| Nelson |
(Enterprise) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
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| Block
and licence number: |
22/11, P.069 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 8 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Enterprise
Oil Exploration Ltd |
68.09 |
| Enterprise
Oil Production Ltd |
10.64 |
| Elf
Exploration UK plc |
21.27 |
| Date
of discovery: |
March 1988 |
| Production
start: |
February 1994 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
64.10 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1995 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
6.70 |
| Water
depth: |
87m |
| Gravity:
|
40°API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.23% |
| Transport
system: |
Oil and NGLs
piped to Cruden Bay via Forties. Gas exported to
Kittiwake and onwards to St. Fergus via the Fulmar gas
pipeline. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 22/6a, P.255
| Shell U.K. Ltd. |
50.00 |
| Esso Exploration
& Production UK Ltd. |
50.00 |
Part 22/7, P.087
| Summit North Sea
Oil Ltd. |
53.50 |
| Svenska Petroleum
Expl. UK Ltd |
46.50 |
22/12a, P.077
| Sands Petroleum
Ltd |
50.00 |
| Svenska Petroleum
Expl. UK Ltd |
50.00 |
|
| Remarks: |
Shell were
the operator for the design, construction and
installation phases. Enterprise are the operator for the
drilling and operation phases. |
| Name
Nelson |
The field
was named by Enterprise whose offices overlook Trafalgar
Square. |