Interceptor setting a Norwegian record by drilling more than a mile in one day
In just one day, Maersk Interceptor drilled more than a mile, exactly 1742 meters, setting a new Norwegian drilling record.
Record for Maersk Invincible: 2278m drilled in one day
As part of a highly impressive campaign for Aker BP, the XLE jack-up became the first rig on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to go beyond 2000m on a 12 ¼” section inside 24 hours.
Fastest well ever on the Norwegian Continental Shelf!
On 2 December 2021, Maersk Invincible completed a record-breaking operation for Aker BP on the Hod B field as the rig set a new speed record for development wells drilled by a jack-up on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.