The Embla oil and gas field is a high-pressure high-temperature crude oil and associated gas producing field in the Norwegian sector of the central North Sea. Production of oil and gas started in 1993, peak oil and gas was achieved in 1994, and the field is still operational.
The characteristics of the Embla field reservoir are as follows.[1] [2] [3]
| Embla | ||
| Reservoir | Devonian and Permian segmented sandstone and conglomerate | |
| Block | 2/7-D | |
| Reservoir depth, metres | 4,000 | |
| Properties | High-pressure high-temperature (160°C) | |
| Discovered | 1988 | |
| Original recoverable reserves | 19.5 million Sm3 oil equivalent | |
| Now in reserve | 0.8 million Sm3 oil equivalent (2023) |
The current (2024) owners of the Embla field are:
| Company | Interest | |
|---|---|---|
| TotalEnergies EP Norge AS | 39.896 | |
| ConocoPhillips Skandinavia AS | 35.112 | |
| Vår Energi ASA | 12.388 | |
| Sval Energi AS | 7.604 | |
| Petoro AS | 5 |
The field has been developed with an unmanned wellhead platform facility, which is remotely controlled from Eldfisk.
| Parameter | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Block | 2/7 | |
| Latitude | 56.333231°N | |
| Longitude | 3.248264°E | |
| Water depth, metres | 70 | |
| Type | Fixed steel | |
| Sunstructure, tonnes | 3,927 | |
| Topsides, tonnes | 2,465 | |
| Legs | 4 | |
| Export | 5.2 km, 14-inch pipeline to the Eldfisk S facility |
Production started in May 1993. The production profile is as follows:
| Year | Oil (million standard m3 oil equivalent | NGL (MSm3OE) | Gas (MSm3OE) | |
| 1993 | 0.68811 | 0.045611 | 0.210479 | |
| 1994 | 1.415889 | 0.096269 | 0.428067 | |
| 1995 | 1.272605 | 0.08568 | 0.389236 | |
| 1996 | 0.998578 | 0.071814 | 0.355248 | |
| 1997 | 0.736073 | 0.061547 | 0.296414 | |
| 1998 | 0.484881 | 0.039422 | 0.185904 | |
| 1999 | 0.700903 | 0.062354 | 0.251046 | |
| 2000 | 0.636833 | 0.061203 | 0.225318 | |
| 2001 | 0.495126 | 0.043202 | 0.082133 | |
| 2002 | 0.387038 | 0.035957 | 0.079229 | |
| 2003 | 0.403208 | 0.033641 | 0.108767 | |
| 2004 | 0.400365 | 0.040014 | 0.15875 | |
| 2005 | 0.281662 | 0.029661 | 0.135441 | |
| 2006 | 0.32992 | 0.038658 | 0.158861 | |
| 2007 | 0.196946 | 0.025141 | 0.110466 | |
| 2008 | 0.218954 | 0.031435 | 0.144456 | |
| 2009 | 0.224458 | 0.031504 | 0.145303 | |
| 2010 | 0.172151 | 0.031901 | 0.155435 | |
| 2011 | 0.147996 | 0.022678 | 0.11728 | |
| 2012 | 0.12046 | 0.018494 | 0.091611 | |
| 2013 | 0.12518 | 0.01419 | 0.068675 | |
| 2014 | 0.192006 | 0.017747 | 0.075517 | |
| 2015 | 0.129199 | 0.016723 | 0.083684 | |
| 2016 | 0.154376 | 0.020026 | 0.102055 | |
| 2017 | 0.184917 | 0.021756 | 0.109142 | |
| 2018 | 0.146766 | 0.022029 | 0.105742 | |
| 2019 | 0.08709 | 0.020663 | 0.102822 | |
| 2020 | 0.076664 | 0.024585 | 0.0945 | |
| 2021 | 0.067407 | 0.020813 | 0.092841 | |
| 2022 | 0.070596 | 0.02762 | 0.118317 | |
| 2023 | 0.172317 | 0.045169 | 0.209868 |