Equinor wells prove more oil, gas at North Sea Gudrun field

Equinor has discovered more oil and gas at the producing Gudrun field in the Norwegian North Sea.

The semisubmersible Deepsea Stavanger drilled exploration wells 15/3-13 S and 15/3-13 A on license PL 025, in 110 m water depth.

Well 15/3-13 S encountered thin oil-bearing sandstone layers in the Late Jurassic intra-Draupne formation, and gas in two intervals in the Hugin formation. Well 15/3-13 A also intersected encountered oil in the intra-Draupne formation.

Both have since been P&A’d.

The Norwegian Ocean Directorate said initial analysis indicate 0.1-1.2 MMcmoe recoverable in the intra-Draupne formation, and 0.4-1.3 MMcmoe in the Hugin formation.

Equinor and its partners will assess the results in light of prospectivity in the area.