6407/7-9 A

Exploration · Wildcat · P&A · Gas · Statoil Petroleum AS · PL 107

6407/7-9 A is a wildcat exploration wellbore in the Norwegian Sea, drilled by Statoil Petroleum AS, entered Sep 20, 2016, to 4,960 m in the Åre Fm.

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4,960: m total depth · 4,156 m vertical
323: m water depth
Sep 20, 2016: entered · completed Oct 16, 2016
Åre Fm: at total depth · Early Jurassic
—: m of core
155: °C bottom-hole temperature

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Drilling

Drilling facility: SONGA DELTA · Semisub steel
Drilling days: 26
Kelly bushing elevation: 29 m
Maximum inclination: 48.20000076°
Drilling permit: 1639-L
Licensing round: 9
Plugged and abandoned: —
Core samples available: Yes
Cuttings samples available: Yes
Position · ED50: 64.31646° N, 7.15678° E
Hydrocarbons in: Tilje Fm · Middle Jurassic
Hydrocarbons in: Åre Fm · Early Jurassic

Well history

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Wellbore history

General

Well 6407/7-9 A was drilled to test the Njord North Flank 3 prospect about 6 km north of the producing Njord Field in the Norwegian Sea. The primary objective was to prove hydrocarbon potential in the Early-Middle Jurassic Tilje and Ile formations. The secondary objective was to test the hydrocarbon potential in the Åre Formation.

Operations and results

Wildcat well 6407/7-9 A was kicked off on 20 September 2016, from 1110.7 m in the 13 3/8" casing in primary well 6407/7-9 S. The sidetrack was drilled with the semi-submersible installation Songa Delta to TD at 4960 m in the Early Jurassic Åre Formation. Operations proceeded without significant problems. The well was drilled with XP07 oil based mud from kick-off to TD.

Gas with traces of oil-range hydrocarbons was encountered in thin intra-Lange Formation sandstones in the interval 3644 to 3780 m. Top Ile Formation was penetrated at 3992 m (3365.1 m TVD). The Ile Formation had shows in the top from 3998 to 4008 m, but no mobile hydrocarbons were proven. A 195-metre TVD gas column was encountered in the Tilje Formation, from formation top to formation base, and a 140-metre TVD gas column from top Åre Formation to ca 4888 m (4097 m). The reservoir properties in the reservoirs are poor to moderate. No true oil-water contact was observed, only down-to contacts. Weak oil shows (fluorescence) are described below 4888 m in the Åre Formation as deep as 4977 m.

No cores were cut. MDT fluid samples were taken in the Ile Formation at 4326.1 m (water), and in the Tilje Formation at 4659.4 m (gas condensate). Isotubes to coll

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