| Buckland |
(Exxon-Mobil) |
| Offshore oil field in production. |
|
| Block and licence number: |
9/18a, P103 |
| Map reference: |
|
| Grid reference: |
1° 34’ E 59° 27’ N |
| Licensees and company interest in block (%) at end of 2000: |
|
| Mobil North Sea Ltd |
35.00 |
| Amerada Hess Ltd |
14.07 |
| Enterprise Oil plc |
14.43 |
| Kerr McGee Gryphon Ltd |
33.33 |
| OMV (UK) Ltd |
3.17 |
| Date of discovery: |
March 1979 |
| Production start: |
August 1999 |
| Operator’s estimate of: |
|
| Recoverable reserves originally present : |
Oil: (million tonnes) 4.40 |
| First year of peak production: |
2000 |
| Peak production (million tonnes per year): |
1.50 |
| Water depth: |
110m |
| Gravity: |
40º API |
| Sulphur content: |
trace |
| Transport system: |
Tanker loading offshore from Beryl platform. |
| Extension into other UK blocks: |
None |