Nanok-1 core Well, GGU 517004, Hold with Hope, North-East Greenland: Completion report

Nanok 1, GGU 517004, was drilled during the summer of 2011 near the old trapper’s hut south of Knudshoved, north-eastern Hold with Hope, approximately 65 km south of the Daneborg military station and 200 km north of Nyhavn (Mestersvig) (Fig. 1.1). The name Nanok is derived from the hunting company “Nanok” that worked in the area and used the trapper’s hut at Knudshoved.

Nanok 1 is the fifth core hole in an onshore drilling program in East and North-East Greenland that began in 2008 with the drilling of the Blokelv core hole in central Jameson Land. In 2009 this was followed by the drilling of Rødryggen-1 on Wollaston Forland and in 2010 by Store Koldewey-1 on Store Koldewey and Brorson Halvø-1 on Wollaston Forland. The drilling program is part of collaboration between GEUS and a number of oil companies regarding Petroleum Geological Studies, Services and Data in East and North-East Greenland. Fieldwork and drilling was financed by GEUS. Subsequent analytical work is financed by sponsoring companies. A more detailed description of Nanok 1 together with all analytical results will be delivered to sponsoring companies during 2012 as described in the Appendix B4 (not this report).