| Barque & Barque South | (Shell) |
| Offshore gas field in production. | |
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| Block and licence number: | 48/13a, P.008 |
| Map reference: | Plate 10 |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: | |
| Shell UK Ltd | 50.00 |
| Esso Expl. & Production UK Ltd | 50.00 |
| Date of discovery: | Barque: May 1983 Barque South: March 1992 |
| Production start: | Barque: October 1990 Barque South: January 1995 |
| Operators estimate of: | |
| Recoverable reserves originally present (billion cubic metres): | Barque: 36.48 Barque South: 0.65 |
| First year of peak production: | 1995 |
| Peak production (billion cubic metres per year): | 3.56 (Total of Barque, Barque South & Clipper). |
| Water depth: | 22m |
| Transport system: | Pipeline to Bacton via Clipper. |
| Extension into other UK blocks: | Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 48/14, P.008 Companies as above. |
| Remarks: | |
| Name Barque: | Shells later gas fields in the Southern North Sea are named after sailing vessels. |
Title
| Table of Contents
Chapter 1
| Chapter 2
| Chapter 3
| Chapter 4 |
Chapter 5 |
Chapter 6
| Chapter 7
| Chapter 8
| Chapter 9
Appendix 1
| Appendix 2
| Appendix 3
| Appendix 4
| Appendix 5
| Appendix 6
| Appendix 7
| Appendix 8
Appendix 9
| Appendix 10
| Appendix 11
| Appendix 12
| Appendix 13
| Appendix 14
| Appendix 15
| Appendix 16
| Appendix 17
Plate 1
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| Plate 2E
| Plate 3W
| Plate 3E
| Plate 4W
| Plate 4E
| Plate 5W
| Plate 5E
| Plate 6
| Plate 7
Plate 8W
| Plate 8E
| Plate 9W
| Plate 9E
| Plate 10W
| Plate 10E
| Plate 11
| Plate 12