Captain	(Texaco)
Offshore oil field in production.
Block and licence number:	13/22a, P.324
Map reference:	Plate 8
Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997:
Texaco North Sea UK Ltd	85.00
Korea Captain Company Ltd	15.00
Date of discovery:	May 1977
Production start:	March 1997
Operator’s estimate of:
Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes):	51.94
First year of peak production:	1998
Peak production (million tonnes per year):	3.25
Water depth:	104m
Gravity:	19.20° API
Sulphur content:	0.71%
Transport system:	Shuttle Tanker.
Extension into other UK blocks:	Block number, licence and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: 13/17, P.809 Texaco Britain Ltd 85.00 Korea Captain Company Ltd 15.00
Remarks:	Viscous oil development which requires the use of extended reach horizontal producing wells. Horizontal water injectors, a first for the UK North Sea, are utilised.
Name Captain	Texaco used nautical terms to describe all prospects from acquired acreage during the UK 4th round.

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 | Plate 2W | 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