Type:
Oil
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
120
Installed:
1984
meters
Block:
41518
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
15332
Topsides Wgt:
18244
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
The Beryl B fixed steel jacket platform in the UK Northern North Sea was installed in May 1983 and began production in July 1984. It handles production and drilling functions with living quarters, tied into the wider Beryl infrastructure. It works alongside Beryl A and associated riser infrastructure for multizone field exploitation.
Field
Beryl B lies in the Beryl oilfield ~335-km northeast of Aberdeen in Block 9/13a. The field is a major UKCS crude oil and gas producer from Triassic and Jurassic sandstones. Production began in the mid-1970s and the development includes multiple platforms (A, B) and subsea tie-backs feeding centralized processing.
Facilities
Beryl B supports production from its own well slots and ties back to the Beryl A complex via pipelines. Wells feed two-stage separation trains for oil/gas/water cut adjustment. Oil is routed to Beryl A for storage and export via single point moorings and later via pipeline systems; associated gas is exported via the Scottish Area Gas Evacuation (SAGE) pipeline. Utilities include power generation, produced water treatment, chemical injection, fire and gas detection, and control systems linking to Beryl A and the riser tower. Accommodation spaces support field personnel. The jacket and topsides were engineered to withstand North Sea metocean loads, with integrated modules for drilling support, process control and long-term fixed production operations.
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