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The Kingfisher field is located in the [[South Viking Graben]] 278 km (173 mi) northeast of Aberdeen close to the U.K. and [[Norway]] boundary line (Spence and Kreutz, 2003<ref name=Spenceandkreutz2003>Spence, S., and H. Kreutz, 2003, The Kingfisher Field, Block 16/8a, UK North Sea, in J. G. Gluyas and H. M. Hichens, eds., United Kingdom oil and gas fields commemorative millennium volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 20, p. 305–314.</ref>). The field is 8 km (5 mi) to the northeast of the [[Miller field]] (Rooksby, 1991<ref name=Rooksby1991>Rooksby, S. K., 1991. The Miller Field, Blocks 16/7B, 16/8B, UK North Sea, in I. L. Abbotts, ed., United Kingdom oil and gas fields: 25 years commemorative volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 14, p. 159–164.</ref>; Garland, 1993<ref name=Garland1993>Garland, C. R., 1993, Miller Field: Reservoir stratigraphy and its impact on development, in J. R. Parker, ed., Petroleum geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the 4th Conference: Geological Society (London), p. 401–414.</ref>; Garland et al., 1999<ref name=Garlandetal1999>Garland, C. R., P. Haughton, R. F. King, and T. P. Moulds, 1999, Capturing reservoir heterogeneity in a sand-rich submarine fan, Miller field: Geological Society (London) Petroleum Geology Conference series 5, p. 1199–1208.</ref>), and approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) to the northeast of the Central Brae (Fletcher, 2003<ref name=Fletcher2003a>Fletcher, K. J., 2003a, The Central Brae Field, Blocks 16/07a, 16/07b, UK North Sea, in J. G. Gluyas and H. M. Hichens, eds., UK oil and gas fields commemorative millennium volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 20, p. 183–190.</ref>) and South [[Brae field]]s (Roberts, 1991<ref name=Roberts1991>Roberts, M. J., 1991, The South Brae Field, Block 16/7a, UK North Sea, in I. L. Abbotts, ed., United Kingdom oil and gas fields: 25 years commemorative volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 14, p. 55–62.</ref>; Fletcher, 2003<ref name=Fletcher2003b>Fletcher, K. J., 2003b, The South Brae Field, Blocks 16/07a, 16/07b, UK North Sea, in J. G. Gluyas and H. M. Hichens, eds., United Kingdom oil and gas fields commemorative millennium volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 20, p. 211–221.</ref>) ([[:file:M115CH10FG01.jpg|Figure 1]], [[:file:M115CH10FG02.jpg|Figure 2]]).
The Kingfisher field is located in the [[South Viking Graben]] 278 km (173 mi) northeast of Aberdeen close to the U.K. and [[Norway]] boundary line (Spence and Kreutz, 2003<ref name=Spenceandkreutz2003>Spence, S., and H. Kreutz, 2003, The Kingfisher Field, Block 16/8a, UK North Sea, in J. G. Gluyas and H. M. Hichens, eds., United Kingdom oil and gas fields commemorative millennium volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 20, p. 305–314.</ref>). The field is 8 km (5 mi) to the northeast of the [[Miller field]] (Rooksby, 1991<ref name=Rooksby1991>Rooksby, S. K., 1991. The Miller Field, Blocks 16/7B, 16/8B, UK North Sea, in I. L. Abbotts, ed., United Kingdom oil and gas fields: 25 years commemorative volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 14, p. 159–164.</ref>; Garland, 1993<ref name=Garland1993>Garland, C. R., 1993, Miller Field: Reservoir stratigraphy and its impact on development, in J. R. Parker, ed., Petroleum geology of Northwest Europe: Proceedings of the 4th Conference: Geological Society (London), p. 401–414.</ref>; Garland et al., 1999<ref name=Garlandetal1999>Garland, C. R., P. Haughton, R. F. King, and T. P. Moulds, 1999, Capturing reservoir heterogeneity in a sand-rich submarine fan, Miller field: Geological Society (London) Petroleum Geology Conference series 5, p. 1199–1208.</ref>), and approximately 12 km (7.5 mi) to the northeast of the Central Brae (Fletcher, 2003<ref name=Fletcher2003a>Fletcher, K. J., 2003a, The Central Brae Field, Blocks 16/07a, 16/07b, UK North Sea, in J. G. Gluyas and H. M. Hichens, eds., UK oil and gas fields commemorative millennium volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 20, p. 183–190.</ref>) and South [[Brae field]]s (Roberts, 1991<ref name=Roberts1991>Roberts, M. J., 1991, The South Brae Field, Block 16/7a, UK North Sea, in I. L. Abbotts, ed., United Kingdom oil and gas fields: 25 years commemorative volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 14, p. 55–62.</ref>; Fletcher, 2003<ref name=Fletcher2003b>Fletcher, K. J., 2003b, The South Brae Field, Blocks 16/07a, 16/07b, UK North Sea, in J. G. Gluyas and H. M. Hichens, eds., United Kingdom oil and gas fields commemorative millennium volume: Geological Society (London) Memoir 20, p. 211–221.</ref>) ([[:file:M115CH10FG01.jpg|Figure 1]], [[:file:M115CH10FG02.jpg|Figure 2]]).
The Kingfisher field (Licences P.295 and P.483) is operated by Shell U.K. Limited (49.74%) and co-owned by Esso Exploration and Production U.K. Limited (49.37%) and Marathon Oil North Sea U.K. Limited (0.89%). Hydrocarbons produced from the Upper Jurassic Brae and Heather reservoir intervals are flowed to the Marathon-operated Brae Bravo platform 9 km (5.6 mi) to the west via two dedicated 10 in. (25 cm) subsea pipelines, where gas and oil are separated, with gas then being exported via the SAGE gas pipeline to St. Fergus and the oil being exported via the Brae-Forties oil pipeline system.
The Kingfisher field (Licences P.295 and P.483) is operated by Shell U.K. Limited (49.74%) and co-owned by Esso Exploration and Production U.K. Limited (49.37%) and Marathon Oil North Sea U.K. Limited (0.89%). [[Hydrocarbon]]s produced from the Upper Jurassic Brae and Heather reservoir intervals are flowed to the Marathon-operated Brae Bravo platform 9 km (5.6 mi) to the west via two dedicated 10 in. (25 cm) subsea pipelines, where gas and oil are separated, with gas then being exported via the SAGE gas pipeline to St. Fergus and the oil being exported via the Brae-Forties oil pipeline system.
[[file:M110CH10FG03.jpg|300px|thumb|{{figure number|3}}Schematic geological cross section through the Brae submarine fan system from the proximal South Brae area on the margins of the Fladen Ground Spur through the Miller field area to the distal margin near the Kingfisher field 15 km (9 mi) to the northeast. Modified after Turner et al. (1987<ref name=Turneretal1987>Turner, C. C., J. M. Cohen, E. R. Connell, and D. M. Cooper, 1987, A depositional model for the South Brae Oilfield, in J. Brooks and K. W. Glennie, eds., Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe: Graham & Trotman, London, p. 853–864.</ref>).]]
The Kingfisher field is currently estimated to contain 150 MMbbls of oil and condensate and 450 Bcf of gas with a total combined hydrocarbon initially in-place volume of approximately 230 MMboe. Although the Kingfisher field may be small in volumetric terms when compared to many of the other nearby oil and gas fields, its location within the eastern extremities of the Brae area means that it has provided insights into the reservoir complexity that exists within the more distal parts of the basin-floor turbidite fan systems that were deposited within the South Viking Graben (Figure 3).
The Kingfisher field is currently estimated to contain 150 MMbbls of oil and condensate and 450 Bcf of gas with a total combined hydrocarbon initially in-place volume of approximately 230 MMboe. Although the Kingfisher field may be small in volumetric terms when compared to many of the other nearby oil and gas fields, its location within the eastern extremities of the Brae area means that it has provided insights into the reservoir complexity that exists within the more distal parts of the basin-floor turbidite fan systems that were deposited within the South Viking Graben (Figure 3).
==See also==
==See also==
* [[South Viking graben]]
* [[South Viking Graben]]
==References==
==References==