Statoil spuds first Iran South Pars gas well
Posted: 27 January 2004
The first well in phases six-eight of Iran's South Pars gas development
in the Persian Gulf has been spudded by Statoil as operator for
the offshore part of this project.
Each of the 30 producers embraced by the programme will be drilled
to a measured length of about 4,000 metres.
The Rani Woro rig arrived at the drilling location on 25 January
and spudded the day after.
"That's initiated an important new phase in the South Pars
development," says well manager Per Haaland in Statoil's project
team.
Chartered by Statoil in 2003 for up to three years, Rani Woro is
owned by Indonesia's PT Apexindo Pratama Duta in Jakarta.
Iran's Pars Oil & Gas Company (POGC), which is in overall charge
of the whole South Pars development, has a five-year contract with
Japan Drilling Company.
This covers the charter for Sagadrill 2, which is being chartered
on to Statoil for up to three years.
The first of three jackets for the wellhead platforms covered by
phases six-eight was installed on the field on 5 January, and the
other two are currently being completed.
Rune Mordal, project manager for platform construction, confirms
that the second jacket is due to be transported to the field in
late January or early February.
Sagadrill 2 is scheduled to spud its first well as soon as jacket
number two has been installed.
For more information see www.statoil.com.
Posted by Richard Price,
Editor Pipeline Magazine
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