Wintershall Norge makes disappointing find
Norway Of the two wildcat wells on production licence 248 – 35/8-6 and 35/8-6A – the first came up dry and the second had insufficient hydrocarbons. Both have been plugged and abandoned.
The wells were drilled by the company’s midwater semisubmersible rig, Borgland Dolphin, which is capable of operating in water depths of 450 m and drilling more than 6,000 m. Constructed in 1977, the asset underwent an upgrade and refitting in 1999.
The rig is now bound for licence 248 F in the North Sea to drill well 35/11-19S.
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