Technology Day 2025

Jørgen Veum Nilsen, Equinor

The Fram Sør subsea tie-back will be Equinor’s first project to use electric subsea X-mas trees (eVXT), a subsea industry milestone with optimised safety, environmental impact and efficiency.

Thor Løvoll, Vår Energi

Vår Energi will be deploying powered down electric drillpipe on the NCS, a likely game-changer for well construction and execution. The technology will improve drilling efficiency and safety and improve subsurface understanding. Powered down systems will make it possible to move from simulations to direct measurements of downhole pressure, temperature, well geometry and drilling mechanics along the string. Construction tools can be powered with downhole electric motors. High fidelity formation evaluation and reservoir characteristics can be mapped while drilling.

Matthew King, Equinor

Light-weight pulling unit designed for low-cost pre-P&A & tubing recovery operations as part of permanent P&A operations. Further potential for pre-P&A & tubing recovery prior to slot recovery and work-overs.

Ruth Synnøve Haga Pettersen, Aker BP

The Valhall licence is planning a production test of an unconventional low-permeability diatomaceous mudstone reservoir. Large quantities of oil proven by drilling wells through to the underlying Valhall chalk reservoir. Dynamic data from test producer will be crucial to determine viability of a Miocene development.

Øyvind Kvam, OKEA

OKEA and its partners aim to extend Draugen lifetime beyond 2040 by maturing new drilling targets. Subsurface data and innovative technology are crucial to achieve that ambition. Our presentation shows how novel technology allows us to target the challenging remaining barrels on Draugen.

Saeed Fallah, OKEA

Exploring how advanced geosteering technology has been instrumental in discovering new volumes and optimising well placement on Brage. Integrating real-time data and applying dynamic decision-making has enabled us to successfully navigate uncertainties and discover untapped reserves. We will demonstrate a few ways this technology is used and how it impacts production.

Mark Van Schaack and Fabian Tillmans, Equinor

4D time lapse seismic to identify and derisk exploration candidates yields success in the Fram area in the North Sea. With the maturation of fields and the abundance of 4D data on the NCS, this technique should prove valuable in identifying remaining reserves.

Emin Sadikhov and Tonje Målbakken, Equinor

The Johan Sverdrup field is equipped with various reservoir monitoring solutions to support the drainage strategy and contribute to EOR. Frequent, high-quality PRM surveys provide insights into fluid front propagation, optimise infill well placement, improve reservoir understanding and lead to better reservoir management.

Valentin Turi, AkerBP

Significant oil volumes remain in large depleted gas fields with thin oil columns. Recent wells have proven that oil re-migrates and accumulates in commercial volumes after gas production. While not visible on seismic, these new accumulations can be mapped using deep resistivity measurements in long horizontal wells.