Chiswick well lifts Greater Markham flow
Spirit Energy has doubled natural gas production from the Greater Markham Area straddling the UK and Dutch borders in the southern North Sea with a new well in Chiswick field.
The C5Y well added 25 MMscfd of production, bringing Greater Markham output to 50 MMscfd.
The Noble Hans Deul jack-up rig will return to the area later this year for unspecified work on the C4 well which will further boost flow from Chiswick.
In addition to Chiswick, the Markham hub includes Markham, Grove, and Kew fields.
The Markham J6A platform is the staffed processing hub for the area. It’s a six-legged, steel-jacket structure installed in 1991. Gas and condensate flow from it via the WGT pipeline and extension to the onshore terminal at Den Helder for separation, conditioning, and distribution.
Chiswick and Grove are normally unstaffed installations.
The C5Y is the fifth well drilled at Chiswick and the first since 2010. Spirit holds a 100% interest.
Chiswick, discovered in 1984, and Grove, discovered in 1971, started production in 2007.
Kew field, discovered in 1988, started production in January 2014 as a tie-back to Chiswick.
Source: Oil & Gas Journal