Netherlands Q/8 - A development: Europe's smallest offshore gas field
Conference
·
OSTI ID:6980355
BP brought the Q/8-A offshore gas field on stream in October 1986. Q/8-A is the first fully integrated unmanned offshore development in the North Sea. Estimated reserves of only 37 bcf make the field the smallest offshore gas development in Europe. Economic development of such a small reserve demanded the innovative use of proven technology. Minimum facilities compatible with safe and efficient operations were designed. An unmanned platform with free water knock-out, glycol injection and a sphere launcher, feeds gas via a pipeline beneath the coastal dunes to a dedicated onshore processing terminal. A rigorous search for cost reductions during pre-project and project engineering, coupled with the favourable economic climate which the Netherlands provides, led to the viability of this most marginal of field developments. Several lessons were learned from Q/8-A development project. A minimum cost development with a short project schedule demands a tightly defined technical statement of requirements. Do not underestimate the level of detailed effort necessary to develop and to operate the smallest of reserves.
- OSTI ID:
- 6980355
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-870993-
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Petroleum exploration and production in Europe in 1977
Dutch field developed with directionally drilled pipe lay
Offshore and onshore engineering practices compared
Journal Article
·
Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978
· Am. Assoc. Pet. Geol. Bull.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:6328429
Dutch field developed with directionally drilled pipe lay
Journal Article
·
Mon Apr 27 00:00:00 EDT 1987
· Oil Gas J.; (United States)
·
OSTI ID:6775171
Offshore and onshore engineering practices compared
Book
·
Sat Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1983
·
OSTI ID:5536509
Related Subjects
03 NATURAL GAS
030200* -- Natural Gas-- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
032000 -- Natural Gas-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
294003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
42 ENGINEERING
420206 -- Engineering-- Mining & Drilling Equipment & Facilities-- (1980-1989)
ATLANTIC OCEAN
AUTOMATION
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EUROPE
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINIMIZATION
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS FIELDS
NETHERLANDS
NORTH SEA
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
OPERATING COST
PIPELINES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WESTERN EUROPE
030200* -- Natural Gas-- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration
032000 -- Natural Gas-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
294003 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Natural Gas
42 ENGINEERING
420206 -- Engineering-- Mining & Drilling Equipment & Facilities-- (1980-1989)
ATLANTIC OCEAN
AUTOMATION
COST
DESIGN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
EUROPE
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINIMIZATION
NATURAL GAS DEPOSITS
NATURAL GAS FIELDS
NETHERLANDS
NORTH SEA
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
OFFSHORE PLATFORMS
OPERATING COST
PIPELINES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
RESOURCES
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
WESTERN EUROPE