Don Area Oil Fields
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UK Oil & Gas Fields
EnQuest Oil & Gas Fields
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Summary Information
- Operator: EnQuest
- Country: UK
- Location:
- Production start: (1993) 2009
- Partners:
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The development consists of three small fields
- The original Don development was shut down and later redeveloped
- Don Southwest comprises six producing wells and four injectors; West Don three producing wells and two injectors; Conrie is a small, single producer well development.
- The fields are tied-back to the floating production facility (FPF), the Northern Producer
- Oil is transported to the Thistle Oil Field and then via the Brent System Oil Pipeline and Sullom Voe Oil Terminal
Contractors
- Technip: Pipeline stabilization, crossings and Tcover protection
- KWSubsea: Detailed design of the Don southwest and West Don infield pipelines, export pipelines and tie-in spools
- Bibby Offshore: Tie ins phases 1,2 &3
History
- 1976 - Don Southwest was discovered
- 1988 - Original Don development approved
- 1993 - Don began production
- 2001 - Production ceased
- 2008 - Transportation agreement with Thistle operator
- 2008 - Approval granted for Don Southwest & West Don
- 2009 - First Oil Produced
- 2010 - Connection to Thistle completed
- 2010 - Enquest increased its stake by 17.25% in West Don
Geology
Links
- The Dons, EnQuest
- UK Oil and Gas Fields by Approval Date
- KWSubsea Subsea References
- Bibby Offshore Subsea References
- FoundOcean Europe Subsea References
- Thistle field to provide trasportation Southwest and West Don
- Don Development update
- Lundin Petroleum receives first oil onto Thistle installation through pipeline from the Don development
- Recommended Acquisition Of Stratic Energy Corporation
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