Petroleum Safety Authority Norway

01/16/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/16/2023 06:41

Equinor – consent to use Transocean Spitsbergen in the North Sea

Equinor - consent to use Transocean Spitsbergen in the North Sea

The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA) has given Equinor consent to use the mobile drilling facility Transocean Spitsbergen for production drilling of well 34/7-E-4 BH Lomre.

Published: 16 January 2023
  • Use of facility

Operator: Equinor

Production licens: 089

Field: Snorre og Vigdis

Facility:Transocean Spitsbergen

Other info: The consent includes the drilling and completion of well 34/7-E-4 BH on the Vigdis field. The activities include well intervention for the preparation of side steps, as well as drilling and completion of a new well path. The main objective of the operations is to establish an injection well that provides pressure support to production well 34/7-H-1 AH, and thus maintain the production level, as well as increasing the recovery rate for the field.

Snorre

Snorre is a field in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea. The water depth in the area is 300-350 metres. Snorre was discovered in 1979, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1988. The field is developed with the facilities Snorre A, located in the southern part of the field, Snorre UPA, located centrally on the field and Snorre B located in the northern part of the field. Snorre A is a floating tension-leg platform for accommodation, drilling and processing. Snorre UPA is a subsea production facility tied-back to Snorre A. Snorre B is a semi-submersible integrated drilling, processing and accommodation facility. Production from Snorre started in 1992.

PDO for the Snorre Expansion Project was approved in 2018. This subsea development will be tied-back to Snorre A and consists of six subsea templates, each with four wells.

Source: norskpetroleum.no

Vigdis

Vigdis is a field located in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea, between the Snorre, Statfjord and Gullfaks fields. The water depth in the area is 280 metres. Vigdis was discovered in 1986, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1994. The field has been developed with seven subsea templates and two satellite wells connected to the Snorre A facility. Production started in 1997.

Source: norskpetroleum.no

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