Gas condensate field · UK
Drake
Drake is a gas condensate field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1982 and has produced since 1997.
Production
Drake has produced about 15 million barrels of oil and condensate and 10.6 billion cubic metres of gas since September 1997.
Latest: 0.006 million cubic metres a day in June 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 4.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 1999.
Latest: 3 barrels a day in June 2026. Highest year: 1999, averaging 7,700 barrels a day. Highest month: August 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jun) | 130 | 0.19 |
| 2025 | 90 | 0.11 |
| 2024 | 50 | 0.072 |
| 2023 | 72 | 0.077 |
| 2022 | 53 | 0.048 |
| 2021 | 140 | 0.11 |
| 2020 | 29 | 0.088 |
| 2019 | 56 | 0.069 |
| 2018 | 58 | 0.082 |
| 2017 | 82 | 0.14 |
| 2016 | 120 | 0.13 |
| 2015 | 150 | 0.22 |
| 2014 | 92 | 0.15 |
| 2013 | 210 | 0.27 |
| 2012 | 250 | 0.33 |
| 2011 | 150 | 0.18 |
| 2010 | 300 | 0.42 |
| 2009 | 400 | 0.49 |
| 2008 | 630 | 0.61 |
| 2007 | 600 | 0.56 |
| 2006 | 840 | 0.76 |
| 2005 | 570 | 0.57 |
| 2004 | 1,200 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | 1,900 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 4,800 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 5,600 | 3.8 |
| 2000 | 6,400 | 4 |
| 1999 | 7,700 | 4.2 |
| 1998 | 6,700 | 3.6 |
| 1997 (Sep–Dec) | 5,700 | 3 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BG |
| Discovered | September 1982 (well 22/05b-2) |
| First production | October 1997 |
| Water depth | 88 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
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
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.