| Chanter | (Elf Exploration UK) |
| Offshore oil field in production. | |
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| Block and licence number: | 15/17, P.250 |
| Map reference: | Plate 8 |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: | |
| Elf Exploration UK PLC | 24.33 |
| Texaco Britain Ltd | 23.50 |
| LASMO(TNS) Ltd | 20.00 |
| Union Texas Petroleum Ltd | 20.00 |
| Enterprise Oil Production Ltd | 12.17 |
| Date of discovery: | September 1985 |
| Production start: | April 1993 |
| Operator’s estimate of: | |
| Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes): | Oil: 0.56 Condensate: 0.21 NGLs: 0.10 Gas: (billion cubic metres) 0.40 |
| First year of peak production: | Oil: 1993 Gas: 1995 |
| Peak production (million tonnes per year): | Oil: 0.20 Condensate: 0.20 Gas: (billion cubic metres) 0.24 |
| Water depth: | 142m |
| Gravity: | 37.8º API |
| Sulphur content: | 0.30% |
| Transport system: | Oil and gas condensate liquids piped via Piper B to Flotta. Fuel gas exported to Claymore A when required balance via MCPOI and Frigg line to St. Fergus. |
| Extension into other UK blocks: | None |
| Remarks: | |
| Name Chanter | A chanter is the part of a set of bagpipes on which the melody is played. |