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Elgin / Franklin Facts & Figures

Elgin Field

Block Number
22/30b, 22/30c, 29/5b; UK Sector
License Number
P.188, P.666, P.362
Location
240km east of Aberdeen
Licensees
29/5b  
Elf Exploration UK Limited (operator)  
E.F. Oil and Gas Limited* 46.173%
Eni Elgin/Franklin Limited 21.867%
BG International (CNS) Limited 14.110%
Ruhrgas UK Exploration & Production Limited 5.200%
Esso Exploration and Production U.K. Limited 4.375%
Texaco Britain Limited 3.900%
Dyas UK Limited 2.1875%
Oranje-Nassau (U.K.) Limited 2.1875%
*E.F. Oil and Gas Limited, a company in which the shares are held 77.5% by Elf Exploration UK Limited and 22.5% by Gaz de France.
Field Discovered
1991
Production Start
March 2001
Water Depth
93 m

Elgin PUQ

Platform Type Pile founded, jack-up (interconnecting bridge to Elgin wellhead)
Accommodation 97 beds
Lifeboats 4x42-man capacity, free-fall
Liferafts 4x25-man capacity

Elgin WHP

Platform Type Steel jacket, 4 legs (interconnecting bridge to the Elgin PUQ)
Drilling 12 platform slots
Lifeboats 1x42-man capacity, free-fall
Liferafts 1x16-man capacity; 1x10-man capacity

Franklin Field

Block Number
29/5b; UK sector
License Number
P.362
Location
240km east of Aberdeen
Licensees
29/5b  
Elf Exploration UK Limited (operator)  
E.F. Oil and Gas Limited* 46.173%
Eni Elgin/Franklin Limited 21.867%
BG International (CNS) Limited 14.110%
Ruhrgas UK Exploration & Production Limited 5.200%
Esso Exploration and Production U.K. Limited 4.375%
Texaco Britain Limited 3.900%
Dyas UK Limited 2.1875%
Oranje-Nassau (U.K.) Limited 2.1875%
*E.F. Oil and Gas Limited, a company in which the shares are held 77.5% by Elf Exploration UK Limited and 22.5% by Gaz de France.
Field Discovered
1986
Production Start
August 2001
Water Depth
93m

Franklin WHP

Platform Type Steel jacket, 4 legs
Drilling 9 platform slots
Lifeboats 1x42-man capacity, free-fall
Liferafts 1x16-man capacity; 1x10-man capacity