Type:
Gas
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
40
Installed:
2011
meters
Block:
K-Block
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
1176
Topsides Wgt:
927
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
K5-CU is an unmanned gas platform built as part of the K5b cluster on the Dutch North Sea shelf, installed around 2010. It serves as a collection and conduit point for gas wells in the area, linking them into the broader transport network.
Field
The K5b cluster overlaps with the K05a-B conventional gas field in shallow North Sea waters. Reservoirs produce natural gas from Permian formations, developed through a network of wellheads and platforms feeding central processing.
Facilities
K5-CU includes a steel jacket and topsides with slots for wells and manifold headers. Gas gathered here is routed through export pipelines to nearby processing hubs rather than processed in-situ. Facilities focus on flow control, metering, and safe shutdown systems managed remotely. Electrical systems power instrumentation and communications. Export pipelines connect K5-CU into the existing K-area infrastructure, which in turn ties into higher-capacity trunk pipelines to shore.
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