Lancaster Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Prax
• Country: UK
• Location: West of Shetland
• Production start: 2019
• Partners: Prax 100%
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Lancaster Field is located in blocks 205/21a, 205/22a and 205/26b, licence P1368 Central.
• It is the first basement reservoir development on the UK Continental Shelf, and sits in relatively shallow water of around 160 metres.
• The first phase of the development, the Early Production System (EPS), came on stream in June 2019.
• The EPS involves the intervention and completion of wells 205/21a-6 and 205/21a-7Z, which were drilled in 2014 and 2016 respectively, using an anchored semi-submersible drilling rig.
• The subsea wells, which are approximately 25 metres (m) apart, are fitted with electro-submersible pumps to aid production, and with xmas trees with integrated protective structures.
• The wells are connected to a floating production, storage and offloading(FPSO) vessel, the refurbished Aoka Mizu FPSO, via a production manifold and two separate 2.1 km flexible production flowlines. Produced oil is exported via shuttle tankers, and produced gas is used as fuel with excess gas flared.

Contractors

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History

• 2009 - The Lancaster Field was discovered by Hurricane
• 2017 - Approval granted for Lancaster field
• 2019 - First oil
• 2023 - Prax acquired Hurricane Energy

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. Lancaster Field Early Production System
3. The Prax Group Announces Successful Acquisition Of Hurricane Energy Plc