31/2-17 B

Exploration · Appraisal · Suspended · Gas · Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS · Troll · PL 054

31/2-17 B is an appraisal exploration wellbore in the North Sea, drilled by Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS, entered Feb 1, 1992, to 1,838 m in the Sognefjord Fm.

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1,838: m total depth · 1,575 m vertical
341: m water depth
Feb 1, 1992: entered · completed Feb 14, 1992
Sognefjord Fm: at total depth · Late Jurassic
2.5: m of core in 1 core
80: °C bottom-hole temperature

SODIR FACTPAGES · RECORD UPDATED NOV 4, 2026 · RELEASED FEB 14, 1994

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Drilling

Drilling facility: TRANSOCEAN 8 · Semisub steel
Drilling days: 14
Kelly bushing elevation: 24 m
Maximum inclination: 88.80000305°
Drilling permit: 719-L
Licensing round: 4
Plugged and abandoned: —
Core samples available: Yes
Cuttings samples available: Yes
Position · ED50: 60.88252° N, 3.45161° E
Hydrocarbons in: Sognefjord Fm · Late Jurassic

Well history

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General

Well bores 31/2-17 S, -A, and -B were drilled on the north-western periphery of the Troll West gas and oil discovery. The objective was to obtain the thickness of the oil zone and reservoir properties in the "Intermediate Area". Well bores 31/2-17 S and 31/2-17 A are located on each side of a fault subdividing the Intermediate Area into two main compartments. Well 31/2-17 S is located on the eastern side of the fault. The side track 31/2-17 A was turned 180 degrees and landed on the western side of the fault. Well 31/2-17 B was side-tracked from well 31/2-17 A and drilled horizontally to a position about 5 m above the oil water contact.

Operations and results

All three well bores were drilled with the semi-submersible installation Transocean 8 from the same wellhead location. Operations commenced with spud of 31/2-17 S on 28 December 1991 and ended with temporary abandonment of 31/2-17 B on 14 February 1992.

Well 31/2-17 S was drilled to TD at 2220 m in the Middle Jurassic Fensfjord Formation. No significant technical problem occurred in the well bore. The well bore was drilled with sea water and hi-vis pills down to 921 m and with KCl/brine/PHPA mud from 921 m to TD. One and a half m of Draupne Formation was penetrated at 1870 m. The Sognefjord Formation reservoir was encountered with gas at 1871.5 m. The Gas-Oil-Contact was penetrated at 1972 m (1544.2 m TVD MSL) and the Oil-Water-Contact was penetrated at 2011 m (1565.8 m TVD MSL), both contacts in the Heather Formation. Six cores were taken. Core one and two and the upper part of core three were cut in the Sognefjord Formation. The rest of the cores were cut in the Heather B Formation. No fluid sample was taken.

Well 31/2-17 A was kicked of from 31/2-17 S at 909 m and drilled to TD at 1924 m in the Middle Jurassic Fensfjord Formation. No significant technical problem occurred. The well bore was drilled with KCl/brine/PHPA mud from kick-off to 1012 m

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