34/8-9 S
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General information
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Wellbore history
GeneralWell 34/8-9 S is located on the A-structure on the Visund Field. This is a NNE-SSW oriented elongated fault block with the Pre-Cretaceous strata dipping towards WNW. The A-Central fault divides the A-structure into the A-North and A-South compartments. Well 34/8-9 S was drilled on the southern part of the A-South compartment. The primary objective was to establish the inferred OWC at 3100m TVD and confirm the pressure regime in the Statfjord and Amundsen Formations. The secondary objective was to determine the hydrocarbon potential of the Cook Formation in the structure. The well was designed deviated in order that both objectives could be fully evaluated. Furthermore the spud location of the well was chosen so that an optimal, up-dip, sidetrack could be drilled in order to appraise the Lunde A-south gas condensate discovery.Operations and resultsAppraisal well 34/8-9 S was spudded with the semi-submersible installation West Delta on 25 October 1992. The first 36" top hole was abandoned because after casing was set due to drill string lost in hole. The rig was moved 28 m from first spud location and re-spudded. The rig downtime for this well amounted to 30% of the total rig time. Most of this was drilling equipment repairs and fishing for equipment, but no single event had any serious consequence for the personnel or the well objectives. The well was drilled to TD at 3530 m in the Late Triassic Lunde Formation. The well was drilled with seawater and hi-vis pills down to 1698 m and with HF-plus KCl/polymer mud from 1698 m to TD.The Viking Group, Draupne Formation was encountered at 2903. 5 m (2873.5 m TVD). Weak source rock shows were recorded in these shales. The Brent Group was encountered from 2922.5 m to 2983.5 m (2889.5 m TVD to 2940 m TVD). From a gross Brent Group thickness of 61m a net sand thickness of 47 m was identified, with average porosity of 20.8 %. Wire line logs confirmed ca 11 m oil column with an OWC at 2931 m (2900.6 m TVD). RFT pressure tests suggested a free water level around 2933 m (2902.6 m). The Formation pressure in the Brent Group revealed two separate water regimes, approximately 2.1 and 2.8 bar lower than the established common Brent water gradient on the Visund Field. The pressure data showed two separate water regimes also in the Statfjord Formation, ca 1.3 and 2.0 bar lower than the common water gradient interpreted from wells 34/8-1 and 34/8-5.The Cook, Statfjord and Lunde formations were all water wet. The Cook Formation had no shows, the Statfjord Formation had weak shows on the cores from 3170.5 m to 3196 m and the Lunde Formation had weak shows in the upper part from 3417 to 3426 m.Six conventional cores were cut in the well. One core was cut in the Nordland Group (Utsira Formation), two cores were taken in the Brent Group, and one core was taken over the Amundsen/Statfjord Formation boundary. Further two cores were taken in the Statfjord Formation. Two RFT fluid samples were taken at 2926.3 m (11 l oil, 0.84 Sm3 gas, and 2.6 l water/filtrate), and 3156 m (water/filtrate).The well was permanently abandoned on 28 December 1992 as an oil appraisal well.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]1370.003530.00 -
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Core sample numberCore sample - top depthCore sample - bottom depthCore sample depth - uom11109.01113.3[m ]22936.02947.5[m ]32948.52954.0[m ]53170.53176.0[m ]63178.03192.9[m ]Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Total core sample length [m]41.7Cores at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Cores available for sampling?YES -
Core photos
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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 typeCONDUCTOR30414.036415.00.00LOTINTERM.13 3/81344.017 1/21359.01.55LOTINTERM.9 5/82451.012 1/42467.01.80LOTOPEN HOLE3530.08 1/23530.00.00LOT -
Logs
Logs Log typeLog top depth [m]Log bottom depth [m]ACBL GR20702449ACL GR SP24493523COREGUN GR28953149DIFL ACL GR SP CHT3302466DLL MLL GR18623509FMT GR29213290FMT GR29223192FMT GR29262926FMT GR29262973FMT GR29313486HEXDIP GR24493506VSP4803520ZDL CN GR3301271ZDL CN GR24493531 -
Lithostratigraphy
Lithostratigraphy Top depth [mMD RKB]Lithostrat. unit3301131116012911323138614341687175118421842190919822006203729042908290829142923292329432956296329842984300931133123315032453245 -
Geochemical information
Geochemical information Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf1.02pdf6.59 -
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Documents – reported by the production licence (period for duty of secrecy expired) Document nameDocument formatDocument size [MB]pdf2.20pdf17.82 -
Drilling mud
Drilling mud Depth MD [m]Mud weight [g/cm3]Visc. [mPa.s]Yield point [Pa]Mud typeDate measured11091.20WATER BASED13501.20WATER BASED13601.0518.0WATER BASED16981.3017.0WATER BASED17031.3018.0WATER BASED19401.3719.0WATER BASED21021.4123.0WATER BASED24671.4321.0WATER BASED24701.5115.0WATER BASED25311.5122.0WATER BASED25591.5121.0WATER BASED26651.5122.0WATER BASED27071.5123.0WATER BASED27491.5124.0WATER BASED28691.6028.0WATER BASED28991.6227.0WATER BASED29241.6429.0WATER BASED30151.6434.0WATER BASED31351.6430.0WATER BASED31621.6432.0WATER BASED31711.6532.0WATER BASED31901.6431.0WATER BASED32431.6426.0WATER BASED32851.6436.0WATER BASED33321.6440.0WATER BASED34171.6437.0WATER BASED34351.6434.0WATER BASED35301.6742.0WATER BASED -
Palynological slides at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate
Palynological slides at the Norwegian Offshore Directorate Sample depthDepth unitSample typeLaboratory1370.0[m]DCRRI1390.0[m]DCRRI1450.0[m]DCRRI1470.0[m]DCRRI1490.0[m]DCRRI1510.0[m]DCRRI1530.0[m]DCRRI1550.0[m]DCRRI1570.0[m]DCRRI1590.0[m]DCRRI1610.0[m]DCRRI1630.0[m]DCRRI1650.0[m]DCRRI1670.0[m]DCRRI1690.0[m]DCRRI1710.0[m]DCRRI1730.0[m]DCRRI1750.0[m]DCRRI1770.0[m]DCRRI1790.0[m]DCRRI1810.0[m]DCRRI1830.0[m]DCRRI1850.0[m]DCRRI1870.0[m]DCRRI1890.0[m]DCRRI1910.0[m]DCRRI1930.0[m]DCRRI1950.0[m]DCRRI1970.0[m]DCRRI1990.0[m]DCRRI2010.0[m]DCRRI2030.0[m]DCRRI2050.0[m]DCRRI2070.0[m]DCRRI2080.0[m]DCRRI2100.0[m]DCRRI2120.0[m]DCRRI2140.0[m]DCRRI2160.0[m]DCRRI2180.0[m]DCRRI2200.0[m]DCRRI2220.0[m]DCRRI2240.0[m]DCRRI2260.0[m]DCRRI2280.0[m]DCRRI2300.0[m]DCRRI2320.0[m]DCRRI2340.0[m]DCRRI2360.0[m]DCRRI2380.0[m]DCRRI2400.0[m]DCRRI2420.0[m]DCRRI2485.0[m]DCRRI2500.0[m]DCRRI2515.0[m]DCRRI2530.0[m]DCRRI2545.0[m]DCRRI2560.0[m]DCRRI2575.0[m]DCRRI2590.0[m]DCRRI2605.0[m]DCRRI2620.0[m]DCRRI2635.0[m]DCRRI2650.0[m]DCRRI2665.0[m]DCRRI2680.0[m]DCRRI2695.0[m]DCRRI2710.0[m]DCRRI2725.0[m]DCRRI2740.0[m]DCRRI2755.0[m]DCRRI2770.0[m]DCRRI2785.0[m]DCRRI2800.0[m]DCRRI2845.0[m]DCRRI2860.0[m]DCRRI2875.0[m]DCRRI2890.0[m]DCRRI2910.0[m]DCRRI2911.0[m]SWCHYDRO2914.0[m]SWCHYDRO2920.0[m]SWCHYDRO2925.0[m]DCHYDRO2930.0[m]DCHYDRO2935.0[m]DCHYDRO2936.0[m]CHYDRO2940.0[m]CHYDRO2941.0[m]CHYDRO2943.0[m]CHYDRO2945.0[m]DCHYDRO2951.0[m]CHYDRO2952.0[m]CHYDRO2953.0[m]CHYDRO2961.0[m]SWCHYDRO2975.0[m]SWCHYDRO2982.0[m]SWCHYDRO2988.0[m]SWCHYDRO2992.0[m]SWCHYDRO2997.0[m]SWCHYDRO3004.0[m]SWCHYDRO3006.0[m]SWCHYDRO3008.0[m]SWCHYDRO3012.0[m]SWCHYDRO3016.0[m]SWCHYDRO3019.0[m]SWCHYDRO3025.0[m]SWCHYDRO3030.0[m]SWCHYDRO3037.0[m]SWCHYDRO3051.0[m]SWCHYDRO3062.0[m]SWCHYDRO3071.0[m]SWCHYDRO3083.0[m]SWCHYDRO3089.0[m]SWCHYDRO3090.0[m]DCRRI3110.0[m]DCRRI3114.0[m]SWCHYDRO3120.0[m]SWCHYDRO3132.0[m]SWCHYDRO3149.0[m]SWCHYDRO3170.0[m]CHYDRO3173.0[m]CHYDRO3174.0[m]CHYDRO3180.0[m]CHYDRO3181.0[m]CHYDRO3183.0[m]CHYDRO3185.0[m]CHYDRO3187.0[m]CHYDRO3190.0[m]CHYDRO3202.0[m]DCRRI3217.0[m]DCRRI3232.0[m]DCRRI3250.0[m]DCRRI3265.0[m]DCRRI3280.0[m]DCRRI3295.0[m]DCRRI3310.0[m]DCRRI3327.0[m]DCRRI3340.0[m]DCRRI3352.0[m]DCRRI3390.0[m]DCRRI3405.0[m]DCRRI3420.0[m]DCRRI3435.0[m]DCRRI3485.0[m]DCRRI3512.0[m]DCRRI