Abstract
Title
The Paleozoic play at Loppa High - Success 30 years after the first well
Authorship
Harald Brunstad*, Trond Kristensen*, Carl Dons*, Terje Hellem** og Klaus Dittmers***
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Lundin Norway AS
Idemitsu Petroleum Norge AS
RWE Dea Norge AS
30 years and three phases of exploration after the first exploration well was spudded on the Loppa
high the Carbonate play has finally become a success. In 2013 Gohta was discovered in license PL492
by Lundin, Det Norske and Noreco and in 2014 the Alta was proven in the PL609 license by Lundin,
Idemitsu and RWE. Additional delineation drilling will be conducted to conclude on commerciality.
The Gohta discovery was presented in several exploration related fora in 2014. The current
presentation will wrap up the exploration of the Paleozoic play of the Loppa High. It will also give
ideas behind the drilling of the Alta prospect, and some reference to the Gohta discovery.
Both discoveries were made in structural four way dip closures mapped out at the Base Triassic level
and both have been subject to previous drilling, proving oil shows and an active petroleum system at
some stage. For both structures it was seemed to be substantial volume potential up dip of the
previous wells, which the license groups wanted to investigate, and proved successful.
As the Alta and the Gohta discoveries are now being delineated. Another potential occurs up dip
from 72206-1 (Obelix) well. This prospect, called Neiden is the next prospect to be drilled by the
PL609 licenseship.