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Satellite subsea development starts up in North Sea

Journal Article · · Oil and Gas Journal
OSTI ID:376267
New subsea technology, horizontal drilling, and the existing North Sea infrastructure allowed BP Exploration Operating Co. ltd. to develop the Newsham field, a small 1967 gas discovery. Estimated originally in place recoverable reserves are 1.36 billion cu m (48 bcf). The development is in 30 m of water (98 ft) and the subsea well is tied-back to the West Sole pipeline system. The development included: converting a mudline suspension system to a subsea wellhead; deploying a horizontal subsea tree; producing gas from a subsea wellhead; deploying the subsea tree from a jack up drilling rig; installing an over-trawlable wellhead protection structure. The paper discusses field development, design, drilling, wellhead conversion, and subsea completion.
OSTI ID:
376267
Journal Information:
Oil and Gas Journal, Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal Journal Issue: 39 Vol. 94; ISSN OIGJAV; ISSN 0030-1388
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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