By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, June 29 -- Paladin Resources PLC has begun oil production at an initial rate of more than 8,000 b/d from Brechin field close to the Montrose, Arbroath, and Arkwright (MonArb) field complex in the UK.
Brechin field, discovered in May 2004 by Paladin's first UK-operated exploration well 22/23a-7, penetrated 138 ft of oil-bearing Palaeocene Forties Sandstone.
The field has been developed by a single horizontal subsea development well tied back to the existing Arkwright field subsea infrastructure, 3 km to the west.
The oil is processed on the Montrose field platform then transported to shore via the Forties Pipeline System.
Brechin and MonArb fields interest holders are Paladin Expro Ltd. (58.97%) and joint-venture partner Energy North Sea Ltd. (41.03%), a subsidiary of Marubeni Corp.