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| + | * The Merlin subsea field is located 7 km north-west of [[Dunlin Oil Field | Dunlin Alpha platform]] in block 211/23a and 211/23b in a water depth of 150 m. There are three production wells in a daisy-chain arrangement linked by a production pipeline to a crossover manifold. Flexible jumpers extend from the crossover manifold to tee connections on the Osprey risers, which terminate at Dunlin Alpha. A single water injection well is linked to the Osprey water injection pipeline by a flexible flowline via a Y-piece connecting spool | ||
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Revision as of 16:07, 18 June 2024
Summary Information
- Operator: Fairfield
- Country: UK
- Location: 195km north-east of Shetland
- Production start: 1997
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
+++ Description
- The Merlin subsea field is located 7 km north-west of Dunlin Alpha platform in block 211/23a and 211/23b in a water depth of 150 m. There are three production wells in a daisy-chain arrangement linked by a production pipeline to a crossover manifold. Flexible jumpers extend from the crossover manifold to tee connections on the Osprey risers, which terminate at Dunlin Alpha. A single water injection well is linked to the Osprey water injection pipeline by a flexible flowline via a Y-piece connecting spool
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+++ History
- 1997 - Government approval for field development
- 1997 - First oil
- 1999 - Addition of water injection and second production well
- 2001 - Third production well
- 2007 - Shell / Esso decide to sell the field
- 2008 - Fairfield acquired the field
- 2017 - Approval granted for decommissioning
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