Type:
Condensate
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
93
Installed:
2001
meters
Block:
22/30c
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
2500
Topsides Wgt:
2150
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
Elgin WHP is a normally unmanned wellhead platform serving the Elgin field within the Elgin–Franklin Central North Sea complex. Installed ahead of field start-up in 2001, it provides well support and fluid gathering for multiple production wells. It ties directly to the Elgin PUQ platform where primary processing occurs.
Field
The Elgin field contains HP/HT gas and condensate reservoirs in the Central Graben, part of the larger Elgin–Franklin development. Reservoirs are Upper Jurassic Fulmar sandstones, developed with multiple wells drilled from Elgin WHP and tied into the shared processing hub.
Facilities
Elgin WHP hosts production wells and manifolds that collect reservoir fluids and route them via flowlines to the central PUQ platform. It lacks primary processing facilities: separation, compression, dehydration, and water treatment occur at the PUQ. Its topsides are limited to wellhead support equipment, flow control, and metering. Utilities consist of chemical injection systems for corrosion and hydrate management, remote instrumentation, and basic power for control equipment, typically via umbilical from the PUQ or local auxiliary generation. Emergency shutdown valves and remote isolation systems integrate into the complex’s overall safety architecture. Routine drilling and well interventions are conducted using mobile drilling rigs. Export infrastructure from the PUQ carries conditioned gas to the Bacton terminal via SEAL and condensate via the Forties Pipeline System.
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