Oil field · UK
Grouse
Grouse is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1981 and has produced since 2008. In July 2026 it produced about 610 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.008 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Grouse has produced about 13.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 125 million cubic metres of gas since December 2008.
Latest: 610 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 7,900 barrels a day. Highest month: February 2011.
Latest: 0.008 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2009, averaging 0.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2009.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 350 | 0.005 |
| 2025 | 420 | 0.005 |
| 2024 | 430 | 0.006 |
| 2023 | 410 | 0.005 |
| 2022 | 86 | 0.001 |
| 2021 | 16 | under 0.001 |
| 2020 | 490 | 0.006 |
| 2019 | 880 | 0.009 |
| 2018 | 960 | 0.009 |
| 2017 | 750 | 0.007 |
| 2016 | 820 | 0.008 |
| 2015 | 1,900 | 0.019 |
| 2014 | 1,600 | 0.018 |
| 2013 | 1,600 | 0.015 |
| 2012 | 2,900 | 0.025 |
| 2011 | 7,900 | 0.042 |
| 2010 | 7,500 | 0.063 |
| 2009 | 7,900 | 0.1 |
| 2008 (Dec) | 310 | under 0.001 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Venture |
| Discovered | April 1981 (well 21/19-1A) |
| First production | October 2008 |
| Water depth | 87 m |
| Region | Central 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. 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.