Shell steps up search at Ormen Lange

Nov. 16, 2010
Norske Shell is set to resume appraisal drilling on the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea.

Offshore staff

OSLO, Norway -- Norske Shell is set to resume appraisal drilling on the Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea. This follows approval for a new well from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.

Appraisal well 6305/4-2 S will be drilled by the West Navigator on production license 209, after the rig has completed a production well 6305/7-D 3 H on Ormen Lange.

The permit area includes parts of blocks 6305/1, 6305/2, 6305/4, and 6305/5. The well will be drilled 135 km (84 mi) northeast of Kristiansund.

11/16/2010