Project Profile
Value: US$150 million
Location: Dutch sector of North sea, Netherlands
Production: 200 boepd (peak)
Upstream Gas Reserves:: 260 billion ft³
Water depth: 2,800 metres
The M07-A field was discovered in 1996 by the M07-5ST well, which found gas in over pressured, high quality Triassic-aged sandstone reservoirs at true vertical depths around 2,800m and was tested at a maximum rate of 133 boe/d of dry gas from a 22m gross interval. In early 2011, Oranje-Nassau took over operatorship of M07-A following the acquisition of Cirrus. The M07 partnership comprises EBN, TAQA and Energy-06. The M07-A Field has been developed using a custom built monotower with the capacity to accommodate up to three wells. The monotower is tied back via a 13 km 6\" pipeline to third party gas processing platform and export infrastructure in block L09. Development well, M07-A01X, was completed on September 3, 2009 and during clean-up flowed at a maximum rate of 200 boe/d at a FWHP of 256 bar.
A further well, M07-07, was drilled from the M07-A platform in mid-2010 with the aim to appraise the Jurassic downflank of M07-A01X and M07-05ST. Although the Jurassic sands were found gasbearing and tested at max 52 boe/d, the well could not be completed due to a downhole technical failure. Currently, Oranje-Nassau are re-processing the seismic to better image the top reservoir and its quality at the steeper flanks of the M07-A Jurassic field.
Operators:
Oranje-Nassau Energy: Operator with 42.75% interest
EBN: 50% interest
TAQA: 4.25% interest
Energy-06: 3% interest
Contractors:
Fabricom: Fabricate and install a minimum facilities monopile wellhead platform
Noble Drilling: Drilling contractor
Seaway Heavy Lifting: Heavy lift vessel HLV Stanislav Yudin to install the M7-A platform