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The Forties Field is located 180 km ENE of Aberdeen, predominantly in UK Licence Block 21/10. It was discovered in 1970, when an exploration well encountered hydrocarbons in Palaeocene sandstone within an anticlinal structure. Four appraisal wells confirmed the existence of a major oilfield, with an area of approximately 90 km2. Initial estimates of the oil-in-place were 4600 million stb, with a recovery factor of 40%.
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Wills, J.M., Peattie, D.K. (1990). The Forties Field and the Evolution of a Reservoir Management Strategy. In: Buller, A.T., Berg, E., Hjelmeland, O., Kleppe, J., Torsæter, O., Aasen, J.O. (eds) North Sea Oil and Gas Reservoirs—II. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0791-1_1
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