Gas field · UK
Arthur
Arthur is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1989 and produced from 2005 to 2012. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.4 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Arthur produced about 358,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 2.4 billion cubic metres of gas between January 2005 and January 2012.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in January 2012. Highest year: 2005, averaging 2.4 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 2005.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in January 2012. Highest year: 2005, averaging 540 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 (Jan) | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2011 | under 1 | 0.003 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0.053 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0.22 |
| 2008 | 31 | 0.6 |
| 2007 | 140 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | 240 | 1.8 |
| 2005 | 540 | 2.4 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | ExxonMobil |
| Discovered | September 1989 (well 53/02-8) |
| First production | January 2005 |
| Water depth | 49 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 3 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Camelot Central South (1.6 km), Camelot North East (3.7 km), Camelot North (4.1 km), Leman South (7 km), Leman (7.2 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Haisborough, Hammond and Winterton SAC, Southern North Sea SAC.
Sources
Production: NSTA, UKCS field production reports (PPRS), monthly to July 2026. Field details, platforms, licences and wells: NSTA open data, as on the atlas map. Contains information provided by the North Sea Transition Authority and/or other third parties. Used under the NSTA Open User Licence.
Offshore Data Atlas converts the reported volumes to barrels and cubic metres a day (one cubic metre is 6.29 barrels). UK gas figures are all the gas produced, including gas used offshore as fuel, flared or put back into the reservoir.