Brent

(Shell)

Offshore oil field in production.

Block and licence number:

Part 211/29, P.117

Map reference:

Plate 6

Grid reference:

1° 43’ E 61° 04’ N

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

Shell UK Ltd

50.00

Esso Exploration & Production UK Ltd

50.00

Date of discovery:

July 1971

Production start:

Brent November 1976
Brent South August 1992

Operator’s estimate of:

Recoverable reserves originally present :

Oil: (million tonnes) 263.16
NGLs: (million tonnes) 61.39
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 121.40

First year of peak production:

1984

Peak production :

Oil:  (million tonnes per year) 20.11
NGLs: (million tonnes per year) 3.60
Gas: (billion cubic metres) 5.61

Water depth:

140m

Gravity:

38º API

Sulphur content:

0.18%

Transport system:

Oil and NGLs piped to Sullom Voe via South Cormorant. Gas transported to St. Fergus via FLAGS.

Extension into other UK blocks:

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

3/4a, P.199

Remarks:

Brent South is developed by platform wells from the Brent Alpha platform and subsea wells tied into Brent Alpha.