Gas field · UK
Brown
Brown is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1998 and has produced since 1998. In July 2026 it produced about 0.047 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Brown has produced about 3,900 barrels of oil and condensate and 361 million cubic metres of gas since February 2001. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in February 2001, but it started producing in December 1998, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: 0.047 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2007, averaging 0.11 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2001.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 1 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | under 1 | 0.02 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0.011 |
| 2019 | under 1 | 0.027 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.002 |
| 2017 | under 1 | 0.012 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.003 |
| 2015 | under 1 | 0.009 |
| 2014 | under 1 | 0.008 |
| 2013 | under 1 | 0.016 |
| 2012 | under 1 | 0.027 |
| 2011 | under 1 | 0.032 |
| 2010 | under 1 | 0.045 |
| 2009 | under 1 | 0.06 |
| 2008 | under 1 | 0.092 |
| 2007 | under 1 | 0.11 |
| 2006 | under 1 | 0.088 |
| 2005 | under 1 | 0.009 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2002 | under 1 | 0.11 |
| 2001 (Feb–Dec) | 3 | 0.35 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | October 1998 (well 49/30a-A5) |
| First production | December 1998 |
| Water depth | 34 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Boyle (1.2 km), Davy (2.1 km), Davy East (3.6 km), North Davy (8 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.