Offshore staff
(UK, North Sea) - Total E&P UK Plc says that the Glenelg field began production on March 28.
The field is located approximately 240 km east of Aberdeen in North Sea Block 29/4d and is operated by Total E&P UK Plc, on behalf of the co-venturers.
The Glenelg gas-condensate discovery was made in January 1999 and, in summer 2004, became the 300th field to receive development approval from the DTI.
The Glenelg reservoir is 5600 m below sea level, and is the deepest, highest-temperature and highest-pressure field developed to date in the UK North Sea.
It has been developed with a single, highly deviated well, 7.3 km in length, drilled from the Elgin wellhead platform.
With potential to produce in excess of 30,000 boe/d, the well will maintain gas production from the Elgin/Franklin facilities at their capacity rate of 15.5 MMcm/d.
Partners in the Glenelg project, and their respective equities, are:
· Elf Exploration UK Plc, 49.47%
· E.ON Ruhrgas 18.57%
· BG International (CNS) Ltd., 14.70%
· GDF Britain Ltd., 9.26%
· Eni UKCS Ltd., 8.00%
03/30/06
