Lundin Petroleum has started drilling exploration well 33/12-10 S on the Vollgrav South prospect, 250km west of Florø, between the Gullfaks and Statfjord fields, in production license 631.
The main objective of well 33/12-10 S is to test the reservoir properties and hydrocarbon potential of the Upper Jurassic Sandstones equivalent to the reservoir in the Borg field (which forms part of the Tordis field discovered by Saga Petroleum 20km further north in 1992). Lundin Petroleum estimates the Vollgrav South prospect to have the potential to contain unrisked, gross prospective resources of 57MMboe.
The planned total depth is 3050m below mean sea level and the well will be drilled using the drilling rig Bredford Dolphin. Drilling is expected to take about 55 days.
Lundin Norway is the operator and has a 60% working interest in PL631. The partners are Bayerngas Norge with a 30% working interest and Fortis Petroleum Norway with a 10% working interest.