The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted a drilling permit to Wintershall Norge to carry out exploration in the North Sea.
Wintershall will use the semisubmersible rig Borgland Dolphin to drill well 35 / 11-18 from the facility in position 61°09`24.40" north and 03°20`38.09" east.
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Prior to this, the drilling of wildcat well 6507 / 3-11 S for E ON E&P NORGE in production licence 650 will be completed.
The well will be drilled approximately 100km south-west of Florø and around 20km north-west of the Fram field located in the North Sea.
NPD said that the drilling programme for well 35 / 11-18 relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 248, which was awarded on 4 June 1999 and is the second wildcat well to be drilled in the licence.
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The licence is 60% held by Wintershall Norge, the operator, while the remaining 40% is owned by Petoro.
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By GlobalDataThe permit area comprises parts of blocks 35 / 8 and 35 / 11.
Before commencing the drilling activity, Wintershall needs to obtain all other consents and permits required by other authorities.
The rig, which was built in 1977, is owned Borgland Dolphin and managed by Dolphin Drilling.
Image: Wintershall will drill the well 35/11-18 from the Borgland Dolphin drilling facility. Photo: courtesy of Norwegian Petroleum Directorate.
