| West Firsby |
(Tullow) |
| Onshore
oil field in production. |
 |
| Block
and licence number: |
L46/18, DL.003 |
| Map
reference: |
Plate 12 |
| Licensees
and company interest in block (%) at end of 1997: |
| Tullow
Exploration Ltd |
53.34 |
| Edinburgh
Oil & Gas plc |
46.66 |
| Date
of discovery: |
January 1988 |
| Production
start: |
August 1991 |
| Operator’s
estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable
reserves originally present (million tonnes): |
0.158 |
| First
year of peak production: |
1993 |
| Peak
production (million tonnes per year): |
0.04 |
| Gravity:
|
38.0° API |
| Sulphur
content: |
0.59% |
| Transport
system: |
Road tanker
to Immingham. |
| Extension
into other UK blocks: |
None |
| Remarks: |
West Firsby
- 4 wells drilled in 1992. West Firsby - 5 drilled in
1995 West Firsby - 6 drilled in 1996 1,4,5 + 6 now
producing. |
| Name
West Firsby |
A nearby
medieval village 5 miles west of Skegness, Lincolnshire. |