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Apache Corporation
Beryl Field is located about 335km north-east of Aberdeen on the United Kingdom continental shelf in Block 9/13. The project covers an area of around 12,000 acres in water depths ranging from 350ft to 400ft.
ExxonMobil Corporation’s Mobil North Sea Limited was the original operator of the field. In January 2012, Apache Corporation acquired all the assets of Mobil North Sea including the Beryl field. It is now the operator of the field with 50% interest. Hess Limited holds 22.22%, Enterprise Oil Limited has 22.78% and the remaining 5% share is held by OMV (UK) Limited.
The field was discovered in 1972 and named after Beryl Solomon, wife of Mobil Europe president Charles Solomon. New drilling activities at the field were announced in September 2009. The co-venturers agreed to provide the required funding. The Beryl Alpha Platform was constructed in 1975 with first production in 1976 and an estimated 25-year production period. Apache approached ABLE with a request to replace a quantity of old, inoperable carbon steel/glass sight gauges with their renowned Magnetic Level Gauges. The replacements were designed to fit the existing installation both dimensionally and functionally. A range of gauges were provided : 34300-K, 32755-K and 32755-K ‘special’ with Duplex process flanges which were required due to the pressure/temperature limitations of standard 316 Stainless Steel verses Carbon Steel. The gauges are required to operate on a range of low density hydrocarbons. ABLE also provided the process isolation valves and mounting kits as part of the package as testimony to our capability to supply bespoke designed systems, a key element in ABLE winning the business.