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Ness Fm

Part of the Brent Gp

Ness Fm is a formation of the Brent Gp on the Norwegian shelf. 294 wellbores have a top filed in it, at a median of 3,218 m along the wellbore, and 117 were cored in it for 5,406.6 m of core.

294
wellbores with a top
3,218
m median top · 2,414 to 4,752 for the middle 80%
117
wellbores cored in it
5,406.6
m of core

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TOP 100 OF 117 · BY METRES CORED IN THE UNIT

WellboreCore here, mOperatorEnteredCore samples available
34/10-17215.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sFeb 22, 1983Yes
30/9-3188.2Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASDec 31, 1983Yes
30/9-3 A177.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASFeb 26, 1984Yes
34/10-16169.9Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sDec 14, 1982Yes
34/10-23137.3Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sMay 6, 1985Yes
30/2-3134.9Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJun 11, 1992Yes
34/10-33133.3Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sSep 25, 1988Yes
29/6-1119BP Norway Limited U.A.Oct 12, 1981Yes
35/10-1104.1Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sAug 1, 1991Yes
30/9-2104Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASApr 1, 1983Yes
34/10-8101Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sMar 3, 1980Yes
34/11-2 S99.4Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJan 16, 1996Yes
30/6-990.1Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASAug 28, 1982Yes
30/9-4 S88.6Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASNov 22, 1984Yes
34/10-54 S85.5Statoil Petroleum ASSep 2, 2013Yes
30/6-10 A85.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASDec 2, 1982Yes
34/10-3483.8Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sApr 10, 1991Yes
34/8-579Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASFeb 18, 1991Yes
30/3-6 S78Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sDec 26, 1993Yes
34/7-1477.4Saga Petroleum ASASep 28, 1989Yes
35/11-677Mobil Exploration Norway INCJan 30, 1992Yes
34/11-175.1Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJul 7, 1994Yes
30/2-274.9Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sDec 19, 1984Yes
30/9-1274.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASApr 7, 1991Yes
35/12-4 S73.3Wintershall Norge ASAApr 23, 2011Yes
35/11-571.9Mobil Exploration Norway INCJun 27, 1991Yes
30/6-771.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMay 20, 1982Yes
30/6-1071.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASOct 4, 1982Yes
35/11-21 S69.8Wellesley Petroleum ASJul 26, 2018Yes
35/11-269.7Mobil Exploration Norway INCJul 20, 1987Yes
34/10-360.9Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sMar 14, 1979Yes
35/11-21 A60.7Wellesley Petroleum ASSep 6, 2018Yes
34/7-2259.6Saga Petroleum ASAAug 15, 1993Yes
30/6-3058Faroe Petroleum Norge ASOct 19, 2018Yes
30/3-5 S56.7Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sMay 1, 1992Yes
31/1-3 A55.7Equinor Energy ASJan 12, 2023Yes
30/3-7 S55.4Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sSep 21, 1995Yes
35/10-253.2Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sApr 16, 1996Yes
30/9-8 R52.3Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASAug 15, 1989Yes
30/9-651.7Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMar 8, 1987Yes
34/10-1450.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sDec 24, 1981Yes
34/11-450.2Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sDec 9, 1998Yes
35/8-148.9Norwegian Gulf Exploration Company ASJul 27, 1980Yes
30/9-1148Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASOct 27, 1990Yes
30/4-247.5BP Norway Limited U.A.Nov 16, 1979Yes
34/10-3745.8Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJan 26, 1995Yes
34/11-343.6Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sAug 1, 1996Yes
34/7-1742.6Saga Petroleum ASAFeb 25, 1991Yes
30/9-142.2Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASOct 24, 1982Yes
35/11-1042Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMay 19, 1997Yes
33/9-341.2Mobil Exploration Norway INCSep 15, 1974Yes
30/6-1340.1Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMar 11, 1983Yes
34/8-139.1Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASNov 11, 1985Yes
30/6-1939Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASApr 9, 1986Yes
30/6-2139Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASFeb 22, 1987Yes
34/8-13 S37.4StatoilHydro Petroleum ASMay 14, 2009Yes
30/3-437.4Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sFeb 5, 1985Yes
35/8-237.1Norwegian Gulf Exploration Company ASAug 30, 1981Yes
35/10-7 A36.8Equinor Energy ASDec 12, 2021Yes
34/10-42 S36.7Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJul 15, 1999Yes
30/9-1435.9Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMar 16, 1993Yes
35/11-27 S35.3Wintershall Dea Norge ASApr 28, 2024Yes
34/10-2134.7Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJul 26, 1984Yes
34/7-1234.3Saga Petroleum ASAOct 11, 1987Yes
30/6-2333.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASApr 29, 1990Yes
34/8-832Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASJun 30, 1992Yes
30/9-11 A32Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASNov 20, 1990Yes
30/6-2229Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMay 21, 1988Yes
35/10-10 A28.9Wellesley Petroleum ASJun 13, 2023Yes
34/8-3 A28.3Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASSep 14, 1988Yes
34/8-328.2Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASJul 14, 1988Yes
30/8-328.2Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASNov 13, 1997Yes
34/7-1927.7Saga Petroleum ASASep 24, 1991Yes
34/10-127.1Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJun 20, 1978Yes
30/9-12 A26.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASMay 9, 1991Yes
35/11-724Mobil Exploration Norway INCJul 23, 1992Yes
30/9-1023.3Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASJul 31, 1990Yes
34/8-14 A22.2StatoilHydro ASAOct 29, 2008Yes
30/3-11 S21.7Equinor Energy ASJun 21, 2022Yes
35/9-120.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASApr 1, 1989Yes
35/10-7 S20.1Equinor Energy ASNov 2, 2021Yes
30/2-119.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sMay 17, 1982Yes
34/10-37 A18.6Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sFeb 22, 1995Yes
35/9-218.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASJan 1, 1991Yes
34/7-518.4Saga Petroleum ASAJan 17, 1985Yes
35/8-318Norwegian Gulf Exploration Company ASJul 6, 1988Yes
30/3-2 R17.6Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sSep 2, 1980Yes
30/9-915.7Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASSep 26, 1989Yes
30/11-715StatoilHydro Petroleum ASNov 12, 2008Yes
34/7-1814Saga Petroleum ASAJul 20, 1991Yes
30/3-313.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sApr 2, 1983Yes
34/8-1113.2Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASDec 10, 1993Yes
34/8-9 S10.5Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASOct 25, 1992Yes
34/10-210.2Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sSep 9, 1978Yes
33/9-1410Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sFeb 17, 1988Yes
30/6-610Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJan 9, 1982Yes
30/9-159.6Norsk Hydro Produksjon ASDec 7, 1993Yes
34/10-359.5Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sFeb 5, 1992Yes
30/6-59.4Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sJun 11, 1981Yes
30/6-28Den norske stats oljeselskap a.sSep 24, 1979Yes

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Latest wellbores to meet it

BY ENTRY DATE

WellboreTop, mBase, mOperatorFieldEntered
35/10-14 S4,5384,643Equinor Energy AS—Sep 8, 2024
35/11-27 S3,8353,928Wintershall Dea Norge AS—Apr 28, 2024
30/12-3 A4,4754,550Aker BP ASA—Nov 11, 2023
30/12-3 S3,5213,683Aker BP ASA—Oct 24, 2023
35/10-10 A4,1864,264Wellesley Petroleum AS—Jun 13, 2023
30/11-153,5133,748Aker BP ASA—Jun 4, 2023
31/2-23 S2,1482,226Equinor Energy AS—May 9, 2023
31/2-242,4142,496Equinor Energy AS—May 7, 2023
35/10-10 S3,7113,787Wellesley Petroleum AS—Apr 4, 2023
31/1-3 A3,6283,716Equinor Energy AS—Jan 12, 2023
31/1-3 S3,1703,246Equinor Energy AS—Dec 1, 2022
30/5-4 S4,8555,004OMV (Norge) AS—Aug 1, 2022
30/3-11 S4,4174,528Equinor Energy AS—Jun 21, 2022
31/4-A-13 C7,0107,062Wintershall Dea Norge AS—Jun 10, 2022
25/2-23 S4,7664,821Aker BP ASA—Dec 24, 2021
35/10-7 A3,3493,431Equinor Energy AS—Dec 12, 2021
35/10-7 S3,259.73,343.1Equinor Energy AS—Nov 2, 2021
35/11-25 A3,5433,614Equinor Energy AS—May 15, 2021
31/1-2 A3,6063,682Equinor Energy AS—Jan 13, 2021
31/1-2 S3,2183,293Equinor Energy AS—Dec 12, 2020
30/2-5 S4,2264,316Equinor Energy AS—May 13, 2020
30/6-31 S2,8172,852Equinor Energy AS—Apr 4, 2020
31/5-72,4352,487Northern Lights JV DA—Dec 2, 2019
35/11-232,7222,759Equinor Energy ASFramOct 6, 2019
30/12-23,1373,203Aker BP ASA—Aug 14, 2019
35/11-22 S3,2593,335Equinor Energy AS—Dec 12, 2018
30/6-303,2603,336Faroe Petroleum Norge AS—Oct 19, 2018
35/11-21 A2,724.92,791.5Wellesley Petroleum AS—Sep 6, 2018
35/10-4 S3,6403,742Equinor Energy AS—Aug 14, 2018
35/11-21 S2,595.22,665Wellesley Petroleum AS—Jul 26, 2018
35/12-72,597.12,662.8Wellesley Petroleum AS—Jul 1, 2018
34/10-55 S7,204.87,214.2Statoil Petroleum ASGimleFeb 8, 2017
34/11-6 S6,9447,033Statoil Petroleum ASValemonNov 1, 2016
35/11-20 B4,6074,706Wintershall Norge AS—Aug 7, 2016
30/11-14 B3,9014,123Statoil Petroleum ASMuninJul 6, 2016
30/4-3 S4,3774,549Total E&P Norge ASMartin LingeJun 16, 2016
30/11-143,2043,400.5Statoil Petroleum ASMuninJun 7, 2016
31/7-12,3902,415Faroe Petroleum Norge ASBestlaMay 23, 2016
30/11-133,217.53,344Statoil Petroleum ASMuninMay 22, 2016
30/11-12 S3,5993,700Statoil Petroleum ASMuninApr 8, 2016
30/11-11 S3,5323,675Statoil Petroleum ASMuninMar 4, 2016
30/9-28 S3,067.73,280.5Statoil Petroleum ASOseberg SørJan 15, 2016
30/9-27 S3,9463,989Statoil Petroleum ASOsebergAug 20, 2015
35/12-5 S3,4883,519Wintershall Norge AS—May 10, 2015
30/11-10 A3,8583,948Statoil Petroleum ASMuninDec 28, 2014
35/9-12 S3,4963,526RWE Dea Norge AS—Nov 4, 2014
30/11-103,7443,991.5Statoil Petroleum ASMuninNov 1, 2014
34/7-36 S3,6003,690Det norske oljeselskap ASA—Jul 28, 2014
31/2-21 S2,9322,998Tullow Oil Norge AS—Apr 28, 2014
35/9-11 A3,4703,491.5RWE Dea Norge AS—Apr 15, 2014

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Description

WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE

Name Named by Deegan and Scull (1977) who gave it "sub-unit" status.

Well type section UK well 211/29-3 (Shell) from 2633.5 m to 2772 m, coord N 61°08'06", E 01°43'36.5" (Fig 3.10).

Well reference sections Norwegian wells 33/9-1 (Mobil) from 2509 m to 2575 m, coord N 61°15'07.5", E 01°50'25.8" (Fig 3.11). 30/6-7 (Norsk Hydro) from 2646 m to 2727 m, coord N 60°38' 39.49'', E 02°45'21.74" (Fig 3.16). and 31/4-4 (Norsk Hydro) from 2695 m to 2721 m

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About this data

Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir) FactPages, mirrored nightly and used under the Norwegian Licence for Open Government Data (NLOD). Tops and cored lengths are the Directorate's, per wellbore and unit; the percentiles are computed from those tops and are depths along the wellbore, not true vertical depth.

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