| Johnston |
(BHP) |
| Offshore
gas field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
43/27a, P.686 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 10 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| BHP
Petroleum Great Britain plc |
35.00 |
| BG plc |
30.00 |
| Monument
Resources Ltd |
12.50 |
| Petrobras UK
Ltd. |
10.00 |
| Eastern
Natural Gas (Offshore) Ltd. |
7.50 |
| Hardy
Exploration & Production Ltd. |
5.00 |
| Date
of discovery: |
April 1990 |
| Production
start: |
October 1994 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (billion cubic metres): |
6.32 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1995 |
| Peak
production (billion cubic metres per year): |
0.52 |
| Water
depth: |
46m |
| Transport
system: |
Pipeline to
BHP Ravenspurn North platform, then via BP Cleeton
platform to BP Dimlington terminal. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 43/26a, P.380
| Monument
Resources Ltd. |
32.50 |
| Enterprise Oil
plc |
20.00 |
| BHP Petroleum
Great Britain plc |
15.00 |
| PowerGen North
Sea Ltd. |
15.00 |
| Hardy Exploration
& Production. |
10.00 |
| BHP Petroleum
Licences Ltd. |
7.50 |
|
| Remarks: |
|
| Name
Johnston |
BHP name
their fields after Scottish clans. |