North Sea operator EnQuest has asked for permission to put a new water injection pipeline in the Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA).
The pipeline would be installed between the Kittiwake Platform and one of the water injection wells on the Mallard field, which is part of the GKA.
EnQuest intends to carry out the work during a three-week shutdown planned for the third quarter of 2017 and has applied to the Oil and Gas Authority for approval.
The Kittiwake field was discovered 150 miles north-east of Aberdeen in 1981 by Shell, going on to produce first oil in 1990.
Further exploration in GKA led to the discovery of the Grouse, Mallard, Gadwall and Goosander fields, all of which were tied back to the Kittiwake platform.
Mallard is located about 15.3kilometres south-east of the Kittiwake platform.
The field was discovered by Shell in 1990 and went live in 1998.
It was developed using a single production well and two water injection wells.
EnQuest bought a 50% stake in GKA in 2014. Dana Petroleum owns the remaining 50%.
EnQuest’s flagship Kraken development is set to come on stream in June.
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