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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.
    1/3-6
    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).
    WILDCAT
    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
    Multilateral
    Indicator telling if the parent well is multilateral, meaning it has more than one branch radiating from the main borehole. Example of legal values: YES, NO. See also Norwegian Offshore Directorate guidelines for designation of wells and wellbores.
    NO
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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
    Field
    Name of the field the wellbore is related to.
    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.
    1/3-6
    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.
    Elf Petroleum Norge AS
    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.
    669-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.
    104
    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,
    11.03.1991
    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.
    22.06.1991
    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.
    22.06.1993
    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.
    19.12.2007
    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.
    WILDCAT
    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.
    GAS/CONDENSATE
    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.
    YES
    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.
    PALEOCENE
    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.
    FORTIES FM
    Kelly bushing elevation [m]
    Elevation of the rotary kelly bushing (RKB) above mean sea level.
    25.0
    Water depth [m]
    Depth in metres betweem mean sea level and sea floor.
    72.0
    Total depth (MD) [m RKB]
    Total measured length of wellbore from kelly bushing to total depth (driller's depth).
    3586.0
    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).
    3584.0
    Maximum inclination [°]
    Maximum deviation, in degrees, from a vertical well path.Shown only for released wells.
    4.5
    Bottom hole temperature [°C]
    Estimated temperature at final total depth of the wellbore. Shown only for released wells. See discription.
    142
    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.
    LATE CRETACEOUS
    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.
    HOD FM
    Geodetic datum
    Reference system for coordinates. Example of legal values: ED50.
    ED50
    NS degrees
    Geographic coordinate of the wellhead, north-south degrees.
    56° 56' 14.92'' N
    EW degrees
    Geographic coordinate of the wellhead, east-west degrees.
    2° 42' 20.81'' E
    NS UTM [m]
    Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate of the wellhead, north-south.
    6310606.04
    EW UTM [m]
    Universal Transverse Mercator coordinate of the wellhead, east-west.
    482095.98
    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.
    1521

  • Wellbore history
    General
    Well 1/3-6 is located between the Gyda, Ula, and Blane fields in the Central Graben of the Norwegian North Sea.
    The primary objective was Late Jurassic Ula sands deposited as a rim syncline linked to salt diapirism. The Ula sands had been found hydrocarbon bearing in several wells in the surrounding blocks. Secondary objective was Late Paleocene "Cod sands" (Forties Formation), which could be present in the 1/3-6 area and could pinch out towards the diapir. The prognosed TD was 5030 m below MSL. The "Cod sands" were considered a low-probability target.
    Operations and results
    Wildcat well 1/3-6 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Dyvi Stena on 11 March 1991. Drilling performance went on without significant problems but the primary target of the well was not reached. The discovery of a significant hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir in the Paleocene activated the contingency measures of the programme (to set an extra 11 3/4" liner). For safety and technical reasons, and to allow for a proper test of the Paleocene, the well was stopped at 3586 m in the Late Cretaceous Hod Formation. No shallow gas was encountered while drilling. The well was drilled with a KCl polymer mud.
    The well encountered 85 m of hydrocarbon bearing Forties sands at 2913.5 m. The pay zone was 44 m thick with a hydrocarbon saturation of 56 %. No hydrocarbon-water contact was found. Apart from the hydrocarbons in the Forties sands oil shows were also recorded from 3519 to 3530 m in the Tor Formation.
    One conventional core was cut at 2921 m to 2928.5 m in the Forties sands. Segregated fluid samples were taken at three depths: 2923 m (filtrate and gas), 2937 m (filtrate and gas), and two samples at 2973.5 m (filtrate and gas in one and filtrate only in the other).
    The well was permanently abandoned on 22 June 1991 as a gas-condensate discovery.
    Testing
    Three DST tests were performed. DST 1A and DST 1B both tested the interval 2960.5 - 2977 m. Due to packer failure
    during DST 1A this test was abnormally terminated and the re-test DST 1B was performed. DST 1B produced 78 Sm3 oil and 93300 Sm3 gas /day through a 44/64" choke in the final flow period. The GOR was 1196 Sm3/Sm3. The bottom hole temperature in this flow was 107.2 deg C.
    DST 2 tested the intervals 2913 - 2924 m + 2929 - 2953 m. The final flow in DST 2 was 153 Sm3 oil and 172500 Sm3 gas /day through a 48/64" choke. The GOR was 1131 Sm3/Sm3 and the condensate gravity was measured to 50.47 deg API. The pressure drawdown in this flow was 290 bar and the bottom hole temperature was 112.2 deg C. The maximum temperature in DST 2 was 123.1 deg C and was recorded in the flow with the lowest rates and lowest drawdown. It was believed to be closer to the true formation temperature than the one recorded in DST 1B.

  • 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]
    1220.00
    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
    2921.0
    2928.5
    [m ]
    Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Total core sample length [m]
    7.5
    Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
    Cores available for sampling?
    YES

  • 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
    183.0
    36
    185.0
    0.00
    LOT
    INTERM.
    20
    2000.0
    26
    2003.0
    1.80
    LOT
    INTERM.
    13 3/8
    2861.0
    17 1/2
    2864.0
    2.13
    LOT
    LINER
    9 5/8
    3062.0
    12 1/4
    3065.0
    0.00
    LOT

  • Drill stem tests (DST)
    Drill stem tests (DST)
    Test number
    From depth MD
    [m]
    To depth MD
    [m]
    Choke size
    [mm]
    1.0
    2961
    2977
    17.5
    2.0
    2913
    2953
    15.8
    Drill stem tests (DST)
    Test number
    Final shut-in pressure
    [MPa]
    Final flow pressure
    [MPa]
    Bottom hole pressure
    [MPa]
    Downhole temperature
    [°C]
    1.0
    3.000
    107
    2.0
    6.800
    112
    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
    78
    93300
    0.780
    0.780
    1196
    2.0
    153
    172500
    0.771
    0.735
    1131

  • Logs
    Logs
    Log type
    Log top depth [m]
    Log bottom depth [m]
    DIT-D SLS MSFL GR
    2860
    3153
    DIT-E SLS GR
    2860
    3590
    DLL MSFL GR
    2860
    3100
    FMS GR
    2860
    3591
    LDL CNL GR
    2860
    3591
    LDL CNL GR
    2860
    3155
    LDL CNL GR
    2902
    3017
    MWD - GR RES DIR
    186
    3586
    RFT-B GR
    2915
    2961
    RFT-B HP GR
    2916
    3360
    VSP
    905
    3575

  • Lithostratigraphy
    Lithostratigraphy
    Top depth [mMD RKB]
    Lithostrat. unit
    97
    1600
    2823
    2823
    2836
    2914
    2999
    3103
    3103
    3201
    3530

  • Geochemical information
    Geochemical information
    Document name
    Document format
    Document size [MB]
    pdf
    0.14
    pdf
    0.82

  • 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 name
    Document format
    Document size [MB]
    pdf
    2.54
    pdf
    33.95

  • Drilling mud
    Drilling mud
    Depth MD [m]
    Mud weight [g/cm3]
    Visc. [mPa.s]
    Yield point [Pa]
    Mud type
    Date measured
    361
    1.03
    WATER BASED
    550
    1.03
    WATER BASED
    857
    1.55
    20.0
    WATER BASED
    1255
    1.39
    38.0
    WATER BASED
    1573
    1.50
    37.0
    WATER BASED
    1600
    1.55
    22.0
    WATER BASED
    1820
    1.70
    41.0
    WATER BASED
    1925
    1.74
    56.0
    WATER BASED
    1930
    1.75
    52.0
    WATER BASED
    2070
    1.75
    63.0
    WATER BASED
    2210
    1.75
    72.0
    WATER BASED
    2263
    1.75
    47.0
    WATER BASED
    2356
    1.75
    40.0
    WATER BASED
    2503
    1.75
    43.0
    WATER BASED
    2589
    1.75
    55.0
    WATER BASED
    2651
    1.75
    58.0
    WATER BASED
    2673
    1.75
    46.0
    WATER BASED
    2680
    1.75
    52.0
    WATER BASED
    2683
    1.75
    35.0
    WATER BASED
    2715
    1.55
    28.0
    WATER BASED
    2731
    1.75
    48.0
    WATER BASED
    2800
    1.75
    48.0
    WATER BASED
    2846
    1.75
    62.0
    WATER BASED
    2850
    1.75
    27.0
    WATER BASED
    2851
    1.75
    45.0
    WATER BASED
    2859
    1.43
    4.0
    WATER BASED
    2863
    1.75
    53.0
    WATER BASED
    2870
    1.75
    45.0
    WATER BASED
    2880
    1.75
    25.0
    WATER BASED
    2888
    1.43
    4.0
    WATER BASED
    2921
    1.75
    33.0
    WATER BASED
    2928
    1.75
    34.0
    WATER BASED
    2958
    1.43
    4.0
    WATER BASED
    2958
    1.43
    4.0
    WATER BASED
    2959
    1.43
    WATER BASED
    2994
    1.75
    30.0
    WATER BASED
    3015
    1.40
    WATER BASED
    3060
    1.55
    46.0
    WATER BASED
    3061
    1.75
    43.0
    WATER BASED
    3064
    1.55
    33.0
    WATER BASED
    3110
    1.75
    44.0
    WATER BASED
    3150
    1.55
    23.0
    WATER BASED
    3157
    1.75
    28.0
    WATER BASED
    3176
    1.64
    25.0
    WATER BASED
    3200
    1.55
    30.0
    WATER BASED
    3210
    1.60
    24.0
    WATER BASED
    3270
    1.55
    29.0
    WATER BASED
    3300
    1.55
    33.0
    WATER BASED
    3326
    1.55
    30.0
    WATER BASED
    3344
    1.55
    31.0
    WATER BASED
    3388
    1.55
    30.0
    WATER BASED
    3391
    1.55
    30.0
    WATER BASED
    3465
    1.55
    34.0
    WATER BASED
    3529
    1.55
    32.0
    WATER BASED
    3554
    1.55
    34.0
    WATER BASED
    3573
    1.55
    42.0
    WATER BASED
    3586
    1.50
    WATER BASED