Tulip Oil provides update on Q10 offshore gas development
Tulip Oil Netherlands Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tulip Oil Holding, has announced the latest quarterly Q10 Project update
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Initial gas production from the well Q10A-01 started on the 15th February 2019. The project was delivered with no safety incidents, ahead of time and within budget.
Three additional wells have also been drilled by Tulip into the same field, the second well was brought on stream on the 24th March, the third on the 19th June and the fourth well will be put into production in the coming days.
Together, the three wells currently on stream are flowing gas from the Q10-A platform at a current combined rate of approximately 3.1 million standard cubic metres per day – equivalent to approximately 20,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day.
There have been intermittent production shut-ins due to commissioning, drilling operations and infrastructure maintenance and so far 145 million standard cubic metres of sales gas – equivalent to approximately 920,000 barrels of oil – have been produced from the field.
The field development plan is based on five wells, with an option for a sixth well from the Q10-A platform that has a total facility capacity estimated to be approximately five million standard cubic metres per day.
The commissioning of the Q10-A platform and pipeline is complete with only minor items remaining to be completed later in the year.
Tulip Oil Germany Update
Tulip Oil Holding (‘TOH’), is also the holder of a 90% holding in Rhein Petroleum (‘RP’). In recent months RP has drilled and is currently testing the Steig-1 onshore well in southern Germany.
This has delivered a significant oil discovery, the size and value of this are being further evaluated and planning for the development of this oil field has commenced.
Background
TOH is a privately-held exploration and production operator based in The Hague. The company operates assets in both the Netherlands and in Germany and is owned by funds advised by GNRI, management and staff. TONO owns a 60% interest in the Q07a/Q10 block and is the operator. Energie Beheer Nederland (EBN) holds a 40% interest.
The Q10-A gas field was discovered in 2015 and lies 20 kilometres offshore the Netherlands in a shallow 21 metre water environment. The Q10-A development comprises an unmanned platform with six well-slots. Gas is produced through a 42 kilometre pipeline to the P15-D platform from which it is transported to shore.
TOH owns a 90% interest in Rhein Petroleum GmbH which in turn owns and operates a 100% interest in the Graben-Neudorf licence of the Steig-1 well.
Source: Energy-pedia