A gas column 143 metres high was identified in the Fangst and Bat group of the middle and lower Jurassic, with good reservoir properties, the company said.
The find is estimated to contain 1.3-1.5 billion standard cubic metres (scm) of recoverable gas. The well was drilled to a total depth of 2,968 metres below sea level and terminated in the lower Jurassic Tilje formation. It will now be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Geir Richardsen, head of infrastructure-led exploration in the Norwegian Sea, said: “This discovery lies in an area where we’ve made a number of earlier finds. With detailed surveying and evaluation enhancing our knowledge, this area is still considered prospective.”
Producing the discovery through a tie-in to Norne will be considered by the licensees in production licence 159 B. Well 6507/3-8 was drilled by Ocean Vanguard, which will now move to PL 057 in the North Sea to drill exploration well 34/4-12S for Statoil as operator. The group has an 85% interest in PL 159 B, with Dong E&P Norge holding the remaining 15%.
