Difference between revisions of "Markham Gas Field"

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Summary Information
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=== Summary Information ===
* Operator: Centrica
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* Operator: Spirit Energy
 
* Country: UK / Netherlands  
 
* Country: UK / Netherlands  
 
* Location: Block 049/05
 
* Location: Block 049/05
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* Production Volume:  
 
* Production Volume:  
  
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=== Description ===
 
* The field has been developed using one manned and one unmanned platform with 4 current production wells.
 
* The field has been developed using one manned and one unmanned platform with 4 current production wells.
 
* The field straddles the UK / Netherlands median line
 
* The field straddles the UK / Netherlands median line
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* Gas is exported via the West Gas Transport system to the NAM-operated Den Helder plant.
 
* Gas is exported via the West Gas Transport system to the NAM-operated Den Helder plant.
  
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=== Contractors ===
* **Trafalgar House:** ST-1 platform fabrication
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* '''Trafalgar House:''' ST-1 platform fabrication
* **Saipem:** Markham J6A platform, transport & installation
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* '''Saipem:''' Markham J6A platform, transport & installation
* **HSM Offshore:** J6A Markham Compression/Riser Platform
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* '''HSM Offshore:''' J6A Markham Compression/Riser Platform
* **Seaway Heavy Lifting:**
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* '''Seaway Heavy Lifting:'''
 
** Transportation and installation of the Markham Riser Platform
 
** Transportation and installation of the Markham Riser Platform
 
** Transportation and installation of the ST-1 platform
 
** Transportation and installation of the ST-1 platform
  
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=== History ===
 
* 1987 - Markham Gas Field discovered
 
* 1987 - Markham Gas Field discovered
 
* 1992 - Development granted UK Government approval
 
* 1992 - Development granted UK Government approval
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* 2018 - Approval given for decommissioning
 
* 2018 - Approval given for decommissioning
  
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=== Geology ===
 
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=== Links ===
 
# [[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]]
 
# [[UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date]]
 
# [[List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK]]
 
# [[List Of Oil and Gas Production Platforms In The UK]]

Revision as of 16:04, 24 June 2024

Summary Information

  • Operator: Spirit Energy
  • Country: UK / Netherlands
  • Location: Block 049/05
  • Production start: 1992
  • Partners: RWE
  • Type: Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The field has been developed using one manned and one unmanned platform with 4 current production wells.
  • The field straddles the UK / Netherlands median line
  • The Windermere Gas Field is tied back to the ST-1 platform
  • Gas is exported via the West Gas Transport system to the NAM-operated Den Helder plant.

Contractors

  • Trafalgar House: ST-1 platform fabrication
  • Saipem: Markham J6A platform, transport & installation
  • HSM Offshore: J6A Markham Compression/Riser Platform
  • Seaway Heavy Lifting:
    • Transportation and installation of the Markham Riser Platform
    • Transportation and installation of the ST-1 platform

History

  • 1987 - Markham Gas Field discovered
  • 1992 - Development granted UK Government approval
  • 1992 - First gas produced
  • 2006 - Venture acquired 37.5% equity
  • 2009 - Centrica became operator
  • 2017 - Spirit energy becomes the operator
  • 2018 - Approval given for decommissioning

Geology

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. Platforms Netherlands Continental Shelf
  5. Saipem Fixed Offshore Production Facilities Project References
  6. HSM Offshore Platform References
  7. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
  8. CH4 sold to Venture
  9. Spirit Energy launched following completion of Centrica and Bayerngas Norge E&P joint venture