Shell, with partners Deltic Energy & ONE-Dyas, have reportedly encountered gas at their much anticipated Pensacola well (41/5a-2). Testing results were announced in early February. The well was drilled with the Maersk Reliant jack-up drilling rig.

Test results showed gas at good rates along with minor light oil.

This well, along with the Ossian well, extends the SNS play towards the Mid North Sea High and could lead to a re-evaluation of the Zechstein carbonate play. The Plattendolomite & Hauptdolomite reservoirs are productive in the adjacent Cleveland Basin. 

The latest TROVE 1st Subsurface video feature highlights the Pensacola discovery and also looks at an interesting study by Applied Petroleum Technology (APT) on Zechstein source rocks of the region. There has been a lot of circumstantial evidence for a Zechstein rock, but now APT's study sheds more light on the Zechstein's oil and gas generating potential.

Watch the video here.

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