Cape Vulture appraisal well was drilled in 372 m of water on license PL128/PL128D about 7 km north of the Norne floating production, storage, and offloading vessel in the northern Norwegian Sea, 180 km from the coast and 3.5 km north of the discovery well, said license partner Eni.
Appraisal well 6608/10-18, with sidetracks 6608/10-18 A and 6608/10-18 B, is 167 m downdip of discovery well 6608/10-17 NFW. It proved fluid contacts and reservoir continuity of oil bearing-intervals of the Lange formation.
The appraisal well was drilled to 3,437 m below sea level, hitting three levels of sandstones in the Cretaceous Lange formation.
The primary target proved a total oil column of 230 m in an 18-34 m thick sandstone interval. The secondary target confirmed an oil in a sandstone interval 10 meter thick. A third oil-bearing level of 3 m thickness was encountered in the lower section of the Lange sequence.
Equinor AS operates the license with 63.95% interest. Partners are Eni with 11.5% interest and Petoro AS with 24.55%.
