Valdemar oil and gas field
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CountryDenmark
RegionNorth Sea
Location/blocks5504/7 and 11
Offshore/onshoreOffshore
| Valdemar oil and gas field | |
|---|---|
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | North Sea |
| Location/blocks | 5504/7 and 11 |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Coordinates | 55.833765°N 4.561945° |
| Operator | Total E&P Denmark |
| Owner | TotalEnergies, BlueNord and Nordsofonden |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1977 Bo; 1985 North Jens |
| Start of production | 1993 |
| Peak of production | 2009 |
| Production | |
| Producing formations | chalk |
The Valdemar oil and gas field is a crude oil and gas production field in the Danish sector of the central North Sea. Production of oil and gas started in 1993, peak oil was achieved in 2009 and peak gas in 2010. Production was suspended in 2019.
The Valdemar oil and gas field is a crude oil and associated gas production field in Blocks 5504/7 and 5504/11 of the Danish sector of the central North Sea. The characteristics of the field reservoir are as follows.[1]
| Field | Valdemar |
| Prospect | Bo / North Jens |
| Reservoir | Chalk |
| Geological age | Danian, Upper and Lower Cretaceous |
| Block | 5504/7 and 11 |
| Reservoir depth | 2,000 m Upper Cretaceous
2,600 m Lower Cretaceous |
| Field delineation | 110 km2 |
| Reserves | Oil 5.9 million m3
Gas 2.6 billion Nm3 |
| Discovered | 1977 Bo; 1985 North Jens |
Owners and operator
Infrastructure
The field was developed through two offshore installations comprising three platforms as shown. [1][3][4][5]
| Name | AA (VAA) | AB (VAB) | BA (VBA) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | North Jens | North Jens | Bo |
| Coordinates | 55.834308°N 4.561462°E | 55.833765°N 4.561945°E | 55.804055°N 4.564279°E |
| Production start | 1993 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Water depth | 43 m | 43 m | 43 m |
| Bridge | Bridge link AA to AB | - | |
| Installation | Fixed steel STAR (slim tripod adapted for rig installation) no helideck | Fixed steel STAR no helideck | Fixed steel STAR no helideck |
| Function | Wellheads | Wellheads, separation | Wellheads |
| Substructure weight tonnes | 650 | 1,400 | 1,400 |
| Topsides weight tonnes | 453 | 480 | 460 |
| Number of wells | 21 oil, 2 gas across field | ||
| Status | No production since 2019 | No production since 2019 | No production since 2019 |
| Export, liquids | 20 km pipeline to Tyra East | 18 km 16-inch multiphase pipeline to Tyra East via Roar | |
| Export, gas | 19 km 12-inch pipeline to Tyra West | ||
| Import, chemicals | From Tyra East | ||