Gas field · UK
Cavendish
Cavendish is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by INEOS Industries. It was discovered in 1989 and produced from 2007 to 2018. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.8 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Cavendish produced about 101,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 2.8 billion cubic metres of gas between July 2007 and July 2018.
Latest: 0.092 million cubic metres a day in July 2018. Highest year: 2008, averaging 1.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2008.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in July 2018. Highest year: 2011, averaging 52 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2007.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Jan–Jul) | 0 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | under 1 | 0.1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0.16 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0.19 |
| 2014 | under 1 | 0.29 |
| 2013 | under 1 | 0.41 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0.58 |
| 2011 | 52 | 1.2 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0.95 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1.8 |
| 2007 (Jul–Dec) | 410 | 1.5 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | INEOS Industries |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | RWE |
| Discovered | January 1989 (well 43/19-1) |
| First production | July 2007 |
| Water depth | 19 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 10 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Gordon (5.1 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Dogger Bank A (33 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Dogger Bank SAC, 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.