Commissioned to prepare an outline field development plan for a number of gas fields in the UK southern basin. The scope included developing an offshore network of platforms, subsea well heads and pipe lines for a gas system with an overall carbon dioxide content of 2%. Also developed an outline plan for an onshore reception and treatment terminal. The end product a fully costed set of plans was delivered to the client.

Developed a technical expert witness report designed to establish the suitablity of a production vessel, originally designed for use in the UKCS, for Canadian waters. The brief was to establish if there where insurmontable technical difficulties in deploying a vessel, originally designed for the severe weather conditions of the North Sea, in the ice-infested and potentailly frozen waters offshore Newfoundland. The conclusion of the report was the whislt all technical difficulties could be overcome the cost impact of making the canges to the particular vessels would be severe.

Implemented a study considering the application of heavy oil extraction techniques developed in the UKCS to a giant field prospect situated. The study focussed on the latest techniques being adopted by operators in the North Sea for the development of heavy oil fields. The study's main focus was production - well design, transportation - use of oil water emulsions particularly - and productions - primarily oil separation and treatment. This work included assessing the economic benefit that would result through applying these techniques to a giant field containing oil of 20-22 API.

Evaluated project implementation plans for 3 Offshore UKCS fields, 2 in the Central Graben and 1 in the Southern Basin. This was done on behalf of a partner in the fields. Our brief was to assess whether the plans were practical and to also assess the degree of risk associated with each schedule. The risk assessed was that of potential delay in acheiving first oil or gas.

Conducted a generic study designed to establish economic minimum recoverable reserves for stand-alone and tie-back developments in the Southern basin of the UKCS. The study considered a range of gas reserves from 10bscf through to 150bscf. It also considered a range of production methods including subsea wells and tie-backs, not-normally manned platforms and a range of full production facilities including comprssion for later life exploitation.