Dry well in the North Sea (35/6-6)

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The well was drilled using the Transocean Norge rig. (Photo: Transocean)

26/03/2025 OMV and its partners have drilled a dry well on the “Horatio” prospect in the North Sea.

Well 35/6-6 is situated in production licence 1109. This licence was part of the Awards in predefined areas (APA) in 2020 with award in 2021.

The well – which is the first to be drilled in this production licence – was drilled using the Transocean Norge rig.

Geological information

The primary exploration target for the well was to prove petroleum in Lower Cretaceous reservoir rocks in the Agat Formation. The secondary exploration target was to prove petroleum in Lower Cretaceous reservoir rocks in the Åsgard Formation.

The well encountered the Agat Formation with a total thickness of about 176 metres, where a total of 79 metres was sandstone layers with poor to moderate reservoir quality. Around 137 metres were registered in the secondary exploration target, a total of 75 metres of which were sandstone layers with poor to moderate quality. The well is classified as dry.

Well 35/6-6 was drilled to a vertical depth of 3840 metres below sea level, and it was terminated in the Åsgard Formation in the Lower Cretaceous. Water depth at the site is 353 metres. The well has been permanently plugged and abandoned.

Map showing the location of well 35-6-6.

 

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Updated: 26/03/2025

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