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词条 Galata gas field
释义

  1. Overview

  2. Discovery

  3. Development

  4. Production and Reserves

  5. Satellite Fields

  6. Operator

  7. References

Overview

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The Galata gas field is a natural gas field located on the continental shelf of the Black Sea approximately 25km Southeast of Varna, Bulgaria (Latitude 43.04456° / Longitude 28.19323°).[1] The field was the first to be developed offshore Bulgaria, and at peak production provided more than 16% of Bulgaria's domestic gas needs.

Discovery

Gas was discovered in the Late Cretaceous / Late Paleocene calcarenite reservoir in 1993 by Texaco and its JV partners (Texaco 20% - Operator, Enterprise 20%, OMV 10% and the remaining 50% was held by the State (Bulgarian Committee of Geology and Mineral Resources)). The discovery well Galata 1 was drilled using the Ocean Liberator semi submersible drilling rig. The well flowed at 34 MMcfd (million cubic feet per day) through a 1-1/4" choke.[2] This was the first offshore commercial gas discovery in Bulgaria.

Later the same JV further appraised the field with the Galata 2 well and Bogdanov East 1 well. The field was later developed by the UK company Melrose Resources plc.

Development

The development of the field required considerable capital investment by Melrose (supported by the [https://disclosures.ifc.org/#/projectDetail/SPI/11244 IFC]) to construct the necessary onshore and offshore infrastructure of which there was none in Bulgaria. The majority of the development project work was undertaken in 2003 and 2004. This included:

  • The construction of the Galata production platform in Varna, Bulgaria. The platform was then transported to the field location by barge and installed at the location 25km offshore (a tripod platform with 3 pile driven legs and 3 open grated floors) holding the GP-1 and GP-2 wellheads;
  • The drilling of 2 production wells (GP-1 and GP-2) into the gas reservoir using the Ukrainian jack up rig Tavrida cantilevered above the Galata production platform;
  • A 20km offshore pipeline to transport the gas from the Galata platform to the beach landing south of Varna;
  • An onshore processing plant (OPP) located South of Varna near the beach landing to receive the produced gas and remove both water and heavier hydrocarbons to bring the gas to sales quality. Later onshore compressors were added at the OPP to maximise the potential gas recovery from the reservoir;
  • A 70km onshore pipeline crossing a number of roads and mainly agricultural land of varying gradient;
  • A metering station near Provadia to measure the quantity and quality of the gas at the sales point into the National Transmission System (NTS) operated by Bulgartransgaz.

Production from the Galata gas field commenced in June 2004 once all the infrastructure was in place and fully commissioned.

Production and Reserves

The total proven reserves of the Galata gas field prior to production was around 75 billion cubic feet (Bcf). At peak production the field provided more than 16% of Bulgaria's domestic gas needs.

Satellite Fields

Three additional satellite fields located to the East of the Galata gas field were discovered by Melrose. These were the Kaliakra gas field discovered in 2007, the Kavarna gas field discovered in 2008 and the Kavarna East gas field discovered in 2010. The Kaliakra and Kavarna fields were developed and brought on production on 4th November 2010 utilising subsea wells and tie back gathering pipelines that connect to the Galata production platform and infrastructure. The utilisation of subsea well technology on these two field developments was a first in the Western Black Sea. The Kavarna East field has not yet been developed.

Operator

The current operator of the field is Petroceltic who merged with Melrose Resources Plc in 2012. Petroceltic was acquired by Worldview Capital Management, a Cayman Island based financial fund in June 2016.

References

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2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.ogj.com/articles/print/volume-91/issue-36/in-this-issue/exploration/texaco-tests-gas-strike-off-bulgaria.html|title=Login|website=www.ogj.com|access-date=2018-05-22}}
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