Oil field · UK
Chestnut
Chestnut is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1986 and produced from 2008 to 2022. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 27.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 553 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Chestnut produced about 27.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 553 million cubic metres of gas between September 2008 and March 2022.
Latest: 1,100 barrels a day in March 2022. Highest year: 2009, averaging 9,400 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2009.
Latest: 0.006 million cubic metres a day in March 2022. Highest year: 2009, averaging 0.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2009.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 (Jan–Mar) | 1,500 | 0.036 |
| 2021 | 3,200 | 0.066 |
| 2020 | 5,500 | 0.11 |
| 2019 | 4,900 | 0.094 |
| 2018 | 6,300 | 0.13 |
| 2017 | 3,200 | 0.063 |
| 2016 | 4,400 | 0.089 |
| 2015 | 5,300 | 0.11 |
| 2014 | 5,400 | 0.11 |
| 2013 | 6,400 | 0.13 |
| 2012 | 5,900 | 0.14 |
| 2011 | 3,800 | 0.09 |
| 2010 | 7,400 | 0.13 |
| 2009 | 9,400 | 0.2 |
| 2008 (Sep–Dec) | 9,100 | 0.15 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | October 1986 (well 22/02-5) |
| First production | September 2008 |
| Water depth | 120 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
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.