Aker BP has been unsuccessful with its Kvitungen Tumler exploration well, drilled using the âDeepsea Stavangerâ S/S in PL 212. However, 6507/5-8, which was spudded on 24 February 2018, had both exploration and appraisal objectives. In the Kvitungen Tumler prospect (which had potential reserves of 37-269 MMboe) the target Lower Cretaceous Lange Formation was present (45 m of sandstone) but was water-wet with only minor shows. The well also appraised the Upper Cretaceous Lysing Formation in the Aerfugl field and here it confirmed a 25 m gas column with 13 m of reservoir sandstone. Estimated recoverable reserves for Aerfugl are 975-1,653 Bcfg plus 31-48 MMbc. 6507/5-8 was drilled to TD at 3,690 m in the Lange Formation and was abandoned on 27 March 2018.  Aker BP received PDO approval for Aerfugl on 6 April 2018. The field will be a phased development using a total of six subsea wells tied-back to the Skarv FPSO. Phase I (three producers in the southern part of the field) will utilise electrically heated flowlines, chemical pumps and scale inhibitor packages for flow assurance and first gas is due in October 2020. The plan for Phase II is yet to be finalised but is likely to consist of two wells in the northern part of the field together with a well on Snadd Outer (PL 212 E) and is tentatively due onstream in Q3 2023. Field life is expected to be 15 years. Total investments for Aerfugl (including Snadd Outer) are forecast to be NOK 8.5 billion (USD 1.02 billion): NOK 4.5 billion (USD 543 million) for Phase I and NOK 4 billion (482 million) for Phase II.  Interest in PL 212 is held by Aker BP ASA (30% + operator), Statoil Petroleum AS (30%), DEA Norge AS (25%) and PGNiG Upstream Norway AS (15%).
6507/05-08 (Kvitungen Tumler) op. by Aker (30%, Statoil 30%, DEA 25%, PGNiG 15%) in PL 212 block - P&A, dry.