Anglo-Dutch supermajor Shell has drilled an unsuccessful exploration well close to the Knarr field in the Norwegian North Sea.
The 34/5-2 S well was drilled to a depth of 3672 metres in production licence 373S to prove petroleum in Lower Jurassic reservoir rocks.
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) said the well hit 85 metres of thick rocks in the Cook formation, however 50 metres were sandstone with generally poor to moderate reservoir quality.
