Grove Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Spirit Energy
• Country: UK
• Location: 49/10a, Southern North Sea
• Production start: 2007
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Grove Field development is situated in Block 49/10a in the southern North Sea (SNS) approximately 133 kilometres to the East of Great Yarmouth and 6 kilometres West of the UK/Dutch meridian line.
• The NUI platform structure re-used the decommissioned Camelot CB platform
• The field is tied back to the Markham Gas Field and transported via the West Gas Transport pipeline system to the Den Helder terminal in the Netherlands for further processing.

Contractors

• Seaway Heavy Lifting: T & I - Grove Wellhead Platform
• Subsea 7: Grove Extension
  • project management, engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning of pipelines service umbilicals and piled structures,
  • all associated subsea installation and construction work including trenching and protection of the pipeline and umbilical systems
• KWsubsea: 10" (13.3km) Pipeline

History

• 1971 - Grove Gas Field discovered
• 2005 - Initial wells drilled
• 2006 - UK government approval for development
• 2007 - First gas produced
• 2021 - More gas discovered at Grove North East

Geology

• Leman and Barren Red Measures Sands

Links

1. Newfield Petroleum UK Ltd Grove Development
2. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
3. List Of Oil Production Platforms In The UK
4. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
5. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
6. Newfield Announces Exploration Discoveries
7. Centrica invests to acquire North Sea gas assets
8. Spirit Energy Finds More Gas at Grove Field