Gas field · UK
Dalton
Dalton is a gas field in the Irish Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1990 and produced from 1999 to 2018. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.4 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Dalton produced about 1.4 billion cubic metres of gas between August 1999 and December 2018.
Latest: 0.066 million cubic metres a day in December 2018. Highest year: 2000, averaging 1.3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 0.018 |
| 2017 | 0.015 |
| 2016 | 0.001 |
| 2015 | 0.034 |
| 2014 | 0.022 |
| 2013 | 0.083 |
| 2012 | 0.091 |
| 2011 | 0.16 |
| 2010 | 0.2 |
| 2009 | 0.14 |
| 2008 | 0 |
| 2007 | under 0.001 |
| 2006 | 0.002 |
| 2005 | 0.31 |
| 2004 | 0.33 |
| 2003 | 0.3 |
| 2002 | 0.006 |
| 2001 | 0.088 |
| 2000 | 1.3 |
| 1999 (Aug–Dec) | 1.7 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | Burlington |
| Discovered | May 1990 (well 110/02b-9) |
| First production | August 1999 |
| Water depth | 37 m |
| Region | Irish Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: North Morecambe (2 km), South Morecambe (2.4 km), Millom (5.5 km), Calder (5.7 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Walney Extension (18 km), West of Duddon Sands (18 km), Walney 1 (19 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.