Extended reach eyed for Wytch Farm

Journal Article · Mon Jan 06 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:5384027

This paper reports that major advances in extended reach drilling into shallow pays during the past year have enabled BP Exploration to revamp is plans to develop the offshore portion of Wytch Farm oil field on the south coast of England. Instead of building an artifical island, BP will drill about 14 wells with a reach of as much as 5 km (3.105 miles) from existing and new well sites on the coast. The wells will recover about 80% of reserves that would have been reached from an artificial island. The key element in BP's change of plans was completion of an extended reach well in a shallow reservoir by Forest Oil Corp. in the Gulf of Mexico and Unocal Corp.'s extended reach well drilled last October from Platform Irene off California in Point Pedernales field. Forest drilled its OCS-G-5518A6 from a surface location in Block 325 to a bottomhole location in Block 326, both in the Eugene Island area off Louisiana.

• OSTI ID: 5384027
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Journal Name: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States) Vol. 90:1; ISSN OIGJA; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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