16/2-1
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General information
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Wellbore history
GeneralWell 16/2-1 is located on the very western part of the Utsira High in the central part of the Vestland Arch. The Utsira High is a large, flat, fault bounded basement feature. The objective of this early well in the North Sea was: "To test the hydrocarbon potential of the sedimentary section; investigate the lithology and sequence in this portion of the North Sea basin; and to partially fulfil Esso's drilling obligation to the Norwegian Government incurred on behalf of the Licences."Operations and resultsWildcat well 16/2-1 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Ocean Traveler on 11 July 1967 and drilled to TD at 1906 m, 33 m into basement rock. There were no noteworthy drilling problems encountered while drilling. Initial drilling from the sea floor to 381 m was with seawater and gel without casing. Returns were to the sea floor. Below 381 m to total depth of 1906 m, a seawater slurry with gel, CMC, Spersene, XP-20, Caustic Soda, Barite, and 0-10% diesel oil was used.Oil shows were seen on cores in tight Cretaceous carbonate rocks in the Tor Formation. The shows were strong and continuous from top Tor Formation down to 1776 m, and then became patchy. These rocks were too impermeable to justify further tests in this well. Weak shows were seen also in a thin Oligocene sand from 1256 m to 1263 m and in Eocene mudstones from 1631 m to 1637 m, Balder Formation. Dead oil/tar was observed in fractures in the basement rock.Five cores were cut from 1739.5 m to 1821.8 m in the Tor Formation chalk and two more cores were cut from 1879.1 m to 1883.7 m in the basement. Four Formation Interval Tests (FIT) were performed at 1748.9 m, 1733.4 m, 1642.6 m, and at 1738.2 m. The tests, one in Early Tertiary shales and three in Late Cretaceous carbonates, did not show any hydrocarbons.The well was permanently abandoned on 9 August 1967 as a well with 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]381.001905.00 -
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Core sample numberCore sample - top depthCore sample - bottom depthCore sample depth - uom15705.05737.0[ft ]25737.05797.0[ft ]35796.05856.0[ft ]45857.05917.0[ft ]55917.05977.0[ft ]66165.06170.0[ft ]76175.06180.0[ft ]Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Total core sample length [m]86.0Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Cores available for sampling?YES -
Palynological slides at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Palynological slides at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Sample depthDepth unitSample typeLaboratory1650.0[ft]DC2550.0[ft]DC3110.0[ft]DC3200.0[ft]DC3290.0[ft]DC3380.0[ft]DC3400.0[ft]DC3410.0[ft]DC3470.0[ft]DC3500.0[ft]DC3560.0[ft]DC3590.0[ft]DC3650.0[ft]DC3710.0[ft]DC3740.0[ft]DC3800.0[ft]DC3830.0[ft]DC3910.0[ft]DC3970.0[ft]DC4000.0[ft]DC4090.0[ft]DC4134.0[ft]SWC4140.0[ft]SWC4180.0[ft]DC4210.0[ft]DC4270.0[ft]DC4300.0[ft]DC4360.0[ft]DC4390.0[ft]DC4420.0[ft]DC4426.0[ft]SWC4460.0[ft]DC4480.0[ft]DC4500.0[ft]DC4553.0[ft]DC4580.0[ft]DC4600.0[ft]DC4660.0[ft]DC4680.0[ft]DC4760.0[ft]DC4780.0[ft]DC4860.0[ft]DC4880.0[ft]DC4943.0[ft]SWC4960.0[ft]DC4960.0[ft]DC4980.0[ft]DC5022.0[ft]SWC5022.0[ft]DC5036.0[ft]SWC5038.0[ft]DC5060.0[ft]DC5080.0[ft]DC5144.0[ft]DC5144.0[ft]SWC5160.0[ft]DC5180.0[ft]DC5226.0[ft]SWC5226.0[ft]DC5260.0[ft]DC5280.0[ft]DC5350.0[ft]SWC5360.0[ft]SWC5360.0[ft]DC5371.0[ft]SWC5375.0[ft]DC5400.0[ft]DC5460.0[ft]DC5480.0[ft]DC5540.0[ft]DC5560.0[ft]DC5580.0[ft]DC5580.0[ft]DC5600.0[ft]DC5612.0[ft]SWC5620.0[ft]DC5620.0[ft]DC5660.0[ft]DC5680.0[ft]DC5707.0[ft]DCESSO5715.0[ft]DCESSO5726.5[ft]SWCESSO5739.0[ft]DCESSO5752.5[ft]SWCESSO5763.5[ft]SWCESSO5773.0[ft]DCESSO5780.0[ft]DC5789.0[ft]DCESSO5801.5[ft]SWCESSO5815.0[ft]DCESSO5828.5[ft]SWCESSO5839.5[ft]SWCESSO5852.5[ft]SWCESSO5856.0[ft]DC5863.0[ft]DCESSO5871.0[ft]SWC5875.0[ft]DCESSO5887.0[ft]DCESSO5902.0[ft]DCESSO5916.0[ft]DCESSO5929.0[ft]DCESSO5940.0[ft]DCESSO5951.0[ft]DCESSO5965.0[ft]DCESSO5977.0[ft]DCESSO5980.0[ft]DC6030.0[ft]DC6040.0[ft]DC6060.0[ft]DC6080.0[ft]DC6090.0[ft]DC6110.0[ft]DC6110.0[ft]DC6120.0[ft]DC6130.0[ft]DC6130.0[ft]DC6140.0[ft]DC6180.0[ft]DC6230.0[ft]DC -
Lithostratigraphy
Lithostratigraphy Top depth [mMD RKB]Lithostrat. unit139797845939939950115416251625164516691732173218381850185018581873 -
Composite logs
Composite logs Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf0.27 -
Geochemical information
Geochemical information Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf1.26 -
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]pdf1.25pdf3.70 -
Documents – Norwegian Offshore Directorate papers
Documents – Norwegian Offshore Directorate papers Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf11.51pdf51.08 -
Logs
Logs Log typeLog top depth [m]Log bottom depth [m]BHC SONIC GR1401907CDM3651910FDC3651910IES3651909LL73651908MLL3651910 -
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 typeCONDUCTOR30164.036164.00.00LOTSURF.COND.20186.026186.00.00LOTINTERM.13 3/8363.017 1/2363.00.00LOTINTERM.9 5/81110.012 1/41110.00.00LOTOPEN HOLE1905.08 1/21905.00.00LOT -
Drilling mud
Drilling mud Depth MD [m]Mud weight [g/cm3]Visc. [mPa.s]Yield point [Pa]Mud typeDate measured1640.00sea water3810.00sea water/g -
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]pdf0.19