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The Thames, Yare and Bure Fields, Block 49/28, UK North Sea

Abstract The Thames, Yare and Bure Fields, discovered in 1973, 1969 and 1983 respectively, are located in the UK sector of the Southern Gas Basin. The reservoir is made up predominantly of aeolian dune sandstones of the Rotliegendes Leman Sandstone Formation. The fields lie on the upthrown side of NW-SE-trending fault blocks in the central part of Block 49/28. The Thames complex came on production in October 1986 and is estimated to have a field life of 10 years. Current estimates put gas in place for the three fields at approximately 350 BCF, with recoverable reserves of 240 BCF.