| Scott |
(Amerada Hess) |
| Offshore
oil field in production. |
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| Block
and licence number: |
15/21a, P.218 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 8 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Amerada Hess
Ltd |
42.09 |
| Deminex UK
Oil & Gas Ltd. |
43.33 |
| Kerr-McGee
Oil (UK) plc |
10.83 |
| Premier Pict
Petroleum Ltd |
3.75 |
| Date
of discovery: |
January 1984 |
| Production
start: |
September 1993 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
63.40 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1994 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
9.66 |
| Water
depth: |
140m |
| Gravity:
|
36°API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.60% |
| Transport
system: |
Oil piped to
Hound Point via Forties. Gas transported to St. Fergus
via SAGE line. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
Block
number, licence number and licensee/company interest in
block (%) at end of 1997: 15/22, P.185
| Amerada Hess Ltd |
28.46 |
| Amoco UK
Petroleum Ltd |
25.77 |
| Enterprise Oil
Exploration Ltd |
25.77 |
| Superior Oil (UK)
Ltd |
20.00 |
|
| Remarks: |
Two steel
platforms providing utilities/quarters and
drilling/process facilities. Field a combination of
conventional platforms and subsea wells (tied back via
manifolds). Includes South Scott. |
| Name
Scott |
After Sir
Walter Scott and Scott of the Antarctic. |