Fossil Energy – Discovery
Dana Petroleum has made a new hydrocarbon discovery after drilling the Earn-1 well that sits immediately to the west of the producing Tolmount field in the UK sector of the North Sea.
The Earn-1 exploration well is located in the Southern North Sea, block 42/27. It was drilled using the heavy-duty harsh environment jack up, Valaris 121. The rig started the one-well contract with Petrofac, which is managing these operations on behalf of Dana as the operator, in early July.
According to Dana, all components of the petroleum system have been proven by well 42/27-4.
The reservoir is gas-saturated with thickness and properties within Dana’s pre-drill range of expectations. Net thickness, quality, and fluid content of the Permian-age Leman Sandstone reservoir section have been evaluated using a series of logs, cores, and pressure measurements.
Dana is now executing a sidetrack well 42/27-4Z in order to confirm understanding of the scale of this accumulation and to potentially establish commerciality.
