Norway: Statoil to Drill Wildcat in Oseberg Field Using COSL Pioneer

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has given Statoil Petroleum AS a drilling permit for well 30/6-28 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Wellbore 30/6-28 S will be drilled from the COSL Pioneer drilling facility at position 60°33’59.33” north and 2°44’40.69” east after completing the drilling of wildcat well 33/12-9 S for Statoil Petroleum AS in production licence 152.

The drilling programme for well 30/6-28 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 053.

Statoil Petroleum AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 49.3 per cent. The other licensees are Petoro AS (33.6 per cent), Total E&P Norge AS (10 per cent), ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS (4.7 per cent) and ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS (2.4 per cent).

The area in this licence consists of parts of block 30/6. The well will be drilled in the Oseberg field, between Osberg A and Oseberg C.

Production licence 053 was awarded on 6 April 1979 (4th licensing round on the Norwegian shelf). This is the 27th well to be drilled in the licence.

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Offshore Energy Today Staff, January 10, 2012; Image: COSL