Ravn is a marginal oil field in the Danish sector of the North Sea. It started operating in 2017, with oil exported to an installation in the German sector of the North Sea. Operations were suspended in 2020, and decommissioning is currently being planned.
The field The characteristics of the Ravn field reservoir are as follows. FieldRavnReservoirHeno sandstoneGeological ageUpper JurassicOffshore Block5504Reservoir depth4,200 mField delineation333 km2Reserves9.08 million barrels of oil equivalentDiscovered1986
Owner and operator Wintershall Noordzee (63.6%), Nordsofonden (36.4%). Wintershall Noodzee (operator).
Infrastructure The field was developed through a single offshore installation platform. +Ravn installation NameRavnCoordinates55.881867°N 4.002991°EProduction start2017Water depth48Installation4-legged jacketAccessHelicopter, normally unmannedFunctionWellheadsNumber of wells2Substructure weight tonnes1,132Topsides weight tonnes637Export18 km 8-inch multi-phase pipeline to platform A6-A in German sectorImport18 km 3-inch lift gas from A6-A
Production The oil and gas production profile of the Ravn field is as shown in the table.
Ravn annual oil production (1000 m3) and gas production (million Normal m3) 2017-2022 Year201720182019202020212022TotalOil328988160 0 225Gas25600012
Decommissionimg Operations were suspended in 2020, and decommissioning is currently (2023) being planned.
See also Gorm Field Tyra field Dan oil field Halfdan field Siri, Nini and Cecilie oil fields Valdemar oil and gas field Skjold oil field South Arne oil and gas field Harald gas field
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