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Exploration wellbore: 25/8-15 S

General information

NPDID wellbore: 5000
Well name: 25/8-15
Drilling operator name: Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S
Geodetic datum: ED50
Coordinates: 59° 15` 58.13`` N 2° 26` 59.53`` E
UTM coordinates: 6569969.73 N 468636.65 E
UTM zone: 31
Drilled in production licence: 027
Area: NORTH SEA
Discovery:25/8-11 RINGHORNE
Field:BALDER
Drill permit: 1085-L
Drilling facility:RINGHORNE
Drilling days: 26
Wellbore entry date: 13.07.2004
Wellbore completion date: 07.08.2004
Original wellbore purpose: APPRAISAL
Wellbore purpose: APPRAISAL
Wellbore status: P&A
Wellbore contents: OIL
Discovery wellbore: NO
Formation/age with hydrocarbons 1:STATFJORD FM / EARLY JURASSIC
Seismic location:
Kelly bushing elevation (KB) [m]: 60
Water depth [m]: 128
Total Depth (MD) [m]: 4804
Final vertical depth (TVD) [m]: 2038
Max inclination [°]: 83.20
Bottom hole temperature [°C]:
Oldest penetrated age: EARLY JURASSIC
Oldest penetrated formation: STATFJORD FM
Note: All depths, except the water depth, are relative to kelly bushing (RKB)

Wellbore history

General

Well 25/8-15 S was drilled as a dual objective well from the Ringhorne platform. The objective was to first penetrate the Paleocene Zone II reservoir, and then to appraise the Early Jurassic Ringhorne East structure, found oil bearing in the 25/8-11 well. At the time of drilling the well was called 25/8-C-03, since it was drilled from the Ringhorne platform and had a production well target. After completion it was decided that it would be called 25/8-15 S. The plan for this appraisal well was to take pressures in the Jurassic and to get a good seismic tie for the Jurassic below the Statfjord Formation S5 sand.

Operations and results

Well 25/8-15 S was drilled from the fixed installation Ringhorne platform, slot AD, C-03. It was spudded on July 13 2004 and drilled to 4804 m (2038 m TVD RKB) in the Early Jurassic Statfjord Formation where drilling problems occurred. The end result was that the total bottom hole assembly (BHA), with Gamma Ray, Resistivity, Density, Neutron, Sonic and Tes Trak, was left in hole at 2972 m, before any pressure data or real time Sonic data was acquired. After nine days of working stuck BHA, the Pipeseis Chekshot was run to TD, before the well was plugged back. The well was drilled with seawater down to 312 m, with NaCl/KCl polymer mud from 312 m to 1310 m, and with Versavert oil based mud from 1310 m to TD.

Well 25/8-15 S found Zone II to be thin and below the Paleocene oil/water contact (OWC), so no development wells were prepared for as originally planned. The well found a massive, 14.3 m net pay Jurassic Statfjord sandstone at 4698 m (1985.1 m TVD RKB) The sandstone was oil bearing all through, with no defined OWC. The S5 sand was not penetrated. No cores were cut and no fluid samples taken in the well.

The well was permanently abandoned on 7 August 2004 as an oil appraisal.

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

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 26 305.0 32 307.0
SURF.COND. 13 3/8 1306.0 17 1/2 1310.0 1.70
OPEN HOLE 4804.0 12 1/4 4804.0

Mud

Depth MD [m] Mud weight [g/cm3] Visc. [MPa.s] Yield [pnt Pa.] Mud type Date measured
564 1.23 18.0 WBM
1310 WBM
2127 1.48 35.0 WBM
4416 1.48 35.0 WBM
4624 1.48 35.0 WBM
4804 1.48 35.0 WBM
4804 1.48 35.0 WBM

Drill stem test

No drill stem test in this wellbore.

Available logs

Log type Intervals logged [m]
MWD LWD - GR RES 518 - 1310
MWD LWD - GR RES NEU DEN APX 1310 - 4806
VSP GR 622 - 4771

Lithostratigraphy

Top depth [m] Litostratigraphic unit
189 NORDLAND GP
623 UTSIRA FM
1121 HORDALAND GP
3086 ROGALAND GP
3086 BALDER FM
3347 SELE FM
3822 LISTA FM
4393 SHETLAND GP
4546 DUNLIN GP
4612 CROMER KNOLL GP
4648 VIKING GP
4648 HEATHER FM
4656 DUNLIN GP
4656 BURTON FM
4698 NO GROUP DEFINED
4698 STATFJORD FM

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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