Oil field · UK
Heron
Heron is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1988 and produced from 1998 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 77.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 6.9 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Heron produced about 77.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 6.9 billion cubic metres of gas between January 1999 and January 2019.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in January 2019. Highest year: 2000, averaging 51,000 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1999.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in January 2019. Highest year: 1999, averaging 2.1 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 (Jan) | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 490 | 0.048 |
| 2017 | 960 | 0.18 |
| 2016 | 1,200 | 0.11 |
| 2015 | 590 | 0.054 |
| 2014 | 1,300 | 0.082 |
| 2013 | 930 | 0.094 |
| 2012 | 120 | 0.059 |
| 2011 | 150 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | 1,800 | 0.57 |
| 2009 | 3,700 | 1.1 |
| 2008 | 4,700 | 1.3 |
| 2007 | 4,700 | 1.1 |
| 2006 | 6,300 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | 8,000 | 1.7 |
| 2004 | 7,200 | 1.3 |
| 2003 | 15,000 | 1.9 |
| 2002 | 21,000 | 1.8 |
| 2001 | 35,000 | 1.7 |
| 2000 | 51,000 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | 49,000 | 2.1 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | November 1988 (well 22/30a-2) |
| First production | September 1998 |
| Water depth | 92 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 9 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
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.