Type:
Condensate
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
92
Installed:
2000
meters
Block:
22/30b
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
5040
Topsides Wgt:
12466
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
The central Processing, Utilities & Quarters (PUQ) platform for the Shearwater field, bridge-linked to the Shearwater A wellhead platform. Commissioned around 2000, it consolidates separation, dehydration, compression and export functions with living quarters and utility systems for field operations in an HP/HT environment.
Field
Shearwater’s reservoir produces high-pressure gas and condensate in the Central North Sea. Geology includes Rotliegend and associated sands with HP/HT conditions requiring specialized infrastructure. The field development uses a two-platform arrangement to optimize production and processing.
Facilities
Shearwater C is a large steel jacket platform hosting the primary processing train: multiphase separators, gas dehydration (glycol units), gas compression, condensate stabilization and export metering systems. Incoming flows from Shearwater A are conditioned (gas/liquid separation), dehydrated and boosted for export through the Fulmar Gas Line to onshore terminals; condensate is metered and routed via the Forties Pipeline System. The PUQ area includes utilities such as gas turbine power generation, instrument air, cooling water systems and fire-fighting infrastructure. Living quarters accommodate operational personnel, and full control systems manage production, safety, and communications. Redundancy and HP/HT rated equipment are integral due to reservoir conditions.
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