| Franklin | (Elf Exploration UK) |
| Offshore gas and condensate field under development. | |
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| Block and licence number: | 29/5b, P.362 |
| Map reference: | Plate 9 |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: | |
| Elf Exploration UK Plc | 46.173 |
| AGIP (UK) | 13.867 |
| BG Exploration & Production Ltd | 12.350 |
| Hardy Expl. & Production Ltd | 8.000 |
| Ruhrgas UK Expl. & Prod. Ltd | 5.200 |
| Esso Expl. and Prod. UK Ltd | 4.375 |
| Texaco Britain Ltd | 3.900 |
| ARCO Britain Ltd | 1.760 |
| Date of discovery: | October 1986 |
| Production start: | (Expected) October 2000 |
| Operator’s estimate of: | |
| Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes): | Condensate 14.53 NGLs: 1.76 Gas (billion cubic metres): 24.13 |
| First year of peak production: | |
| Peak production (million tonnes per year): | |
| Water depth: | 93m |
| Gravity: | 0.806º API |
| Sulphur content: | 0.1% |
| Transport system: | Condensate will be exported through interfield pipelines to the central processing facility on the Elgin field. From there condensate will be exported by a 24" x 24 mile spur line to BP’s Marnock platform from which it will be piped ashore through BP’s Forties pipeline system to Kinneil and gas will be exported through a 34" x 292 mile new gas pipeline to Bacton. |
| Extension into other UK blocks: | None |
| Remarks: | |
| Name Franklin | After the explorer, Sir John Franklin who discovered the North West Passage. |