E.On starts production from Rita gas field

E.On Ruhrgas UK North Sea Ltd. has started natural gas production from Rita field in the UK North Sea via a subsea development tied back to Hunter field, which the company operates.

March 29, 2009

Uchenna Izundu
OGJ International Editor

LONDON, Mar. 29 -- E.On Ruhrgas UK North Sea Ltd. has started natural gas production from Rita field in the UK North Sea via a subsea development tied back to Hunter field, which the company operates.

E.On Ruhrgas did not disclose Rita's likely output. The field is connected to Hunter by a 14-km pipeline. This is the first time a dual lateral well was drilled in a Carboniferous reservoir in the southern gas basin, the company said.

"Each leg was drilled as a 6-in. hole and has a horizontal length of more than 800 m. Gas is exported via the CMS infrastructure to the Theddlethorpe gas terminal on the UK's east coast, where the gas is supplied to the UK market," said E.On Ruhrgas.

Rita field lies on Blocks 44/21b and 44/22c. E.On Ruhrgas UK operates the Rita field and has a 74% equity share. Coventure partner Gaz de France Suez E&P UK Ltd., meanwhile, holds a 26% share.

Development approval for Rita was granted in early 2008.

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