Development

Gimle is a field in the northern part of the North Sea, just northeast of the Gullfaks field. The water depth is 220 metres. Gimle was discovered in 2004 and was granted exemption from the plan for development and operation (PDO) requirement in 2006. The field is developed with three production wells and one water injection well drilled from the Gullfaks C facility. The production started in 2006. Since 2023, the fields Gimle and Sindre are merged into a unit called Brime.

Reservoir

Gimle produces oil from sandstone of Middle Jurassic age in the Brent Group. The main reservoir is in a downfaulted structure northeast of the Gullfaks field at a depth of 2900 metres. The reservoir quality is generally good. There is also oil in sandstone of Late Triassic and Early Jurassic age.

Recovery strategy

The field is produced by partial pressure support from water injection. Injection is temporarily stopped due to production shut down.

Transport

The production from Gimle is processed on the Gullfaks C facility and transported together with oil and gas from the Gullfaks field.

Status

Gimle is temporarily shut down due to low reservoir pressure. A new production well was drilled in the area between the Gimle and Sindre fields in 2024, and test production will take place in 2025.