Development

Odin is a field in the central part of the North Sea, eight kilometres northeast of the Frigg field. The water depth is 100 metres. Odin was discovered in 1974, and the plan for development and operation (PDO) was approved in 1980. The development solution was a facility with simplified drilling and processing equipment and living quarters. The production started in 1984.

Reservoir

Odin produced gas from sandstone of Eocene age in the Frigg Formation. The reservoir is at a depth of 2000 metres. It has pressure communication with the Frigg reservoir via the aquifer.

Recovery strategy

The field was produced by pressure depletion. The reservoir had limited water drive compared with the other fields in the Frigg area.

Transport

The gas was sent via pipeline to Frigg (TCP2) for further processing before export through the Frigg Norwegian Pipeline to the Shell-Esso Gas and Liquids (SEGAL) terminal at St Fergus in the UK.

Status

Odin was shut down in 1994, and the facility was removed in 1997. The development of the Yggdrasil area may provide an opportunity for a redevelopment of the field.