Gas field · UK
Boulton
Boulton is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1984 and produced from 1997 to 2018. Production has ceased. From March 2004, when its monthly records begin, it produced about 1.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 4.8 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Boulton produced about 1.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 4.8 billion cubic metres of gas between March 2004 and August 2018. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in March 2004, but it started producing in December 1997, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: 0.27 million cubic metres a day in August 2018. Highest year: 2005, averaging 1.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2004.
Latest: 120 barrels a day in August 2018. Highest year: 2005, averaging 470 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2009.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Jan–Aug) | 130 | 0.43 |
| 2017 | 150 | 0.54 |
| 2016 | 180 | 0.52 |
| 2015 | 210 | 0.63 |
| 2014 | 280 | 0.69 |
| 2013 | 240 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 250 | 0.75 |
| 2011 | 370 | 1.1 |
| 2010 | 250 | 0.62 |
| 2009 | 370 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 400 | 1.2 |
| 2007 | 310 | 0.85 |
| 2006 | 380 | 1 |
| 2005 | 470 | 1.5 |
| 2004 (Mar–Dec) | 640 | 2.1 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Conoco |
| Discovered | November 1984 (well 44/21-2) |
| First production | December 1997 |
| Water depth | 41 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 6 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Boulton.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Rita (0.5 km), Watt (0.8 km), Murdoch (4.8 km), Caister Carboniferous (8.7 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Hornsea One (37 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: 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.
Boulton's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Boulton, Boulton H.