Field Development Plans approved in 2011
Application for development of the Hejre Field
The 4th of November 2010 DONG E&P A/S applied for approval of development of the Hejre Field, located in the northern part of the Danish Central Graben.
The application contained a plan for execution of one offshore installation and five production wells.
The application included a manned wellhead and processing offshore installation. Design capacity for the facilities is app. 6000 m3 pr. day and the living quarters will be designed to support 70 personals. Additionally new pipelines will tie-in the facilities to the existing infrastructure.
The total cost is in excess of 9 billion DKK. Production is expected to app 16 million m3 oil and app 10 billion Nm3 gas. The development is planned to commence in 2014 with expected first oil in 2015.
The plan was approved on the 6th of October 2011 by the Danish Energy Agency.
Link to a non-technical summary of the related environmental report:
Environmental Impact Assessment for the Hejre Field; Non-technical summary 2011
Application for further development of the Gorm Field
The 15th of August 2011 Mærsk Olie og Gas A/S applied for approval of a plan for further development of the Gorm field.
The application was seeking approval for drilling and production from six new infill wells.
The cost of the wells is estimated to be app. 740 million DKK. On the basis of the new wells it is expected to produce approx. 0.95 million m
3 of oil during the lifetime of the project. Anticipated spud is Q1 2012.
The plan was approved on the 4th of October 2011 by the Danish Energy Agency.
Application for further development of the Dan Field
The 24th of February 2011 Maersk Olie og Gas A/S applied for approval of further development of the Dan field.
The application was seeking approval for drilling and production from up to eight wells from existing infrastructure. Six new wells are planned and potential redrilling of two wells, if repair is not possible.
Anticipated spud is 2011. The cost of the wells is estimated to be app. 150 million. DKK per well.
On the basis of the new well it is expected to produce approx. 2.7 million. m
3 of oil during the lifetime of the project.
The plan was approved on the 27th of May 2011 by the Danish Energy Agency.
Application for further development of the Tyra Field
The 14th of February 2011 Maersk Olie og Gas A/S applied for approval of further development of the Tyra field.
The application was seeking approval for the drilling of up to two new oil production wells from existing slots on the Tyra West. Results from the first well will be used to determine the potential for one additional well.
Anticipated spud is late 2011/early 2012. The well costs of the first well is estimated to be app. DKK 326 million.
On the basis of the new well it is expected to produce app. 0,68 million m
3 oil and 0,31 billion Nm
3 gas during the lifetime of the project.
The plan was approved on the 11
th of March 2011 by the Danish Energy Agency.
Application for further development of the Halfdan Field
The 5th of November 2010 Maersk Olie og Gas A / S applied for approval of further development of the Halfdan field.
It is planned to drill up to four new oil production wells from existing slots on the Halfdan DA. Results from the first well will be used to determine the potential for three additional wells.
Anticipated spud is Marts 2011. The well costs of the first well is estimated to be app. DKK 256 million. On the basis of the new well it is expected to produce app. 0,23 million m
3 oil and 0,19 billion Nm
3 gas.
The plan was approved on the 11
th of March 2011 by the Danish Energy Agency.