Elgin Franklin Gas Field

+++ Summary Information

• Operator: Total
• Country: UK
• Location: North Sea
• Production start: 2009
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume: 60,000 bpde

+++ Description

• The Elgin and Franklin fields started producing in 2001 and account for 7% of the UK’s production. These are high pressure high temperature fields whose exploitation requires strong technological expertise.
• Both fields have their own wellhead platform with production from the fields being processed through one central facility –- a production/utilities/quarters (PUQ) platform located on the Elgin field
• At the time of development, the Elgin/Franklin project constitutes the largest high-pressure/high-temperature development in the world (particularly high pressures of 1,100 bars and temperatures of 200° centigrade) and the deepest reservoirs ever put into production in the North Sea (approximately 5,500 meters).
• Gas is transported by the [[[Shearwater-Elgin Area Line (SEAL) Gas Pipeline]]] to the [[[Bacton Gas Plant]]]
• Liquid condensate from the fields is transported to shore via the existing [[[Forties Pipeline System]]] and on to Kinneil for processing

+++ Contractors

• **Barmac:** Elgin Platform Construction
• **Rosetti Marino:** Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Hook-up and Commissioning of Topsides for the Elgin B platform
• **Saipem:**

* Wellhead Jacket Installation - EPIC
* Elgin / Franklin Trenching

• **ETPM:** Liquids & Gas Export Pipelines
• **FoundOcean:** Elgin B Grouting
• **Bifab:** Riser Caisson
• **J P Kenny:** Conceptual design study
• **Nessco:** Communication systems

++++ West Franklin

• **Saipem:** Wellhead Platform Jacket - EPIC
• **Rosetti Marino:** Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, Hook-up and Commissioning of Topsides for the West Franklin Platform
• **KWSubsea:** Engineering support for the umbilical detailed design documentation

+++ History

• 1997 - Approval received for development
• 2001 - First gas produced
• 2002 - BG acquire 1.76% from BP
• 2003 - West Franklin discovered
• 2007 - Phase 1 of West Franklin started
• 2009 - Started production
• 2011 - Total acquired GDF SUEZ interest in Elgin Franklin
• 2012 - Gas leak incident at Elgin platform
• 2013 - Production resumes at the field
• 2015 - Production starts at West Franklin Phase 2
• 2016 - Premier Oil acquired EON's share
• 2021 - Exxon sells its stake to HitecVision

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. [[[Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References]]]
2. [[[Saipem Europe Pipeline References]]]
3. [[[FoundOcean Subsea References]]]
4. [[[KWSubsea Subsea References]]]
5. [[[Nessco Platform References]]]
6. [[[J P Kenny Subsea References]]]
7. [[[Serimax Pipeline References]]]
8. [[[Rosetti Marino Platform References]]]
9. TotalFinaElf announces first production from Elgin/Franklin in UK North Sea
10. First production from the Franklin Field in the North Sea
11. ARCO, Partners Receive Go-Ahead for Shearwater, Elgin/Franklin Projects in UK Central North Sea
12. BP and BG agree North Sea asset swap
13. UK: Total to acquire GDF SUEZ interest in Elgin Franklin
14. Status on UK – Gas leak incident at Elgin platform in the North Sea
15. United Kingdom: Total resumes production from the Elgin/Franklin area in the UK North Sea
16. UK: West Franklin Phase 2 brought on stream in the North Sea
17. Acquisition of UK North Sea Assets from E.ON
18. ExxonMobil to sell U.K. upstream central and northern North Sea assets