PARIS, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- French energy giant Total on Monday announced a major gas discovery on the Glendronach prospect, located offshore U.K. West of Shetland.
In statement, the oil group said the well was drilled to a final depth of 4,312 meters and encountered a gas column of 42 meters of net pay in a high quality "Lower Cretaceous" reservoir.
Located near Edradour field and the Laggan-Tormore facilities of the Shetland Gas Plant, it would be tied with existing infrastructure to be developed quickly, it added.
"Preliminary tests confirm good reservoir quality, permeability and well production deliverability, with recoverable resources estimated at about 1 trillion cubic feet (1 tcf)," Total said.
To Arnaud Breuillac, President Exploration and Production at Total, "Glendronach is a significant discovery for Total which gives us access to additional gas resources in one of our core areas and validates our exploration strategy."
"Located on an emerging play of the prolific West of Shetland area, the discovery can be commercialized quickly and at low cost by leveraging the existing Laggan-Tormore infrastructure," he added.
Total has a 60-percent stake in Glendronach discovery, while its partners Ineos E&P UK Ltd. and SSE E&P UK Limited each holds 20 percent stakes.
