Oil and gas field · Norway
Gaupe
Gaupe is an oil and gas field in the Norwegian North Sea. It was discovered in 1985 and produced from 2012 to 2018. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.9 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 460 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Gaupe produced about 1.9 million barrels of oil, condensate and NGL and 460 million cubic metres of gas between April 2012 and August 2018.
Latest: 8 barrels a day in August 2018. Highest year: 2013, averaging 1,200 barrels a day. Highest month: July 2012.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in August 2018. Highest year: 2013, averaging 0.39 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2012.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil, condensate and NGL, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Jan–Aug) | 83 | 0.004 |
| 2017 | 190 | 0.025 |
| 2016 | 370 | 0.18 |
| 2015 | 410 | 0.035 |
| 2014 | 660 | 0.18 |
| 2013 | 1,200 | 0.39 |
| 2012 (Apr–Dec) | 3,000 | 0.59 |
Field details
| Status | Shut down |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil and gas field |
| Discovered | 1985 (wellbore 6/3-1) |
| First production | March 2012 |
| Water depth | 86 m |
| Sea area | North Sea |
| Expected total recovery | oil 1.5 million barrels; condensate 126,000 barrels; gas 460 million cubic metres; NGL 0 million tonnes (Sodir estimate, 2025) |
| Produced so far | 100% of the expected total |
| Wellbores inside the outline | 4 |
| Official record | Sodir FactPage |
Platforms and installations
2 more installations are on the seabed, such as well templates.
Nearby
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.