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Exploration wellbore: 30/9-17

General information

NPDID wellbore: 2355
Well name: 30/9-17
Drilling operator name: Norsk Hydro Produksjon AS
Geodetic datum: ED50
Coordinates: 60° 17` 39.08`` N 2° 49` 19.44`` E
UTM coordinates: 6684345.26 N 490163.05 E
UTM zone: 31
Drilled in production licence: 104
Area: NORTH SEA
Drill permit: 806-L
Drilling facility:TREASURE SAGA
Drilling days: 12
Wellbore entry date: 03.03.1995
Wellbore completion date: 14.03.1995
Original wellbore purpose: WILDCAT
Wellbore purpose: WILDCAT
Wellbore status: SUSPENDED
Wellbore contents: DRY
Discovery wellbore: NO
Seismic location: NH 8502 R INLINE 239 & CROSSLINE 1033
Kelly bushing elevation (KB) [m]: 26
Water depth [m]: 107
Total Depth (MD) [m]: 1408
Final vertical depth (TVD) [m]: 1408
Max inclination [°]: 2.50
Bottom hole temperature [°C]: 58
Oldest penetrated age: OLIGOCENE
Oldest penetrated formation: HORDALAND GP
Note: All depths, except the water depth, are relative to kelly bushing (RKB)

Wellbore history

General

Well 30/9-17 is located on the Bjørgvin Arch south of the Oseberg Sør Field and North of the 30/9-16 K Oseberg Sør Discovery. This is in the Northern North Sea. The well was drilled to clarify the Oseberg Sør development strategy. The primary objective was to establish the extent of the high-permeability Tarbert reservoir found in well 30/9-16. Secondary objectives were to test the lower Brent Group, the Cook Formation, and the Statfjord Formation.

Operations and results

Well 30/9-17 was spudded with the semi-submersible installation Treasure Saga on 3 March 1995 and drilled to 1408 m where the well was temporarily plugged back. This was due to gas and mud flow from the annulus behind 9 5/8" casing. All returns were to sea bed. The well was drilled with spud mud from top to TD.

The conventional logs run did not give conclusive information regarding the origin of the shallow gas. A CBL-log was run, and two zones (832 - 831 m, 550 - 549 m) were selected for perforation and cementing in order to kill the well. The well was killed only after cement had been squeezed into the upper perforation interval. Hence, the origin of the shallow gas was suspected to be the Utsira Formation sand or in thinner sand beds just above the Utsira Formation. No cores were cut and no wire line fluid samples were taken in the well.

The well was suspended on 13 March 1995. The well did not reach its target, and replacement well 30/9-18 was spudded the day after ca 50 m to the east-southeast.

Testing

No drill stem test was performed.

Cuttings available at the NPD

No cuttings in this wellbore.

Cores available at the NPD

No cores in this wellbore.

Scanned core photos

No scanned core photos available

Palynological slides available at the NPD

No palynological slides in this wellbore.

Oil samples available at the NPD

No oil samples available.

Casing and leak-off tests

Type Casing diam. [inch] Depth below KB [m] Hole diam. [inch] Hole depth below KB [m] Lot mud eqv. [g/cm3]
CONDUCTOR 30 193.0 36 193.0
SURF.COND. 9 5/8 1399.0 12 1/2 1408.0

Mud

Depth MD [m] Mud weight [g/cm3] Visc. [MPa.s] Yield [pnt Pa.] Mud type Date measured
194 1.05 WATER BASED 1995.03.06
202 1.30 22.0 12.0 WATER BASED 1995.03.14
316 1.05 WATER BASED 1995.03.06
1408 1.05 WATER BASED 1995.03.06
1408 1.30 WATER BASED 1995.03.14
1408 1.30 WATER BASED 1995.03.14
1408 1.30 22.0 11.0 WATER BASED 1995.03.14
1408 1.30 22.0 11.0 WATER BASED 1995.03.14
1408 1.05 WATER BASED 1995.03.07
1408 1.30 WATER BASED 1995.03.08

Drill stem test

No drill stem test in this wellbore.

Available logs

Log type Intervals logged [m]
MWD RGD - GR RES DIR 133 - 1408
DLL MSFL LSS LDL GR SP AMS 193 - 1402
USIT CBL VDL CCL GR AMS 130 - 1365

Lithostratigraphy

Top depth [m] Litostratigraphic unit
133 NORDLAND GP
642 UTSIRA FM
812 HORDALAND GP
944 SKADE FM
964 NO FORMAL NAME
1076 SKADE FM
1139 NO FORMAL NAME
1236 SKADE FM
1374 NO FORMAL NAME

Composite log

No composite log presently available.

Geochemical information available at the NPD

No geochemical data presently available. Regional geochemical studies which include data from this well may however be filed on a different well.

Documents reported by the licencees (period for duty of secrecy expired)

No documents presently available.



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