As part of the CO2 storage project, Project Greenstore, Harbour Energy is currently carrying out a test drilling operation at Ørrild. This is a key part of the work to gather more information about the geological layers more than 3,000 metres below the earth’s surface. Together with the results of the major seismic survey carried out earlier this year, the data from the drilling will be used to assess whether the subsurface in the area is suitable for the safe and permanent storage of CO2.
“We’ve been working on this since 20 July and are now well over halfway through. But there’s still a long way to go. Whilst the first few hundred metres go quickly, drilling into the deeper layers takes longer. Along the way, we take samples and cores from the various layers, which are carefully categorised, analysed in on-site laboratories and stored in wooden crates,” explains Henrik Busk, Head of Exploration at Harbour Energy.
Open Day
If you’re curious to find out a bit more about the activities, Harbour Energy is holding an Open Day on Saturday 19 September from 11.00 to 14.00. Neighbours and local residents are welcome to visit the drilling site in Ørrild near Fårup and see the derrick up close. For those particularly interested, there will be an opportunity to join a guided walk around the site.
“With this Open Day, we’d like to give neighbours and interested local residents the chance to gain a better understanding of what we’re investigating and why. All in all, it’s quite an impressive site to see up close,” says Henrik Busk.
A temporary investigation
The test drilling is a temporary investigation of the subsoil, which will bring more knowledge about the many layers of limestone, clay and sandstone to the surface in the form of drill cores and soil samples. The investigations are taking place on a private field near Purhus. Once all activities have been completed in a couple of months, the temporary installations will be removed and the area restored to its original condition so that it can once again be used for agriculture.
