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The AAPG/Datapages Combined Publications Database
Houston Geological Society Bulletin
Abstract
Abstract: Statfjord Field (Norwegian North Sea)-
from Conception to Production
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Statfjord Field, located on the international boundary
between Norway and the United Kingdom, has more than 3
billion bbl of recoverable oil and 3 trillion cu ft of associated
natural gas. It is the largest field discovered to date in the North
Sea. Mobil is the operator for a consortium of companies
including two State and nine private oil companies. The water depth is near 500 ft and so-called
"100-year
storms" with sustained winds of 105 knots and 100-ft seas
seem to occur at least once a year, creating very difficult
operating conditions.
The field is being developed with three large, gravity-base,
concrete platforms capable of combined production of
600,000 to 700,000 bbl of oil per day plus 700 million cu ft of
natural gas. The platforms will also provide for water injection
plus gas injection initially until a sales outlet for the gas is
developed.
The Statfjord "A" platform, with daily production of
300,000 bbl per day, is the largest offshore producing facility
in the world.
Oil transportation is accomplished through large,
articulating loading platforms located near the production
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