Gas field · UK
Bains
Bains is a gas field in the Irish Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1988 and produced from 2002 to 2010. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.3 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Bains produced about 49,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.3 billion cubic metres of gas between January 2003 and January 2010.
Latest: 0.005 million cubic metres a day in January 2010. Highest year: 2003, averaging 1.4 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2003.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in January 2010. Highest year: 2003, averaging 70 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2003.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 (Jan) | under 1 | 0.005 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0.039 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0.3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0.16 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0.17 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0.55 |
| 2004 | 38 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 70 | 1.4 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | HRL |
| Discovered | December 1988 (well 110/03b-4) |
| First production | November 2002 |
| Water depth | 22 m |
| Region | Irish Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: South Morecambe (3.4 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: West of Duddon Sands (11 km), Barrow (16 km), Walney 1 (17 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Liverpool Bay / Bae Lerpwl SPA.
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.