16/2-4
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General information
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Wellbore history
GeneralWell 16/2-4 is located on the Utsira High in the North Sea. The objective of drilling 16/2-4 was to delineate the Tor Formation oil discovery made in 16/2-3 and to test the permeability and productivity of the chalk. The secondary objective was to check the presence of hydrocarbon in the basement and to test the permeability and productivity of the basement rock.Operations and resultsWell 16/2-4 was spudded with the jack-up installation West Epsilon on 8 October 2007 and drilled to TD at 2000 m, 121 m into basement rock. No major problem was encountered in the operations. The well was drilled with spud mud down to 640 m and with KCl/polymer/glycol mud from 640 m to TD. No shallow gas was observed by the ROV at the wellhead or by the MWD while drilling the 36" hole or the 17 1/2" hole.The Tor Formation reservoir section was encountered with hydrocarbons at 1709.5 m, 12.5 m shallower than prognosed. A clear hydrocarbon contact was not seen. The best indication of an OWC was seen on cores as a disappearance of shows below 1775. The well showed that the size of the 16/2-3 discovery is likely to be in the range 5 - 10 million Sm3 recoverable oil. A series of small-scale formation tests were carried out, showing promising flow properties. Smaller amounts of oil and gas were found also in basement, but small-scale tests in the basement showed limited flow properties. Apart from the oil and gas bearing reservoirs, no significant shows were seen in the well.Five cores were cut. The first core was cut in the Lista Formation, the second core covered the transition zones between the Lista, Våle and Ekofisk Formation, the third core was in the Tor Formation, the fourth core was in the Tor and Hod Formation, and the fifth core was in Basement. Four mini-DST runs were performed in the Tor Formation and in the Basement for pressure points and fluid sampling. Oil and water were sampled from the Tor Formation. Gas, oil and water were sampled from the Basement. The following depths were sampled (hydrocarbon type is verified only from chromatographic analyses of the oil phase): 1939 m (water), 1930 m, 1904 m (oil), 1898,1 m (oil), 1896.1 m, 1886.1 m (gas/condensate), 1727.5 m (oil), and 1710 m (water). Due to high draw-down during pumping with the wire line tools, most of the hydrocarbon samples are flashed and not representative for PVT analysis.The well was permanently abandoned on 15 December as a gas/minor oil discovery and an oil appraisal.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]290.002000.00 -
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Core sample numberCore sample - top depthCore sample - bottom depthCore sample depth - uom11701.01701.9[m ]21706.01708.7[m ]31709.01761.8[m ]41762.01816.0[m ]51882.01883.9[m ]Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Total core sample length [m]112.2Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Cores available for sampling?YES -
Oil samples at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Oil samples at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Test typeBottle numberTop depth
MD [m]Bottom depth
MD [m]Fluid typeTest timeSamples availableMDT1858.000.00OILYES -
Lithostratigraphy
Lithostratigraphy Top depth [mMD RKB]Lithostrat. unit161819105710791091124313251620162016411655170717081708171018021859185918771879 -
Composite logs
Composite logs Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf0.39 -
Geochemical information
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Logs
Logs Log typeLog top depth [m]Log bottom depth [m]FMI MSIP ECRD ACTS15002000MDT PA ACTS ECRD17091956MDT PA ACTS ECRD17101956MDT PA ACTS ECRD18951911MDT PA ACTS ECRD18951930MWD - DIR161288MWD - GR RES DIR2882000PEX HRLA ACTS ECRD15602000PEX MSIP PPC16311905ZOVSP1812000 -
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 typeCONDUCTOR30281.036288.01.15LOTSURF.COND.13 3/8631.017 1/2640.01.45LOTINTERM.9 5/81689.012 1/41690.01.80LOTOPEN HOLE2000.08 1/22000.00.00LOT -
Drilling mud
Drilling mud Depth MD [m]Mud weight [g/cm3]Visc. [mPa.s]Yield point [Pa]Mud typeDate measured2881.03SEAWATER4311.089.0SPUD MUD6401.1010.0SPUD MUD10201.3023.0KCL/POLYMER/GLYCOL12001.3530.0KCL/POLYMER/GLYCOL17061.2022.0KCL/POLYMER/GLYCOL17091.2018.0KCL/POLYMER17091.2023.0KCL/POLYMER/GLYCOL -
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