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K14-K18 gas fields

K14-K18 gas fields is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand K14-K18 gas fields rather than just read about it. In short: The K14-K18 gas fields are significant natural gas producing areas in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 120 km north west of Den Helder. These five contiguous fields started producing gas in 1977 and are still operational.

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Reference excerpt

The K14-K18 gas fields are significant natural gas producing areas in the Netherlands sector of the North Sea, about 120 km north west of Den Helder. These five contiguous fields started producing gas in 1977 and are still operational.

The fields The K14-K18 gas fields are located in the Southern North Sea. They extend over the Netherlands Offshore Blocks K14, K15, K16, K17 and K18. The gas reservoirs have the following properties:

Development The K14-K18 reservoirs were developed over an extended period by a number of offshore installations across the five Blocks.

K14 and K15 installations The initial installations in blocks K14 and K15 were:

Gas production from these platforms was to the following pipelines.

K14, K15 and K17 installations The fields were developed further from the mid-1980s through five satellite installations.

Gas from the K14-FB1 installation is routed to the K14-FA1 installation. Gas from the K15 installations is routed to the K14-FA1 installation. Gas from the K17 Monotower is routed to the K14-FB1 installation.

K18 installations The K18 Golf gas field is a military restricted zone which necessitated development by subsea satellites.

The output projection was 375.7 million normal cubic meters per year. Gas is routed to the K14-FA1 installation. The Kotter oil field is in Block K18, however there is no export route for the gas and the K18-FB gas accumulation has not been developed.

K16 Field The K16 Field is a stranded asset with no nearby gas transport infrastructure. The field has not been developed.

See also Helder, Helm and Hoorn oil fields Kotter and Logger oil and gas fields L4-L7 gas fields L10 gas field K13 gas field K7-K12 gas fields

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about K14-K18 gas fields ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of K14-K18 gas fields

In research: K14-K18 gas fields appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses K14-K18 gas fields in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: K14-K18 gas fields is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of oil and natural gas fields, Natural gas fields in the Netherlands, North Sea energy, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for K14-K18 gas fields outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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