Caister Murdoch Phase 3, North Sea Southern, United Kingdom
Key Data:
Name
Caister Murdoch Phase 3
Operator
Caister Murdoch Phase 3
Location
UK North Sea
Discovery well
March 2001
Capacity
80 billion standard cubic feet of gas
Location
75 miles (120 kilometres) northeast of Theddlethorpe St. Helen, Lincolnshire.
Key Players:
Owners - Block 44/22a
Conoco 54.5 %
Tullow Exploration 34 %
GDF 11.5 %
Tullow Exploration 34 %
GDF 11.5 %
Owners - Block 44/23a
Conoco 30 %
Consort Resources 49 %
GDF 21 %
Consort Resources 49 %
GDF 21 %
Rig Specifications:
Pipelines
11km, 16in. interfield pipeline
185-km (115 mile), 26-in export pipeline
185km 4in line for methanol/corrosion inhibitor
185-km (115 mile), 26-in export pipeline
185km 4in line for methanol/corrosion inhibitor
Rig Ensco
80 jack-up
Water depth
131 feet (40 meters)
Well depth
12,000 feet.
Payzone
739 feet (225 meters) of gross pay, 170 feet (52 meters) net
Total reserves
500 million cubic feet.
First gas
Fourth quarter 2002
Key Systems:
Carbon Dioxide
3 vol % CO2
Original flowrate
620 bcf of gas (5.7 million bbl of condensate)
Peak rate
300 MMscfd
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