| Heather |
(DNO Heather) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
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| Block
and licence number: |
2/5, P.242 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 6 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| DNO Heather
Ltd |
31.25 |
| BG Great
Britain Limited |
31.25 |
| Texaco
Exploration Limited |
31.25 |
| DNO (Heather
Oilfield) Ltd |
6.25 |
| Date
of discovery: |
December 1973 |
| Production
start: |
October 1978 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
14.20 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1982 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
1.70 |
| Water
depth: |
145m |
| Gravity:
|
32/37º API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.70% |
| Transport
system: |
Oil and NGLs
piped to Sullom Voe via Ninian Central platform. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
None |
| Remarks: |
Approval was
given in 1985 to connect platform to the Western Leg of
FLAGS via a 6" pipeline for the import of fuel gas.
Operatorship was transferred from Unocal Britain Ltd to
DNO Heather Ltd with effect from 1st January 1997. |
| Name
Heather |
Named after
the plant which grows on Scottish moors. |