Armada gasfield

Armada gasfields

Location of Armada gasfields

Country Scotland, United Kingdom
Region Central North Sea
Block 16/29a, 16/29c 22/5a, 22/5b, 22/4a
Offshore/onshore offshore
Coordinates 57°57′36″N 1°48′58″E / 57.96°N 1.816°E / 57.96; 1.816Coordinates: 57°57′36″N 1°48′58″E / 57.96°N 1.816°E / 57.96; 1.816
Operator BG Group
Partners BG Group, Centrica, Total
Field history
Discovery 1980
Start of development 1994
Start of production 1997
Production
Current production of oil 24,000 barrels per day (~1.2×10^6 t/a)
Current production of gas 450×10^6 cu ft/d (13×10^6 m3/d)
Estimated oil in place 7.9 million tonnes
(~ 9.2×10^6 m3 or 58 MMbbl)
Estimated gas in place 34.15×10^9 m3 (1.206×10^12 cu ft)
Producing formations Palaeocene Maureen sandstone, Jurassic Ula sandstone


The Armada gas field complex is a group of natural gas fields located in the Central North Sea 250 kilometres (160 mi) NE of Aberdeen, within the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. The field is operated by BG Group. The complex consists of several fields developed via a central platform located in 88 metres (289 ft) of water. The field was discovered in 1980. Development approval was granted in 1994 and production started in 1997. The gas is exported via the Central Area Transmission System through a link to the Everest gasfield. Oil is exported via the Forties oil field to Grangemouth. The fields had a maximum production rate of 450 million cubic feet per day (13×10^6 m3/d) and 24 thousand barrels per day (3.8×10^3 m3/d).[1]

Fields

All fields are named after British sailors who fought the Spanish Armada.

The Maria Field, located in adjacent UKCS block 16/29 a is developed via a sub-sea manifold tied back to the Armada Platform.

References

  1. http://mem.lyellcollection.org/cgi/content/abstract/20/1/139
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