Centrica has found gas at the Pegasus West well in the southern part of the U.K. North Sea.
Plans are underway to carry out a drillstem test on the find after the 43/13b-7 Pegasus West well drilled in license P1724 at a water depth of 30 m (95 ft). The well was drilled with the Paragon 391 jackup.
Centrica operated the well with 55% equity. Partner Atlantic Petroleum, which has 10% equity, has indicated that LWD and wireline logging tools indicated the presence of gas.
Pegasus West lies near to the producing Cavendish gas field.
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