Gas field · UK
Hawksley
Hawksley is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1998 and produced from 2002 to 2009. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 832,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.5 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Hawksley produced about 832,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.5 billion cubic metres of gas between September 2002 and September 2009.
Latest: 0.009 million cubic metres a day in September 2009. Highest year: 2003, averaging 1.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2002.
Latest: 0 barrels a day in September 2009. Highest year: 2003, averaging 990 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 (Jan–Sep) | 0 | 0.001 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 2007 | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 210 | 0.2 |
| 2004 | 760 | 0.79 |
| 2003 | 990 | 1.7 |
| 2002 (Sep–Dec) | 980 | 4 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Conoco |
| Discovered | February 1998 (well 44/17a-4) |
| First production | September 2002 |
| Water depth | 19 m |
| Region | Southern 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.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Munro (0.8 km), Tyne South (1.1 km), Tyne North (1.3 km), Cygnus (3.2 km), McAdam (8.2 km).
- Wind farms within 40 km: Dogger Bank A (37 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: Dogger Bank SAC, 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.