BRENT D
BRENT C
BRENT B
BRENT A
NELSON
LAN
GE
LED
SULLOM VOE
TERMINAL
SHETLAND ISLANDS
FLA
GS
ORKNEY ISLANDS
GOLDENEYE
NELSON
NELSON
ST FERGUS
FULMA
R GAS
LINE
IES
ORT
OF
T
HOWE
NELSON SOUTH
STARLING
MERGANSER
ABERDEEN
ETAP
HAEWENE BRIM
SCOTER
PIERCE
SKUA
HERON
ANASURIA
COOK
GANNET EGRET
SHEARWATER
TEAL
TEAL SOUTH
TRITON
GUILLEMOT
CURLEW
BITTERN
MOSSMORRAN
BRAEFOOT BAY
CA
TS
(BP
)
SEA
L
CURLEW
NELSON
TEESSIDE
NELSON
SHAMROCK
BARQUE GALLEON
The Nelson installation comprises of a single, manned drilling and production
platform and
EASINGTON
a subsea satellite tied back to the platform.
CARAVEL
CLIPPER
SKIFF
STANLOW
BRIGANTINE
INDE
INDE FIELD
CORVETTE
The Nelson cluster consists of the Nelson field, Howe and Bardolino are subsea tie-backs.
The southern subsea satellite comprises of a cluster of four subsea producer wells.
SEAN
LEMAN
BACTON
BBL
The Howe subsea satellite comprises of two production wells tied back to Nelson platform.
GREAT YARMOUTH
BALGZ
NEC
N
RCO
INTE
The Bardolino subsea satellite comprises of one producing well adjacent to the wellhead.
SEAN FIELD
TOR
THE
SCH
KEY FACTS
LONDON
Block
22/11a, 22/12a, 22/6a, 22/7a
Sector
Central North Sea
Approx distance to land
200km (124 miles) East North East of Aberdeen
Water Depth
298ft (88m)
Hydrocarbons Produced
Oil and Gas
Export Method
Oil exported via Forties Pipeline System
Gas exported to St Fergus via the Fulmar Gas Pipeline
Operated / Non-Operated
Operated
ZEEBRUGGE
PARIS
KE
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NELSON
INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION
RGEN
OSLO
STAVANGER
Entry Specification:
Sweet Crude Oil
Exit Specification:
Refer to Fulmar Gas Line Entry Specification
Single stage gravity separator (with series test
separator), coalescer, hydro cyclones, active
produced water flash drum for overboard water
and oil export coolers
Outline details of Primary separation
processing facilities:
Outline details of gas treatment facilities:
3 stage compression, glycol contactor and
export coolers
HIGH LEVEL CAPACITY INFORMATION
The basic capacity information is portrayed by colour coded 'traffic lights' that reflect thresholds of
availability over the next 5 years
>25%
Available Capacities
Nelson Platform firm processing capacity available
2015
5% to 25%
<5%
Ullage as % of system capacity
2016
2017
2018
2019
Unknown
Comment
Oil export capacity - 145 kbbl/d
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Gas compression capacity - 122 mmscf/d
D
Gas export capacity - 20 mmscf/d
RK
Gas lift capacity - 116 mmscf/d
HOOGEZAND
LANGELO/NORG
ASSEN
Dehydration capacity - as compression
MMEN
KEY
H2S removal capacity
Materials NACE rated for sour
service, facilities also in place for
H2S scavenger
Produced water handling capacity - 170 kbbl/d
SHELL OPERATED ASSET
SHELL FPSO
Water injection capacity - 120 kbbl/d
NON OPERATED FPSO
OFFICE
SHELL PLANT
ONSHORE GAS FIELD
SUBSEA SATELLITE
PWRI - no longer facility to
inject seawater
CONTACT INFORMATION
SUBSEA SATELLITE
NON OPERATED
Shell
For further enquiries regarding the above please contact Charles Cole
+44 1224 88 2606
[email protected]
Last update:
January 2015
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