Cairn, through its subsidiary Capricorn Norge AS, spudded an exploration well targeting the Godalen prospect in PL 842 on 13 July 2019. 6608/11-9 was drilled using the âTransocean Arcticâ S/S and is located approximately 13 km northeast of Norne. Godalen was an Upper Jurassic Rogn Formation prospect with the potential to contain 90 MMboe and could have been tied-back to the Norne FPSO in the event of a discovery. TD was reached at 1,700 m in the Middle Jurassic Not Formation and the well is dry. The Rogn Formation was absent, although there were some sands (total 40 m) in the Upper Jurassic Melke Formation (118 m total section). The well was abandoned on 5 August 2019.   Capricorn was pre-qualified as an operator in Norway in late 2015 and in February 2016 it was awarded PL 842 as part of APA 2015. This was the companyâs first operated licence in the country. On 16 July 2019 it holds interests in 22 licences and operates five of these. The Godalen well is its second operated Norwegian well, following on from Lynghaug which was a dry hole.    Interest in PL 842 is split between Cairn through Capricorn Norge AS (40% + operator), Skagen44 AS (30%) and Pandion Energy AS (30%).
6608/11-09 (Godalen) (Cairn 40% op.Skagen44 30%, Pandion 30%) in PL 842, P&A dry,  failed to find the primary target in U. Jurassic rocks in the Rogn Fm. while it only found 118m with alternating layers of clay stone, siltstone and sst in a secondary objective in the Melke Fm. No traces of petroleum in the well. 