Production has begun on RWE Dea UK's Breagh gas field in the UK Southern North Sea, the German operator announced on October 14 2013.
The first three wells brought into production had an initial total flow rate of 2.75 MMcm/d of natural gas, the company confirmed. Total reserves of the Breagh field are estimated at approximately 19.8 Bcm.
During Phase 1 of the field development project, RWE Dea said it expects an average annual production volume of 1.1 Bcm from 2014 to 2018. A peak production level of about 4.0 MMcm/d of natural gas is anticipated in early 2014.
The Breagh gas field is located in Blocks 42/13a and 42/12a in the UK sector of the Southern North Sea, about 65km off the coast of north east England. The water depth is approximately 60m.
“The difficult interpretation of the seismic due to the extensive salt layers located above the reservoir, made the optimum placement of the development wells a challenge, that our team of geological experts overcame very well,” said Rene Pawel, senior vice president production Europe, RWE Dea AG.
The Breagh field gas flows through a 20in. pipeline to the UK coast at Coatham Sands near Teesside. It continues to the gas treatment facility in Teesside via an 11km buried pipeline, and from there into the British gas grid. The pipeline and the gas treatment facility have a total capacity of approximately 11.3 MMcm/d of natural gas.
RWE Dea confirmed the presence of commercial volumes of natural gas in the eastern section of the Breagh field with the appraisal well 42/13a-6 drilled in 2011. RWE Dea and its partner, Sterling Resources, are currently drawing up plans for a Phase 2 development.
RWE operates the Breagh license with 70% interest. Its partner on the field, Sterling Resources, holds the remaining 30%.
Image credit: RWE Dea AG
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