| Brae West |
(Marathon) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
16/7a, P.108 and part 16/7b, P.340 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 8 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Marathon Oil
North Sea (GB) Ltd |
38.00 |
| BP
Exploration Operating Co Ltd |
20.00 |
| Talisman
Energy (UK) Ltd |
14.00 |
| Kerr McGee
Oil (UK) plc |
8.00 |
| BG Expl
& Prod. Ltd |
7.70 |
| LL&E
(UK) Inc |
6.30 |
| Sands Oil
& Gas Ltd |
4.00 |
| British
Borneo Oil & Gas Ltd |
2.00 |
| Date
of discovery: |
August1975 |
| Production
start: |
October 1997 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
4.50 |
| First
year of peak production: |
n/a |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
n/a |
| Water
depth: |
106m |
| Gravity:
|
22º API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.52% |
| Transport
system: |
Oil and NGLs
piped to Cruden Bay via Forties. Gas exported via SAGE
system to St. Fergus. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
None |
| Remarks: |
|
| Name
Brae |
A scottish
word for hillside, usually by a river. |