Serica Energy, a British independent oil and gas company, has completed final commissioning of the Gannet GE-04 well in the North Sea. The company noted that production has also started through the Triton FPSO.
The diving support vessel (DSV) Deep Discoverer mobilized to the Triton area in early February to carry out the subsea tie-in of the Gannet GE-04 well, currently owned 100 percent by Tailwind Mistral, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tailwind Energy Investments.
Serica intends to acquire Tailwind Energy Investments as filed in December 2022 and the acquisition is expected to close in March 2023. The Gannet GE-04 well was drilled in late 2022 and complete in January 2023.
Results from the well were above pre-drilling expectations and initial production rates have exceeded 10,000 barrels of oil per day.
“Including the Tailwind acquisition assets, we have an exciting investment program of value-added activities in 2023 and 2024 that has begun with the production of the Gannet GE-04 well. We are delighted with the good initial results,” said Mitch Flegg, chief executive of Serica Energy.
“This additional production means the Triton center is now producing at gross rates not seen for the last 10 years. This performance is a credit to the outstanding work done by the Tailwind team, its contractors and Dana Petroleum (E&P) Limited, the operator of Triton. We look forward to welcoming the Tailwind team to Serica when the acquisition is completed which is expected next month,” said Flegg.
Dana has operated the Triton FPSO since 2012. It is located in Block 21/30 approximately 120 miles east of Aberdeen and produces oil and gas from the Bittern, Clapham, Pict, Saxon and Guillemot subsea facilities area
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