By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 16 -- Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd., a wholly owned unit of Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, began production of 6,000 b/d of oil from North Tartan field on Block 15/16a, 118 miles northeast of Aberdeen in the central North Sea.
The field, which lies next to Talisman-operated Tartan platform, was drilled and tested in August 2003 with exploration well 15/16b-23. The well found a 302 ft oil column in high-quality Jurassic aged Piper sandstones.
Tartan North field has been developed initially as a single-well subsea producer tied back to Tartan platform.
