Affleck Oil Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Neo Energy
  • Country: UK
  • Location: Central North Sea
  • Production start: 2009
  • Partners: Repsol Sinopec 33.33%
  • Type: Oil & Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The Affleck field is tied-back via a 28 km flow line to the Janice Floating Production Unit (FPU) and a gas export spurline to the Clyde platform
  • Oil is being exported through the existing Janice pipeline into Norpipe, and then to Teeside, and gas is being routed through existing ties on the Janice and Judy export pipeline to SEGAL, via the Clyde and Fulmar facilities, and onward to the St. Fergus terminal

Contractors

  • **Technip:** Project management and installation of a 28km Pipe in Pipe (PIP), a 28 km umbilical and associated risers
  • **KWsubsea:** 12"/8" PIP (28km)

History

  • 1975 - Affleck Field discovered by Shell
  • 2006 - Project development approved by UK Government
  • 2009 - Maersk Oil produces first oil from Affleck Field
  • 2016 - Production from Affleck ceased

Geology

  • The primary reservoir is Tor chalk formation with a small gas cap

Links

  1. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
  2. Technip annouces two contract awards for the Brenda and Affleck developments in UK North Sea
  3. Maersk Oil produces first oil from Affleck Field