Brae East

(Marathon)

Offshore condensate field in production.

Block and licence number:

16/3a, P.108

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 32’ E 58° 53’ N

Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2001:

Marathon Oil (UK) Ltd.

35.28

BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd.

27.03

Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd.

13.09

Kerr McGee Oil (UK) plc

7.32

BG International Ltd.

6.18

Burlington Resources (UK) Inc.

5.78

Lundin North Sea Limited.

3.77

Agip North Sea Ltd

1.55

Date of discovery:

April 1980

Production start:

December 1993

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present :

Condensate: (million tonnes) 20.00
NGLs: (million tonnes)1.30
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 33.10

First year of peak production:

1994

Peak production:

Condensate: (million tonnes/year) 4.80
NGLs: (million tonnes/year) 0.17
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 6.00

Water depth:

116m

Gravity:

39/49º API

Transport system:

Oil exported via Brae Forties to Cruden Bay. Gas exported via SAGE system to St. Fergus.

Extension into other UK blocks:

Block number, licence number and licensee/company interest in block (%) at end of 2000:

16/3b, P.313

Remarks:

Development includes 6 pre-drilled wells.