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How deep is the North Sea oil rig?

How deep is the North Sea oil rig?

Elaine Maslin, Contributor

Water depth Prospect/discovery well
1 1,886 meters Dry Well (132/06-1)
2 1,621 meters Tobermory (214/04-1)
3 1,567 meters Lagavulin (217/15-1)
4 1,556 meters Bunnehaven (214/09-1)

Who owns ETAP platform?

The remaining producing ETAP fields and ownership interests are: Machar (BP 100% operator) Madoes (BP 50% operator; ExxonMobil 25%; Shell 25%) Marnock (BP 100% operator)

What is the oldest rig in the North Sea?

Ekofisk 2/4 B is the world’s longest-standing fixed offshore platform. Image courtesy of ConocoPhillips. The Ekofisk 2/4 B is a combined production and drilling platform operated by ConocoPhillips. Located 2.3km north of the Ekofisk Complex in the North Sea in 70m of water, the platform commenced operations in 1974.

How deep is the bottom of the North Sea?

North Sea
Average depth 95 m (312 ft)
Max. depth 700 m (2,300 ft)
Water volume 54,000 km3 (4.4×1010 acre⋅ft)
Salinity 3.4 to 3.5%

What is the deepest oil rig?

Perdido (spanish for lost) is the deepest floating oil platform in the world at a water depth of about 2450 meters (8040 feet) operated by the Shell Oil Company in the Gulf of Mexico. At 267 meters, the above water portion of the structure is almost as tall as the Eiffel Tower.

What is ETAP oil and gas?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Coordinates:57.415°N 2.256°E The Eastern Trough Area Project, commonly known as ETAP, is a network of nine smaller oil and gas fields in the Central North Sea covering an area up to 35 km in diameter.

Where are the oil rigs in the North Sea?

Shetland

  • Schiehallion Area. The Schiehallion Area incorporates the Schiehallion, Loyal and Alligin fields located around 175 kilometres west of the Shetland Islands.
  • Clair Phase One.
  • Clair Ridge.
  • Foinaven.
  • Eastern Trough Area Project (ETAP)
  • Andrew Area.
  • Culzean.
  • Shearwater.

How deep do oil rigs go?

How deep do Offshore Rigs drill? Depending on the rig type, offshore rigs are rated to drill in water depths as shallow as 80 feet to as great as 12,000 feet. The greatest water depth a jackup can drill in is 550 feet, and many newer units have a rated drilling depth of 35,000 feet.

How deep is the water under oil rigs?

These production systems can operate in water depths of up to 6,000 feet (1830 meters). A Tension Leg Platform (TLP) consists of a floating structure held in place by vertical, tensioned tendons connected to the sea floor by pile-secured templates.

How long North Sea oil is left?

Stark figures show North Sea production could be on course to wrap up by 2030. As the UK finds itself in the midst of a gas crisis, stark figures have shown that North Sea production could be on course to wrap up by the end of the decade.