Independent confirms Harvey gas stri...

The Maersk Resilient jack up rig has moved off location after drilling an appraisal well that operator Independent Oil & Gas PLCsaid confirms a 1984 Arco gas discovery in the southern UK North Sea.

Independent, based in London, will assess development of the Harvey structure after coring and logging the 48/24b-6 well, which went to 7,537 ft MD in the Permian Leman sandstone on License P2085. The company also shot a vertical seismic profile.

Initial analysis of wireline data demonstrates the presence of a 49-ft gas column at the top of the reservoir, which the well encountered at 7,088 ft MD.

Under a July far-out agreement, CalEnergy Resources Ltd., a London subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co., has an option to acquire a 50% interest in the Harvey development within 3 months of completion of the appraisal well.