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35/12-4 S

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  • General information
    General information
    Attribute Value
    Wellbore name
    Official name of wellbore based on Norwegian Offshore Directorate guidelines for designation of wells and wellbores.
    35/12-4 S
    Type
    Wellbore type. Legal values: EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT, OTHER (see 'Purpose' for more information)
    EXPLORATION
    Purpose
    Final classification of the wellbore.

    Legal values for exploration wellbores:
    WILDCAT, APPRAISAL, WILDCAT-CCS, APPRAISAL-CCS.

    Legal values for development wellbores:
    OBSERVATION, PRODUCTION, INJECTION, INJECTION-CCS, OBSERVATION-CCS.

    Legal values for other wellbores:
    SOIL DRILLING (drilling in connection with track surveys and other subsurface surveys to investigate the soil conditions prior to placement of facilities),
    SHALLOW GAS (drilling to investigate shallow gas before the first 'real' drilling on the location),
    PILOT (drilling to investigate the geology and fluid connectors for location of the main wellbore),
    SCIENTIFIC (drilling according to Law of Scientific research and exploration),
    STRATIGRAPHIC (driling according to Law of Petroleum activities §2-1).
    APPRAISAL
    Status
    Status for the wellbore. Legal values are:

    BLOWOUT: A blowout has occurred in the well.
    CLOSED: A development wellbore that has been closed in a shorter or longer periode. Also applies to development wellbores where drilling is completed, but production/injection has not yet been reported.
    DRILLING: The well is in the drilling phase - can be active drilling, logging, testing or plugging,
    JUNKED: The drilling operation has been terminated due to technical problems.
    P&A: Exploration: The well is plugged and abandoned, and can not be reentered for further use. Development wells: The production/injection from/to the well is stopped and the well is plugged. The wellhead is removed or else made unavailable for further well operations.
    PLUGGED: The wellbore has been plugged, but the upper parts of the wellbore can be re-used. A sidetrack might be drilled at a later stage.
    PRODUCING: It was produced from the wellbore at the time of the operators last monthly report to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
    INJECTING: It was injected to the wellbore at the time of the operators last monthly report to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
    PREDRILLED: The upper part of the well has been drilled, usually as part of a batch-drilling campaign covering several wellbores.
    RE-CLASS TO DEV: Exploration wellbore that is reclassified to a development wellbore.
    RE-CLASS TO TEST: Exploration wellbore that is reclassified to test production.
    SUSPENDED: The drilling operation in the wellbore has been temporarily stopped. The current plan is to continue drilling later on.
    P&A
    Press release
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    Main area
    Name of the area on the Norwegian Continental Shelf where the wellbore is located. Legal values: BARENTS SEA, NORWEGIAN SEA, NORTH SEA.
    NORTH SEA
    Discovery
    Name of the discovery the wellbore is related to.
    Well name
    Official name of the parent well for the wellbore based on Norwegian Offshore Directorate guidelines for designation of wells and wellbores.
    35/12-4
    Seismic location
    Position of spud location on seismic survey lines. SP: shotpoint.
    MN9201SG8603M06-inline 3634 & crossline 1951
    Production licence
    Official designation of the production licence the wellbore was drilled or planned to be drilled from ( well head posistion).
    Drilling operator
    Name of the licensee starting the drilling operation on behalf of the active production license (well head position). This will usually equal the operator of the production license.
    Wintershall Norge ASA
    Drill permit
    The drilling permit number together with the version of the drilling permit as stated in the drilling permit granted by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
    1352-L
    Drilling facility
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate's name of the facility which the wellbore was drilled from.
    Drilling days
    Number of days from wellbore entry to wellbore completion.
    65
    Entered date
    The date when he wellbore was spudded. For sidetracks: The date when new formation was drilled by kicking off from the mother-wellbore,
    23.04.2011
    Completed date
    Exploration wellbores from moveable facilities:
    For floating facilities - date when anchor handling is started. For jackups - date the jacking-down started. Exploration wellbores from fixed facilities and all development wellbores:
    Date when the wellbore is at total depth, and last casing, liner or screen is set. In case of immediate plugging of the wellbore, completed date equals the date the last plug i set in the wellbore.
    Date when the wellbore is at total depth, and last casing, liner or screen is set. In case of immediate plugging of the wellbore, completed date equals the date the last plug i set in the wellbore.
    26.06.2011
    Release date
    Date when raw data which has been reported to the authorities from the wellbore is not confidential any longer. Normally 2 years after finishing the drilling. May be earlier if the area of the production license is relinquished.
    26.06.2013
    Publication date
    Date quality control of the wellbore information was completed, so it can be published on the internet as a 'Well Data Summary Sheet' wellbore with more information available than other wellbores.
    26.06.2013
    Purpose - planned
    Pre-drill purpose of the wellbore. Legal values for exploration wellbores: WILDCAT, APPRAISAL, WILDCAT-CCS, APPRAISAL-CCS. Example of legal values for development wellbores: OBSERVATION, PRODUCTION, INJECTION.
    APPRAISAL
    Reentry
    Status whether the wellbore has been re-entered (YES) or not (NO). Re-entered wellbores are not included in the count when wellbores are presented in statistical overviews.
    NO
    Content
    For exploration wellbores, status of discovery.

    Legal values:
    DRY, SHOWS (trace amounts of hydrocarbons), GAS, GAS/CONDENSATE, OIL or OIL/GAS.
    SHOWS (GAS SHOWS, OIL SHOWS or OIL/GAS SHOWS) are detected as fluorescent cut (organic extract), petroleum odour, or visual stain on cuttings or cores, or as increased gas reading on the mud-loggers gas detection equipment.
    Legal values for WILDCAT-CCS and APPRAISAL-CCS: WATER

    For development wellbores, type of produced/injected fluid.
    Legal values:
    WATER, CUTTINGS, NOT AVAILABLE, OIL, GAS/CONDENSATE, OIL/GAS, CO2, GAS, WATER/GAS, NOT APPLICABLE.
    OIL/GAS
    Discovery wellbore
    Indicator which tells if the wellbore made a new discovery. Legal values: YES, NO. Prior to press-release or other information regarding drilling results, the indicator will be “NO” as a default.
    NO
    1st level with HC, age
    Age of lithostratigraphic unit, 1st level, where hydrocarbons were encountered. Examples of legal values: CRETACEOUS, EARLY CRETACEOUS, LATE JURASSIC, EOCENE. See also Norwegian Offshore Directorate bulletins.
    MIDDLE JURASSIC
    1st level with HC, formation
    Name of lithostartigraphic unit, 1st level, where hydrocarbons were encountered. Shown only for released wells. Examples of legal values: BASEMENT, COOK FM, EKOFISK FM, HEIMDAL FM, SANDNES FM, SOGNEFJORD FM, TARBERT FM, BRENT GP. See also Norwegian Offshore Directorate bulletins.
    NESS FM
    2nd level with HC, age
    Age of lithostratigraphic unit, 2nd level, where hydrocarbons were encountered. Examples of legal values: CRETACEOUS, EARLY CRETACEOUS, LATE JURASSIC, EOCENE.
    MIDDLE JURASSIC
    2nd level with HC, formation
    Name of lithostartigraphic unit, 2nd level, where hydrocarbons were encountered. Shown only for released wells. Examples of legal values: BASEMENT, COOK FM, EKOFISK FM, HEIMDAL FM, SANDNES FM, SOGNEFJORD FM, TARBERT FM, BRENT GP.
    FENSFJORD FM
    Kelly bushing elevation [m]
    Elevation of the rotary kelly bushing (RKB) above mean sea level.
    29.0
    Water depth [m]
    Depth in metres betweem mean sea level and sea floor.
    360.0
    Total depth (MD) [m RKB]
    Total measured length of wellbore from kelly bushing to total depth (driller's depth).
    3585.0
    Final vertical depth (TVD) [m RKB]
    Vertical elevation from total depth to kelly bushing. Shown only for released wells. Referred to as true vertical depth (TVD).
    2766.0
    Maximum inclination [°]
    Maximum deviation, in degrees, from a vertical well path.Shown only for released wells.
    51
    Bottom hole temperature [°C]
    Estimated temperature at final total depth of the wellbore. Shown only for released wells. See discription.
    106
    Oldest penetrated age
    Age (according to Geologic Time Scale 2004 by F. M. Gradstein, et al. (2004)) of the oldest penetrated formation. May differ from age at TD for example in deviated wellbores. Examples of legal values: CRETACEOUS, EARLY CRETACEOUS, LATE JURASSIC, EARLY PERMIAN, EARLY TRIASSIC, EOCENE.
    EARLY JURASSIC
    Oldest penetrated formation
    Name of the oldest lithostratigraphic unit penetrated by the wellbore. Shown only for released wells. In most wellbores this is formation or group at total depth. May differ from formation or group at TD for example in wellbores drilled with high deviation or through faults. Examples of legal values: AMUNDSEN FM, BALDER FM, BASEMENT, BLODØKS FM, BRYNE FM, BURTON FM, COOK FM, DRAKE FM, DRAUPNE FM, EKOFISK FM, DUNLIN GP.
    STATFJORD GP
    Geodetic datum
    Reference system for coordinates. Example of legal values: ED50.
    ED50
    NS degrees
    Geographic coordinate of the wellhead, north-south degrees.
    61° 11' 6.76'' N
    EW degrees
    Geographic coordinate of the wellhead, east-west degrees.
    3° 41' 29.4'' E
    NS UTM [m]
    Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate of the wellhead, north-south.
    6783775.12
    EW UTM [m]
    Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate of the wellhead, east-west.
    537183.78
    UTM zone
    Universal Transverse Mercator zone. Examples of legal values: 31, 32, 33, 34.
    31
    NPDID wellbore
    Norwegian Offshore Directorate's unique id for the wellbore.
    6589

  • Wellbore history
    General
    Well 35/12-4 S was drilled on the Ryggsteinen Ridge/Uer Terrace structural elements in the Northern North Sea. The objective was to appraise the 35/12-2 Grosbeak discovery, a multi-level discovery, with hydrocarbons in the Sognefjord Formation (gas), in the Fensfjord Formation (oil) and in the Ness Formation (oil). The gas discovered in the Sognefjord Formation is deemed unproducible due to low permeabilities. Only the Fensfjord Formation and the Brent Group are appraisal targets. The majority of the volumes are expected to be located in the Brent Group. The Statfjord Formation was a tertiary objective.
    Operations and results
    Appraisal well 35/12-4 S was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Songa Delta on 23 April 2011 and drilled to TD at 3585 m (2766 m TVD) in the Early Jurassic Statfjord Formation. No significant problem was encountered in the operations. The well was drilled with sea water and hi-vis sweeps down to 501 m, with Aquadril mud from 501 m to 1315 m, and with Carbosea oil based mud from 1315 m to TD.
    Base Cretaceous unconformity/top Heather Formation was penetrated at 2503.5 m (2080 m TVD). A sharp increase in the NearBit Resistivity LWD tool and increased gas values were seen on penetrating the Fensfjord Formation at 2526.5 m (2095 m TVD). The sandstones had an average porosity of 24 % when using a 10 % porosity cut-off. A gross oil column of approximately 14 m TVD was found in the Fensfjord Formation with an OWC at 2552 m (2112 m TVD) based on the pressure gradients. On penetrating the top of the Ness Formation at 3070.5 m (2441 m TVD), an increase in background gas was noticed. The Ness sandstones had an average porosity of 21.7 %, when using a 10% porosity cut-off. A gross oil column of approximately 40 m TVD was found with OWC at 3135 m (2482 m TVD). The sandstones of the Statfjord Formation were water-bearing. These sandstones had an average porosity of 17.8% when using a 10% porosity cut-off. Weak shows were recorded in minor silty sandstone towards base of the Kyrre Formation and in minor loose sand in the Heather Formation. There were shows in the hydrocarbon bearing sections of the Fensfjord and Ness formations, but no shows below the OWC's.
    Five conventional cores were cut, one in the Fensfjord Formation from 2529.5 m to 2564 m and four in the Ness Formation from 3076 m to 3151.5 m in the Ness Formation. Fluid samples were taken with the RCI tool. Twelve (12) x 700 cc sample bottles were filled at six (6) sampling stations: at 2539.9 (oil) and 2561.5 m (water) in the Fensfjord Formation, and at 3136.5 m (water), 3126.0 m (oil), 3104.4 m (oil), and 3086.7 m (oil) in the Ness Formation.
    The well was permanently abandoned on 26 June 2011 as a gas and oil appraisal well.
    Testing
    One drill stem test was carried out in the Ness Formation in the interval 3082 - 3127 m (2448 - 2477 m TVD). The test produced 69260 Sm3 gas and 767 Sm3 oil /day through a 44/64" choke in the main flow. The GOR was 90.4 Sm3/Sm3, the oil density was 0.806 g/cm3, and the gas gravity was 0.758 (air = 1). The maximum bottom hole temperature recorded in the main flow was 95.2 deg C.

  • Cuttings at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Cuttings at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Cuttings available for sampling?
    YES
    Cuttings at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Cutting sample, top depth [m]
    Cutting samples, bottom depth [m]
    510.00
    3585.00

  • Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Core sample number
    Core sample - top depth
    Core sample - bottom depth
    Core sample depth - uom
    1
    2529.5
    2564.4
    [m ]
    2
    3076.0
    3088.0
    [m ]
    3
    3088.0
    3095.7
    [m ]
    4
    3098.0
    3124.9
    [m ]
    5
    3125.0
    3151.8
    [m ]
    Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Total core sample length [m]
    108.2
    Cores 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 type
    Bottle number
    Top depth
    MD [m]
    Bottom depth
    MD [m]
    Fluid type
    Test time
    Samples available
    DST
    3127.00
    3082.00
    OIL
    11.02.2009 - 07:25
    YES

  • Lithostratigraphy

  • Drill stem tests (DST)
    Drill stem tests (DST)
    Test number
    From depth MD
    [m]
    To depth MD
    [m]
    Choke size
    [mm]
    1.0
    3082
    3127
    17.4
    Drill stem tests (DST)
    Test number
    Final shut-in pressure
    [MPa]
    Final flow pressure
    [MPa]
    Bottom hole pressure
    [MPa]
    Downhole temperature
    [°C]
    1.0
    Drill stem tests (DST)
    Test number
    Oil
    [Sm3/day]
    Gas
    [Sm3/day]
    Oil density
    [g/cm3]
    Gas grav. rel.air
    GOR
    [m3/m3]
    1.0
    1010
    90243
    0.807
    0.746
    89

  • Logs
    Logs
    Log type
    Log top depth [m]
    Log bottom depth [m]
    EARTH IMAGER
    2500
    3225
    LWD - DIR
    389
    501
    LWD - ECD GR RES CAL DEN NEU DT
    1315
    2409
    LWD - ECD GR RES DIR DEN
    3315
    3585
    LWD - GR ECD RES DIR
    389
    501
    LWD - RES ECD GR DIR CAL DEN NEU
    2409
    3315
    LWD - RES ECD GR DIR DT
    501
    1315
    MREX
    3060
    3150
    RCI
    2533
    3272
    RCI
    3315
    3585
    SBT
    2404
    3312
    SLAM
    2366
    3315
    VSP
    505
    3315
    VSP
    2404
    3585

  • Casing and leak–off tests
    Casing and leak–off tests
    Casing type
    Casing diam.
    [inch]
    Casing depth
    [m]
    Hole diam.
    [inch]
    Hole depth
    [m]
    LOT/FIT mud eqv.
    [g/cm3]
    Formation test type
    CONDUCTOR
    30
    443.0
    36
    443.0
    0.00
    LOT
    SURF.COND.
    20
    498.0
    26
    501.0
    0.00
    LOT
    PILOT HOLE
    501.0
    9 7/8
    501.0
    0.00
    LOT
    INTERM.
    13 3/8
    1308.0
    17 1/2
    1315.0
    0.00
    LOT
    INTERM.
    9 5/8
    2404.0
    12 1/4
    2409.0
    0.00
    LOT
    LINER
    7
    3312.0
    8 1/2
    3315.0
    0.00
    LOT
    OPEN HOLE
    3585.0
    6
    3585.0
    0.00
    LOT

  • Drilling mud
    Drilling mud
    Depth MD [m]
    Mud weight [g/cm3]
    Visc. [mPa.s]
    Yield point [Pa]
    Mud type
    Date measured
    2060
    1.24
    21.0
    Carbosea
    2238
    1.37
    33.0
    Carbosea
    3235
    1.24
    22.0
    Carbosea
    3235
    1.24
    CaCl2 brine
    3235
    1.24
    CaCl2 brine
    3503
    1.24
    26.0
    CARBO-SEA
    3585
    1.27
    29.0
    CARBO-SEA
    3585
    1.26
    31.0
    CARBO-SEA
    3585
    1.24
    27.0
    CARBO-SEA