Oil field · UK
Falcon
Falcon is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 2000 and produced from 2011 to 2023. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 4.6 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Falcon produced about 4.6 million barrels of oil and condensate and 14.4 million cubic metres of gas between July 2011 and January 2023.
Latest: 2 barrels a day in January 2023. Highest year: 2012, averaging 3,400 barrels a day. Highest month: August 2011.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in January 2023. Highest year: 2012, averaging 0.009 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 (Jan) | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 220 | under 0.001 |
| 2021 | 270 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 210 | under 0.001 |
| 2019 | 110 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 230 | under 0.001 |
| 2017 | 590 | 0.002 |
| 2016 | 730 | 0.003 |
| 2015 | 570 | 0.003 |
| 2014 | 1,600 | 0.007 |
| 2013 | 2,000 | 0.007 |
| 2012 | 3,400 | 0.009 |
| 2011 (Jul–Dec) | 5,300 | 0.014 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Licensee |
|
| Original operator | TAQA |
| Discovered | May 2000 (well 210/25a-9) |
| First production | August 2011 |
| Water depth | 176 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 4 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Tern (0.2 km), Kestrel (0.9 km), Eider (6.7 km), Cormorant North (7.8 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.