Brimmond

(BP-Amoco)

Offshore oil field in production.

Block and licence number:

22/6a, P.084

Map reference:

Plate 8

Grid reference:

1° 02’ E 57° 43’ N

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

BP Exploration Operating Co. Ltd

45.21

Esso Exploration & Production  UK Ltd

50.00

Shell UK Ltd

4.79

Date of discovery:

June 1985

Production start:

October 1996

Operator’s estimate of:

 

Recoverable reserves originally present (million tonnes):

0.47

First year of peak production:

1996

Peak production (billion cubic metres per year) (million tonnes per year):

0.13

Water depth:

94m

Gravity:

23.40º API

Sulphur content:

0.82%

Transport system:

Uses recompleted dead Forties producer and existing Forties facilities.

Extension into other UK blocks:

None

Remarks:

Brimmond falls under Forties Unitization agreement.