F02a-Hanze

Location

The F02a-Hanze Oil and Gas Field is located offshore in the Dutch sector of the North Sea, approximately 200 kilometers offshore from Den Helder, in block F/2.

Coordinates

The exact coordinates of the field are 54.939, 4.563 (WGS 84).

Operator and Ownership

The field is operated by Dana Petroleum Netherlands B.V..

Discovery and Production

• The field was discovered in 1996.
• The Final Investment Decision (FID) year is not specified, but production started in 2001.

Reserves

As of 2010, the proven extractable reserves of the F02a-Hanze Oil and Gas Field are:

• Gas: 62.24 million m³
• Oil: 11.54 million barrels.

Production

• In 2019, the field produced:
  • Gas: 13.61 million m³ per year
  • Oil: 0.86 million barrels per year.

Field Characteristics

• The field is part of the shallow water category, which is significant for crude oil production in the Netherlands.
• It is one of the major assets in the Netherlands's crude oil and condensate production, along with other fields like Schoonebeek and Sillimanite.

Development Project

• The Hanze F2a development was the first operated development in the Dutch sector by Germany's Veba Oil (now part of Dana Petroleum).
• The project involved the development of the field to extract both oil and gas resources.

Geotechnical Context

• The Dutch offshore, including the F02a-Hanze field, is characterized by the presence of shallow gas, often of microbial origin generated in situ in the Cenozoic strata. This is distinct from deeper thermogenic gas.

Current Status

• The field is currently operating, contributing to the Netherlands' oil and gas production. However, the overall outlook for oil production in the Netherlands is declining post-2022 due to the lack of new projects and the shelving of major developments like the Rembrandt-Vermeer project.