Wintershall has spudded an appraisal well at Solberg in the Norwegian Sea, according to one of the project’s partners.
The Solberg prospect is located on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea around 4km north-east of the Tyrihans field and 8km south-east of the Maria discovery.
The well will assess the extent of the Rodriguez discovery, announced by Faroe Petroleum in January last year, which is expected to contain up to 126million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.
The prospect is operated by Wintershall Norge AS (35% interest) using the Borgland Dolphin drilling rig with partners Faroe (20%), Centrica Resources (20%), Moeco Oil & Gas (15%) and Spike Exploration Holdings (10%).
“This well follows the significant Snilehorn discovery announced in November 2013 and our recently announced small oil and gas discovery at the Novus well,” said Faro chief executive Graham Stewart.
“The campaign continues with the current drilling of two further wells, on Pil, located close to the Njord Field and Butch East well, adjacent to the Butch Main discovery in the Norwegian North Sea, with results due on each in the coming weeks.”
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