Aker BP and partners Equinor and DNO have increased the reserves estimates for their Verdandi and Lillefix discoveries in the Norwegian North Sea.
This follows results from an appraisal well drilled by the Deep Sea Nordkapp semisubmersible rig in 116 m of water, 200 km west of Stavanger.
Pre-drill, the estimated recoverable volume range was 4 MMbbl to 12 MMbbl, but this has now increased to 8 MMbbl to 15 MMbbl.
The partners are pursuing a tieback-led development concept, a strategy increasingly used across the mature Norwegian Continental Shelf to commercialize smaller discoveries using existing infrastructure.
According to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate, the group will assess the potential for a commercial tieback to facilities serving the Symra Field.
Well 16/1-EA-4 H was drilled from the Symra subsea template, encountering a 14-m gas column and a 44-m oil column in sandstone layers of the Heimdal Formation.
The well has since been permanently plugged and abandoned.
