RE: Thoughts15 Oct 2021 17:38
Thanks Jimarillo but youre confusing water depth and reservoir depth.
Its reservoir depth that determines drilling time. 3400m from subsea or about there is Buffalo's depth. Thats roughly Upper Jurassic sands in UKCS in NNS and CNS towards the west and also near the border of UK / Norway, give or take.
At 3000m+ water depth, you use drill ship. Jack ups are limited to circa ~100m, beyond 100m its semi subs.
So Maersk broke world record at that water depth. Nothing to compare with Buffalo on drill rates. Plus, jack up vs drill ship, again not apple to apple.
My 70 days is based on wells designed in the North Sea in the last 3 years, and ive checked. Like i say, if they can do it in 30+ days, i will be over the moon (and rooting for it!).