Rita Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: e.on
• Country: UK
• Location: block 44, 80km off the coast of Hull
• Production start: 2009
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The Rita development involves a single bilateral subsea horizontal well, tied back to the ConocoPhillips operated Caister Murdoch System (CMS) subsea infrastructure at Hunter via a circa 14 km long, 8-inch NB carbon steel flowline.
• The project was the first successful completion of a dual lateral well in a carboniferous reservoir in the UK Continental Shelf.

+++ Contractors

• **Penspen:** Detailed Design
• **KWsubsea:** 8" Pipeline (14km)

+++ History

• 2008 - Project development approved by UK Government
• 2009 - First gas produced

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. E.ON E&P operated fields
2. Penspen Offshore And Platform References
3. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis