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Serica Energy said the well requires sand screens to be installed to prevent fine particles being produced – difficulties were encountered while running the screens and it was ultimately not possible to install them.
The site survey is expected to commence at the end of July 2021 and be completed in 3Q21.
The drilling programme for well 16/1-34 S concerns the drilling of an appraisal well in production licence 167. Lundin Energy Norway AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 40%.
Finder Energy has acquired the UK North Sea P2502 and P2524 licences from Azinor Catalyst Ltd.
The Dvalin North discovery, estimated to hold between 33-70 million boe, is 12 km north of the company’s operated Dvalin field, and 65 km north of the operated Maria field.
The Kulintang-1 wildcat well in Block SK438 was successfully drilled to a total depth of 2238 m in April 2021.
The company has secured a 25% interest in the Musakhel licence block in central Pakistan.
The alliance will provide operators with advanced insight to determine their reservoir potential for oil and gas production or carbon storage.
The well was drilled 26 km south of the Sleipner Øst installation and 9 km south of the Grevling discovery in the North Sea, about 240 km west of Stavanger.
The MoU also includes possible cooperation within greenhouse gas emissions and carbon management.
The 3D and 4D programmes will be conducted over 9 months by the SW Empress, over the Marlim, Albacora and Voador fields, starting in late 2Q21.
The survey will cover approximately 17 000 line km and work as an extension of the existing TGS Pelotas 2D.