Det norske oljeselskap has gained approval from the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) for a drilling permit for well 16/1-26 S, which is part of the Ivar Aasen field, in the North Sea.
Well 16/1-26 S will be drilled from the Maersk Interceptor jackup drilling facility in production license 001 B.
The drilling programme for the 16/1-26 S well relates to the drilling of an appraisal well on the 16/1-7 oil discovery, which is part of the Ivar Aasen field where Det norske is the operator with an ownership interest of 34.7862%.
The other licensees are Statoil Petroleum (41.4730%), Bayerngas Norge (12.3173%), Wintershall Norske (6.4615%), VNG Norge (3.0230%), Lundin Norway (1.3850%), and OMV (Norge) (0.5540%).
The area in this license consists of a part of block 16/1. The well was drilled in the eastern part of the 16/1-7 discovery in the central part of the North Sea.
Production license 001 B was carved out of production license 001 on 1 September 1999. Production license 001 was awarded on 1 September 1965 (Round 1-A). This is the 11th exploration well to be drilled within the license area and the 15th well on the Ivar Aasen field.
Image of the Maersk Interceptor, from Maersk.
Subscribe
