OMV (Norge) AS drilled a dry well in the Hoffmann prospect in production license (PL) 1194 in Vøring basin about 65 km south of Aasta Hansteen field in the Norwegian Sea, according to the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
Well 6606/4-1 S is the second exploration well drilled in the license. A gas discovery was made in the first well, 6605/6-1 S.
The well was drilled by the Deepsea Bollsta rig in 885 m of water to 4,371 m MD and 4,279 m TVD subsea, respectively, and was terminated in the Nise Formation in the Upper Cretaceous. The objective of the well was to prove petroleum in Upper Cretaceous reservoir rocks in the Nise formation.
The well encountered a 19-m thick sandstone layer in the Nise formation with moderate reservoir quality and gas shows.
The well is classified as dry, with gas shows, and will be permanently plugged.
OMV is operator at PL 1194 (40%) with partners INPEX Idemitsu Norge AS (30%) and Vår Energi ASA (30%).
