Plugging wells is a key part of the modernisation of the Valhall field centre, and thus also in the ambition to produce a total of two billion barrels from the giant in the North Sea.
Subsea 7 today announced the award of a sizeable(1) contract by Aker BP for the Hod Field Development Project, located 12 km from the Valhall area in the southern part of the North Sea.
Operator Aker BP and partners report that production has started from the first Ærfugl phase 2 well in the Norwegian Sea – three years ahead of the original plan.
The first successful “Single-Trip Multi-Frac” campaign has been executed on the Valhall field. This specific method of well stimulation has never been done offshore...