Wintershall Dea used the âWest Herculesâ S/S to drill exploration well 6611/1-1 on the Toutatis prospect in PL 896. The well was spudded on 2 November 2019 and TD was planned at 2,012 m, with expected duration being 29 days plus an extension for a possible sidetrack. The objectives for Toutatis were the Lower Jurassic Tilje (prognosed at 1,360 m) and Are (prognosed at 1,562 m) formations. Toutatis lies in the northeastern part of the Norwegian Sea in the Vestfjord Basin. By 24 November 2019 the rig had left location, with results expected shortly.  This area of the Norwegian Sea has seen little drilling. The closest well is 6610/3-1 (in the adjacent block to the west of Toutatis). This well and 6610/2-1 S were both drilled by Statoil and both encountered oil and gas shows in the Cretaceous (the Nise, Lysing and Lange formations in 6610/3-1, and the Lysing Formation in 6610/2-1 S). In 6610/3-1 the Tijle Formation sandstone was tightly cemented and in 6610/2-1 S this interval was mostly silt and mudstone.  Upon completion of a deal, Wintershall Dea Norge AS will operate PL 896 with a 30% interest. It will be partnered by Lundin Norway AS (30%), Equinor Energy AS (20%) and Petoro AS (20%).
6611/01-01 (Toutatis) (Wintershall Dea 40% op, Equinor 20%, Lundin 20%, Petoro 20%) in PL 896, off Lofoten islands, , ops terminated early, P&A, 7m oil-bearing sst in the upper part of the assumed Jurassic sequence, although the main targets (Tilje + Ãre fmâs ) were water-bearing. Est. < 6,5Mmbo recoverable, operator has decided not to exercise an option for a sidetrack at the well. WD=357m, TD= 1874m ss (Triassic).