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East Irish Sea Discovery Data
Gas was initially discovered by well 113/29-2, which was drilled by Amoco Corp. in 1992 to a terminal depth of 7,612 ft in the Carboniferous. The well tested gas from the Triassic Ormskirk Sandstone.
The 113/28-2 discovery was made by Clyde Expro Plc in 1998. The well was plugged and abandoned as a gas discovery after testing gas from the Triassic Ormskirk Sandstone reservoir.
Wind Data
The wind speed distribution map below shows that the East Irish Sea provides an adequate year-round wind resource for the concept. The preliminary estimate of annual wind speed at 60 meters above sea level is 8.0 m/s.
Site specific data will be enhanced by further studies and/or offshore recording equipment.
Average offshore wind speed distribution
(red highest, yellow lowest)
(source: National laboratory Denmark)
Approximate number of homes powered by renewable energy from the Ormonde project71,000 households
(Based on an average household consumption of 4700kW hours, as reported by the digest of UK energy statistics 2002)