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Frigg gas field

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lines recorded in 1965. A 5 by 5 km finer grid of seismic lines were recorded in 1969, followed by a 1 by 1 km grid in 1973, combined with four appraisal wells determined the field was 115 square kilometres (44 sq mi) in area with a 170-metre (560 ft) gas column in
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The field was discovered at a depth of 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) by the Petronord group (Elf Aquitaine, Total Oil Marine Norsk, and Norsk Hydro) and the Norwegian State in 1971 with Well 25/1-1 using the
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Heritier, F E; Lossel, P; Wathne, E (1980). "Frigg Field-Large Submarine-Fan Trap in Lower Eocene Rocks of the Viking Graben, North Sea". In Halbouty, Michel Thomas (ed.).
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officially opened production on 8 May 1978. Production was closed on 26 October 2004. The field is situated 230 kilometres (140 mi) northwest of
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Neptune P 81 in 100 metres (330 ft) of water. The well was located following interpretation of a 15 by 20 km grid of
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in 2016. An appraisal well was drilled on Frigg in 2019. Equinor also holds the licence rights on the UK side of the field.
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Operations were regulated according to an agreement between the UK and Norwegian governments called the Frigg Treaty.
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The Frigg field may be revitalised. A production licence on the Norwegian side of Frigg was allocated to
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Bridge from the Frigg field outside the Norwegian Petroleum Museum in Stavanger
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The Frigg field has been developed through a number of offshore platforms.
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The initial production of gas (in 1000 standard cubic metres) was:
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October 1974 buoyancy tanks collapsed damaged beyond recovery
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was transported to Frigg TCP2 by a 26 km 20-inch pipeline.
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Pipelines associated with the Frigg field are as follows:
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Frigg gas field is located in North Sea
Norway
North Sea
59°52′48.48″N 2°3′59.40″E / 59.8801333°N 2.0665000°E / 59.8801333; 2.0665000
Total S.A.
natural gas field
North Sea
United Kingdom
Norway
Frigg
Olav V of Norway
Stavanger
Elf Aquitaine
Total S.A.
Semi-submersible
Reflection seismology
Lower Eocene
sandstones
abyssal fan
Structural basin
Anticline
Flat spot
Density
Phabricator
MediaWiki.org
Frigg UK System
North Sea
St. Fergus
Peterhead

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