FROM WELLHEAD TO MARKET. NEWS WITH SOURCES.
Our standards
wellficent.
Read energy from subsurface to market.
See what moves next.
WELL & ENERGY INTELLIGENCE
← Back to well atlas

16/21a- 18Z

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
16/21a- 18
Borehole / source record ID
16/21a- 18Z
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Appraisal
Operator in source snapshot
PREMIER OIL E&P UK LIMITED
Recorded spud date
1991-03-19
Recorded completion date
1991-04-23
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
58.187821 / 1.007695
Source-reported measurements
2473.45 m MD · Kelly Bushing
Status reported by source
Decomissioned
Source accessed
2026-10-02
Source snapshot date
Not reported / not verified
Original coordinate reference system
EPSG:4326 WGS84 service geometry; source TOPHOLEDTM attributes vary
Total depth reached date
1991-04-15
Source completion status
Abandoned Phase 3
Source wellbore status
EXTANT
Source well-origin status
Decommissioned
Target field
BRENDA
Flow class
Oil Show
Source fluid types
Oil
Parent well
16/21a- 18
Parent-well relationship
Sidetrack
Licence number
P201
Total-depth licence number
P201

Company roles reported by source

Source-reported measurements
Source-reported measurementsValueReference
TDMDDEPM2,473.45 mKelly Bushing
TDTVDSSM2,214.98 msubsea
WATDEP_M148.74 mNot reported / not verified

NSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes ↗

Source accessed:

Reuse terms: unconfirmed

Contains information provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and/or other third parties.

ArcGIS item metadata does not specify a reuse licence; public access alone is not a licence.

Open source record ↗

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
16/21a- 180.00 km2,271 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
16/21a- 190.54 km2,286 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
16/21a- 261.21 km3,338 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
16/21a- 26Z1.21 km3,338 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
16/21a- 61.21 km3,414 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 121.25 km2,177 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 12Y1.25 km2,334 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 12Z1.25 km2,332 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 31.93 km2,265 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 62.10 km2,189 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 82.25 km2,282 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes
15/25b- 8Z2.25 km2,910 mNSTA — UK offshore wellbore top holes

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-P00321433.90 km50.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00322847.53 km54.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00322050.87 km53.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00323051.63 km44.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
R24-P00321853.40 km59.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.Mx.-------"]}
w.

Beyond the wellhead, context.

A source-linked view of wells, energy and markets in seven languages.

Follow via RSS ↗