Neptune Energy Norge AS spudded Hamlet exploration well 35/9-16S, 58 km west of Florø in production license (PL) 153 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
The well is being drilled by the semi-submersible Deepsea Yantai in 358 m of water. The reservoir target is the Lower Cretaceous Agat formation and is expected to be reached at a depth of about 2,600 m. The drilling program comprises a main-bore (35/9-16S) with an optional side-track (35/9-16A) based on the outcome of the exploration well.
Hamlet is 7 km north of Gjøa field. In the event of a commercial discovery, the prospect could be tied back to the Neptune-operated Gjøa platform and produced with less than half the average CO2 emissions on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the company said.
Neptune Energy is operator of PL153 (30%) with partners Petoro AS (30%), Wintershall Dea Norge AS (28%), and OKEA ASA (12%).
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).
