Lundin Norway has commenced drilling of exploration well 6407/10-4 on the Lorry prospect, in the Norwegian Sea.
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Well 6407/10-4 will explore the Lorry prospect in PL700, located on the northern part of the Frøya High in the Norwegian Sea approximately 17km northeast of VNG Norge-operated Pil and Bue discoveries in the Halten Terrace.
The reservoir is expected to consist of Upper Jurassic sandstone. The Lorry prospect is estimated to contain gross unrisked prospective resources of 151 MMboe.
The planned total depth is approximately 3104m below mean sea level and the well will be drilled with the semisubmersible drilling unit Island Innovator. The drilling operation is expected to take approximately 60 days.
Lundin Norway is the operator of PL700 with a 40% working interest. The partners are Bayerngas Norge, GDF SUEZ E&P Norge and VNG Norge with 20% each.