Townhall Meeting
17 December 2001
TLM Energy (UK) Limited
BRAE
Flotta
PIPER
CLAYMORE
Scotland
MacCULLOCH
BEATRICE
TARTAN
BLAKE
ROSS
HIGHLANDER
PETRONELLA
HANNAY
BEAULY
Andrew
BUCHAN
Nigg Bay
St. Fergus
Cruden Bay
Aberdeen
Talisman inc. Lundin Interests
Oil Field
ACORN
BEECHNUT
Gas Field
HALLEY
Oil Pipeline
0
ORION
B U C H A N
FULMAR
Gas Pipeline
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100 km
CLYDE
Last Updated:
A L P H A
June 2013
The Buchan field lies in Block 21/01a and 20/05a of the United Kingdom Continental Shelf located
156km North East of Aberdeen. Located at coordinates 57o5413.08N, 00o0155.66 E, the Buchan A
platform is situated in a water depth of 116m with the Hannay sub-sea tie-back located a further
13.5km NW of Buchan.
The Buchan field was discovered in 1974, with first oil production in 1981.
OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
Licence
P.241 and P.294
Licensees
Talisman Sinopec Energy UK Limited (Op)
84.116509%
(Joint Venture Partners)
Talisman Sinopec North Sea Limited
02.269070%
Transworld Petroleum (U.K.) Limited
12.706793%
First Oil Expro Limited
00.907628%
Platform Type
Pentagon shaped semi-submersible
Platform Weight
Full load displacement:
19,400 tonnes
Lightweight:
12,000 tonnes
Production
Wells
Injection - produced water re-injection started June 2005
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Buchan Alpha, Infrastructure Code of Practice
Townhall Meeting
17 December 2001
TLM Energy (UK) Limited
BRAE
Flotta
PIPER
CLAYMORE
Scotland
MacCULLOCH
BEATRICE
TARTAN
BLAKE
ROSS
HIGHLANDER
PETRONELLA
HANNAY
BEAULY
Andrew
BUCHAN
Nigg Bay
St. Fergus
Cruden Bay
Aberdeen
Talisman inc. Lundin Interests
Oil Field
ACORN
BEECHNUT
Gas Field
HALLEY
Oil Pipeline
0
ORION
B U C H A N
FULMAR
Gas Pipeline
Slide 15
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100 km
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CAPACITY PROJECTION
The platform process system is nominally designed for the following quantities. However, peak flow
rates may exceed these values based on analysis of the production profiles and the actual equipment
capacities at that time:
Projected Ullage (% of maximum capacity)
Description
Unit
Max. Cap.
2013
st
BPD
70,000
nd
2 Stage Separator
BPD
72,000
Crude Oil Export
BPD
20,000
Produced Water Treatment
BPD
20,000
Produced Water Re-Injection
BPD
6,800
Lift Gas Compression
MMscfd
19
Gas Dehydration
MMscfd
17
1 Stage Separator
2014
2015
2016
2017
No dedicated H 2 S facilities installed
Available Capacities:
> 25%
5% to 25%
< 5%
PRIMARY SEPARATION PROCESSING FACILITIES
The separation train comprises two horizontal vessels which operate in series at successively lower
pressure, separating the well fluids into oil, gas and water phases. Well fluids pass to the HP separator
where most of the gas is removed. The oil from the HP separator is passed through a 10 line to the MP
separator and on to the crude oil export pumps. The oil is pumped through a metering unit and down the
export riser for export.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Buchan Alpha, Infrastructure Code of Practice
Townhall Meeting
17 December 2001
TLM Energy (UK) Limited
BRAE
Flotta
PIPER
CLAYMORE
Scotland
MacCULLOCH
BEATRICE
TARTAN
BLAKE
ROSS
HIGHLANDER
PETRONELLA
HANNAY
BEAULY
Andrew
BUCHAN
Nigg Bay
St. Fergus
Cruden Bay
Aberdeen
Talisman inc. Lundin Interests
Oil Field
ACORN
BEECHNUT
Gas Field
HALLEY
Oil Pipeline
0
ORION
B U C H A N
FULMAR
Gas Pipeline
Slide 15
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100 km
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GAS TREATMENT FACILITIES
There is no gas export from the Buchan platform. Lower pressure gas from the MP separator is
directed to flare, whereas gas from the HP is passed to the compression system. The gas lift
compressor is a 3-stage in-line centrifugal compressor. Gas is compressed by the 1st stage, after
which it passes through a dehydration unit. The dried gas then returns to the compressor, where its
pressure is further increased by the 2nd and 3rd stages, before being discharged to the gas lift
manifold.
PIPELINES
Oil Export
12-inch oil export 55 km to Forties Charlie platform. Oil is then routed
via the Forties Pipeline System to Kinneil (via Cruden Bay).
Gas Export
N/A
ENTRY SPECIFICATION
Subject to discussion and negotiation
EXIT SPECIFICATION
Oil Export
Set by Forties Pipeline System entry requirements
Gas Export
N/A
Produced Water
<30 ppm oil in water
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Buchan Alpha, Infrastructure Code of Practice