Beryl Oil Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Apache
- Country: UK
- Location:
- Production start:
- Partners: Apache owns 50 percent of Beryl Field and is the operator. Other field owners are Hess Ltd. (22.22 percent), Harbour Energy (39.4 percent)
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume: 11,625 Barrels, 13 MMcf Of Gas Per Day (2012)
Description
- The Beryl Area includes 12 fields utilising the same production infrastructure, including **Ness**, **Nevis**, **Buckland** and **Skene** fields
- There are two production platforms, Beryl Alpha, a steel platform and Beryl Bravo a Concrete Gravity Based Structure
- Gas is transported via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) Pipeline to the SAGE St Fergus Gas Processing Terminal
- Gas is also recieved from the Edvard Grieg Oil And Gas Field in the Norwegian Section
- The Linnhe Field was a subsea satellite of Beryl Bravo platform. The field was discovered in 1988, with the wildcat well 9/13c-40, and developed as a single production well, 9/13c-40z, and a single water injection well, 9/13-44z, tied back to Beryl Bravo.
- The field came on-stream in October 1989 and production ceased in December 1991
- The Callater field is developed as a tie-back to the Beryl Alpha platform through the Skene field’s subsea facilities.
- The Garten field is tied back to the Beryl Alpha platform
Contractors
- **Norwegian Contractors:** Beryl Alpha Construction
- **Emtunga:** Beryl A - Telecomms module
- **Saipem:** Pipelines T&I
- **Redpath de Groot Caledonian:** Beryl Bravo Construction
- **FoundOcean:** Grouting for platforms
- **Bibby Offshore:**
- Buckland “C” Development , EPIC
- Nevis Central Lewis tie-ins
- **Global Maritime:** Warranty surveyor for loadout and transportation of towheads; launch, controlled depth tow and installation of two 7.5 km pipeline bundles - Skene Project
History
- 1976 - Development of Beryl Oil Field approved
- 1983 - Installation of Beryl A & B platforms
- 1985 - Approval granted for Nevis
- 1987 - Development of Ness field approved
- 1998 - Government approves Buckland
- 2000 - Approval granted for Skene
- 2001 - Skene Subsea installed
- 2005 - Centrica acquired a stake in Skene & Buckland
- 2011 - Apache completed the acquisition of Mobil North Sea Limited from ExxonMobil, which includes operating interests in Beryl, Nevis, Ness, Nevis South, Skene and Buckland fields.
- 2012 - Production reaches highest level since 2001, after drilling new extension well
- 2012 - Beryl Bravo B73y development well tests at 8,161 barrels of oil per day (bo/d) and 5.9 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMcf/d)
- 2012 - Shell acquired a stake from Hess
- 2015 - Apache discovers more reserves
- 2016 - Approval granted for Callater field
- 2017 - Chrysaor acquired Shell's stake in the field.
- 2017 - Callater field starts producing
- 2018 - Garten field starts producing
- 2021 - Premier Oil and Chrysaor merge to create Harbour Energy
Geology
Links
- UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
- List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
- Bibby Offshore Subsea References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- Emtunga Offshore Platform References
- Global Maritime Pipeline References
- Saipem Europe Pipeline References
- Centrica to acquire interests in North Sea gas fields
- Apache Completes Acquisition of ExxonMobil's Beryl Field, Other UK North Sea Assets
- Apache's North Sea Beryl Field Well Flows 11,625 Barrels, 13 MMcf Of Gas Per Day; Rate Is Highest For Beryl Field Since 2001
- Apache Continues To Infuse New Life Into UK's North Sea
- Shell to increase participation in the Beryl Area Fields in the North Sea
- Apache Announces North Sea Discoveries With Estimated Net Reserves Of 50 Million To More Than 70 Million Barrels
- Shell to sell package of UK North Sea assets to Chrysaor for up to $3.8bn
- Apache Achieves First Oil at Garten Development in U.K. North Sea Less than Eight Months After Discovery
- Harbour Energy to be admitted to trading