TotalEnergies encounters hydrocarbons south of Elgin-Franklin field
TotalEnergies SE found hydrocarbons at the Isabella discovery (P1820) in Block 30/12d-12 in the Central North Sea of the UK Continental Shelf about 25 miles south of its operated Elgin-Franklin field, partner Ithaca Energy said in a Jan. 5 release. The operator intends to complete data gathering, plug the well, and evaluate drilling results to establish commerciality of the reservoir.
The well was drilled to a total depth of 15,600 ft (4,754 m) in water depths of 262 ft (80 m). Hydrocarbons were encountered in Upper Jurassic and Triassic sandstone reservoirs with 148 ft (45 m) net thickness. Logging while drilling and wireline logs were acquired to establish reservoir quality.
The gross cost of drilling was about £66.6 million.
TotalEnergies is operator at Block 30/12d-12 (30%) with partners Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd. (10%), Neptune E&P UK Ltd. (50%), and Energean Exploration Ltd. (10%).
Alex Procyk | Upstream Editor
Alex Procyk is Upstream Editor at Oil & Gas Journal. He has also served as a principal technical professional at Halliburton and as a completion engineer at ConocoPhillips. He holds a BS in chemistry (1987) from Kent State University and a PhD in chemistry (1992) from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
