Yme field
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| Yme field | |
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| Country | Norway |
| Location | southern part of the North Sea |
| Block(s) | 9/2-3, 9/2-6 S, 9/2-7 S, 9/2-9 S |
| Offshore/onshore | offshore |
| Coordinates |
57°48′57.91″N 4°32′07.69″E / 57.8160861°N 4.5354694°ECoordinates: 57°48′57.91″N 4°32′07.69″E / 57.8160861°N 4.5354694°E{{#coordinates:57|48|57.91|N|4|32|07.69|E|region:NO_type:landmark |primary |name= }} |
| Operator(s) |
Statoil (1996–2001) Talisman Energy (2010–...) |
| Partners |
Talisman Energy Norske AEDC Wintershall Grupa Lotos |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1987 |
| Start of production | 1996 |
| Production | |
| Recoverable oil | 56 million barrels (~Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.Expression error: Unexpected < operator.×10Expression error: Unexpected < operator. t) |
Yme is an oil field in the Egersund basin area in the southern part of the North Sea. It is located 160 kilometres (99 mi) northeast of the Ekofisk oil field.[1] The water depth is 93 metres (305 ft).
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Original development by Statoil
The field was produced by Statoil from February 1996 to it was closed down in 2001. The field was produced using the jackup rig Maersk Giant equipped with oil producing facilities.[2] The produced oil was transferred to the tanker Polysaga. Polysaga had a storage capacity of up to 160,000 cu meters of oil. It was moored and loaded by the subsea turret loading system (STL). The oil from Polysaga was offloaded to a shuttle tanker and transported to the Statoil Mongstad terminal near Bergen for final processing and fiscal metering. Mongstad had to beef up its desalters in order to be able to handle the Yme crude. The field was abandoned in a time of low oil prices after having produced 56 million barrels (8.9×106 m3) of oil (15% recovery of original oil in place).
Redevelopment by Talisman Energy
The field is to be redeveloped by Talisman Energy who will start production at the end 2010.[1] The Yme project will be redeveloped with 12 production and injection wells and a subsea storage tank. Talisman Energy hopes to recover a further 56 million barrels (8.9×106 m3) of oil over a period of 10 years.
Crude oil quality
The crude oil produced had an API gravity of 38-39 and a sulfur content of 0.17% mass. The formation water had a high salt content with dissolved NaCl of 190.000 ppm. And there was a high asphaltene content in the crude oil.
The Yme reservoirs also had challenges such as low reservoir pressure and low dissolved gas content.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Acher, John (2007-01-09). "alisman to reopen Norway's Yme field". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL0991931220070109. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ↑ "Yme Oil Field, Egersund Basin, Norway". Offshore-Technology. Net Resources International. http://www.offshore-technology.com/projects/ymeegersundbasin/. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
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