Oil field · UK
Don
Don is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1976 and produced from 1989 to 2003. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 15.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 280 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Don produced about 15.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 280 million cubic metres of gas between October 1989 and March 2003.
Latest: 120 barrels a day in March 2003. Highest year: 1991, averaging 5,400 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1989.
Latest: 0.001 million cubic metres a day in March 2003. Highest year: 1991, averaging 0.14 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 1991.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 (Jan–Mar) | 130 | 0.001 |
| 2002 | 380 | 0.004 |
| 2001 | 920 | 0.009 |
| 2000 | 1,400 | 0.015 |
| 1999 | 1,800 | 0.019 |
| 1998 | 2,100 | 0.029 |
| 1997 | 2,200 | 0.023 |
| 1996 | 3,500 | 0.034 |
| 1995 | 4,800 | 0.05 |
| 1994 | 4,300 | 0.055 |
| 1993 | 4,200 | 0.086 |
| 1992 | 5,100 | 0.14 |
| 1991 | 5,400 | 0.14 |
| 1990 | 4,800 | 0.12 |
| 1989 (Oct–Dec) | 7,600 | 0.18 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovered | October 1976 (well 211/18-12) |
| First production | October 1989 |
| Water depth | 167 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 16 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Ythan (0 km), Don South West (0.2 km), Penguin East (0.6 km), Conrie (2.4 km), Thistle (5.3 km), West Don (6 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.