York gas field
UK gas field in the North Sea
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The York gas field is a natural gas reservoir and production facility in the UK sector of the southern North Sea, about 34 km of east of the Yorkshire coast. It has been in production since March 2013.
| York gas field | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | North Sea |
| Location/blocks | 47/2a |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Coordinates | 53°54’35”N 0°34’41"E |
| Operators | Centrica, Spirit Energy |
| Owner | Centrica, Spirit Energy |
| Field history | |
Start of production | 2013 |
| Production | |
Recoverable gas | 120×109 cu ft (3.4×109 m3) |
The field
The York field extends over UK Blocks 47/2a, 47/3a, 47/3d and 47/3e. The field was discovered in 1993 by well 47/02-1 drilled by the Noble Julie Robinson. The reservoir has reserves of 106 billion cubic feet[1] or 3 billion cubic metres.[2]
Centrica owned and developed the York gas field, now owned and operated by Spirit Energy.[3]
Development
Production from the field was developed by a single offshore platform. Details of the platform are as shown.[1][2][3]
| Platform name | York |
| Installation type | Fixed Steel platform |
| Coordinates | 53°54′35″N 0°34′41″E |
| Function | Integrated wellhead and production |
| Crew | Not permanently attended |
| Year commissioned | 2013 |
| Water depth | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Design and construction | Heerema Fabrication Group |
| Construction | Hartlepool |
| Jacket weight, tonnes | 1,450 |
| Topsides dimensions | 20 m × 15 m × 16 m (66 ft × 49 ft × 52 ft) |
| Topsides weight, tonnes | 1,300 |
| No. of legs | 4 |
| No. of well slots | 6 |
| No. of Wells | 2 at initial start |
| Gas processing capacity | 120 million cubic feet per day |
| Production to | Easington terminal |
| Pipeline length and diameter | 34 km, 16-inch |
| Pipeline Number | PL |
| Methanol import | from Easington |
| Pipeline length | 34 km (21 mi) |
| Pipeline diameter | 3 in (76 mm) |
| Pipeline Number | PL |
In addition to the York offshore facilities a new gas process facility was constructed at the Easington terminal to receive and treat the gas prior to shipment into the National Transmission System.[1]
The production profile (in million standard cubic feet) of gas from the York field was as shown.[4]
In 2019 the York pipeline was routed to the Dimlington terminal to access low pressure compression, thereby extending the field life.[6]