Audrey Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Spirit Energy
• Country: UK
• Location: Southern North Sea
• Production start: 1998
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The field consists of two unmanned platforms, Audrey A & B
• Audrey acts as the main gas processing and export hub for **Ann**, **Audrey**, **Alison** and **Annabel**
  • The Ann field is located in blocks 48/10a and 49/6a, approximately 40km North North-East of the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System (LOGGS) complex.
  • Ann combines a protected manifold structure with capacity for 3 wells and a remote wellhead
  • The Alison field is located in block 49/11a
  • The Alison installation is a protected manifold structure with capacity for 3 wells.
  • The Annabel field is in Block 48/10a in the Southern North Sea, approximately 18km North of Audrey A (WD)
  • The Annabel installations comprise a ‘template’ structure with capacity for two wells, and two remote wellhead protection structures
• Gas exported via the Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System (Loggs).

Contractors

• Heerema Marine Contractors: Audrey platforms
• AMEC: Topsides detailed engineering, procurement and platform modifications to facilitate the Annabel subsea completion

Ann Gas Field Development

• J P Kenny: Jack-up installed drilling template, manifold and protection structure

History

• 1966 - Ann field discovered
• 1987 - Field development approved
• 1992 - Approval granted for Ann
• 1994 - Ann field begins production
• 1995 - Alison approval granted
• 1998 - Centrica acquires a stake from Powergen
• 2003 - Annabel field discovered
• 2005 - Annabel field begins production
• 2012 - Production ceased at the Ann field
• 2017 - Spirit energy becomes the operator
• 2018 - Approval granted for decommissioning of Ann, Alison, Annabel and Audrey

Links

1. UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
2. List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK
3. UK Oil and Gas Field Approved Decommissioning Programmes
4. FoundOcean Subsea References
5. J P Kenny Subsea References
6. Centrica strikes offshore deal
7. AMEC Wins North Sea Engineering Services Contract from Venture Production
8. Spirit Energy launched following completion of Centrica and Bayerngas Norge E&P joint venture