UK onshore oil and gas production in charts – December 2023

By Ruth Hayhurst on March 4, 2024

Daily onshore gas production was up 168% in December 2023 compared with the previous month, with the resumption of production at Saltfleetby.

Daily oil production was up nearly 5% in December 2023, with increases at Singleton (11%) and Wytch Farm (7%).

Flaring from onshore oil fields rose for the second consecutive month.

Key figures

Daily oil production: 11,986 barrels of oil per day (bopd) November 2023: 11,452 )

Oil volume: 59,071m3 (November 2023: 54,622 m3)

Oil weight:48,821 tonnes (November 2023: 45,155 tonnes)

Onshore oil’s contribution to UK total production: 1.86% (November 2023: 1.76%)

Volume of flared gas at UK onshore oilfields: 1,146m3 (November 2023: 1,056ksm3)

Volume of vented gas at UK onshore oilfields: 66ksm3 (November 2023: 73ksm3)

Daily gas production: 11.08 million standard cubic feet (mmscf//d) (November 2023: 4.13 mmscf/d)

Gas volume: 9,724 thousand cubic meters (ksm3) (November 2023: 3,506 ksm3)

Gas weight: 7,738 tonnes (November 2023: 2,476 tonnes

Onshore gas’s contribution to UK total production: 0.99% (November 2023: 0.49%)

This article uses data compiled and published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) from reports by oil companies. This is published about three months in arrears. All the charts are based on the NSTA data.

Some data retrospectively changed in previous releases from NSTA. This particularly concerns the volume of flared and vented gas at onshore oil fields. We have reported on why this data has changed.

Details

Daily production

Volume and weight

Contribution to UK production

Flaring and venting

Top producing fields

Oil top 20

Ranking risers: Wareham, Scampton North, Palmers Wood, Horse Hill and Kimmeridge

Ranking fallers: Horndean, Glentworth, Long Clawson, Cold Hanworth, Bletchingley, Beckingham, Corringham and Gainsborough

Data updates released in April 2024 changed the site at position 20 on the above table from Goodworth to Whisby and the weight of oil produced.

Producing gas fields

Ranking risers: Saltfleetby and Newmarket

Ranking fallers: Bilsthorpe, Stillingfleet, Wheldale, Markham Main, Prince of Wales, Cadeby, Gedling and Doe Green

Non-producers

Oil

According to the data, there was no production at 13 UK onshore oil fields in December 2023. This was one fewer than in November 2023 because the Star Energy site at Storrington resumed production.

The non-producing fields were:

Angus Energy: Brockham, Lidsey
Britnrg Limited: Newton-on-Trent
Europa Oil & Gas: Crosby Warren
Heyco (formerly Egdon Resources): Dukes Wood, Fiskerton Airfield, Kirklington, Waddock Cross
Star Enery (formerly IGas): Avington, Egmanton, Nettleham, Scampton, South Leverton

Gas

There was no production reported at 11 UK onshore producing gas fields in December 2023. This was one fewer field than in November 2023 because Florence Coal Mine Vent had a small amount of production.

The non-producers were:

Cuadrilla: Elswick
Heyco: Kirkleatham
EP UK Investments: Humbly Grove Gas Storage
Ineos: Airth
Infinis Energy: coal mine vents at Askern, Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield, Sherwood and Warsop
Scottish Power UK plc: Hatfield Moors and Hatfield Moor Gas Storage Injection

Operators

Oil

Gas

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