Oil field · UK
Buchan
Buchan is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1974 and produced from 1981 to 2017. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 148 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Buchan produced about 148 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1 billion cubic metres of gas between May 1981 and May 2017.
Latest: 1,100 barrels a day in May 2017. Highest year: 1983, averaging 32,000 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1981.
Latest: 0.007 million cubic metres a day in May 2017. Highest year: 1983, averaging 0.26 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 1981.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 (Jan–May) | 2,100 | 0.011 |
| 2016 | 2,500 | 0.013 |
| 2015 | 2,800 | 0.015 |
| 2014 | 3,500 | 0.019 |
| 2013 | 3,200 | 0.016 |
| 2012 | 3,600 | 0.02 |
| 2011 | 5,000 | 0.029 |
| 2010 | 5,000 | 0.024 |
| 2009 | 5,300 | 0.029 |
| 2008 | 6,000 | 0.031 |
| 2007 | 5,800 | 0.029 |
| 2006 | 6,600 | 0.034 |
| 2005 | 6,800 | 0.035 |
| 2004 | 7,400 | 0.038 |
| 2003 | 6,900 | 0.035 |
| 2002 | 7,100 | 0.036 |
| 2001 | 7,900 | 0.04 |
| 2000 | 7,200 | 0.037 |
| 1999 | 7,100 | 0.036 |
| 1998 | 8,200 | 0.042 |
| 1997 | 9,100 | 0.049 |
| 1996 | 11,000 | 0.079 |
| 1995 | 10,000 | 0.074 |
| 1994 | 12,000 | 0.09 |
| 1993 | 11,000 | 0.077 |
| 1992 | 13,000 | 0.097 |
| 1991 | 16,000 | 0.12 |
| 1990 | 17,000 | 0.13 |
| 1989 | 13,000 | 0.092 |
| 1988 | 21,000 | 0.15 |
| 1987 | 21,000 | 0.17 |
| 1986 | 22,000 | 0.18 |
| 1985 | 18,000 | 0.14 |
| 1984 | 21,000 | 0.16 |
| 1983 | 32,000 | 0.26 |
| 1982 | 28,000 | 0.24 |
| 1981 (May–Dec) | 28,000 | 0.24 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | August 1974 (well 21/01-1) |
| First production | May 1981 |
| Water depth | 122 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 21 |
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: Tweedsmuir South (4.9 km), Tweedsmuir (9 km), Hannay (9.2 km).
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.