Gas field · UK

Horne

Horne is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Tullow UK. It was discovered in 1992 and produced from 2005 to 2012. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas.

Production

Horne produced about 31,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas between June 2005 and July 2012.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month
Horne: gas production by month, June 2005 to July 201201232006200820102012

Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in July 2012. Highest year: 2007, averaging 0.92 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: April 2006.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month
Horne: oil and condensate production by month, June 2005 to July 20120204060802006200820102012

Latest: 0 barrels a day in July 2012. Highest year: 2006, averaging 23 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2006.

Average production by year

YearOil and condensate, barrels a dayGas, million m³ a day
2012 (Jan–Jul)0under 0.001
201110.057
201080.21
2009100.28
200870.35
2007190.92
2006230.89
2005 (Jun–Dec)331.1

Field details

StatusProduction ceased
TypeGas field
OperatorTullow UK
Partners
  • Spirit Energy North Sea Limited 50%
  • Tullow Oil SK Limited 50%
Original operatorTullow
DiscoveredNovember 1992 (well 53/03c-3)
First productionJune 2005
Water depth40 m
RegionSouthern North Sea
Wells inside the outline1

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.