Type:
Gas
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
26
Installed:
1976
meters
Block:
K-Block
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
18200
Topsides Wgt:
45197
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
K14-FB-1 is a fixed jacket satellite platform in Block K14 of the Dutch North Sea installed in the mid-1980s. Its primary role is as a wellhead and production gathering node, routing gas via subsea pipelines to the K14-FA central platform for processing and export. It handles conventional natural gas from nearby reservoir wells.
Field
The K14 field’s Rotliegendes sandstone reservoir in Block K14 is part of the Southern North Sea’s significant gas province. Installed infrastructure strategically links satellites like K14-FB-1 into central processing hubs to optimize reservoir drainage and export capability into the Dutch gas market.
Facilities
K14-FB-1 comprises production well slots and manifold structures that collect gas from the field and export it via dedicated subsea pipelines to K14-FA’s processing facilities. The platform’s topsides focus on flow metering, well control systems, and basic utilities; major separation and compression occur at K14-FA. Power and control signals are typically supplied via subsea communication links to the host. Structural design is a fixed steel jacket supporting risers and manifolds. Key stable features include subsea flowlines, remote monitoring systems, safety shutdown valves and corrosion protection. The installation optimises field development with minimal onboard processing, relying on the host platform for centralised operations.
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