Gas field · UK
Audrey
Audrey is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1976 and produced from 1998 to 2017. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 22.7 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Audrey produced about 2.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 22.7 billion cubic metres of gas between October 1988 and January 2017.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in January 2017. Highest year: 1991, averaging 12 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1991.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in January 2017. Highest year: 1991, averaging 1,300 barrels a day. Highest month: January 1991.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 (Jan) | under 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0.014 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0.066 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0.026 |
| 2013 | under 1 | 0.015 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0.082 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0.17 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0.16 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0.18 |
| 2008 | 26 | 0.3 |
| 2007 | 39 | 0.34 |
| 2006 | 48 | 0.42 |
| 2005 | 130 | 0.53 |
| 2004 | 81 | 0.64 |
| 2003 | 45 | 0.69 |
| 2002 | 21 | 0.47 |
| 2001 | 140 | 1.4 |
| 2000 | 200 | 1.7 |
| 1999 | 170 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | 230 | 2 |
| 1997 | 370 | 3.2 |
| 1996 | 380 | 3.3 |
| 1995 | 380 | 3.3 |
| 1994 | 320 | 2.8 |
| 1993 | 610 | 5.3 |
| 1992 | 740 | 6.5 |
| 1991 | 1,300 | 12 |
| 1990 | 1,100 | 9.3 |
| 1989 | 510 | 4.4 |
| 1988 (Oct–Dec) | 800 | 7 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Phillips |
| Discovered | March 1976 (well 49/11a-1) |
| First production | October 1998 |
| Water depth | 24 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 20 |
Platforms and installations
2 installations are removed or no longer in use: Audrey A (WD), Audrey B (XW).
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Ensign (1.4 km), Vampire (2.2 km), Galleon (4.4 km), Valkyrie (4.5 km), Alison (4.7 km), Tethys (5.2 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Hornsea One (31 km), Hornsea Two (40 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef 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.