Fossil Energy – Shell
Shell has started drilling operations on a high-impact gas prospect in the North Sea using a Noble-owned rig.
The Pensacola prospect is operated by Shell with Deltic Energy as a partner. A positive well-investment decision for this prospect was made in March.
Located to the northwest of the Breagh gas field in the Southern North Sea, Pensacola is a Zechstein Reef prospect with a 55 percent geological chance of success, ranking it as one of the highest impact exploration targets to be drilled in the gas basin in recent years.
Deltic Energy said in a statement that the Maersk Resilient rig had been safely installed on the Pensacola location and that drilling operations had begun.
The drilling operations are expected to last between 60 and 90 days and the well has been planned to be plugged and abandoned after drilling ops.
