Oil field · UK
Dauntless
Dauntless is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1994 and produced from 1997 to 1999. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 4 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Dauntless produced about 4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 4.1 million cubic metres of gas between August 1997 and April 1999.
Latest: 1,300 barrels a day in April 1999. Highest year: 1998, averaging 6,200 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1997.
Latest: 0.001 million cubic metres a day in April 1999. Highest year: 1998, averaging 0.006 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1997.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 (Jan–Apr) | 2,300 | 0.002 |
| 1998 | 6,200 | 0.006 |
| 1997 (Aug–Dec) | 9,700 | 0.01 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Original operator | Amerada Hess |
| Discovered | November 1994 (well 21/11-4) |
| First production | August 1997 |
| Water depth | 90 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Durward (0.8 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.