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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
* Ula is an oil field in the southern part of the North Sea. The water depth in the area is about 70 metres. The development consists of three conventional steel facilities for production, drilling and accommodation. | * Ula is an oil field in the southern part of the North Sea. The water depth in the area is about 70 metres. The development consists of three conventional steel facilities for production, drilling and accommodation. | ||
| − | * The wellstream from [[Blane Oil Field]] and [[Tambar Oil | + | * The wellstream from [[Blane Oil Field]] and [[Tambar Oil and Gas Field]] are tied to the Ula field for processing |
* The oil is transported by pipeline to [[Ekofisk Oil Field | Ekofisk]] and then by the [[Norpipe Crude Oil Pipeline]] to Teesside. | * The oil is transported by pipeline to [[Ekofisk Oil Field | Ekofisk]] and then by the [[Norpipe Crude Oil Pipeline]] to Teesside. | ||
| − | * All gas is re-injected into the reservoir to increase oil recovery. Gas from [[Tambar Oil | + | * All gas is re-injected into the reservoir to increase oil recovery. Gas from [[Tambar Oil and Gas Field | Tambar]] is also used |
=== Contractors === | === Contractors === | ||
Latest revision as of 14:06, 17 June 2024
Summary Information
- Operator: Aker BP
- Country: Norway
- Location: southern part of the North Sea
- Production start: 1986
- Partners:
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves: Original
- 87.9 million Sm³ oil
- 3.9 billion Sm³ gas
- 4.0 million tonnes NGL
- Production Volume:
Description
- Ula is an oil field in the southern part of the North Sea. The water depth in the area is about 70 metres. The development consists of three conventional steel facilities for production, drilling and accommodation.
- The wellstream from Blane Oil Field and Tambar Oil and Gas Field are tied to the Ula field for processing
- The oil is transported by pipeline to Ekofisk and then by the Norpipe Crude Oil Pipeline to Teesside.
- All gas is re-injected into the reservoir to increase oil recovery. Gas from Tambar is also used
Contractors
- Kvaerner: Drilling Jacket and Piles
- Heerema Marine Contractors: Installation of Ula Drilling; Production and Quarters Platforms
- Technip: Tambar production pipeline Phase 2
History
- 1976 - Ula Oil Field discovered
- 1980 - Field development plan approved
- 1986 - First oil produced
- 1997 - BP acquired Statoil's 12.5%
- 2019 - DNO acquired Faroe and became a partner
Geology
- The main reservoir is at a depth of 3 345 metres in the Upper Jurassic Ula Formation. The reservoir consists of three layers, and two of them are producing well.
