On 13 November 2018 MOL spudded its first operated Norwegian exploration well targeting the stacked Oppdal (Paleocene Vale Formation) and Driva (Permian Auk Formation) prospects. Driva lies within PL 860 and Oppdal is located mainly in PL 860 but also extends into PL 539 to the southeast. 2/6-6 S was drilled using the âRowan Vikingâ J/U and is a dry hole. The well was drilled to TD at 3,843 m (3,576 m TVDSS) in the Rotliegend Group. It was targeting potential recoverable reserves of 434 MMboe. In the Intra Vale Formation a 34 m sandstone section was encountered with good reservoir quality while in the Rotligend Group a 105 m section of tight sandstone was encountered. On 9 January 2019 the well was being abandoned.  The two prospects lie immediately southeast of the 1997 oil discovery made by Saga with exploration well 2/6-5. This well was drilled on a structural closure mapped at Top Shetland Group on the northern part of the Mandal High. The well proved oil in a very tight Upper Cretaceous Tor Formation reservoir and also exhibited shows in the Ekofisk Formation and in Basement. Two intervals in the Tor Formation were perforated and flowed after acid stimulation, although only water with 3% oil was produced. Test permeability was just 0.4 mD.     Interest in PL 860 is divided between MOL Norge AS (40% + operator), Lundin Norway AS (40%) and Petoro AS (20%).
002/06-06 S (Oppdal + Driva) (MOL 40% op, Lundin 40% , Petoro 20%), 1st well in PL 860, Mandal High, 34m sst in the Intra-VÃ¥le target with good reservoir quality, 105m tight sst in the Rotliegendes, P&A, dry. WD=69m, TMD 3,843m (3,576m TVD, Rotliegendes),