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Embla oil and gas field

The Embla oil and gas field is a high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) crude oil and associated gas producing field in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. Production of oil and gas started in 1993, peak oil and gas was achieved in 1994, and the field is still operational.

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The field

The characteristics of the Embla field reservoir are as follows.1 2 3

Embla field reservoir
FieldEmbla
ReservoirDevonian and Permian segmented sandstone and conglomerate
Block2/7-D
Reservoir depth, metres4,000
PropertiesHigh-pressure high-temperature (160°C)
Discovered1988
Original recoverable reserves19.5 million Sm3 oil equivalent
Now in reserve0.8 million Sm3 oil equivalent (2023)

Owners and operator

The current (2024) owners of the Embla field and their respective stakes are:4

CompanyInterest
TotalEnergies EP Norge AS39.896
ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS35.112
Vår Energi ASA12.388
Sval Energi AS7.604
Petoro AS5

The field is operated by ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS.5

Infrastructure

The field has been developed with an unmanned wellhead platform facility, which is remotely controlled from Eldfisk.6 7

ParameterValue
Block2/7
Latitude56.333231°N
Longitude3.248264°E
Water depth, metres70
TypeFixed steel
Sunstructure, tonnes3,927
Topsides, tonnes2,465
Legs4
Export5.2 km, 14-inch pipeline to the Eldfisk S facility

Production

Production started in May 1993. The production profile is as follows:8

YearOil (million standard m3 oil equivalentNGL (MSm3OE)Gas (MSm3OE)
19930.688110.0456110.210479
19941.4158890.0962690.428067
19951.2726050.085680.389236
19960.9985780.0718140.355248
19970.7360730.0615470.296414
19980.4848810.0394220.185904
19990.7009030.0623540.251046
20000.6368330.0612030.225318
20010.4951260.0432020.082133
20020.3870380.0359570.079229
20030.4032080.0336410.108767
20040.4003650.0400140.15875
20050.2816620.0296610.135441
20060.329920.0386580.158861
20070.1969460.0251410.110466
20080.2189540.0314350.144456
20090.2244580.0315040.145303
20100.1721510.0319010.155435
20110.1479960.0226780.11728
20120.120460.0184940.091611
20130.125180.014190.068675
20140.1920060.0177470.075517
20150.1291990.0167230.083684
20160.1543760.0200260.102055
20170.1849170.0217560.109142
20180.1467660.0220290.105742
20190.087090.0206630.102822
20200.0766640.0245850.0945
20210.0674070.0208130.092841
20220.0705960.027620.118317
20230.1723170.0451690.209868

See also

References

  1. Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/ ↩

  2. OSPAR. "OSPAR Inventory of Offshore Installations - 2021". Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://odims.ospar.org/en/search/?search=inventory ↩

  3. Norsk Oljemuseum. "Oil and Gas fields in Norway Embla field" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://www.norskolje.museum.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3467_fdf6d757dda446e2bb14aaf4ee8fd1b5.pdf ↩

  4. Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/ ↩

  5. Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/ ↩

  6. OSPAR. "OSPAR Inventory of Offshore Installations - 2021". Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://odims.ospar.org/en/search/?search=inventory ↩

  7. Norsk Oljemuseum. "Oil and Gas fields in Norway Embla field" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://www.norskolje.museum.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/3467_fdf6d757dda446e2bb14aaf4ee8fd1b5.pdf ↩

  8. Norwegian Petroleum. "Embla field, Norwegian Petroleum". Retrieved 11 July 2024. https://www.norskpetroleum.no/en/facts/field/embla/ ↩