APPENDIX 3 SIGNIFICANT* OFFSHORE DISCOVERIES IN DATE ORDER

See footnotes for explanation of terms used. Fields which are under development, in production or have ceased production are in capitals.

Field(1) Name Well Number Licence Operator at the end of 1997 Licence Number Licence Round Category(2) Area(3) H/C Type Reservoir Age(4) Date Discovered
WEST SOLE 48/06-1 BP P.001 1 FIP SNS G Permian Dec 65
VIKING 'B' 49/17-1 Conoco P.033 1 FIP SNS G Permian Dec 65
LEMAN 49/26-1 Shell P.007 1 FIP SNS G Permian Apr 66
ANN 49/06-1 Phillips P.028 1 FIP SNS G Permian May 66
INDEFATIGABLE 49/18-1 Amoco P.016 1 FIP SNS G Permian Jun 66
HEWETT 48/29-1 ARCO(5) P.037 1 FIP SNS G Triassic/Permian Oct 66
  48/22-1 Mobil P.697 11 SD SNS O/G Permian Nov 66
INDEFATIGABLE SOUTH WEST 49/23-2 Amoco P.016 1 FIP SNS G Permian Jun 67
  48/30-3 Phillips P.028 1 SD SNS G Permian Jun 67
Wissey 53/04-1 ARCO P.039 1 SD SNS G Permian Jul 67
  48/21-1 Open P.047 1 SD SNS G/C Permian Aug 67
BIG DOTTY 48/29-5 ARCO(5) P.037 1 FIP SNS G Permian Sep 67
CAMELOT NORTH 53/01-1 Mobil P.025 1 FIP SNS G Permian Nov 67
CAISTER (Bunter) 44/23-1 Total P.452 8 FIP SNS G Triassic Jan 68
ROUGH 47/08-1 BG P.323 S1(6) FIP SNS G Permian May 68
DEBORAH 48/30-7 Phillips P.028 1 FIP SNS G Permian Aug 68
VIKING 'A' 49/12-1 Conoco P.033 1 FIP SNS G Permian Feb 69
GANNET ‘F’ 21/30-1 Shell P.013 1 FIP CNS O Tertiary Mar 69
NORTH SEAN 49/25-1 Shell P.054 2 FIP SNS G Permian Apr 69
YARE 49/28-3 ARCO P.037 1 FIP SNS G Permian May 69
GORDON 43/20-1 BHP P.002 1 FCP SNS G Triassic Jun 69
VIKING 'E' 49/17-4 Conoco P.033 1 FIP SNS G Permian Jun 69
  41/24a-1 Open P.759 12(7) SD SNS G Permian Sep 69
  41/25a-1 Open P.759 12(7) SD SNS G Permian Sep 69
ARBROATH 22/18-1 Amoco P.020 1 FIP CNS O Tertiary Dec 69
SOUTH SEAN 49/25-2 Shell P.054 2 FIP SNS G Permian Jan 70
FORBES 43/08-1 BHP P.048 1 FCP SNS G Triassic Jan 70
AMETHYST WEST 47/13-1 Britoil P.050 1 FIP SNS G Permian Apr 70
SOUTH VALIANT 49/21-2 Conoco P.039 1 FIP SNS G Permian Jul 70
NORTH VALIANT 49/16-2 Conoco P.033 1 FIP SNS G Permian Nov 70
FORTIES 21/10-1 BP P.246 S2(6) FIP CNS O Tertiary Nov 70
VIKING 'C' 49/16-3 Conoco P.033 1 FIP SNS G Permian Jan 71
AUK 30/16-1 Shell P.116 3 FIP CNS O Permian Feb 71
  30/02-1 Britoil P.098 3 SD CNS C Tertiary Jun 71
BRENT 211/29-1 Shell P.117 3 FIP NNS O Jurassic Jul 71
ARGYLL 30/24-2 BHP P.073 2 FCP CNS O Permian Aug 71
MONTROSE 22/18-2 Amoco P.020 1 FIP CNS O Tertiary Nov 71
FRIGG 10/01-1A Total P.118 3 FIP NNS G Tertiary May 72
LOMOND 23/21-1 Amoco P.101 3 FIP CNS G/C Tertiary May 72
VICTOR 49/22-2 Conoco P.025 1 FIP SNS G Permian May 72
KINGFISHER 16/08-1 Shell P.295 S3(6) FIP NNS O Jurassic Jun 72
BERYL 'A' 9/13-1 Mobil P.139 4 FIP NNS O Jurassic/Triassic Sep 72
  30/13-2 Phillips P.079 2 SD CNS O Tertiary Sep 72
SOUTH CORMORANT 211/26-1 Shell P.232 4 FIP NNS O Jurassic Sep 72
DEVERON 211/18-1 Britoil P.236 4 FIP NNS O Jurassic Sep 72
AMETHYST EAST 47/14a-1 Britoil P.005 1 FIP SNS G Permian Oct 72
PIPER 15/17-lA Elf Caledonia P.220 4 FIP MF O Jurassic Jan 73
MAUREEN 16/29-1 Phillips P.110 3 FIP NNS O Tertiary Feb 73
VIKING 'D' 49/17-9 Conoco P.033 1 FIP SNS G Permian Feb 73
* The description "significant" generally refers to the flow rates achieved in well tests. It does not necessarily indicate the commercial potential of the discovery.
(1) Fields in production, under development or having ceased production are shown in capital letters. Approved Field names in lower case.
(2) SD - Significant Discovery; FUD - Field Under Development; FIP - Field in Production; FCP - Field Ceased Production.
(3) NNS, CNS, SNS - Northern, Central, and Southern North Sea; MF - Moray Firth; EC - English Channel; CB - Cardigan Bay; IS - Irish Sea; WOS - West of Shetland.
(4) Reservoir age of Field, for discoveries when announced by the operator or when released into public domain.
(5) Phillips is the unit operator within the Hewett field area.
(6) Segregation Licence: - eg S4 - segregation licence from original Fourth Round award.
(7) Licence relinquished twice.
(8) Britoil is the unit operator of the Bruce Field.
(9) Statoil is the unit operator of the Statfjord Field.
(10) The Britannia Field is operated by Britannia Operator Limited.
(11) Determined as part of the Ninian Field.
(12) Ravenspurn North and South are produced separately but have been determined as a single Field area.
(13) Amerada is the unit operator of the Scott Field.
(14) Skua and Marnock have been determined as one Field.
(15) ARCO is the unit operator of the Pickerill Field.
(16) Discovery made by Shell (P.393 Round 7). Block relicensed to Total in the 16th Round.
(17) Out of Round Award.
(18) Phillips drilled 22/23b-5 on this Shell Block.

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