Type:
Gas
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
27.1
Installed:
1984
meters
Block:
L-block
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
331
Topsides Wgt:
187
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
L10-EE is a fixed natural gas production platform in the L10 gas field on the Dutch continental shelf, originally installed in the 1980s as part of development of the L10 area — a major shallow gas hub. It supports production wellheads and tie-ins into central processing and export infrastructure linked to the L10-A Complex.
Field
The L10 gas field is a large conventional natural gas field in the Southern North Sea, discovered in 1970 and producing since 1976. Reservoirs are Upper Rotliegendes sandstones on the Dutch continental shelf, developed with multiple wellhead and hub platforms.
Facilities
L10-EE functions primarily as a satellite wellhead and collection point within the larger L10 gas field. It comprises a steel jacket with well slots tied into subsea and platform gatherers that feed gas to L10-A Complex and nearby compression/processing installations. On-platform equipment includes wellheads, flow control and metering systems, basic pressure and choke control, and emergency shutdown (ESD) systems. There is minimal gas processing on the structure itself, with conditioning and dehydration handled at the central L10-A and associated processing facilities before export via the Noordgastransport pipeline system to onshore gas treatment plants. Utilities are limited to instrument power and remote monitoring systems; periodic maintenance is conducted via supply vessels and helicopters.
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