The Golden Eagle Field is located 18 km north of the Buzzard Field in the Moray Firth, and consists of oil accumulations in the Lower Cretaceous Punt and Upper Jurassic Burns Sandstone members. The development area comprises three fields, Golden Eagle, Peregrine and Solitaire, but up to 90% of the oil-in-place and ultimate recovery are in Golden Eagle. The two satellite fields are primarily structural closures, while the Golden Eagle Field reservoirs have a major element of stratigraphic pinchout. Production commenced in October 2014 and approximately 140 MMbbl of recoverable oil is anticipated over its field life from the 19 development wells (14 producers and 5 injectors) that form the initial development phase. Production performance to date has exceeded expectations, aided through the use of completions that provide zonal control of the reservoir units which has successfully supported reservoir management and improved sweep efficiency.A number of significant lessons have been learned during the early stages of the field life from the integration of dynamic data (real-time downhole fibre-optic reservoir monitoring instruments, inter- and intra-well tracers, and well interference tests) and seismic data improvements (post-start-up acquisition of high-density ocean-bottom node seismic and depth-conversion improvements).
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