Nexen
Petroleum U.K. Limited
Michel
T. Halbouty Lecture 2005
Introduction
Buzzard discovered May 2001 with the
drilling of 20/6-3.
Encountered 400 ft oil column in Upper Jurassic
deep
marine sands.
Tested at constrained rate of 6547 bbls/day. 32 deg
API oil
Sidetrack, 1500 m. to east, intersected oil-water
contact
and extended column height to at least 750 ft.
Subsequent appraisal programme of 6 wells and 2
sidetracks
confirmed a STOIIP of 760 - 1220 mmbo, making it
the
largest discovery in the UKCS for at least 10 years.
Sanction for development granted within 30 months of
discovery and first production scheduled for late
2006.
Production rates expected to be 180-190,000 barrels
per day,
representing about 10% of UK oil production.