Wintershall Dea re-entered Bergknapp exploration well 6406/3-10 in PL 836 S using the "Scarabeo 8" S/S in the first week of March 2020. The top-hole section (to the 13-3/8" casing point at 2,292 m) had been drilled using the âWest Miraâ S/S between 8 November 2019 and 29 January 2020. The company had spent a lot of that time waiting on weather so had to temporarily suspend the well until another slot became available. The well's location is between the Kristin and Maria fields. 6406/3-10 was drilled to TD at 4,600 m in the Lower Jurassic Are Formation and has made a new oil discovery. A 120 m oil column (no OWC) with 75 m of sandstone was proven in the Tilje Formation, a 60 m oil column (with an OWC at 4,095 m subsea) was confirmed in the Garn Formation and a 35 m hydrocarbon column was present in a poor quality Ile Formation reservoir. Reservoir quality in the Tilje and Garn formations varied between poor and good. Wintershall Dea estimates total recoverable volumes at 26-97 MMboe and will consider a tie-back to nearby infrastructure (most likely Maria). 6406/3-10 was abandoned on 5 April 2020 but Wintershall Dea states that it may re-enter the well for testing at a later date.  Prior to drilling, Bergknapp potential recoverable resources had been estimated at 30-60 MMboe. The prognosis was to encounter the Garn Formation at 4,032 m, the Ile Formation at 4,084 m and the Tilje Formation at 4,281 m.   Maria, to the east of Bergknapp, has a Garn Formation reservoir and came onstream in December 2017. It is operated by Wintershall Dea.  Wintershall Dea Norge AS operates PL 836 S with a 40% interest. It is partnered by DNO Norge AS (30%) and Spirit Energy Norway AS (30%).
Norway (South Viking Graben (Viking Graben Province)) Maria