RWE Dea Norge commenced the drilling of a second well in production license PL435 in the Norwegian Sea beginning of the year. The target of this well is, to explore more gas reserves in the license.
In September 2010, RWE Dea made its first gas discovery in
production license PL435. The well encountered gas in a 150
meter column in the Fangst group. After the evaluation of
development scenarios for the discovery, the company
commenced the second well - the so called "Zidane 2" - last
week.
With the semi-submersible drilling rig West-Alpha, the well
will be drilled to a vertical depth of approximately 4800
meters below sea level. The water depth at the site is 399
meters. The well operation is expected to last 81 days with
the possibility of extension pending a discovery.
During the nine months phase of well planning, extensive
focus has been addressed to the HPHT nature of the
exploration well. "Drilling Zidane 2 and analyzing the
results will be very exciting. Thanks to a thorough
preparation by our team, the mobilization and spud was
carried out safely and according to plan. Right from the
beginning we have a strong focus on health, safety and
environment", says Hans-Joachim Polk, Managing Director of
RWE Dea Norge.
"Gas production in Norway is of high importance for RWE Dea.
This good progress in the production license in the Norwegian
Sea will contribute to the goal to extend our portfolio in
the country", says Ralf to Baben, Chief Operating Officer at
RWE Dea AG.
PL435 is located approximately 15 kilometres North West of
the Heidrun field and 35 kilometres South of the Skarv field
in the Norwegian Sea, off the Norwegian west coast from the
town of Namsos.
The licensees are:
RWE Dea Norge AS (operator): 40%
Edison International Norway Branch: 20%
Maersk Oil Norway AS: 20%
OMV: 20%
Contacts
Uwe-Stephan Lagies
Head of Corporate Communications
T +49 40 6375-2511
M +49 162 2732511
Frank Meyer
Manager External Communications
T +49 40 6375-2759
M +49 162 2732559
Notes to the editors
RWE Dea Norge AS is a subsidiary of the German oil and gas
company RWE Dea AG and has been present in Norway for 38
years. The company has ownership interests in several
producing fields, such as Snorre, Gjøa and Snøhvit, and is
participating in two of the most important recent discoveries
on the Norwegian continental shelf, Luno and Jordbær. RWE Dea
Norge is operator of four licenses in the exploration
phase.
RWE Dea AG, headquartered in Hamburg, is an international
company operating in the field of exploration and production
of natural gas and crude oil. The company deploys
state-of-the-art drilling and production technologies,
putting its many years' experience acquired to good use. RWE
Dea has set new standards in the fields of safety and
environmental protection.
RWE Dea has stakes in production facilities and concessions
in Germany, the UK, Norway, Denmark and Egypt and holds
exploration concessions in Algeria, Ireland, Libya,
Mauretania, Poland, Trinidad & Tobago and Turkmenistan.
Moreover, in Germany, RWE Dea also operates large
subterranean storage facilities for natural gas. RWE Dea is
part of the RWE Group, one of Europe's largest energy
utilities.
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