Gas field · UK
Calder
Calder is a gas field in the Irish Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1982 and has produced since 2004. In July 2026 it produced about 0.15 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Calder has produced about 5.5 billion cubic metres of gas since October 2004.
Latest: 0.15 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2019, averaging 1.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2021.
Average production by year
| Year | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 0.11 |
| 2025 | 0.3 |
| 2024 | 0.31 |
| 2023 | 0.77 |
| 2022 | 1.5 |
| 2021 | 1.1 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1.7 |
| 2018 | 0.66 |
| 2017 | 0.29 |
| 2016 | 0.98 |
| 2015 | 0.55 |
| 2014 | 0.73 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1.1 |
| 2011 | 1.4 |
| 2010 | 1.2 |
| 2009 | 0.82 |
| 2008 | 0.26 |
| 2007 | 0.052 |
| 2006 | 0.16 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2004 (Oct–Dec) | 0.029 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Burlington |
| Discovered | February 1982 (well 110/07-3) |
| First production | October 2004 |
| Water depth | 28 m |
| Region | Irish Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 6 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: South Morecambe (3.2 km), Dalton (5.7 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: West of Duddon Sands (22 km), Walney 1 (25 km), Walney 2 (28 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.