Lundin Norway AS completed the drilling and evaluation of exploration well 7130/4-1 on the Ørnen prospect in the southern Barents Sea, parent company Lundin Petroleum AB said Dec. 30. The well was dry and was plugged and abandoned.
The well is located in PL708, on the eastern parts of the Finnmark platform, the Sweden-based company added. The well targeted and encountered Upper Permian spiculites and carbonates, but the reservoir quality was poorer than expected. Sampling encountered only water with no indications of movable hydrocarbons.
The secondary target, Permo-Carboniferous carbonates, was encountered with minor hydrocarbon shows and poor reservoir characteristics.
The well was deepened into the third target, Lower Carboniferous sandstones in the Soldogg Formation. These were moderate to good sands with an uncommercial 5 m gas column.
Extensive data acquisition and sampling was carried out including conventional coring and fluid sampling.
Exploration well 7130/4-1 is the first well drilled in PL708. It was drilled to 3,160 m total depth in 288 m of water by the Transocean Arctic semisubmersible drilling unit.
Lundin Norway operates of PL708 with a 40% working interest. Partners Edison Norge and Lukoil Overseas North Shelf have 20%, and Lime Petroleum Norway and North Energy have 10%.
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