Captain Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Captain Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Captain is a part of the Captain complex.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Captain Oil and Gas Field

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Captain Operating[1] Ithaca Energy[1] Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited (85.0%); Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited (15.0%)[2] 1977[3] 1995[4] 1997[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Captain Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel Description Reserve Classification Quantity Units Data Year Source
crude oil and condensate remaining recoverable reserves 168.59 million bbl 2023 [5]
gas remaining recoverable reserves 617.58 million m³ 2023 [5]

Table 3: Production from Captain Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel Description Quantity Units Data Year Source
production gas 61.32 million m³/y 2019 [6]
production oil 10.21 million bbl/y 2019 [6]
production gas 45.62 million m³/y 2022 [1]
production oil 7.92 million bbl/y 2022 [1]

Location

Table 4: field-level location details for Captain Oil and Gas Field

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
13/22a[7] Offshore, United Kingdom[6] 58.3077, -1.703 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Captain complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

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  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20210727012115/https://www.ithacaenergy.com/our-operations/ithaca-operated-assets/captain. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "OGA Offshore Zipped Shapefiles 2020". Oil and Gas Authority. 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. Sheila Young (2008). "Oil and gas field names in the central and northern sectors of the North Sea" (PDF). Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland. Retrieved August 8, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230530041201/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-captain-heavy-oil-field-uk/. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20230530041201/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-captain-heavy-oil-field-uk/. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)