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.
The fields
The K7-K12 gas fields are located in the Southern North Sea. They extend over the Netherlands Blocks K7, K8, K9, K10, K11 and K12. The gas reservoirs have the following properties:
Development
The K7-K12 reservoirs were developed by a number of offshore installations across the Blocks.
The principal pipelines in the fields are:
Production
Peak production from the fields was as follows:
Decommissioning
The K10 and K11 installations are now closed and have been decommissioned.
See also
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Helder, Helm and Hoorn oil fields
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The fields
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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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The field
The L10 gas fiel ...
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K12-B
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K13 gas fields
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K14-K18 gas fields
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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