Osprey Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Fairfield
• Country: UK
• Location: 195km north-east of Shetland
• Production start: 1991
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The field is no longer producing
• The Osprey subsea field is located 6 km north west of Dunlin Alpha in blocks 211/23a and 211/18a in a water depth of 159 m, and consists of two subsea templates, complete with eight production wells and four water injection wells respectively. Oil was produced via a subsea production manifold, and transported through two 8” production lines contained within a 38” bundle carrier pipe to Dunlin Alpha platform.

+++ Contractors

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+++ History

• 1974 - The Osprey field was discovered
• 1988 - Government approval for field development
• 1991 - First oil produced
• 2007 - Shell / Esso decide to sell the field
• 2008 - Fairfield acquired the field
• 2012 - Minor oil spill on the field
• 2017 - Approval granted for decommissioning

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Dunlin, Fairfield
2. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
3. Shell and Esso to market selected North Sea assets
4. Fairfield to Acquire Shell and Esso Interests in North Sea Fields
5. Acquisition of Oil Field in UK North Sea
6. Fairfield Energy Completes Dunlin Area Acquisition
7. Oil Sheen Observed, Osprey Field