StatoilHydro, the operator of the 110-C production license, completed the drilling of the appraisal wells to confirm the existence of resources in Triassic sandstones, within previously untested segments on the Tornerose structure.
The appraisal wells have been drilled to a vertical depth of 2,683m and 2,603m, under the sea surface and completed in Triassic rocks.
Orjan Birkeland, StatoilHydro’s vice president for infrastructure-led exploration in the North, said: It is disappointing to drill dry wells, but we have previously confirmed the existence of recoverable gas in the Tornerose structure. Experience gained from these wells will be useful during the drilling of additional wells in this area in the years ahead.
