Wintershall Granted Drilling Permit for Well 6406/3-10 A in PL 836 S
Source: www.gulfoilandgas.com 3/16/2021, Location: Europe
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Dea Norge a drilling permit for appraisal well 6406/3-10 A in production licence PL 836 S.
Well 6406/3-10 A will be drilled from the Deepsea Aberdeen drilling facility in position 64°56'16.19"N and 6°46'42.63"E after concluding the drilling of wildcat well 6507/4-2 S for Wintershall Dea Norge in production licence 211.
Wintershall Dea Norge is the operator with an ownership interest of 40 per cent. The other licensees are DNO Norge (30 per cent) and Spirit Energy Norway (30 per cent). The area in this licence consists of parts of blocks 6406/2 and 6406/3.
The well will be drilled about 8 kms west of the Maria field in the Norwegian Sea and 200 kms north of Kristiansund.
Production licence 836 S was awarded on 5 February 2016 (APA2015). This is the second exploration well to be drilled in the licence.
The permit is contingent on the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing the drilling activity.