UTGARD

Discovery year
1982
Wellbore
Status
Producing
Business unit

Operator:

Equinor Energy AS

Area:

North sea

Production start:

16.09.2019

Historical investments per 31.12.2020:

1 621 MILL NOK (nominal)

Future investments from 2021:

354 MILL NOK (real 2021 NOK)

PRODUCTION FROM THE FIELD

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Development

Utgard is a field in the central part of the Norwegian sector in the North Sea, straddling the boundary between Norway and the UK. The Norwegian share of the field is 62 per cent. Utgard is located 20 kilometres west of the Sleipner area. The water depth is 110-120 metres. The field was discovered in 1982 and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 2017. The development concept is a 4-slot subsea template with two wells tied-back to the Sleipner T facility for processing and reduction of the CO2 level in the gas. The subsea template is located in the Norwegian sector. Production started in 2019.

Reservoir

Utgard produces gas with high CO2 content and some condensate mainly from sandstone of Middle Jurassic age in the Hugin Formation. Minor hydrocarbon volumes occur in the Sleipner Formation. The field consists of two main segments which are in pressure communication via the aquifer. The reservoir lies at a depth of 3,700 metres.

Recovery strategy

Utgard is produced by pressure depletion.

Transport

The well stream from the Utgard field is processed at the Sleipner T facility. The sales gas is exported via Gassled (Area D). The unstable oil is transported by pipeline via Sleipner A to the Kårstø terminal for further processing and export.

Status

Production has been on decline due to early water breakthrough. Currently, one well is producing and the other well is watered out. Sidetracks and infill wells are being considered to increase recovery from the field.

ACCRUED INVESTMENTS IN NOMINAL NOK

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NPD's CURRENT RESOURCE ESTIMATES

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DISCOVERIES INCLUDED IN THE FIELD

DISCOVERY
15/8-1 Utgard

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