Lundin produces first oil from Rolvsnes field

Lundin Energy AB produced first oil from the extended well test (EWT) at Rolvsnes field in the North Sea, the first subsea tie back development for the Edvard Grieg platform (OGJ Online, Jun. 11, 2021).

Rolvsnes is in PL338C on the southern side of Edvard Grieg and is a weathered and fractured granite basement reservoir. Horizontal appraisal well 16/1-28, drilled and flow tested to 7,000 b/d in 2018, was converted to a development well and tied back 3 km to the Edvard Grieg platform.

The objective of the EWT is to gain a better understanding of the reservoir properties, reservoir connectivity, and long-term production performance of Rolvsnes. If successful, this test could lead to full field development, further extending the plateau production period for Edvard Grieg.

Once sufficient data and production experience has been gathered, a plan for development and operation (PDO) could be submitted by end 2022, benefitting from the temporary tax regime in Norway, the company said.

Gross resource estimate for Rolvsnes is 14-78 MMboe.

Lundin Energy is operator at 338C with 80% interest. OMV (Norge) AS holds the remaining 20%.