OMV has acquired a 25% interest in PL 615 and PL 615 B from operator Equinor. The deal was reported by the NPD on 25 July 2018 and is effective from 29 June 2018. PL 615 covers a 410 sq km area over part of blocks 7324/1, 7324/2, 7324/3 and 7325/1. Two wells have previously been drilled in PL 615 targeting the Apollo (dry) and Atlantis (minor gas discovery) prospects. In October 2018 Equinor plans to return to the licence to drill an exploration well on the Intrepid Eagle prospect (see separate article). PL 615 B covers a 568 sq km area over blocks 7425/10 and 7425/11.  Exploration well 7324/2-1 (a dry hole) targeted the Apollo prospect which had a Realgrunnen Group target similar to OMVâs 2013 Wisting Central discovery. The well encountered 15 m of good quality sandstone in the Jurassic Sto Formation. The Snadd Formation comprised a 170 m poor reservoir quality section. The well was dry. The second exploration well in PL 615 was 7325/1-1 targeting the Atlantis prospect. The well encountered a 10 m sandstone with hydrocarbon shows in the main objective â the Middle Triassic Kobbe Formation â but reservoir quality was poor. The Snadd Formation contained 55 m net of sandstone with a 10 m section containing gas. No sandstone was present in the Klappmyss Formation â a secondary target â but there was a 10 m gross sandstone section with poor reservoir properties in the Havert Formation. The find is not considered to be commercial.  Interest in PL 615 and 615 B is now held as follows: Equinor Energy AS (55% + operator), OMV (Norge) AS (25%) and Petoro AS (20%).
OMV has acquired a 25% interest in PL 615 and PL 615 B from operator Equinor. 