Ravn oil field

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Ravn oil field
CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Sea
Location/block5504
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
Coordinates55°52'55"N 4°00'11"E
OperatorsWintershall Noodzee
OwnerWintershall Noordzee (63.6%), Nordsofonden (36.4%).
Field history
Discovery1986
Start of production2017
Abandonment2020
Production
Recoverable oil9.08 million barrels (~1.24×10^6 t)
Recoverable gas0.012×10^9 m3 (0.42×10^9 cu ft)
Producing formationsSandstone

Ravn is a marginal oil field in the Danish sector of the North Sea. It started operating in 2017, with oil exported to an installation in the German sector of the North Sea. Operations were suspended in 2020, and decommissioning is currently being planned.

Contents

The field

The characteristics of the Ravn field reservoir are as follows. [1]

FieldRavn
ReservoirHeno sandstone
Geological age Upper Jurassic
Offshore Block5504
Reservoir depth4,200 m
Field delineation333 km2
Reserves9.08 million barrels of oil equivalent
Discovered1986

Owner and operator

Wintershall Noordzee (63.6%), Nordsofonden (36.4%). Wintershall Noodzee (operator). [1] [2]

Infrastructure

The field was developed through a single offshore installation platform. [2] [1]

Ravn installation
NameRavn
Coordinates55.881867°N 4.002991°E
Production start2017
Water depth48
Installation4-legged jacket
AccessHelicopter, normally unmanned
FunctionWellheads
Number of wells2
Substructure weight tonnes1,132
Topsides weight tonnes637
Export18 km 8-inch multi-phase pipeline to platform A6-A in German sector
Import18 km 3-inch lift gas from A6-A

Production

The oil and gas production profile of the Ravn field is as shown in the table.

Ravn annual oil production (1000 m3) and gas production (million Normal m3) 2017-2022 [3]

Year201720182019202020212022Total
Oil3289881600225
Gas25600012

Decommissionimg

Operations were suspended in 2020, and decommissioning is currently (2023) being planned. [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ravn Field, North Sea" . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "OSPAR" . Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. "Danish Energy Agency. "Monthly and yearly production"". 15 August 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. "Ravn Decommissioning" (PDF).