Project Profile
Location: 68 miles offshore north of Aberdeen, UK
Production: 3 million cubic feet of natural gas and 25,000 barrels of liquids (per day)
Start-up Year: 2020
The Captain EOR Project’s purpose is to extend and enhance the life of the Captain Field in the North Sea using new proprietary technology. The field is currently serviced by a twin platforms structure liked to subsea facilities and an FPSO. The project will require an additional BLP to provide space for new EOR equipment, and may require a second additional BLP to replace the aging FPSO. Studies are on-going on the desirability of also adding an export pipeline to shore, or the use of an FSU. Chevron is the operator with an 85% interest, with the remainder owned by DANA, a subsidiary of the Korean National Oil Company. In 2013, the Captain Fields net daily production averaged 25,000 barrels of liquids and 3 million cubic feet of natural gas.
Operators:
Chevron: Operator with 85% interest
Dana Petroleum: 15% interest
Contractors:
Amec Foster Wheeler: Contract to carry out a Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) on EOR in its Captain Field. The scope of work includes FEED design of the proposed Bridge Linked Platform (BLP) ‘B’ which will be utilised to store, mix and pump polymer. Amec Foster Wheeler will also be responsible for the BLP brownfield tie-ins to the existing facilities as well as minor works on the Floating Production Storage Offloading (FPSO) unit.
Wood Group Kenny Caledonia: Front-end engineering and design deal for subsea work
Petrofac: Engineering services
Subcontractors:
Jee: A front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract for a jacket rigid polymer injection riser package, including J-tubes. Chevron is adopting the technology to boost recovery from its Captain heavy-oil field in the Moray Firth offshore eastern Scotland. The project also involves use of advanced 4D seismic imaging, horizontal drilling, and pump technology.