Gannet by Shell

The reservoir lies at a depth of between 1,768m and 2,728m. It consists of good-quality tubiditic sands of a Tertiary age (Tay, Rogaland, Forties, Lista and Andrew Formations). The development plan is based upon the subsea satellites Gannet B, C, D, E, F and G, which are tied into a centrally placed fixed-production platform at Gannet A. This platform processes the oil and gas from all of the reservoirs. Gannet A is a low-relief NW/SE trending anticline, which is 9km long and 4km wide. It consists of a 15m oil leg, overlain by a gas cap and it contains 68 million barrels of oil and condensate, along with 411 billion ft³ of gas from 11 wells. Gannet B is a gas field 5km north-west of Gannet A. It has two subsea wells, producing via individual 150mm pipelines running to the platform. It contains three million barrels of oil and 139 billion ft³ gas. Gannet C, 5km south-west of Gannet A, has a thin oil rim and a gascap. To develop it, six horizontal oil wells and two gas wells are required, each serviced by 100mm pipelines running to the platform. It contains 60 billion barrels oil and 140 billion ft³ of gas. Gannet D is an oil field 16km north-east of Gannet A. Production is from five wells and oil is transported to the platform through a subsea manifold and two 150mm pipelines. The field has a total of 31 million barrels of oil and 30 billion ft³ of gas. Gannet E lies 14km away from Gannet A. It contains 23 million barrels of relatively thick heavy crude and produces at a rate of 14,000 bbl/day at peak production. Production life is nine years. Its distance from the mother platform has required the remote deployment of an electrical submersible pump, from Reda Production Services. This is the world’s longest tieback of an ESP. Gannet F lies 11km away from Gannet A. It contains 19 million barrels of a much lighter oil and produces at a rate of 18,000 barrels/day. Field life is approximately 14 years. All oil wells have an in-built gas-lift facility so as to enhance oil recovery, should it prove necessary. The gas will be supplied by individual pipelines from the platform. Gannet E and F were developed at a cost of £80 million. The wells were drilled using the Sedco 704. The two wells share a common pipelines system.Gannet G The Gannet G field, which has recoverable reserves of 13 million oil equivalent barrels, is producing at an initial rate of 7,500 barrels of oil per day. The £40 million project consists of two new wells, routed via a 5km pipeline to the Gannet platform for processing. The substructure is a four-leg, lift-installed steel-jacket, which stands in a water depth of 95m. Fabricated on specially constructed skid shoes, enabling it to be skidded onto a floating barge, the jacket has a lift weight of 8,400t. Each leg has three vertical piles, 2,438mm in diameter, each weighing 400t. Pile penetration is approximately 85m, due to poor strength soils in the upper 40m of the soil column. Six stab-in points support the integrated deck.In addition to the loads associated with the 100-year return period storm, the jacket has been designed to support a topsides load of 16,000t and a total of 39 pipeline risers.The design, fabrication and installation of the substructure were covered by a single EPIC contract, awarded to RGC Offshore, at Methil.The accommodation unit has a normal capacity of 39 people.The topsides were designed by AMEC Engineering and fabricated by Redpath Offshore North.

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