Thistle oil field
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Thistle oil field is a major offshore oil field in the North Sea, located northeast of Shetland and developed as part of the United Kingdom’s North Sea petroleum industry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piper oilfield | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore oil field
ⓘ
oil and gas field ⓘ |
| basin | Northern North Sea basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| block |
UKCS block 211/18
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UKCS block 211/19 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Thistle Alpha platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decommissioningStatus | subject to decommissioning planning in the 21st century ⓘ |
| developmentConcept | single fixed production platform with drilling and accommodation ⓘ |
| discovered | 1973 ⓘ |
| distanceFromShetland | approximately 125 miles northeast of Shetland GENERATED ⓘ |
| economicImportance | significant contributor to UK North Sea oil production in late 20th century ⓘ |
| exportProduct | stabilised crude oil ⓘ |
| exportRoute | Brent System pipeline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
accommodation facilities
ⓘ
drilling facilities ⓘ production facilities ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
oil export pipeline connection
ⓘ
subsea pipelines ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonType | light crude oil ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
DNO UK
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
EnQuest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Sea
ⓘ
United Kingdom sector of the North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNortheastOf | Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnShelf | UK continental shelf GENERATED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | thistle plant ⓘ |
| originalOperator |
BNOC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Sea petroleum industry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom North Sea petroleum industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformName | Thistle Alpha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | fixed steel jacket platform ⓘ |
| productionType |
associated gas
ⓘ
oil ⓘ |
| region | northern North Sea ⓘ |
| regulator | UK North Sea oil and gas authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservoirAge | Jurassic ⓘ |
| reservoirLithology | sandstone ⓘ |
| safetyIncident | experienced structural issues leading to precautionary shutdowns in late life ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1978 ⓘ |
| status |
late-life asset
ⓘ
mature oil field ⓘ |
| usedFor | offshore oil production ⓘ |
| waterDepth | approximately 162 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flotta oil terminal
this entity surface form:
Piper oilfield