Developments in petroleum exploration offshore West Greenland during 1976

Abstract

The first exploration well to be drilled within the concession areas granted offshore West Greenland in April 1975 reached its final depth of between 3500 and 4000 m in August 1976 and was abandoned as a dry hole. The well, Kangâmiut no. 1, was drilled in concession area 34 by the TGA-Grepco group with Total Grønland Olie A/S as operator using the dynamically positioned drill ship pelican. The well was located about 120 km west ofthe mouth of Søndre Strømfjord and its coordinates were 66° 09' 00.92" N, 56° 11' 24.28" W. The water depth was 179 m. This is the northernmost well to have been drilled in the marine areas between Canada and Greenland.