The French operator said the 30/1a-11 exploration well was successfully plugged and abandoned as a gas-condensate find after reaching a total depth of 18,362 feet on 15 January.
Faraday was spudded on 31 July by the Transocean jack-up GSF Galaxy II.
GDF Suez E&P UK managing director Jean-Claude Perdigues said: “We are building up a wealth of experience and expertise in high-pressure high-temperature drilling in the North Sea.”
