Machar Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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

Along with Mungo Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom) and Seagull Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom), Machar is a part of the Eastern Trough Area Project complex.

Project Details

Main Data

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

*Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID* year Production start year
Machar Operating[1] Bp Exploration[1] BP (100.0%)[2] 1976[3] 1994[4] 1994[3]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Machar 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 17.17 million bbl 2023 [5]
gas remaining recoverable reserves 935.86 million m³ 2023 [5]

Table 3: Production from Machar 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 209.83 million m³/y 2019 [6]
production oil 3.11 million bbl/y 2019 [6]
production gas 324.43 million m³/y 2022 [1]
production oil 1.62 million bbl/y 2022 [1]

Location

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

Concession/Block Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
22/22a[7] Offshore, United Kingdom[6] 57.0783, 2.086 (exact)[6]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Eastern Trough Area Project complex:

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Articles and Resources

Additional data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 North Sea Transition Authority (45121). "NSTA Field Production, PPRS (WGS84)". Open Data NSTA. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207211745/https://www.bp.com/en/global/corporate/news-and-insights/press-releases/bp-etap-hub-celebrates-20-years-production.html. Archived from the original on 07 February 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); 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/20230607030535/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-shaw-conventional-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/20230607051430/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/oil-gas-field-profile-machar-conventional-oil-field-uk/. Archived from the original on 07 June 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)