6407/8-2

Exploration · Wildcat · P&A · Oil/gas · BP Norway Limited U.A. · PL 158

6407/8-2 is a wildcat exploration wellbore in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by BP Norway Limited U.A., entered Oct 19, 1994, to 1,950 m in the Grey Beds (informal).

Discovery 6407/8-2 (Tau) · On the map →

1,950: m total depth · 1,950 m vertical
318: m water depth
Oct 19, 1994: entered · completed Nov 25, 1994
Grey Beds (informal): at total depth · Triassic
16.8: m of core in 3 cores
76: °C bottom-hole temperature

SODIR FACTPAGES · RECORD UPDATED FEB 20, 2026 · RELEASED NOV 25, 1996

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Drilling

Drilling facility: DYVI STENA · Semisub steel
Drilling days: 38
Kelly bushing elevation: 25 m
Maximum inclination: 1.10000002°
Drilling permit: 796-L
Licensing round: 12-B
Plugged and abandoned: —
Core samples available: Yes
Cuttings samples available: Yes
Position · ED50: 64.28351° N, 7.52369° E
Hydrocarbons in: Åre Fm · Early Jurassic

Well history

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General

The main objective of drilling well 6407/8-2 was to establish the presence, quality and fluid content of the Jurassic Åre Formation sandstones in the Tau prospect, about 9 km west of the Draugen Field. The underlying Triassic grey/red beds provided a secondary target.

Operations and results

Exploration well 6407/8-2 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation "Dyvi Stena" on 19 October 1994 and drilled to TD at 1950 m in the Triassic Grey Beds. The well was drilled with seawater and hi-vis pills down to 1140 m, with KCl polymer mud from 1140 m to 1733 m, and with a sized salt solids-free system from 1733 m to TD in the final 6" open hole.

The top of the Tau prospect reservoir section came in at 1733 m and the well confirmed oil and gas charge in the prospect. The reservoir quality in the Åre Formation was better than expected at this location. The hydrocarbon column encountered was close to the predicted minimum success case model. The drilling location was well chosen in revealing the extent of the different hydrocarbon phases in the structure. Further down-dip the gas cap could have been missed. The proportion of gas to oil, however, currently renders the discovery sub-commercial.

Discrepancies between actual and prognosed depths are interpreted as reflecting uncertainty in the velocity field. The failure of the larger success outcomes is attributed to trap failure, either through fault-seal failure or breaching by thief Ile sands in the hanging wall. It is clear that for this small- scale accumulation, distinguishing hydrocarbon phases is below seismic resolution. However, with wireline logs to calibrate seismic signature through gas, oil and water bearing reservoir sections the database for exploring adjacent prospects is excellent.

Three cores were cut in the 6" section from 1736 m to 1773 m in the Åre Formation. Core # 1 was cut from 1736 m -1744.8 m before jammin

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