Drilling Permit for Wellbore 7219/12-2 S in Production Licence 533
Monday 10 July 2017
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Lundin Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7219/12-2 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.
Wellbore 7219/12-2 S will be drilled from the Leiv Eiriksson drilling facility, at position 72°5' 12.63" north and 19°59' 10.08" east.
The drilling program for wellbore 7219/12-2 S relates to the drilling of a wildcat well in production licence 533. Lundin Norway AS is the operator with an ownership interest of 35 per cent and the licensees are Aker BP AS with 35 per cent and DEA Norge AS with 30 per cent. The area in this licence consists of the blocks 7219/12 and 7220/10. The well will be drilled about 20 kilometres west of the 7220/11-1 (Alta) discovery well in production licence 609.
Production licence 533 was awarded in the 20th licensing round in 2009.
The permit is contingent upon the operator securing all other permits and consents required by other authorities prior to commencing the drilling activity.