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Geological Society, London, Memoirs; 1991; v. 14; p. 117-126;
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.MEM.1991.014.01.15
© 1991 Geological Society of London

Part 2: The Viking Graben

The Frigg Field, Block 10/1 UK North Sea and 25/1, Norwegian North Sea

J. BREWSTER

ELF UK, 197 Knightsbridge, London SW7 1RZ, UK Present address: SNEAC(P), 26 avenue des Lilas, BP65, 64018 Pau Cedex, France

The Frigg Field was the first giant gas field to be discovered in the northern North Sea. Its position on the boundary line between the UK and Norway called for international cooperation at an early stage in development. The Lower Eocene reservoir sands have extremely good poroperm characteristics but the heterogeneities within the sands control the water influx from the immense Eocene and Palaeocene aquifers below.