Austrian company OMV said Friday that drilling of the Eirik exploration well in the Norwegian section of the North Sea had begun.
As the owner of the production license (PL) 817 where the well is located, OMV is using the semi-submersible drilling rig Deepsea Yantai, which is owned by CIMC and run by Odfjell Drilling.
The Eirik exploration well (15/2-2 S) is located near the Gudrun field, around 200 kilometers west of Stavanger.
The water depth in the area is 111 meters. The Eirik drilling campaign could last up to 100 days.
“Eirik is a gas and condensate prospect close to existing infrastructure. This exploration campaign fits our strategy to increase the gas share in our production portfolio”, says General Manager Knut Mauseth in OMV (Norge) AS.
OMV (Norge) AS is the operator of PL 817 with a 50% working interest. The license partners are Neptune Energy and Source Energy, with 30% and 20% working interests, respectively.