The Britannia Field, Blocks 15/29, 15/30, 16/26 and 16/27, UK North Sea
| Autor: | A. Patel, M. Camm, L. E. Armstrong |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Geological Society, London, Memoirs. 52:664-678 |
| ISSN: | 2041-4722 0435-4052 |
| DOI: | 10.1144/m52-2018-54 |
| Popis: | The Lower Cretaceous Britannia Field development is one of the largest and most significant undertaken on the UK Continental Shelf. Production started in 1998 via 17 pre-drilled development wells and was followed by a decade of intensive drilling, whereby a further 40 wells were added. In 2000 Britannia9s plateau production of 800 MMscfgd supplied 8% of the UK9s domestic gas requirements. As the field has matured, so too has its development strategy. Initial near-field development drilling targeting optimal reservoir thickness was followed by extended reach wells into the stratigraphic pinchout region. In 2014 a further strategy shift was made, moving from infill drilling to a long-term compression project to maximize existing production. During its 20-year history the Britannia Platform has undergone numerous changes. In addition to compression, production from five satellite fields has been routed through the facility: Caledonia (2003), Callanish and Brodgar (2008), Enochdhu (2015) and Alder (2016). A new field, Finlaggan, is due to be brought through Britannia9s facilities in 2020, helping to maximize value from the asset for years to come. As Britannia marks 20 years of production it has produced c. 600 MMboe – surpassing the original ultimate recoverable estimate of c. 570 MMboe – and is still going strong today. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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