AWE Limited has completed its subsea tie-back and installation project to connect the Pateke-4H development well to the Tui area oil fields gathering system.
The company said the well has now been brought onto production and flow testing is underway to determine optimal well settings.
An initial unstabilised flow rate of 34,000 barrels of oil per day was recorded.
The Pateke-4H subsea tie-back and installation project commenced last month and involved the installation of 1,312 metres of flexible flow line, a gas lift umbilical and production manifold,
integrated controls and ancillary equipment in water depths of about 124 metres.
AWE said the Tui area oil fields and the Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel, Umuroa, were shut in for the duration of the tie-back project.
During the shut-in period, a planned program of facility inspections and maintenance was conducted.
New Zealand Oil & Gas has a 27.5% interest in PMP 38158 via subsidiaries.
The joint venture are AWE Limited (via subsidiaries) (Operator), 57.50% and Pan Pacific Petroleum (via subsidiaries), 15%.
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