Oil field · UK
Clapham
Clapham is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Dana Petroleum Limited. It was discovered in 1999 and has produced since 2003. In July 2026 it produced about 290 barrels of oil and condensate a day.
Production
Clapham has produced about 16.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 52.1 million cubic metres of gas since March 2004.
Latest: 290 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2005, averaging 7,300 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2016.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2005, averaging 0.023 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2004.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 510 | 0.001 |
| 2025 | 250 | under 0.001 |
| 2024 | 220 | under 0.001 |
| 2023 | 350 | 0.001 |
| 2022 | 260 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | 440 | 0.001 |
| 2020 | 1,100 | 0.004 |
| 2019 | 1,200 | 0.003 |
| 2018 | 530 | 0.001 |
| 2017 | 900 | 0.005 |
| 2016 | 2,300 | 0.004 |
| 2015 | 1,700 | 0.006 |
| 2014 | 1,000 | 0.004 |
| 2013 | 1,300 | 0.004 |
| 2012 | 780 | 0.002 |
| 2011 | 580 | 0.002 |
| 2010 | 990 | 0.003 |
| 2009 | 1,900 | 0.006 |
| 2008 | 2,900 | 0.008 |
| 2007 | 4,800 | 0.014 |
| 2006 | 5,000 | 0.015 |
| 2005 | 7,300 | 0.023 |
| 2004 (Mar–Dec) | 9,900 | 0.041 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Dana Petroleum Limited |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Petro-Canada |
| Discovered | August 1999 (well 21/24-6) |
| First production | November 2003 |
| Water depth | 85 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 9 |
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: Guillemot North West (0.5 km), Guillemot North (3 km), Guillemot West (5.2 km), Pict (5.5 km), Saxon (5.8 km), Teal South (6.9 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.