A group led by Wintershall has started production from K18-Golf field.

Wintershall initially plans to produce 35.3 MMcfd of gas from the Permian Rotliegend formation discovered  in 2005, via one subsea well. A second production well next summer is set to maintain plateau between 35 and 50 MMcfd.

Gas is produced via subsea pipeline to the K15-FA platform 10 km north. The gas will be treated there to sales specification before being sent to Den Helder on the Dutch mainland via the Wintershall-operated WGT pipeline network.

The K18-G1 well was drilled 3,750 m vertically and then 1,400 m horizontally. This summer the company will spud the K18-G4 well in the northern part of the field.

"Our investment in the K18-Golf tight gas project once again proves that we still see substantial potential in the Dutch North Sea and plan to tap into this potential," commented Martin Bachmann, Member of the Wintershall Board of Executive Directors with responsibility for Exploration and Production.

The partners in K18-Golf are Wintershall (41.7% interest), EBN BV (40%), Nederlandse Aardolie Mij, (15.9%), Tullow Oil PLC (2.2%), and Oranje-Nassau Energie (0.2%).