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CDP1 shuts down

by Gunleiv Hadland, Norwegian Petroleum Museum

New drilling technology made it possible by 1990 to reach the whole Frigg field from a single drilling platform.

— CDP1 photographed a beautiful September day in 2004, many years after shut down. Photo: TotalNorwegian Petroleum Museum

As wells were drilled from DP2 towards the reservoir on the UK side, beneath CDP1, wells from the latter installation were gradually plugged and abandoned. CDP1 was finally shut down on 8 November 1990 after 13 years of producing gas for the British market. When the platforms on Frigg are removed, only the concrete GBS for CDP1 will remain.

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Published April 4, 2018 • Updated November 7, 2023