The Hutton oil field is situated in the East Shetland Basin in the UK North Sea on the western side of the Viking Graben.

The reservoir sandstones are Middle Jurassic in age and were deposited as a result of deltaic progradation across the Hutton area.

[5] It was the first Tension Leg Platform permanently moored to the sea floor via tethers or tendons at each of the structures corners.

The Hutton TLP was originally designed for a service life of 25 years in the North Sea depth of 100 to 1000 metres.

[7] The total area of its living quarters was about 3,500 square metres and accommodated over 100 cabins though only 40 people were necessary to maintain the structure in place.

Subsequently, the topsides were transported by barge to the Sevmash fabrication yard at Severodvinsk, where they were temporarily stored while undergoing refurbishment and refitting.

After completion the topsides were reinstalled onto a new hull structure of the Prirazlomnaya platform, and will be towed into position ready for a new role in the development of the Prirazlomnoye Field, 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) north east of Arkhangelsk in the Pechora Sea.

[11] The North West Hutton steel jacket platform was constructed by McDermott Scotland at Ardersier and was installed (61°06’24”N 01°31’33”E.)

In later field life hydrocyclones were installed to remove oil from the produced water streams prior to discharge to sea.

[11] Production on North West Hutton ceased in 2002, and the Department of Trade and Industry approved decommissioning in 2006.

[10] Reconversion d’une plate-forme offshore, la TLP Hutton by Pierre Fuentes, École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Lille, 2003.