Decommissioning Insight 2019

DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT 2019

7.2 Well Decommissioning Activity in the UKCS

Figure 22: Well Decommissioning in the UKCS 2019, to 2028

Platform Wells Subsea Wells Suspended Subsea E&A Wells Number of Fields with Well Decommissioning Activity

250

60

50

200

40

150

30

100

20

50

10

Nubmer of Wells to be Decommissioned

0

0

Number of Fields with Well Decommissioning Activity

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Source: OGUK, OGA

100

100

NNS & WoS

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 NumberofWells tobeDecommissioned SNS & IS Source:OGUK,OGA

CNS

90

90

80

80

70

70

60

60

50

50

40

40

30

30

20

20

NumberofWells tobeDecommissioned

NumberofWells tobeDecommissioned

10

10

0

0

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

Source:OGUK,OGA

Source:OGUK,OGA

Note: Thumbnail graphs above demonstrate well activity profiles, full size graphs follow in subsequent pages.

Well Type

Sub-Totals

Percentage

Platform Well Subsea Well

1,106

68% 28%

458

Suspended Exploration and Appraisal Well

66

4%

TOTAL

1,630

100%

46