By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Sept. 22 -- Total SA, operator of Laggan gas field 120 km west of the Shetland Islands in the UK North Sea, reported a positive field appraisal.
Two appraisal wells were drilled in water 600 m deep. The 2006/1a-4AZ well was tested at 37.8 MMcfd of gas, Total said, and data are being analyzed toward a development decision.
Total holds a 50% interest in Laggan. Partners are Dong Norge AS, ENI UKCS Ltd. and Texaco Britain Ltd.
Separately, during the UK's recent 22nd round of licensing offshore, Total won three frontier licenses adjacent to Laggan—Blocks 214/23, 24, 28, and 29; 205/5; and 214/25.
