Gas condensate field · UK
Ellon
Ellon is a gas condensate field in the northern North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1973 and has produced since 1994.
Production
Ellon has produced about 14.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 4 billion cubic metres of gas since December 1994.
Latest: 0.1 million cubic metres a day in August 2025. Highest year: 1997, averaging 1.9 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 1997.
Latest: 140 barrels a day in August 2025. Highest year: 1997, averaging 7,600 barrels a day. Highest month: July 1997.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 (Jan–Aug) | 22 | 0.016 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0.01 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 160 | 0.03 |
| 2021 | 100 | 0.022 |
| 2020 | 280 | 0.13 |
| 2019 | 460 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 450 | 0.24 |
| 2017 | 480 | 0.18 |
| 2016 | 570 | 0.22 |
| 2015 | 820 | 0.25 |
| 2014 | 780 | 0.39 |
| 2013 | 690 | 0.38 |
| 2012 | 610 | 0.3 |
| 2011 | 910 | 0.27 |
| 2010 | 1,200 | 0.14 |
| 2009 | 590 | 0.069 |
| 2008 | 220 | 0.056 |
| 2007 | 750 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 1,800 | 0.19 |
| 2005 | 690 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | 470 | 0.12 |
| 2003 | 1,200 | 0.49 |
| 2002 | 950 | 0.32 |
| 2001 | 1,600 | 0.49 |
| 2000 | 2,800 | 0.36 |
| 1999 | 2,500 | 0.38 |
| 1998 | 5,700 | 1.1 |
| 1997 | 7,600 | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 3,200 | 1.4 |
| 1995 | 2,200 | 0.93 |
| 1994 (Dec) | 2,100 | 0.89 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas condensate field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Total |
| Discovered | October 1973 (well 3/15-2) |
| First production | December 1994 |
| Water depth | 134 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 7 |
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.