Dana Petroleum has successfully completed the drilling of the Lille John-2 appraisal well and side-track on the Lille John oil field in license 12/06 in the Danish North Sea last week.
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Map from Dana Petroleum. |
The Lille John-2 (LJ-2) appraisal well and side-track confirmed the presence of sweet, light oil in the Late Miocene sandstone reservoir. The thickness and quality of the sandstone reservoir encountered in LJ-2 was found, as expected, to be improved relative to the LJ-1 discovery well drilled in 2011. The entire reservoir package was cored, a comprehensive log suite gathered followed by a drill stem test over the entire interval. The production test showed a maximum flow rate of 1,400 b/d, with no sand production. The oil quality was similar to that found in the LJ-1, being 34°-35°API with no H2S.
Detailed evaluation of the acquired data will now be performed to confirm the exact thickness of the oil pay in order to assess the recoverable volumes in the Lille John accumulation and to determine commerciality.
The Danish Exploration License 12/06 also contains the Broder Tuck gas/condensate discovery. Dana acquired 40% equity in the license from PA Resources last year and assumed operatorship on 1 June 2014.
The 12/06 license is located near existing Dana operated licenses in the Netherlands; the F02a production license containing the Hanze oil field and Pliocene (shallow) gas field and the F06 exploration license.
“The results of the appraisal well and side-track are very encouraging demonstrating a healthy oil flow rate. The 12/06 license is a great strategic fit for Dana giving us access to resources close to our existing licenses operated from our Netherlands office, as we look to grow and develop our European operations," Richard Fox, Dana exploration director said.
Dana Petroleum Denmark B.V. is the operator of License 12/06 with 40% interest. Partners include PA Resources (24%), Nordsøfonden (20%), Danoil Exploration (8%) and Spyker Energy (8%).
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