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35/11-20 S (Orion)

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  • General information
    General information
    Attribute Value
    Discovery name
    Discovery name used by NPD
    35/11-20 S (Orion)
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    Current activity status
    Current activity status of the discovery. Legal values:"Producing" , "Production is unlikely" ,"Shut down","Production likely, but unclarified","Included in other discovery","Approved for production","Production in clarification phase","Production not evaluated","Decided for production".
    Production in clarification phase
    Discovery wellbore
    Name of the wellbore which made the discovery.
    Discovery year
    The year the discovery was made
    2016
    NPDID discovery
    NPD's unique id for discoveries
    28543142

  • Located in
    Located in
    Nation code
    Block name
    NO
    35/11

  • Owner – current (main)
    Owner – current (main)
    Owner kind
    Owner name
    PRODUCTION LICENSE

  • Operatorship – current
    Operatorship – current
    Company name

  • Description
    Description
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    Date updated
    35/11-20 S (Orion) is a discovery in the northern North Sea, just south of the Vega field and 30 kilometres southwest of the Gjøa field. The water depth is 370 metres. Orion was proven in 2016. The reservoir contains oil in deep-marine slope channel sandstone of Oxfordian age, at a depth of 3,870 metres. The development solution is horizontal production wells drilled from Vega subsea templates tied-back to Gjøa. The plan for development and operation (PDO) is expected to be submitted by the end of 2022.
    01.06.2022

  • Wellbores – exploration
    Wellbores – exploration
    Wellbore name
    Entered date
    Completed date
    Purpose
    Status
    Content
    14.07.2016
    07.08.2016
    APPRAISAL
    P&A
    OIL
    19.05.2016
    19.06.2016
    WILDCAT
    P&A
    OIL

  • Wellbores – development
    Wellbores – development
    Wellbore name
    Entered date
    Completed date
    Purpose
    Status
    Content

  • The NPD resource estimates (Norwegian share)
    The NPD resource estimates (Norwegian share)
    No estimates are given for discoveries with Resource class «Production is unlikely» (resource class code RC6).
    Resource updated date: 31.12.2021
    The NPD resource estimates (Norwegian share)
    Resource category
    Rec. oil
    [mill Sm3]
    Rec. gas
    [bill Sm3]
    Rec. NGL
    [mill tonn]
    Rec. cond.
    [mill Sm3]
    Rec. oil eq.
    [mill OE]
    4F
    0.95
    0.37
    0.19
    0.00
    1.68
    The NPD resource estimates (Norwegian share)