Netherlands

A&B Blocks

There are six gas fields on the A&B blocks (RockRose 14.63%) offshore the Netherlands, which are operated by Petrogas. Five of the fields – including A12, A18, and B13, which are onstream – are within a unitised area. The reservoirs of the producing fields are of Pleistocene age and very shallow, with depths of between 350 metres and 700 metres. First gas from the area, which has been developed using a Central Processing Platform (CPP) with compression facilities to address the low pressure of the reservoirs, was achieved in 2007. Due to capacity constraints at the CPP, a phased development approach has been pursued in the area, with two of the three undeveloped discoveries provisionally scheduled to come onstream in 2021. Gross sales production from the A&B blocks averaged over 112 MMcf/d in 2018 (16 MMcf/d net to RockRose). Gas is exported via a spurline to the A/6-F/3 pipeline, which in turn links to the NOGAT pipeline for transportation to Den Helder.

K4b-K5a

Operated by Total, the K4b/K5a blocks (RockRose 6.98% – 11.66%) include interests in nine gas fields, one of which has now ceased production. The area was developed with a Central Processing Platform (CPP) over the K/5-A structure and five unmanned wellhead platforms to produce gas from the satellite fields. The K4/K5 assets were developed in phases, with first gas achieved from K/5-A and K/5-D in 1994 while K/5-F was brought onstream 14 years later in 2008. The water depth in the K4b/K5a blocks is up to 68 metres while the gas is produced from the Permian Lower Slochteren reservoir at a depth of approximately 3,500 metres. Gross production in 2018 averaged 66 MMcf/d (7 MMcf/d net to RockRose). Gas from most of the fields on the acreage is exported via the WGT pipeline to Den Helder. The exception is K/5-F, which exports its gas via the NGT pipeline to Uithuizen.

Joint Development Area (JDA) & K18-G

Acquired as part of the Hague & London Oil BV acquisition (April 2021).  The JDA (9.95% unit WI) covers 6 unitised licences (K07, K08, K11, K14, K15 & L13) and 23 producing fields, located on the Dutch continental shelf.  First production was in the K14 block in 1975.  It is operated by NAM (Shell, ExxonMobil joint venture).  The main processing hubs within the JDA are the K7-FA and K8-FA to the north, and the K14-FA-1P/1C, K15-FA and K15-FB to the south.  Gas is produced from both high calorific (HiCal) and low calorific (LoCal) gas fields, with the HiCal gas delivered in to the Wintershall operated WGT pipeline, while the LoCal gas is delivered via a dedicated JDA owned pipeline to Den Helder.  K15-FA receives most of the HiCal gas while the LoCal is delivered to K15-FB platform.  The K18-Golf (2.2% WI) field is operated by Wintershall, it is a subsea tie back to the K15-FA facility within the JDA.  The partnership are currently looking at infill opportunity on the K18-Golf structure.

Focus is maintaining production levels through well enhancement work and infill wells.  The partnership will acquire an OBN seismic survey in 2022 to support future infill opportunities, along with drilling an infill well on L13-FG.  Work has also commenced on the K14-FA carbon capture and storage project, with RockRose directly participating in the storage joint venture.

Other Netherlands

In addition to the A&B blocks, K4b-K5a, and Hanze, RockRose has interests in several other assets both offshore and onshore the Netherlands (see tables). In 2018, these produced a combined average of 906 boe/d net to RockRose.

Offshore

Onshore