The K14-K18 gas fields are significant natural gas producing areas in the Netherlands sector of the
North Sea
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, about 120 km north west of
Den Helder. These five contiguous fields started producing gas in 1977 and are still operational.
The fields
The K14-K18 gas fields are located in the Southern North Sea. They extend over the Netherlands Offshore Blocks K14, K15, K16, K17 and K18. The
gas reservoirs have the following properties:
Development
The K14-K18 reservoirs were developed over an extended period by a number of offshore installations across the five Blocks.
K14 and K15 installations
The initial installations in blocks K14 and K15 were:
Gas production from these platforms was to the following pipelines.
K14, K15 and K17 installations
The fields were developed further from the mid-1980s through five satellite installations.
Gas from the K14-FB1 installation is routed to the K14-FA1 installation. Gas from the K15 installations is routed to the K14-FA1 installation. Gas from the K17 Monotower is routed to the K14-FB1 installation.
K18 installations
The K18 Golf gas field is a military restricted zone which necessitated development by subsea satellites.
The output projection was 375.7 million normal cubic meters per year. Gas is routed to the K14-FA1 installation.
The
Kotter oil field is in Block K18, however there is no export route for the gas and the K18-FB gas accumulation has not been developed.
K16 Field
The K16 Field is a
stranded asset
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with no nearby gas transport infrastructure. The field has not been developed.
See also
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Helder, Helm and Hoorn oil fields
Helder, Helm and Hoorn are adjacent oil fields located in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea 40 km west of Den Helder and 80 km north west of Amsterdam.
The fields
The Helder, Helm and Hoorn oil fields are located in Block Q of the Nether ...
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Kotter and Logger oil and gas fields
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L4-L7 gas fields
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L10 gas field
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K13 gas field
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K7-K12 gas fields
The K7-K12 gas fields are significant natural gas producing areas in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 130 km west of Den Helder. These six contiguous fields started producing gas in 1978 and are mostly still operational in 2021.
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North Sea energy
North Sea
The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea, epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the ...
Natural gas fields in the Netherlands