Shell plc encountered gas in exploration well 41/05a-2 on License P2252 in the Southern North Sea (SNS), said partner Deltic Energy PLC in a Jan. 11 release.
Shell plc encountered gas in exploration well 41/05a-2 on License P2252 in the Southern North Sea (SNS), said partner Deltic Energy PLC in a Jan. 11 release.
The joint venture recommended that a full well testing program be undertaken to evaluate commerciality of the Pensacola prospect and update the geological model (OGJ Online, Nov. 23, 2022). Testing is expected to take about 30 days.
Shell is operator of the well (65%) with partners Deltic (30%) and ONE-Dyas (5%).
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).
