Project Profile
Location: Block 7/11, Norwegian North Sea
Water depth: 70 m
Discovery year: 2011
PL 301 CS expiry: 2012
The Peking Duck prospect (well 7/11-12) is located on Block 7/11 in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.
A gas discovery was made in wildcat wells 7/11-12 S and 7/11-12 A on the Peking Duck field. The objective of well 7/11-12 S was to prove petroleum in Triassic reservoir rocks. A 40-meter gross gas column was encountered in Jurassic age reservoir rocks, but the reservoir quality in Triassic rocks was poorer than expected.
The objective of the sidetrack 7/11-12 A , drilled higher in the structure on a separate segment, was to prove petroleum in Upper Jurassic rocks and in Triassic rocks. The well encountered 34-meter gross gas column in Jurassic rocks with poorer reservoir quality than expected. ConocoPhillips needs to further evaluate the well results to calculate the size of the discovery.
The well 7/11-12 A was permanently abandoned on 31 December 2011 as a minor gas discovery.
Operators:
ConocoPhillips: Operator with 22% interest
OMV: 30% interest
Dong: 28% interest
Talisman: 20% interest
Contractors:
Maersk Drilling: Contract for Maersk Gallant drilling rig