| Arkwright |
(BP-Amoco) |
| Offshore oil field in production. |
|
| Block and licence number: |
22/23a, P.291 |
| Map reference: |
|
| Grid reference: |
1° 30’ E 57° 18’ N |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000: |
|
| Enterprise Oil plc |
41.02 |
| Amoco UK Petroleum Ltd |
30.77 |
| Amerada Hess Ltd |
28.21 |
| Date of discovery: |
April 1990 |
| Production start: |
November 1996 |
| Operator’s estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable reserves originally present : |
Oil (million tonnes): 3.39 |
| First year of peak production: |
1997 |
| Peak production (million tonnes per year): |
0.473 |
| Water depth: |
95m |
| Gravity: |
40º API |
| Sulphur content: |
None |
| Transport system: |
Oil pipeline via Arbroath, Montrose and Forties to Cruden Bay. |
| Extension into other UK blocks: |
None |
| Remarks: |
Subsea Tieback to Arbroath (6.8 miles SE of Arbroath). |