By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 10 -- Production has begun from Goosander oil field on Block 21/12 in the Greater Kittiwake Area of the UK North Sea (OGJ, Aug. 7, 2006, p. 37).
Dana Petroleum PLC said it and 50-50 partner Venture Production PLC, the operator, expect the subsea waterflood development to reach a peak annual average production rate of 9,500 b/d.
The partners reentered and completed the Goosander discovery well, 21/12-3, for tieback to the Kittiwake platform. They plan to drill a water-injection well next year.
The field is expected to produce 15.2 million bbl of oil and 2.6 bcf of natural gas over 7-10 years.
The Venture-Dana combine produces oil from three other fields in the Greater Kittiwake area: Kittiwake, Mallard, and Gadwall.
