Wytch Farm oil field
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Wytch Farm oil field is one of the largest onshore oil fields in Western Europe, located in southern England near Poole Harbour.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kimmeridge oil field | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil field
ⓘ
onshore oil field ⓘ |
| approximatePeakProductionPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| discovered | 1973 ⓘ |
| distanceFromShore | offshore reservoir sections beneath Poole Bay ⓘ |
| drillingTechnology | extended-reach directional drilling ⓘ |
| environmentalSensitivity | located near environmentally protected areas ⓘ |
| fieldType | oil and associated gas field ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
BP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Gas NERFINISHED ⓘ Premier Oil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Triassic ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalManagement | strict planning and operating conditions ⓘ |
| hasFacility | central gathering station at Wytch Farm ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | gathering and processing facilities ⓘ |
| hasPipelineConnectionTo | Fawley Refinery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProductionWells |
offshore extended-reach wells
ⓘ
onshore wells ⓘ |
| hasProductTransport | pipeline export GENERATED ⓘ |
| licenceBlock | UK onshore licence blocks in Wessex Basin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
southern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bournemouth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ Poole Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Purbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity | Poole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea |
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Poole Harbour Site of Special Scientific Interest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearTown | Wareham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest onshore oil fields in Western Europe
ⓘ
use of extended-reach drilling under Poole Bay ⓘ |
| operator | Perenco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Perenco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wessex Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
LPG
ⓘ
crude oil ⓘ natural gas ⓘ |
| productionType | onshore production with extended-reach offshore wells ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| reservoirType | Triassic sandstone reservoir ⓘ |
| resourceType | hydrocarbon field ⓘ |
| startOfProduction | 1979 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | significant contributor to UK onshore oil production ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kimmeridge oil field