinor completed Cape Vulture appraisal wells #6608/10-18, #6608/10-18 A and #6608/10-18 B operator of production license PL 128 D. The #6608/10-17 S (Cape Vulture) oil and gas discovery was originally proven in two zones in Lower Cretaceous reservoir rocks (Lange) in 2017. The objective of the appraisal wells was to delineate the two reservoir zones at the #6608/10-17 S oil and gas discovery, as well as to investigate a new underlying, third reservoir zone in the Lower Cretaceous (Lange). The appraisal wells encountered oil in three reservoir zones in Lange. No oil/water contacts were encountered in the three reservoir zones, but were established with #6608/10-18 B. The total proven oil column in the uppermost zone is about 80 m. In the middle zone, a 13-m gas column was proven, as well as a total oil column of about 110 m. In the uppermost zone, #6608/10-18 A encountered an oil column of about 10 m, of which 5 m is sandstone with good-to-very good reservoir properties. In the middle zone, oil columns of about 15 and 10 m were discovered in #6608/10-18 and #6608/10-18 respectively, of which 5 m in sandstones with moderate-to-good reservoir properties in both wells. In the deepest zone, # 6608/10-18 encountered oil in a 2-m thick sandstone layer with good reservoir properties. Preliminary estimates of the size of the discovery after the appraisal drilling are between 8 and 11 MMcm of recoverable oil equivalents. The #6608/10-18, #6608/10-18 A and #6608/10-18 B were drilled to respective vertical depths of 3,437, 3,114 and 3,256 m. The #6608/10-18 bottomed in Melke (Middle to Upper Jurassic) and wells #6608/10-18 A and #6608/10-18 B bottomed in Lange (Lower Cretaceous). Area water depth is 372 m. The wells will be permanently plugged and abandoned.