Gas field · UK
Eris
Eris is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 2007 and has produced since 2010.
Production
Eris has produced about 148,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.9 billion cubic metres of gas since March 2010.
Latest: 0.054 million cubic metres a day in June 2026. Highest year: 2014, averaging 1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 2014.
Latest: 4 barrels a day in June 2026. Highest year: 2016, averaging 130 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2015.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jun) | 6 | 0.055 |
| 2025 | 17 | 0.16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0.062 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0.16 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0.17 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0.24 |
| 2020 | 27 | 0.27 |
| 2019 | 31 | 0.23 |
| 2018 | 46 | 0.31 |
| 2017 | 73 | 0.57 |
| 2016 | 130 | 0.62 |
| 2015 | 31 | 0.83 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | under 1 | 0.36 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.044 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 2010 (Mar–Dec) | 0 | 0.072 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | July 2007 (well 47/08c-4) |
| First production | March 2010 |
| Water depth | 39 m |
| Region | Southern 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. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Ceres (0.2 km), Mercury (0.6 km), Rough (1.8 km), Apollo (2.3 km), York (5.1 km), Minerva (7.4 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Westermost Rough (25 km), Humber Gateway (26 km), Triton Knoll (38 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Holderness Offshore MCZ - Secretary of State, Southern North Sea SAC.
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.