Oil field · UK
Gadwall
Gadwall is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1996 and has produced since 2005. In July 2026 it produced about 130 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.003 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Gadwall has produced about 4 million barrels of oil and condensate and 79.6 million cubic metres of gas since November 2007. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in November 2007, but it started producing in April 2005, so earlier output isn't included.
Latest: 130 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 3,100 barrels a day. Highest month: November 2015.
Latest: 0.003 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2015, averaging 0.059 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: October 2015.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 120 | 0.003 |
| 2025 | 100 | 0.002 |
| 2024 | 140 | 0.003 |
| 2023 | 160 | 0.003 |
| 2022 | 230 | 0.005 |
| 2021 | 100 | 0.002 |
| 2020 | 400 | 0.008 |
| 2019 | 360 | 0.007 |
| 2018 | 680 | 0.012 |
| 2017 | 1,400 | 0.028 |
| 2016 | 2,200 | 0.051 |
| 2015 | 3,100 | 0.059 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 200 | 0.001 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1,800 | 0.034 |
| 2007 (Nov–Dec) | 260 | 0.005 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | December 1996 (well 21/19-6) |
| First production | April 2005 |
| Water depth | 58 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 5 |
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.