Ravenspurn gas fields

[1] Ravenspurn was one of the 'Villages' gas fields; named after villages lost to the sea along the Holderness coast.

These villages include: Cleeton, Dimlington, Hoton, Hyde, Newsham and Ravenspurn.

The reservoir is a Lower Leman sandstone of the Rotliegendes group with a variable porosity and permeability.

[1] Ravenspurn South was developed by BP which remained operator until 2012, when Perenco assumed operatorship.

[4] Ravenspurn North was developed by Hamilton Brothers[1] which remained the operator until 1998 when BP assumed operatorship.

In the first year of peak production (1991) the field produced 1.60 billion cubic metres of gas.

[1] Ravenspurn North was developed by Hamilton Brothers as a main manned complex and two satellite platforms ST2 and ST3.

[10] In the first year of peak production (1992) the field produced 3.50 billion cubic metres of gas.

Upon arrival at RN fluid flows to a slug catcher, gas is routed to the inlet of the appropriate Glycol Contactor.