Dong makes oil find on Ipswich prospect
Uchenna Izundu
International Editor
LONDON, Aug. 21 -- Dong E&P Norge AS has discovered oil on the Ipswich prospect in the southern Norwegian North Sea about 290 km southwest of Stavanger.
If the prospect is commercial, it could be tied back to nearby Oselvar gas-condensate field. Dong plans to submit a development and operation plan to the Norwegian government in first-quarter 2009. Wildcat exploration well 1/3-11 and sidetrack 1/3-11 T2 discovered oil in Paleocene rocks. The oil column is at least 60 m oil with reservoir properties comparable to Oselvar.
Dong and its partners did not test the well, which was drilled by the Maersk Guardian jack up rig in 72 m of water. The main well was drilled to 3,232 m and the sidetrack to 3,465 m subsea, and both finished early Paleocene rocks.
The well will be permanently plugged and abandoned. The Maersk Guardian rig will then move to Production License 289 and drill exploration well 3/7-7 for Dong on the Marsvin prospect.
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