Bladon

(Talisman)

Offshore oil field ceased production.

Block and licence number:

16/21d, P.738

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 01’ E 58° 19’ N

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

Talisman North Sea Ltd

100.00

Date of discovery:

November 1996

Production start:

September 1997

Last production:

April 2000

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes):

0.565

First year of peak production:

1997

Peak production (million tonnes per year):

0.209

Water depth:

149m

Gravity:

44.3° API

Sulphur content:

0.14% wt

Transport system:

Shuttle tankers.

Extension into other UK blocks:

None

Remarks:

One subsea well tied back via riser to a Floating Production, Storage and Offtake (FPSO) system.