Aker BP spudded appraisal well 2/11-12 S on 10 January 2019 at Hod West in PL 033 using the âMaersk Interceptorâ J/U. 2/11-12 S was drilled to TD at 2,956 m (2,884 m TVDSS) in the Upper Cretaceous Hidra Formation. A 120 m section of limestone was proven in the Upper Cretaceous Hod Formation, but reservoir properties were poor and there were only traces of oil. In the secondary Tertiary Hordaland Group objective there was 200 m of poor reservoir, again with some oil shows. The well is classed as a dry hole. On 13 February 2019 Aker BP kicked off exploration sidetrack 2/11-12 A targeting the Hod Deep West prospect which had prospective recoverable reserves of 2-22 MMboe. The company reached TD at 3,427 m (3,189 m TVDSS) in the Permian Zechstein Group and this well is also a dry hole. The main target was the Upper Jurassic but there was no reservoir present and the secondary Permian Rotliegendes Group target was not reached. A 45 m Lower Cretaceous Tuxen and Asgard Formation carbonate exhibited some oil shows but again was of poor quality and on 7 March 2019 the well was abandoned. The results from these wells were key for the progression of the fieldâs re-development studies and resource estimates will subsequently be re-evaluated. The Hod group passed DG1 for the re-development in December 2017 and believed that a further 70 MMboe could be produced using an unmanned platform linked to Valhall Field Centre. The platform would have 12 slots, with six new wells planned (to be drilled from 2022-2023).    Production from Hod started in September 1990 from the fieldâs chalk reservoir in the Upper Cretaceous Hod and Tor formations and Lower Paleocene Ekofisk Formation at around 2,700 m using an unmanned wellhead platform. The field consists of the Hod East, Hod Saddle (which connects to Valhall) and Hod West structures. There has been no production from the Hod platform since 2013 and the facility is awaiting decommissioning and disposal. Production continues from the Hod Saddle area and is carried out using four wells drilled from Valhall. Initial recoverable reserves were 80 MMboe and around 4 MMboe of this was remaining as of December 2018. In place reserves are approximately 450 MMboe.    Hod is covered by PL 033 where interest is held by Aker BP ASA (90% + operator) and Pandion Energy AS (10%).
002/11-12 S (Hod Deep West) (Aker BP 90% + op, Pandion Egy 10%) in PL 033, encountered traces of oil in reservoir rocks of poor quality in both its exploration targets and was classified as dry, 002/11-12 A, did not find reservoir rocks in its primary target in the Upper Jurassic Eldfisk and Ula Fms, and did not reach its secondary target in Permian rocks.