Claymore oilfield

The Claymore oil field is located in Block 14/19 on the United Kingdom's Continental Shelf.

[3] The topsides for Claymore were designed and procured by Matthew Hall Engineering (MHE) which was awarded the contract in November 1976.

The topsides weighed 10,000 tonnes and there were four modules supported by an eight leg steel jacket installed in 1976.

The production of oil (in 1000s barrels) was as shown:[5]Two subsea water injection templates were installed in 1981 and 1985.

Produced water is treated in hydrocyclones and a degasser vessel prior to overboard disposal.

[1] The Scapa oil field is located in Block 14/19 on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf.

It is named after Scapa Flow a body of water and natural harbour in the Orkney Islands.

The field was discovered in 1975 by well 14/19-9 in the Scapa sandstone measure of the Early Cretaceous Valhal Formation.

Occidental sold much of its North Sea interest including Claymore to Elf Aquitaine in May 1991.

The Claymore installation is currently (2018) owned and operated by Repsol Sinopec Resources UK.