6610/3-1 R2

Exploration · Wildcat · P&A · Shows · Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s · PL 177

6610/3-1 R2 is a wildcat exploration wellbore in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by Den norske stats oljeselskap a.s, entered Oct 1, 1996, to 4,200 m in the Red Beds (informal).

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4,200: m total depth
309: m water depth
Oct 1, 1996: entered · completed Oct 7, 1996
Red Beds (informal): at total depth · Late Triassic
—: m of core
—: °C bottom-hole temperature

SODIR FACTPAGES · RECORD UPDATED FEB 20, 2026 · RELEASED OCT 7, 1998

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39Formation tops

Drilling

Drilling facility: BYFORD DOLPHIN · Semisub steel
Drilling days: 7
Kelly bushing elevation: 25 m
Maximum inclination: 0°
Drilling permit: 748-L3
Licensing round: 13
Plugged and abandoned: Oct 7, 1996
Core samples available: No
Cuttings samples available: No
Position · ED50: 66.92492° N, 10.90174° E

Well history

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General

Wildcat well 6610/3-1 is located ca 80 km southwest of the Røst Island in the Lofoten archipelago of Northern Norway. The objective of re-entry 6610/3-1R2 was plug and abandonment.

Operations and results

Wildcat well 6610/3-1R was re-entered with the semi-submersible installation Byford Dolphin on 1 October 1996.

The well was plugged and permanently abandoned on 7 October 1996 as a dry hole with shows

Testing

No drill stem test was performed.

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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). Depths are metres along the wellbore from the kelly bushing unless a row gives its own unit; older cores are filed in feet. A zero the Directorate files for an unmeasured pressure, density, or temperature is shown as a dash.

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