Offshore staff
OSLO, Norway – Seadrill’s jackup West Elara will start drilling production and injection wells in the current quarter on the Eldfisk field in the southern Norwegian North Sea.
This follows approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for ConocoPhillips Skandinavia’s program for the Eldfisk 2/7 S wellhead, production and quarters platform.
Eldfisk, in block 2/7, was discovered in 1970, and following sanction for the plan for development and operation (PDO) in 1975, production began in 1979.
The PDO forEldfisk II, approved in 2011, included upgrades to existing infrastructure; the new 2/7S facility; and new production wells.
Wellesley Petroleum has the PSA’s permission to drill exploration well 25/1-13 in license 871 in the central Norwegian North Sea, using the semisubmersibleTransocean Arctic.
The location is 42 km (26 mi) north of Jotun field complex and 153 km (96 mi) from shore. Water depth at the site is 109 m (357 ft).
Drilling is due to start on Jan. 22 and could last up to 52 days in the event of a discovery.
01/07/2019
