Specifications - Al Shaheen Oil Field, Qatar

Key Data
Name	Al Shaheen
Location	180km north of Doha, Qatar peninsular
Block	5
Discovered	1992
Geology	Khuff formation, including north field: 6,000km^²
Drawbacks	Low permeability, limited thickness, geological complexity
Area	Qatar Arch, 2,214km^²
Capacity	200,000bpd
Investment	$2.5bn
Development Cost	$2bn government
Appraisal Wells	Completed in 1994
Horizontal Wells Length	31,000ft
Production and Water Injection Wells	160
Platforms	15, plus 3 onshore
Subsea Pipelines	18 – 120km
Cables	5 – 40km
Production	240,000bpd
Water Injection Capacity	450,000bpd
Predicted	525,000 for 2009
Pipelines	20
Production Installations	6
Permanent Platforms	18
Operational Production and Water Injection Wells	131
Exploration and Appraisal Wells	26
Key Players
Operator	Maersk Oil Qatar AS
Partners	ESPA with Qatar Petroleum