Equinor Energy AS discovered oil at Egyptian Vulture exploration well 6407/1-9 in production license (PL) 939, 20 km from Åsgard field and 23 km from Kristin field in the Norwegian Sea (OGJ Online, June 16, 2021).
The well is the second in a seven-well exploration program. It was drilled to 3,936 m total vertical depth, and the top of the reservoir was reached close to prognosis at 3,684 m vertical depth below sea level with 13 m net sand in a 37 m oil filled gross interval. The well encountered light oil in the primary target in the Lower Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Intra-Lange formation.
The upper part of the Lange sand interval has a high net to gross ratio and porosity of about 16%. Data acquisition and sampling have been carried out and the preliminary analysis of the oil sample indicates a very light oil. The oil-water contact was not encountered. The well will be plugged and abandoned.
Egyptian Vulture recoverable resource preliminary estimate is 19-63 MMboe (gross), and the oil-in-place volume has been estimated at 220-440 MMboe (gross). Further appraisal will be required to understand the flow potential of the reservoir and future development wells.
Equinor is operator at PL 939 (55%) with partners Longboat Energy Norge AS (15%), and PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (30%).