Orlando
Orlando
Serica (operator) 100%
The Orlando Field is located in licence P.1606 (UKCS Block 3/3b), approx. 11 km east of the Ninian Field. Serica holds a 100% operated interest in the Orlando Field.
Orlando was discovered in 1989 by well 3/3-11, which encountered a 160ft oil column within a tilted fault block structure in Middle Jurassic Brent Group reservoir sandstones. Appraisal wells 3/3b-13 and 13Z were drilled in 2011/2012 and the single horizontal producer (3/3b-13Y) was completed in 2017.
The Orlando field development consists of a subsea tie-back of the single production well to the CNRI operated Ninian Central Platform. The well is completed with sand screens and dual Electric Submersible Pumps (ESPs), to provide artificial lift. Production from Orlando, which averaged 2,000 boepd in 2025, is expected to cease in H1 2027.
Serica is entering the decommissioning phase for the Orlando Pipeline and associated subsea infrastructure. The first stage of this is the preparation of proposals for the decommissioning operations. The proposals cover the safe removal and decommissioning of the field’s pipeline and subsea infrastructure, including subsea installations and associated pipelines. Copies of the Decommissioning Programme, Comparative Assessment, and Environmental Appraisal are available here:
The public notice can be accessed here.
