Spirit spudded an exploration well on the Sandia prospect in PL 719 using the "Leiv Eiriksson" S/S on 1 June 2020. 7321/8-2 S was drilled as a tight hole on the Fingerjupet High, between the 7321/8-1 (1987) and 7321/9-1 (1988) wells. The primary target formations were the Middle Jurassic-Upper Triassic Sto, Fruholmen and Snadd. Sandsone reservoirs were encountered in all three, at thicknesses of 20 m, 30 m and 2 m respectively, but were found to be water-bearing. The well had an additional target in the Lower Cretaceous Kolje formation, which was also found to be dry with traces of hydrocarbon. The well was drilled to a TD of 1,899 m MD (1,777 m TVDSS) and terminated in the Upper Triasic Snadd formation. Sandia was thought to have had the potential to contain 240 MMboe, but on 1 July 2020 the well was abandoned as a dry hole. There are a number of nearby wells which were also unsuccessful, including Spirit's 2018 Scarecrow well, and the company believes that these results were due either to the traps being blown or underfilled.   The objectives for Scarecrow well 7322/7-1 were clinoforms in the Lower Cretaceous Kolje and Knurr formations, with Top Reservoir expected at just 642 m. The trap was mapped to be dip-closed to the west, faulted to the east and stratigraphic to the south, and the prospect was analogous to the Matzen field in Austria. A low velocity anomaly and high resistivity was seen over the prospect. Spirit expected to find oil with a gas cap in the structure which lies approximately 70 km west of Wisting and partner Aker BP put potential recoverable reserves at 83-245 MMboe prior to drilling. However, there was no reservoir present (only siltstone) and the well reached TD at just 767 m in the Lower Cretaceous Adventdalen Group.  7321/7-1 was drilled by Mobil in 1988 and found gas shows in the Triassic Snadd Formation where permeability was low. Residual shows were also recorded in the Snadd Formation and the Jurassic in Norsk Hydro's well 7321/8-1, and the same company's 7321/9-1 confirmed weak shows in the Jurassic Sto, Nordmela and Fruholmen sequence.   Spirit Energy Norway AS operates PL 719 with a 50% interest. It is partnered by Lukoil Overseas North Shelf AS (30%) and Aker BP ASA (20%).
Norway (Barents Sea Platform), 7321/8-2 S nfw (Sandia), in PL 719 op. by CENTRICA (35%), LUKOIL (30%), AKER BP (20%), MUNCHEN ST (12%), BAYERNGAS (3%), Tigas (0%), P&A dry. The primary target formations were the Middle Jurassic-Upper Triassic Sto, Fruholmen and Snadd. Sandsone reservoirs were encountered in all three, at thicknesses of 20 m, 30 m and 2 m respectively, but were found to be water-bearing. The well had an additional target in the Lower Cretaceous Kolje formation, which was also found to be dry with traces of hydrocarbon. The well was drilled to a TD of 1,899 m MD (1,777 m TVDSS) and terminated in the Upper Triasic Snadd formation. 