RWE Dea Norge AS, operator of production license 420, has completed drilling operations on appraisal well 35/9-11-S and sidetrack 35/9-11-A on the Titan discovery located 16 km (10 miles) west of the Gjoa Field in the North Sea, an RWE Dea Norge press release said.

The purpose of the well was to delineate the Titan discovery toward the south and to reduce the uncertainties in reservoir thicknesses and reservoir properties. With the appraisal well, oil was proven in the Heather Formation, the Brent Group, the Drake Formation, the Cook Formation and the Statfjord Formation.

RWE Dea Norge carried out data collection and sampling of the reservoir including five mini drillstem tests. The 35/9-11-A well was drilled to a vertical depth of 3,795 m (12,451 ft) and reached total depth in the Statfjord Formation. The water depth at the site is 368 m (1,207 ft).

RWE Dea Norge is operator of the license with a 30% equity. Statoil Petroleum AS holds 40%, and Idemitsu Petroleum Norge holds 30%.

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