Captain Field Development Plan Approval

Wednesday 12 December 2018

Chevron North Sea Limited (CNSL), operator of the Captain Field, announced that the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has approved the Field Development Plan (FDP) to progress its Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) project in the U.K. Central North Sea.

Through the application of polymer injection technology, the Captain EOR project is expected to increase production and help maximise economic recovery from the field. Production consent for Stage 1 of the EOR project advances this technology – a first on the U.K. Continental Shelf (UKCS).

The Captain field was discovered in 1977, in Block 13/22a located on the edge of the outer Moray Firth. The billion-barrel field achieved first production in March 1997 – over 20 years ago – thanks to technology developments in horizontal drilling and down-hole pumps. The installation comprises a Wellhead Protector Platform (WPP) and Bridge Linked Platform (BLP) connected to a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO). CNSL holds 85% and is the operator of the Captain field, Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited holds 15%.

In the United Kingdom, Chevron has working interests in 11 offshore producing fields, including four operated fields and seven non-operated fields. Chevron’s net daily production in 2017 averaged 50,000 barrels of liquids and 155 million cubic feet of natural gas.

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