Independent confirms Harvey gas strike

The Maersk Resilient jack up rig has moved off location after drilling an appraisal well that operator Independent Oil & Gas PLC said confirms a 1984 Arco gas discovery in the southern UK North Sea.
Sept. 26, 2019

The Maersk Resilient jack up rig has moved off location after drilling an appraisal well that operator Independent Oil & Gas PLC said confirms a 1984 Arco gas discovery in the southern UK North Sea.

Independent, based in London, will assess development of the Harvey structure after coring and logging the 48/24b-6 well, which went to 7,537 ft MD in the Permian Leman sandstone on License P2085. The company also shot a vertical seismic profile.

Initial analysis of wireline data demonstrates the presence of a 49-ft gas column at the top of the reservoir, which the well encountered at 7,088 ft MD.

Under a July farm-out agreement, CalEnergy Resources Ltd., a London subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., has an option to acquire a 50% interest in the Harvey development within 3 months of completion of the appraisal well.

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