MURCHISON

Discovery year
Wellbore
N/A
Status
Shut down

Area:

North sea

Production start:

28.09.1980

Historical investments per 31.12.2022:

2 618 MILL NOK (nominal)

High Contrast Mode

PRODUCTION FROM THE FIELD

Development

Murchison is a field in the Tampen area in the northern part of the North Sea, on the border between the Norwegian and UK sectors. The Norwegian share of the field was 22.2 per cent. Murchison was discovered in 1975, and the plan for development and operation was approved in 1976. The field was developed in the UK sector with a combined drilling, accommodation and production facility. The British and Norwegian licensees and authorities entered into an agreement in 1979 concerning common exploitation of the resources on the Murchison field. The production started in 1980.

Reservoir

Murchison produced oil from sandstone of Middle Jurassic age in the Brent Group.

Recovery strategy

The field was produced with pressure support from water injection.

Transport

The well stream was sent through the Brent Pipeline System to Sullom Voe in the Shetland Islands in the UK.

Status

Murchison was shut down in 2014, and the platform was removed in 2017.

High Contrast Mode

ACCRUED INVESTMENTS IN NOMINAL NOK

NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE'S CURRENT RESOURCE ESTIMATES

All numbers in mill. Sm3 o.e.

Print table Download data NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE'S CURRENT RESOURCE ESTIMATES

NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE DIRECTORATE'S CURRENT RESOURCE ESTIMATES – All numbers in mill. Sm3 o.e.
Bookmark
More information

Loading map...

DISCOVERIES INCLUDED IN THE FIELD

DISCOVERY
33/9 Murchison

MORE INFORMATION

Visit the Norwegian Offshore Directorate's fact pages for more information