Gaupe Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country:
• Location:
• Production start: 2012
• Partners: Shell, 60% and Lundin Norway 40%
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves: 28 million barrels of oil equivalents (MMboe)
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Gaupe field is a a two well cross-border subsea tie-back to the BG Group-operated Armada Oil and Gas Field infrastructure located in the UK central North Sea. From Armada, the processed gas and liquids are exported via pipelines to the UK.
• The estimated gross reserves are approximately 28 million barrels of oil equivalents (MMboe) with net peak production of approximately 5,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day (boepd), in 2012.
• The production will comprise of both oil and gas in the ratio of approximately 50:50 over field life.
• The field was previously known as **Pi**

+++ Contractors

• **AMEC:** Subsea tie back to the Armada platform

+++ History

• 1984 - Gaupe Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 2010 - Plan for development and operation (PDO) gets approval from the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
• 2012 - BG Group today announced the start-up of production
• 2017 - Production ceased

+++ Geology

• Gaupe produced oil and gas from two structures, Gaupe South and Gaupe North. Most of the resources were in sandstone in the Triassic Skagerrak Formation, while some were in Middle Jurassic sandstone. The reservoirs lie at a depth of 3,000 metres. The two structures had a gas cap overlying an oil zone. Due to segmentation, the vertical and lateral connectivity in the field is poor.

+++ Links

1. Norwegian Petroleum
2. AMEC awarded £140 million three-year services contract for all BG Group’s North Sea upstream assets
3. Lundin Petroleum Submits Plan To Develop The Pi Field, Offshore Norway
4. Lundin Petroleum Receives The Approval To Develop The Gaupe Field, Offshore Norway
5. First production from the Gaupe field, offshore Norway