Oil field · UK
Birch
Birch is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1985 and produced from 1995 to 2020. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 31.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Birch produced about 31.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2 billion cubic metres of gas between September 1995 and July 2020.
Latest: 20 barrels a day in July 2020. Highest year: 1996, averaging 22,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1996.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2020. Highest year: 1996, averaging 1.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 1996.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Jul) | 11 | under 0.001 |
| 2019 | 6 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 3 | under 0.001 |
| 2017 | 12 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 | 86 | 0.007 |
| 2015 | 530 | 0.035 |
| 2014 | 170 | 0.006 |
| 2013 | 430 | 0.05 |
| 2012 | 720 | 0.077 |
| 2011 | 970 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 880 | 0.086 |
| 2009 | 1,100 | 0.067 |
| 2008 | 1,500 | 0.068 |
| 2007 | 3,000 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | 4,100 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 4,300 | 0.27 |
| 2004 | 3,800 | 0.35 |
| 2003 | 190 | 0.009 |
| 2002 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2001 | 2,200 | 0.082 |
| 2000 | 2,000 | 0.12 |
| 1999 | 4,800 | 0.28 |
| 1998 | 11,000 | 0.57 |
| 1997 | 16,000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 22,000 | 1.5 |
| 1995 (Sep–Dec) | 18,000 | 1.2 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Lasmo |
| Discovered | October 1985 (well 16/12a-8) |
| First production | September 1995 |
| Water depth | 128 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 8 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
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.