The Babbage field is located in the north-west of the UK SNS in UK Block 48/2, Licence P456, approximately 80km northeast of Dimlington (Easington). The field is in 40-45m of water and is approximately 28km northwest of the BP-operated West Sole WB platform. It is planned to develop the field through a North West platform location with the potential for further wells tied-back from the South East of the reservoir or third party fields.
The Babbage development involves five platform drilled horizontal wells, supported on a Minimum Facilities Platform (MFP), tied back to the West Sole System (WSS).