The Planets gas fields are small
natural gas
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producing areas in the UK sector of the southern
North Sea
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, their names are associated with the planets and moons of the
solar system
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. The fields started gas production from 1995, although some have now (2021) ceased operation.
The fields
The Planets fields are in Quadrants 47, 48 and 49 and have been owned and operated by a range of successive organisations. The fields are named after planets, minor planets, moons and asteroids. The planetary fields reservoir parameters are as shown.
Developments
The fields were developed with an array of platforms and subsea completions. Production from the fields was routed via existing infrastructure to the onshore
Easington and the (now closed)
Theddlethorpe gas terminals.
Production
The peak and cumulative production of gas from the fields was as follows.
The gas production profile from Neptune (in mcm) was as follows:
See also
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Easington Gas Terminal
The Easington Gas Terminal is one of six main gas terminals in the UK, and is situated on the North Sea coast at Easington, East Riding of Yorkshire and Dimlington. The other main gas terminals are at St Fergus, Aberdeenshire; Bacton, Norfolk; T ...
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Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal
Theddlethorpe Gas Terminal (TGT) is a former gas terminal on the Lincolnshire coast on ''Mablethorpe Road'' at Theddlethorpe St Helen close to Mablethorpe in East Lindsey in England. It is just off the A1031 and next door to a holiday camp and Ma ...
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List of oil and gas fields of the North Sea
This list of oil and gas fields of the North Sea contains links to oil and natural gas reservoirs beneath the North Sea. In terms of the oil industry, "North Sea oil" often refers to a larger geographical set, including areas such as the Norweg ...
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Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System
The Lincolnshire Offshore Gas Gathering System (LOGGS) was a major natural gas collection, processing and transportation complex in the UK sector of the southern North Sea. It comprised five bridge-linked platforms about 118 km east of the Lincoln ...
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Easington Catchment Area
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A-Fields natural gas fields The A-Fields (Audrey, Ann, Alison and Annabel) are natural gas reservoirs and gas production facilities in the southern North Sea; about 123 km east of Spurn Head, Yorkshire. The fields produced natural gas from 1988 to 2016.
The A-fields
The An ...
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Cleeton gas field and hub
References
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North Sea energy
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian S ...
Natural gas fields in the United Kingdom