Heather oil field
Crude oil field in the UK / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Heather oil field is a significant crude oil producing field in the UK sector of the northern North Sea, 458 km north-north-east of Aberdeen. Production of oil started in 1978 and ceased in 2019. The Heather Alpha installation is currently (2021) undergoing decommissioning.
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Heather oil field | |
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Location of Heather oil field | |
Country | United Kingdom |
Region | northern North Sea |
Location/block | 2/5 |
Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
Coordinates | 60°57′13″N 00°56′23″E |
Operators | Unionoil, Unocal, DNO, Lundin, Enquest |
Owner | See text |
Field history | |
Discovery | 1973 |
Start of production | 1978 |
Peak of production | 1982 |
Production | |
Recoverable oil (million tonnes) | 14.1 |
Producing formations | Jurassic sandstone |
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