Project Profile
Location: Danish sector of the North Sea, Denmark
Water Depth: 3,156 m
Area: 51.3 sq km
Start-up Year: -
As operator, DONG Energy has performed appraisal drilling in the Solsort licence (03/09) situated in the Danish sector of the North Sea. The aim was to gain more knowledge on the size and quality of an oil discovery made in 2010 in the adjacent licence 04/98. An appraisal well with side tracks was drilled in order to define the size of the discovery and an extensive data collection programme has been carried out. Solsort was drilled to a depth of 3,156 metres below sea level. The drilling was carried out without incidents and the well has been permanently plugged.
Operator:
DONG Energy (acquired by Ineos): Operator with 80% interest
Nordsøfonden: 20% interest
Contractor:
Maersk: Drilling contractor using jackup Mærsk Resolve