1/3-4
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Wellbore history
GeneralWildcat well 1/3-4 was drilled on the northern part of the Hidra High in the North Sea. The objective was to test the hydrocarbon potential of the Danian and late Cretaceous Chalk, on a domal structure induced by halokinesis.Operations and resultsWell 1/3-4 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Dyvi Alpha on 15 February 1983 and drilled to TD at 3198 m in the Late Permian Zechstein Group. While drilling through Middle Miocene claystones, the average background gas increased rapidly from 5% to 80% between 1580 m and 1595 m and, at this depth, the mud weight had to be increased gradually from 1.37 to 1.50 - 1.53 to lower the gas content. Furthermore, to stop the gas leakage and to isolate the weak zone, it was decided to set the 13 3/8" casing. Logs were run (ISF/BHC and LDT/CNL) and the casing was set with shoe at 1557 m. While circulating after the logging a gain of 1 m3 with gas and more than 100 litres of oil occurred. To stabilize the well, 2 cement plugs and 4 barite plugs were set, in order to stop the gas leaking from the formation. In total, twenty days were spent on circulating, logging (ISF/BHC and LDT/CNL), setting the 13 3/8" casing, and plugging before drilling of the 12 1/4" section commenced. While drilling the 12 1/4" hole, the background gas varied between 32 and 84% down to 1695 m where the mud-weight was raised to 1.60. The background gas then decreased between 10 and 25% and drilling continued normally. Logs performed at the end of the 12 1/4" phase and covering the zone of interest are strongly affected by large cavings and by barite squeezed into the formation. Side wall core recovery was very poor from the caved zone. The well was drilled water based.The first evidence of hydrocarbons in the well was the gas and oil kick at 1595 m in the base of the Middle Miocene, The oil in the mud was a 34 deg API gravity oil and geochemical analysis suggested that the organic matter rich Mandal Formation of Late Jurassic age was the source rock. However, according to the lithology and log information, there was no evidence of a reservoir at this level. The oil was probably trapped in a fault that acted as a drain. The Ekofisk Formation (Danian limestone) was encountered at 2754 m, and the Tor Formation (Maastrichtian) at 2797 m. Most of RFT measurements and core analysis showed that both formations were virtually tight and water bearing, but some residual hydrocarbons (60 - 80% water saturation) was seen on Cyberlook computation 2754 to 2780 in the upper Ekofisk Formation. Shows on cuttings and cores were as follows: Bright yellow direct fluorescence at1580 - 1600 m; direct bright yellow fluorescence with pale yellow cut on sand grains at 2244 m; direct yellow fluorescence in limestones with whitish to pale yellow cut at 2678 - 2687 m; pale yellow direct fluorescence on a few particles at 2753 - 2765 m; a gain of 8m3 of salt water (85 g/1) with trace of hydrocarbons was observed at 2884 m.Two cores were cut in the Chalk. Core 1 was cut at 2780 - 2789 m with 95% recovery, and core 2 at 2817 - 2830 m with 8% recovery. Due to tight formation no fluid samples were taken on the RFT, but oil samples were taken from the oil in the mud at 1595 m.The well was permanently abandoned on 8 May 1983 as a dry well with strong oil shows.TestingNo drill stem test was performed. -
Cuttings at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Cuttings at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Cuttings available for sampling?YESCuttings at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Cutting sample, top depth [m]Cutting samples, bottom depth [m]170.003190.00 -
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Core sample numberCore sample - top depthCore sample - bottom depthCore sample depth - uom12780.02788.8[m ]22817.02818.1[m ]Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Total core sample length [m]9.9Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Cores available for sampling?YES -
Lithostratigraphy
Lithostratigraphy Top depth [mMD RKB]Lithostrat. unit971580261726172629264726762688272427542754279731233160 -
Geochemical information
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Documents – reported by the production licence (period for duty of secrecy expired)
Documents – reported by the production licence (period for duty of secrecy expired) Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf1.25pdf5.77pdf1.58 -
Logs
Logs Log typeLog top depth [m]Log bottom depth [m]BGS7601550BGS15592626CBL VDL4001559CBL VDL7502603CST GR15612625CST GR27613168CYBERLOOK26702875DLL MSFL GR26033196HDT15593200ISF LSS GR157770ISF LSS GR26033200ISF LSS MSL GR7602884RFT16742256RFT26083168RFT26282995VELOCITY6003160 -
Casing and leak–off tests
Casing and leak–off tests Casing typeCasing diam.
[inch]Casing depth
[m]Hole diam.
[inch]Hole depth
[m]LOT/FIT mud eqv.
[g/cm3]Formation test typeCONDUCTOR30158.036158.00.00LOTSURF.COND.20761.026773.01.72LOTINTERM.13 3/81557.017 1/21595.01.94LOTINTERM.9 5/82600.012 1/42624.01.93LOTOPEN HOLE3198.08 1/23198.00.00LOT -
Drilling mud
Drilling mud Depth MD [m]Mud weight [g/cm3]Visc. [mPa.s]Yield point [Pa]Mud typeDate measured8201.1560.0waterbased11951.30waterbased14701.3550.0waterbased16101.5836.0waterbased19701.5932.0waterbased23401.8340.0waterbased29201.6240.0waterbased30101.6340.0waterbased -
Pressure plots
Pressure plots The pore pressure data is sourced from well logs if no other source is specified. In some wells where pore pressure logs do not exist, information from Drill stem tests and kicks have been used. The data has been reported to the NPD, and further processed and quality controlled by IHS Markit.Pressure plots Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf0.21