NORWAY · WELLBORES · NPDID 841
33/12-3
Exploration · Appraisal · Junked · Not applicable · Mobil Exploration Norway INC · Statfjord · PL 037
33/12-3 is an appraisal exploration wellbore in the North Sea, drilled by Mobil Exploration Norway INC, entered Apr 23, 1975, to 1,725 m in the Balder Fm.
Discovery 33/12-1 Statfjord · On the map →
- 1,725
- m total depth · 1,725 m vertical
- 146
- m water depth
- Apr 23, 1975
- entered · completed May 16, 1975
- Balder Fm
- at total depth · Paleocene
- —
- m of core
- —
- °C bottom-hole temperature
SODIR FACTPAGES · RECORD UPDATED NOV 4, 2026 · RELEASED MAY 16, 1977
On file for this wellbore
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Drilling
- Drilling facility
- NORSKALD · Semisub steel
- Drilling days
- 24
- Kelly bushing elevation
- 25 m
- Maximum inclination
- 0°
- Drilling permit
- 125-L
- Licensing round
- Awarded additionally to round 2-A
- Plugged and abandoned
- —
- Core samples available
- Yes
- Cuttings samples available
- No
- Position · ED50
- 61.23879° N, 1.89050° E
Well history
WRITTEN BY THE NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE
General
Well 33/12-3 was drilled on the Statfjord structure in the Tampen Spur area. It was designed to test the erosional escarpment on the east flank of the structure for possible trapping of hydrocarbons in an area downfaulted to the Statfjord Field pay section to the west. Primary objectives of the well were the Early Jurassic Statfjord Group sands and possible Middle Jurassic Brent Formation sands.
Operations and results
Appraisal well 33/12-3 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Nordskald on 23 April 1975 and drilled to 1725 m in the Paleocene Balder Formation. At this depth irreparable damage to the wellhead led to the decision to abandon the well.
No cores were cut and no wire line fluid samples were taken.
The well was permanently abandoned on 16 May 1975 as junk well. The rig was moved 30 m and replacement well 33/12-4 was initiated.
Testing
No drill stem test was performed.
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About this data
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