Miller
The Miller oil and gas field is located 270 km NE of Aberdeen in UKCS Blocks 16/7b and 16/8b and was discovered in 1982 by BP. Oil was found 4,000 metres beneath the seabed in a water depth of 100 metres.
Production from Miller field started in June 1992 and plateau production was from late 1992 to 1997 at rates of up to 150,000 barrels of oil and 255 mmscf of gas per day. Miller produced some 345 million barrels of oil during its lifetime.
The Miller field reached the end of its economic oil and gas producing life in 2007 when Cessation of Production (CoP) approval was received from the
Gas export from Miller was via a sour gas pipeline system (Miller Gas System) comprising a 241km 30¿ diameter sealine to St Fergus and then on via a 17.5km 26¿ diameter landline to Peterhead Power Station. Further information about the Miller Gas System is available by clicking here.
Miller oil was pumped via a 7.5km long, 18-inch diameter export pipeline to the Brae A platform and then onwards via the Forties Pipeline System to the mainland. Further information about the Miller-Brae oil pipeline can be obtained from the contact given below.
In 2003, BP constructed a new 8.5km 16¿ diameter gas pipeline between the Brae B and Miller platforms to allow gas to be exported from Brae to Miller for use in the Miller Field EOR (Enhanced Oil Recovery) scheme. Further information about this Brae-Miller Linkline is available by clicking here.
Contact
Brian Povey
BP Exploration Operating Company
1 Wellheads Avenue
Dyce
AB21 7PB
Tel 01224 835932
Email: brian.povey@uk.bp.com
Modified January 2009
