NORWAY · WELLBORES · NPDID 7748
7220/6-2
Exploration · Wildcat · Suspended · Shows · Lundin Norway AS · PL 609
7220/6-2 is a wildcat exploration wellbore in the Barents Sea, drilled by Lundin Norway AS, entered Oct 1, 2015, to 985 m in the Snadd Fm.
- 985
- m total depth · 985 m vertical
- 387
- m water depth
- Oct 1, 2015
- entered · completed Nov 4, 2015
- Snadd Fm
- at total depth · Middle Triassic
- 26.4
- m of core in 1 core
- —
- °C bottom-hole temperature
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Drilling
- Drilling facility
- ISLAND INNOVATOR · Semisub steel
- Drilling days
- 35
- Kelly bushing elevation
- 30 m
- Maximum inclination
- 1.39999998°
- Drilling permit
- 1590-L
- Licensing round
- 21
- Plugged and abandoned
- —
- Core samples available
- Yes
- Cuttings samples available
- Yes
- Position · ED50
- 72.57031° N, 20.97213° E
Well history
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Wellbore history
General
Well 7220/6-2 was drilled to test the Neiden prospect on the western side of the Loppa High in the Barents Sea. The well is located ca 4 km north-northwest of the Obelix well 7220/6-1, which had shows and traces of live oil in the Permian Ørn Formation. The primary objectives were to test the reservoir properties and hydrocarbon potential in sandstones within the Triassic Snadd Formation and in the carbonates of the Ørn Formation.
Operations and results
Wildcat well 7220/6-2 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Island Innovator on 1 October 2015 and drilled to TD at 985 m in Middle Triassic sediments in the Snadd Formation. Operations proceeded with 23% of total time recorded as downtime. Most of the downtime was related to losses in the Snadd Formation. After completing the drilling and data acquisition program, a 7" liner was installed and the well was temporarily plugged and abandoned due to rig classification in the Barents Sea for the prevailing winter. The well was drilled with seawater and hi-vis pills down to 537 m, and with Aquadrill mud from 537 m to TD.
The well encountered the prognosed intra Snadd sandstones at 634 m. The sandstones form part of a heterolithic siliciclastic unit with 181.5 m TVD gross thickness. These sandstone stringers and interbeds were water wet (density 1.082 g/cc) but had traces of gas and minor oil shows in the cuttings.
One core was cut from 835 m to 861.4 m with 100% recovery. The core was mostly siltstone with sandstone and claystone beds. MDT water samples were taken at 616.9 m and 789.2 m.
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