Ten Best UK Oilfield Developments? 

Thanks Jake. Glad it brought back fond memories.

Hi Helge, Hope you are well and enjoying the content of our videos. We have a number of educational videos in editing, addressing different aspects of the industry. Next up is the appraisal drilling of Isabella (due tomorrow 08 Sep 22) - we will also continue the "How Oilfields Work" series. Great to hear from you. All the best, Mike

Are you going to tell us Helge? SomehowI dodged all these bullets! But I have some horror stories I could tell. Perhaps another day....... Hope you are well. ATB Helge, Mike

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Hi Alistair. Loved your post! I too worked Forties and it is an amazing field and huge success story for both BP and Apache. There are so many fields that could have made the top 10. You could have also mentioned why we put Kimmeridge ahead of Forties! 🤣😂 Brent established the "Brent Blend" crude assay and became known as the world benchmark for crude oil sales. As well as being a fantastic field, Forties & FPS have both longevity and a massive number of third parties flowing oil from satellite fields to offset operating expenses for the host asset (and pipeline). Brent and Brent Pipeline System always had the competition from Ninian Pipeline System so didn't get the same third party business offset. Forties is one of the finest, relatively shallow reservoirs, with ideal quality crude. Brent field had both Brent & Statfjord reservoirs, was great reservoir quality (but not as good as Forties) and much gassier. Both had good aquifer support but Forties aquifer is world class. I could go on. They are both great fields and both could easily have made a top ten. Our video did not go for the "10 biggest" but tried to convey some elements of the range of great oilfields developed on the UKCS. Elgin Franklin were amazing feats of both subsurface and topsides engineering. I am in awe at what was achieved in these HPHT fields. Again, definitely worthy of making a "Top 10 Best" selection. Hope our choices haven't put you off the channel. We have videos on all sorts of interesting and newsworthy O&G subjects. I hope you subscribe and we see you back on our channel. Keep the comments coming too - you will keep us on the straight and narrow! 👍 ATB, Mike

@@TROVE-1stSubsurface Not at all Mike! I’m the discipline lead for a Norwegian wellsite geology department so I’m actually probably going to start sending your videos to my staff to watch as training; wellsite geologists are generally sent out to drill a well and then kicked straight off and never get invited to participate in planning or wrap up so I think videos like your one on Water Breakthrough or Alan’s video on Exploration Contracts add much appreciated context and allow us rigpigs and gravel-monkeys the opportunity to decider Town’s motives and, more importantly, language! I just couldn’t help myself but leave a comment on Forties because she’s been so integral to U.K. oilfield history (and a leading example of savvy CAPEX & mature field development by Apache) yet all you usually hear about is Brent-this and Brent-that 😆 Looking forward to working my way through more of your videos while I tease out which ones to recommend to my staff

@@alistaircook7905 Another most enjoyable post Alistair. We are vehemently agreeing with one another that Forties is such a great field. Your comments will remain alongside our video and I hope others "Like" your comment to show their support. On the subject of which videos to recommend - I wouldn't cherry pick - every video tackles some different aspect of the O&G subsurface from all around the world and all inform and hopefully educate. Videos your team should watch (IMHO) include "The World's Most Expensive Dry Hole", Venus-1, Ekofisk and the to-be-continued series on how oilfields work. Better still, simply send out the link below to our channel and let the team work through them when all is quiet on the rig floor. ru-vid.comvideos. I have reached out to many wellsite loggers and geologists, as these critical parts of the O&G success chain are often overlooked. The more the wellsite personnel understands what the "beach" is thinking/planning/interested in - it's a win-win for everyone. There is greater satisfaction in knowing why you were being hassled to increase sampling frequency, calibrate gas readings, recalculate lag times etc etc. The most important, by far in my humble opinion, is the safety aspects - particularly around pressure. We are putting together a training course to take a more complete story of "How Oilfields work" out on the road. We plan to concentrate on one field and cover various aspects of learning as we go through the story. Please watch the channel for more details........ We should dedicate a video to the wellsite workers who are at the sharp end, working in challenging conditions and don't always get to share in the glory of another successful and safely-drilled discovery! ATB, Mike.

Hi Simon. In most cases I seem to look at, both STOIIP AND reserves vary throughout field life. I agree sometimes reserves may take longer to get out, but the field achieves (or exceeds) it's sanctioned URR. I also agree over designed platforms on small fields don't work. Phased developments make total sense. Thanks for your comments.

Glad you enjoyed it Stephen.