Gas condensate field · Norway
Cod
Cod is a gas condensate field in the Norwegian North Sea. It was discovered in 1968 and produced from 1977 to 1998. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 24.8 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 7.3 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Cod produced about 24.8 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 7.3 billion cubic metres of gas between November 1977 and July 1998.
Latest: 0.33 million cubic metres a day in July 1998. Highest year: 1980, averaging 2.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 1980.
Latest: 750 barrels a day in July 1998. Highest year: 1980, averaging 9,800 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1980.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 (Jan–Jul) | 860 | 0.35 |
| 1997 | 860 | 0.32 |
| 1996 | 1,100 | 0.4 |
| 1995 | 1,200 | 0.45 |
| 1994 | 1,200 | 0.43 |
| 1993 | 1,200 | 0.43 |
| 1992 | 1,200 | 0.47 |
| 1991 | 1,300 | 0.47 |
| 1990 | 1,600 | 0.53 |
| 1989 | 2,000 | 0.7 |
| 1988 | 2,900 | 0.97 |
| 1987 | 2,200 | 0.77 |
| 1986 | 3,300 | 1.1 |
| 1985 | 4,100 | 1.2 |
| 1984 | 4,800 | 1.4 |
| 1983 | 7,000 | 2 |
| 1982 | 7,400 | 2.1 |
| 1981 | 7,400 | 1.9 |
| 1980 | 9,800 | 2.3 |
| 1979 | 5,500 | 1.3 |
| 1978 | 1,200 | 0.38 |
| 1977 (Nov–Dec) | 160 | 0.069 |
Field details
| Status | Shut down |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Discovered | 1968 (wellbore 7/11-1) |
| First production | December 1977 |
| Water depth | 76 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Expected total recovery | oil 18.1 million barrels; gas 7.3 billion cubic metres; NGL 0.5 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Produced so far | 100% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 13 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
2 installations are removed or no longer in use: Cod, Cod FL.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Mime (5 km).
Sources
Contains data under the Norwegian licence for Open Government data (NLOD) distributed by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (Sodir): field, production, reserves, licensee and facility data from the FactPages, with production monthly to August 2026.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). Norwegian figures are saleable production.