Bonga Field

Bonga Oil Field
Country: Nigeria
Lisence Block(s): OML 212
Offshore/Onshore: Offshore
Operator(s): Shell
Partners: Shell, ExxonMobil, Total, Eni
Field History
Discovery: 1996
Start of Production: Nov 2005
Expected Abandoment: 2019
Production
Current Production Oil: 202,000 bopd (2006)
Current Production Gas: 144 MMscf (2006)
Estimated STOIIP: 1470(mmbll)
Estimated STOIIP: 965 (bcf)
Producing Formations: Middle to Late Miocene unconsolidated turbidite sandstones

The Bonga Field is an oilfield in Nigeria. It was located in License block OPL 212 off the Nigerian Coast, which has now been renamed as OML 118 in February 2000. The field covers approximately 60 square Km in an average water depth of 1000m. The field was discovered in 1996, with Government approval occurring in 2002. The field began first production in November 2005. The field is produced via a FSPO (Floating Production Storage and Offloading) Vessel. The field produces both Oil and Natural Gas, the oil is offloaded to tankers while the gas is piped back to Nigeria where it is exported via a LNG Plant. The field contains approximately 6,000 mmBoe.

The field is operated by Shell Nigeria who own 55% of the license. The other partners in the field development are Exxon (20%), Nigerian AGIP (12.5%) and Elf Petroleum (12.5%)

Field History

Located 120 km SW of the Niger Delta, the first discovery well was spudded in Sept 1995 after aqurring extensive information about the block via a 3D sesmic survey in 1993/94.

A secondary field was discovered in the block in May 2001 known as Bonga SW, which encountered significant hydrocarbons. A third field was discovered later in 2004 which is known as Bonga North.

Field Development

The has been produced as a subsea tie back to a Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessal (FPSO). Currently there are 16 oil producing and water injection wells on the field however this will be increased to nearly 40 wells as the field is developed further. Due tot he large size of the Bonga SW it is currently thought it will require asperate production facility to adquetly produce the field.

Oil produced from the field will be stored on the FPSO for transport to markets via tanker while the Gas will be exported via a pipline to the Nigerian Coast for LNG.

The FPSO built by Samsung Heavy industries contained a number of firsts for its type.

See also

• Nigeria
• Natural gas
• Oilfield

References

• "The Bonga Field". Rigzone. Retrieved Sept 23. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

• "Bonga Deepwater Project, Niger Delta, Nigeria". Offshore Technology. Retrieved June 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

• "Shell's Bonga Oil Field Starts up Offshore Nigeria". Azom.com. Retrieved June 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

• "Nigerian Bound Bonga Hailed a Major Success for AMEC". Amec Homepage. Retrieved June 13. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

External links

• Oilweek
• Rigzone