Type:
Gas
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
24
Installed:
1967
meters
Block:
48/6
Design:
Fixed steel
Sub Structure:
1708
Topsides Wgt:
2883
tonnes
tonnes
Intro
A fixed steel jacket drilling and production platform installed August 1969 with production commencing ~1970, in the West Sole gas field (Block 48/6). Typically unmanned, it gathers gas and routes it into the WB and WA export system.
Field
WC contributes to the Rotliegendes sandstone gas development in West Sole, with multiple well slots feeding into the wider West Sole export network. Gas from WC historically moves to WB and onward to shore.
Facilities
WC has around 16 well slots handling production wells that tie into manifold headers. Fluids are directed into adjacent platforms (notably WB) via relatively short inter-platform flowlines (e.g., a 4-km, 12-inch line) for aggregation and export. This enables streamlined separation and export via the main WB / WA export pipelines to the Easington gas terminal. WC’s structural jacket supports wellheads and limited topside equipment; extensive processing and export functions are centralized on larger platforms. Utility systems on WC are oriented toward power for well control, safety instrumentation, communications, and remote monitoring; no major compression or separation normally occurs on WC itself. The platform integrates with the West Sole field’s distributed control system and safety network, coordinating well flow with WB and WA to optimize production and export.
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