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* Operator: Tullow | * Operator: Tullow | ||
* Country: UK | * Country: UK | ||
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* Production Volume: | * Production Volume: | ||
| − | + | === Description === | |
* The field is utilising a three well subsea template tied back to the ARCO operated Thames platform, nine miles to the South West, by a 12 inch export pipeline and control umbilical. | * The field is utilising a three well subsea template tied back to the ARCO operated Thames platform, nine miles to the South West, by a 12 inch export pipeline and control umbilical. | ||
* The field is remotely controlled | * The field is remotely controlled | ||
* Gas from the field is transported to the [[Thames Gas Field | Thames complex]] and then on to the [[Bacton Gas Plant | Bacton terminal]] in Norfolk | * Gas from the field is transported to the [[Thames Gas Field | Thames complex]] and then on to the [[Bacton Gas Plant | Bacton terminal]] in Norfolk | ||
| − | + | === Contractors === | |
| − | * | + | * '''Subsea 7:''' Gawain Manifold |
| − | + | === History === | |
* 1994 - Project development approved by UK Government | * 1994 - Project development approved by UK Government | ||
* 1995 - First Gas From Gawain Field | * 1995 - First Gas From Gawain Field | ||
* 2001 - Tullow buys the field from BP | * 2001 - Tullow buys the field from BP | ||
| + | * 2015 - Approval granted for decommissioning | ||
| − | + | === Geology === | |
* Gas is produced from the Leman Sandstone Formation of Early Permian age. The reservoir section is comprised predominantly of stacked aeolian dune sands possessing excellent poroperm characteristics. The structure is a complex NW-SE trending horst block with a common gas-water contact at 8904 ft TVDss. Low structural relief has presented a major challenge to field development, which has utilized extended reach wells to maximize drainage potential | * Gas is produced from the Leman Sandstone Formation of Early Permian age. The reservoir section is comprised predominantly of stacked aeolian dune sands possessing excellent poroperm characteristics. The structure is a complex NW-SE trending horst block with a common gas-water contact at 8904 ft TVDss. Low structural relief has presented a major challenge to field development, which has utilized extended reach wells to maximize drainage potential | ||
| − | + | === Links === | |
# [http://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/20/1/713.abstract The Gawain Field, Blocks 49/24, 49/29a, UK North Sea] | # [http://mem.lyellcollection.org/content/20/1/713.abstract The Gawain Field, Blocks 49/24, 49/29a, UK North Sea] | ||
| + | # [[UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes]] | ||
# [[FoundOcean Europe Subsea References]] | # [[FoundOcean Europe Subsea References]] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:first-gas-from-gawain-field First Gas From Gawain Field] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:first-gas-from-gawain-field First Gas From Gawain Field] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-fulfils-ec-undertaking-with-gas-sale-to-tullow-oi BP Fulfils EC Undertaking With Gas Sale To Tullow Oil] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/archive:bp-fulfils-ec-undertaking-with-gas-sale-to-tullow-oi BP Fulfils EC Undertaking With Gas Sale To Tullow Oil] | ||
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| + | [[category:Field]] | ||
| + | [[category:UK]] | ||
| + | [[category:Tullow]] | ||
| + | [[category:Decommissioned]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:57, 25 June 2024
Summary Information
- Operator: Tullow
- Country: UK
- Location: Southern North Sea
- Production start: 1995
- Partners:
- Type: Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The field is utilising a three well subsea template tied back to the ARCO operated Thames platform, nine miles to the South West, by a 12 inch export pipeline and control umbilical.
- The field is remotely controlled
- Gas from the field is transported to the Thames complex and then on to the Bacton terminal in Norfolk
Contractors
- Subsea 7: Gawain Manifold
History
- 1994 - Project development approved by UK Government
- 1995 - First Gas From Gawain Field
- 2001 - Tullow buys the field from BP
- 2015 - Approval granted for decommissioning
Geology
- Gas is produced from the Leman Sandstone Formation of Early Permian age. The reservoir section is comprised predominantly of stacked aeolian dune sands possessing excellent poroperm characteristics. The structure is a complex NW-SE trending horst block with a common gas-water contact at 8904 ft TVDss. Low structural relief has presented a major challenge to field development, which has utilized extended reach wells to maximize drainage potential
