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hydrocarbons per day, and 11.3 million standard cubic metres of gas per day. There is a single production train with four stages of separation with the first stage operating at a pressure of 103. Electricity generation was powered by three 24 MW Rolls-Royce/GEC ERB-124C gas turbines. The topside accommodation was for 240 people. There were 21 topside modules and the topsides weight was 33,000 tonnes.
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million standard cubic metres of gas per day. There is a single production train with three stages of separation with the first stage operating at a pressure of 102 bar. Electric power is provided from Brae A and Brae B by subsea cable. The topside accommodation was for 160 people. The topsides weight was 18,500 tonnes. Fabrication details are shown in the table.
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The topsides for East Brae were designed by
Matthew Hall Engineering which was awarded the contract in October 1988. Initially there were facilities for 13 oil wells, and four gas injection wells and 13 spare slots. The production capacity was 120,000 barrels of liquid hydrocarbon per day, and 17.6
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The Fields are operated by TAQA Bratani and are located in UKCS block 16/7a. Three accumulations total about 70 million tonnes of oil liquids and a further 22 cubic kilometres of gas. The main platforms currently produce from underlying reserves, with regular infill drilling to identify and exploit
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The topsides for Brae Alpha (Brae South) were designed by
Matthew Hall Engineering which was awarded the contract in August 1979. Initially there were facilities for 19 oil production wells, 14 water injection wells, two gas injection wells and 11 spare slots. The production capacity was 100,000
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The topsides for Brae Bravo (Brae North) were designed by
Matthew Hall Engineering which was awarded the contract in October 1983. Initially there were facilities for 12 oil production wells, three gas injection wells and 19 spare slots. The production capacity was 75,000 barrels of liquid
422:(NGL) per day and 4.25 million standard cubic metres of gas per day. There are two production trains each with three stages of separation with the first stage operating at the exceptionally high initial pressure, for that time, of 248
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fields in the area produce through facilities on the platforms, extending their viability into the future. Gas is exported to St Fergus, Scotland via the SAGE pipeline system and oil is exported via the
Forties system.
426:. Electricity generation was powered by four 25 MW Rolls-Royce SK-30 gas turbines. The topside accommodation was for 240 people. There were 14 topside modules and the topsides weight was 31,000 tonnes.
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word for hillside. The field was discovered in 1974 by well 16/7-1 drilled by a semi-submersible rig Odin Drill for operator Pan Ocean.
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Rift-Related Coarse-Grained
Submarine Fan Reservoirs; the Brae Play, South Viking Graben, North Sea
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720:"The Discovery and Development of the Brae Area Fields, U.K. South Viking Graben"
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The hydrocarbon reservoirs in the Brae field have the following properties.
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Engineering publicity brochure n.d. but c. 1990
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undrained pockets in the Brae stratigraphy. A number of
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673:Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
402:682 billion cubic feet; 22 billion cubic metres
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376:204 million bbl; 21 million tonnes
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370:267 million bbl; 40 million tonnes
418:of oil per day, 12,000 barrels of
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693:"Northern/Central North Sea Map"
232:Brae field reservoir properties
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633:12 production; 3 gas injection
501:Brae platforms key facts
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780:. London: HMSO. p. 140.
760:The North Sea Platform Guide
342:Pressure & temperature
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394:Recoverable reserves, gas
381:Recoverable reserves, NGL
367:Recoverable reserves, oil
49:Location of Brae oil field
207:. The name comes from a
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855:Engie oil and gas fields
732:10.1306/13652181M1153810
446:Fabrication contractor
397:155 billion cubic feet
350:7,000 psi, 240 °F
345:7,200 psi, 240 °F
870:Oil fields of Scotland
545:58°47’32”N 01°20’51”E
542:58°41’33”N 01°16’54”E
355:Bubble point pressure
267:12,000-13,500 ft
850:BP oil and gas fields
718:Pye, Malcolm (2018).
254:Upper Jurassic sands
176:1976 (Central sector)
865:North Sea oil fields
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474:McDermott Scotland
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384:33 million bbl NGL
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183:Start of production
178:1977 (South sector)
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16:Scottish oil field
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550:Water depth
539:Coordinates
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309:0.64 %
306:0.64 %
289:API gravity
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186:1983 (South)
116:58.7°N 1.3°E
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616:Well slots
512:Brae Bravo
509:Brae Alpha
471:Brae Bravo
466:April 1982
457:Brae Alpha
277:Oil column
246:Brae North
240:Brae South
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95:Coordinates
844:Categories
787:0115153802
679:References
652:July 1983
641:June 1982
485:Brae East
480:June 1987
477:Ardersier
463:Ardersier
358:3,688 psi
332:Up to 35%
298:47° (NGL)
251:Reservoir
198:Brae field
156:Nippon Oil
528:Function
506:Platform
494:May 1993
337:8 %
205:oil field
171:Discovery
121:58.7; 1.3
73:North Sea
703:8 August
662:See also
202:Scottish
152:GDF Suez
148:Centrica
140:Partners
132:Operator
90:offshore
62:Scotland
556:99.5 m
491:Methil
416:barrels
303:Sulfur
104:58°42′N
58:Country
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583:Piles
553:112 m
264:Depth
237:Field
107:1°18′E
69:Region
655:1988
644:1987
572:Legs
517:Type
449:Site
200:is a
82:16/7a
782:ISBN
736:ISBN
705:2009
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292:37°
196:The
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135:TAQA
728:doi
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