Western Isles

Western Isles

boepd average daily production

operating countries

investment in the Western Isles Development Project

To cease work on a well which is non-productive, to plug off the well with cement plugs and salvage all recoverable equipment. Also used in the context of field abandonment.  

A well drilled as part of an appraisal drilling programme which is carried out to determine the physical extent, reserves and likely production rate of a field.  

Bridge Linked Platform. A bridge that links two platforms together.

A North Sea acreage sub-division measuring approximately 10 x 20 kms, forming part of a quadrant eg Block 9/13 is the 13th block in Quadrant 9.

Hydrocarbons which are in the gaseous state under reservoir conditions and which become liquid when temperature or pressure is reduced.