Snorre oil field

Snorre is an oil and gas field in the Tampen area in the southern part of the Norwegian Sea. The sea depth in the area is 300 to 350 metres (980 to 1,150 ft).[1] Snorre has been operational since August 1992. It was the first field developed by Saga Petroleum.[2]

Snorre field
Snorre oil field is located in North Sea
Snorre oil field
Location of Snorre field
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern North Sea
LocationTampen area
Blocks34/4 and 34/7
Offshore/onshoreoffshore
Coordinates61°31′31.58″N 2°12′41.42″E
OperatorStatoil
Field history
Start of productionAugust 1992
Abandonment2040 (est)
Production
Estimated oil in place1,400 million barrels (~1.9×10^8 t)
Estimated gas in place6×10^9 m3 (210×10^9 cu ft)
Petroleum production of Norway by year and oil field

A Plateosaurus knucklebone, specimen PMO 207.207, was discovered in 1997 at 2,256 metres (7,402 ft) while drilling the Snorre oil field.[3]

Production

Snorre A platform in the south is a floating steel facility for accommodation, drilling and processing. Snorre A has also a separate process module for production from the Vigdis field. A subsea template with ten well slots, Snorre UPA, is located centrally in the field and connected to Snorre A. Oil and gas from Snorre A is piped to the nearby Statfjord A platform for final processing.

Snorre B platform is located in the northern part of the field and is a semi-submersible integrated drilling, processing and accommodation steel facility. Oil from Snorre B is piped 45 km to Statfjord B platform for storage and export.

The Snorre field is operated by Statoil. In 2009, Statoil started a project to upgrade the offshore production complex.[4] The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate is requesting Statoil to build a new platform at the field.[5]

Reserves

The reserves consist of 1.6 billion barrels (250×10^6 m3) of oil, 6.7 billion cubic metres (240×10^9 cu ft) of natural gas, 4.8 million tons of natural gas liquids.[6]

References
  1. "Subsea 7 risers to Snorre B occasion". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  2. Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik (2000). "The Snorre Field and the Rise and Fall of Saga Petroleum". Chr. Michelsen Institute. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  3. Hurum, J.H., Bergan, M., Müller, R., Nystuen, J.P. & Klein, N. (2006): A Late Triassic dinosaur bone, offshore Norway. Norwegian Journal of Geology, Vol. 86, pp. 117-123. Trondheim 2006.
  4. "Statoil to upgrade Snorre complex". Oil & Gas Journal (requires subscription). PennWell Corporation. 2009-12-29. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  5. "NPD calls for new Snorre platform". Upstream Online. NHST Media Group. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
  6. "Snorre Field Development". Subsea.Org. Retrieved 2010-02-12.


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