NORWAY · WELLBORES · NPDID 6381
15/9-24
Exploration · Wildcat · P&A · Dry · Det norske oljeselskap ASA · PL 408
15/9-24 is a wildcat exploration wellbore in the North Sea, drilled by Det norske oljeselskap ASA, entered May 18, 2010, to 2,400 m in the Tor Fm.
- 2,400
- m total depth · 2,400 m vertical
- 80
- m water depth
- May 18, 2010
- entered · completed Jun 10, 2010
- Tor Fm
- at total depth · Late Cretaceous
- —
- m of core
- —
- °C bottom-hole temperature
SODIR FACTPAGES · RECORD UPDATED FEB 20, 2026 · RELEASED DEC 31, 2010
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Drilling
- Drilling facility
- BREDFORD DOLPHIN · Semisub steel
- Drilling days
- 24
- Kelly bushing elevation
- 25 m
- Maximum inclination
- 1.59000003°
- Drilling permit
- 1313-L
- Licensing round
- TFO2006
- Plugged and abandoned
- —
- Core samples available
- Yes
- Cuttings samples available
- Yes
- Position · ED50
- 58.27431° N, 1.98219° E
Well history
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General
Well 15/9-24 was drilled just south of the Sleipner Terrace in the southern Viking Graben of the North Sea. The main objective was to test the hydrocarbon potential of the Storkinn prospect. The main reservoir target was the Paleocene Heimdal-/Ty formations, south-east and up dip to the Sleipner Øst Field. The prognosed top of the Heimdal / Ty formations was at 2310 m.
Operations and results
Wildcat well 15/9-2 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Bredford Dolphin on 18 May 2010 and drilled to TD at 2400 in the Late Cretaceous Tor Formation. The 26" section was drilled first as a 9 7/8" pilot hole in case of shallow gas. Due to low wind speeds at the moment 10 hours were spent WOW before the pilot could commence. No shallow gas was observed, and the drilling operations went forth without significant problems. The well was drilled with Seawater and Hi-Vis Sweeps down to 627 m, with KCL/GEM Glycol Mud from 627 to 1496 m, and with XP-07 Oil Based Mud from 1496 m to TD.
The Heimdal-/Ty Formation sandstones were not observed in the well. No hydrocarbon shows were observed in the well.
No cores were cut. The well was logged with MWD/LWD; no wire line logs were run. No fluid samples were taken.
The well was permanently abandoned on 10 June 2010 as a dry well.
Testing
No drill stem test was performed.
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