Equinor completes four wells, gas-lift at North Sea Statfjord Øst tieback

Nov. 27, 2023
Four of five new infill wells have been drilled at Equinor’s Statfjord Øst development in the Norwegian North Sea, according to Longboat Energy.

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STAVANGER, Norway — Four of five new infill wells have been drilled at Equinor’s Statfjord Øst development in the Norwegian North Sea, according to Longboat Energy.

In July Longboat JAPEX announced a signed agreement with partner INPEX Idemitsu to acquire a 9.6% interest in PL 089, equating to a 4.8% unitized interest in the Statfjord Øst Unit and a 4.32% unitized interest in the Sygna Unit, for $12.75 million. The transaction should complete early in 2024.

All wells at the Statfjord Øst and Sygna fields should be fully onstream in January, Longboat added.

Statfjord Øst is 7 km northeast of the Statfjord Field complex in water depths of up to 190 m and produces oil and gas through two subsea production templates and one water injection template tied back to the Statfjord C platform. 

In 2021 Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved a redevelopment involving drilling five new producers into undrained areas of the field while also adding gas-lift to raise production. The gas-lift installation has been completed.

11.27.2023

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Statfjord Oest
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The Statfjord C platform in the Norwegian North Sea.