Offshore staff
GODALMING, UK – Hurricane Energy and its partners have negotiated a deed of variation for the P1368 license west of Shetland with the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority.
The five-year extension covers the Lancaster and Lincoln sub-areas, subject to drilling of certain commitment wells.
In Lancaster’s case, the well must spud by Dec. 22, 2021, the goal being to assess the maximum extent of the Lancaster field ahead of an updated field determination.
The Lincoln sub-area commitment well must be drilled by Dec. 22, 2020, for the same reasons.
Hurricane has at the same time relinquished the Whirlwind and Strathmore sub-areas.
At the Greater Warwick Area (GWA) the company plans one or more sub-vertical wells to determine the maximum vertical extent of the Lincoln field, one aim being to confirm a mid-case oil water contact at 2,200 m (7,218 ft) TVDSS.
Hurricane hopes to tieback a Lincoln well next year to the FPSO Aoka Mizu, currently handling oil from the Lancaster early production test, and the WOSPS pipeline system, with associated modifications to the FPSO.
However, if regulatory approval for the program does not come through, the partners will be required to P&A the Lincoln Crestal well before June 22, 2020, in line with current regulatory approvals.
The 2021 Greater Lancaster Area work program will include one or more sub-vertical wells to determine the maximum extent of the Lancaster field.
Debottlenecking work will also take place in 2021, so that the FPSO can accommodate additional throughput from the Lancaster and Lincoln wells. The capacity will likely reach 40,000 b/d from 2022 onwards.
Hurricane is currently in discussions with partner Spirit Energy on using the Transocean semisub Paul B. Loyd Jr., which the joint venture has contracted for 2020 activity, to accelerate drilling of a third horizontal producing well in the Lancaster field.
If it goes ahead, the well would be tied back to the Aoka Mizu in 2021 with first oil expected at the end of that year.
12/16/2019
