Gas field · UK
Hunter
Hunter is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1992 and produced from 2006 to 2017. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 210 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Hunter produced about 890 barrels of oil and condensate and 210 million cubic metres of gas between January 2006 and May 2017.
Latest: 0.026 million cubic metres a day in May 2017. Highest year: 2015, averaging 0.17 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 2015.
Latest: under 1 barrels a day in May 2017. Highest year: 2016, averaging 2 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2016.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 (Jan–May) | under 1 | 0.029 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0.069 |
| 2015 | under 1 | 0.17 |
| 2014 | under 1 | 0.12 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | under 0.001 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0.005 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0.065 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0.041 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.089 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Caledonia |
| Discovered | April 1992 (well 44/23a-10) |
| First production | January 2006 |
| Water depth | 34 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 3 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Kelvin (0 km), McAdam (0.8 km), Murdoch (4.7 km), Caister Carboniferous (5.3 km), Wingate (6.4 km), Caister Bunter (8.6 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.