PSA approves North Sea Eldfisk wells

Seadrill’s jack-up West Elara will start drilling production and injection wells in the current quarter on the Eldfisk field in the southern Norwegian North Sea.

This follows approval from Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) for ConocoPhillips Skandinavia’s programme for the Eldfisk 2/7 S wellhead, production and quarters platform.

Eldfisk, in block 2/7, was discovered in 1970, and following sanction for the plan for development and operation (PDO) in 1975, production began in 1979.

The PDO for Eldfisk II, approved in 2011, included upgrades to existing infrastructure; the new 2/7S facility; and new production wells.

Wellesley Petroleum has the PSA’s permission to drill exploration well 25/1-13 in licence 871 in the central Norwegian North Sea, using the semi-submersible Transocean Arctic.

The location is 42 kilometres (26 miles) north of Jotun field complex and 153 kilometres (96 miles) from shore. Water depth at the site is 109 metres (357 feet).

Drilling is due to start on the 22^nd January and could last up to 52 days in the event of a discovery.

Source: Offshore Magazine