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8/3-1

Partial source coverage. Status and company roles are reported by each source, not independently verified as current. Unknown does not mean zero.

Name / source ID
8/3-1
Borehole / source record ID
142
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Exploration
Operator in source snapshot
Esso Exploration and Production Norway A/S
Recorded spud date
1966-07-19
Recorded completion date
1966-10-10
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
57.986383 / 3.668799
Source-reported measurements
3015 m MD · RKB
Status reported by source
P&A
Source accessed
2026-10-02
Source snapshot date
Not reported / not verified
Original coordinate reference system
ED50 / service geometry EPSG:4326
Drilling facility reported by source
OCEAN TRAVELER

Company roles reported by source

Source-reported measurements
Source-reported measurementsValueReference
wlbTotalDepth3,015.00 mRKB
wlbWaterDepth94.00 mNot reported / not verified
wlbBottomHoleTemperature77.00 °CNot reported / not verified
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Nearby wells and heat flow

These tools are descriptive: not forecasts, reserve estimates or investment advice. Source coverage is partial; unknown does not mean zero.

Nearby wells and heat flow
NameDistanceSource-reported measurementsSource catalogues
8/3-212.03 km2,657 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-216.99 km2,334 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/11-222.74 km2,644 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
9/1-1 S22.87 km2,533 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-U-1124.76 kmNot reported / not verified mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-U-1424.89 kmNot reported / not verified mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-U-2425.15 kmNot reported / not verified mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-325.48 km2,730 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-U-325.54 km147 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-U-225.54 km147 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-U-125.58 km144 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores
17/12-425.73 km2,470 mNorwegian Offshore Directorate — Wellbores

Digital well log

SODIR formation tops, drilling-mud samples and well tests on one measured-depth section.

Total depth
3015
True vertical depth (RKB)
—
Water depth
94
Bottom-hole temperature
77
8/3-1 · Digital well log0754150822613015NORDLAND GPHORDALAND GPROGALAND GPSHETLAND GPCROMER KNOLL GPBOKNFJORD GPVESTLAND GPNO GROUP DEFINEDZECHSTEIN GPBASEMENT
Depth (m MD, RKB)
Digital well log
GroupFormationDepth (m MD, RKB)
GROUPNORDLAND GP120 / 475
GROUPHORDALAND GP475 / 930
GROUPROGALAND GP930 / 1,040
FORMATIONBALDER FM930 / 955
FORMATIONSELE FM955 / 975
FORMATIONLISTA FM975 / 1,030
FORMATIONVÅLE FM1,030 / 1,040
GROUPSHETLAND GP1,040 / 1,315
FORMATIONEKOFISK FM1,040 / 1,090
FORMATIONTOR FM1,090 / 1,315
GROUPCROMER KNOLL GP1,315 / 1,628
FORMATIONÅSGARD FM1,315 / 1,628
GROUPBOKNFJORD GP1,628 / 2,040
FORMATIONFLEKKEFJORD FM1,628 / 1,658
FORMATIONSAUDA FM1,658 / 1,831
FORMATIONTAU FM1,831 / 1,890
FORMATIONEGERSUND FM1,890 / 2,040
GROUPVESTLAND GP2,040 / 2,113
FORMATIONSANDNES FM2,040 / 2,113
GROUPNO GROUP DEFINED2,113 / 2,205
FORMATIONSKAGERRAK FM2,113 / 3,015
GROUPZECHSTEIN GP2,205 / 2,965
GROUPBASEMENT2,965 / 3,015
Mud density (g/cm³)
Depth (m MD, RKB)Mud density (g/cm³)Quality flags
2771.07observation-date-unreported, zero-meaning-unresolved
14651.25observation-date-unreported, zero-meaning-unresolved
18151.37observation-date-unreported, zero-meaning-unresolved

Group tops in offset wells

Group tops below each borehole's own RKB. Not TVD below sea level; deviation and kelly-bushing elevations affect apparent depths.

Group tops in offset wells
Group8/3-18/3-217/12-217/11-29/1-1 S
NORDLAND GP12010093112112
HORDALAND GP475486707689462
ROGALAND GP93010179241220823
SHETLAND GP104011159911323900
CROMER KNOLL GP13151604147617871229
BOKNFJORD GP16282025193224101934
VESTLAND GP204023752157—2392
NO GROUP DEFINED2113241723002521—
ZECHSTEIN GP2205—2243——
ROTLIEGEND GP——2293——
HEGRE GP————2484
BASEMENT2965————

Subsurface temperature and heat flow

Compare bottom-hole temperatures with depth and see measured heat flow near wells: context for geothermal reuse.

Subsurface temperature and heat flow
NameDistanceSubsurface temperature and heat flowQuality flags
R24-P03136656.34 km66.50 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["U1.M3.SXXP-X-"]}
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