Spirit Energy finds more gas at Grove

Fossil energy – production

Spirit Energy has revealed that it has found more gas at the Grove field by penetrating an undrained part of the North East area of the asset.

The Grove North East development well (49/10a-G7) encountered carboniferous reservoir units at the target depth, with around 250 feet, gross, of gas-bearing B & C sandstones present, Spirit noted. The reservoir quality, sand thickness, and gas column height were said to be within the pre-drill expectations and the well was completed for production.

According to the company the life of the Grove field could be significantly extended.

“We achieved first gas from the well on 25 August,” Girish Kabra, Spirit Energy’s director for North Sea operated assets, said in a company statement. “The production is in line with subsurface prognosis and pre-drill estimates.”

Kabra noted that the commercial discovery is important for Grove as it opens up future growth opportunities in and around the license blocks. ugh the Covid pandemic.

Spirit drilled the well using the Maersk Resolve, a heavy-duty jack-up rig from Maersk Drilling.

Spirit is an exploration and production company with 33 producing fields and a workforce of 1,100 people, its website highlights. The business has bases in the UK, the Netherlands and Norway.

Original Source: https://ocean-energyresources.com/2021/08/27/spirit-energy-finds-more-gas-at-grove/