This was the 25th exploration well in PL104. The well was drilled to a vertical depth of 2846 meters below the sea surface, and was terminated in lower Jurassic rocks belonging to the Dunlin group.
The water depth is 114 meters. The well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Well 30/9-23 was drilled by the Transocean Winner drilling facility, which will now proceed to PL 363 in the North Sea to drill wildcat well 25/5-6 operated by Lundin Norway AS.
Licensees in PL 104 are ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS 2.4%, ExxonMobil Exploration & Production Norway AS 4.7%, Total E&P Norge AS 10%, Petoro AS 33.6% and StatoilHydro 49.3%.
