RWE Dea enters Clipper South Gas Field
2009.05.14 -
Field Development
RWE Dea AG has reached an agreement with Fairfield Energy to farm-in to the undeveloped gas field Clipper South in the Southern British North Sea.
Under the terms of the agreement, RWE Dea will acquire a 50% equity in part of blocks 48/19a, 48/19c and 48/20a. The Clipper South Field is located in the Sole Pit Basin in the Southern North Sea within the Rotliegend tight-gas play fairway. RWE Dea UK will take operatorship to develop the field holding a total gas volume estimated to be about 12 billion cubic metres.
The field is located northeast of the Anglia Field in which RWE Dea holds a non-operated interest of 12.2%. For the field development up to 6 horizontal multi-fractured wells from a single platform are planned. First gas is expected in 2011.
“The farm-in to Clipper South consolidates our acreage position in the UK, and is another important step in the RWE Dea strategy to increase our UK gas production”, says René Pawel, General Manager of RWE Dea UK. “Clipper South is near to our core activities in the Southern North Sea and fits perfectly into our existing North Sea assets.”
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