Oil field · UK
Kingfisher
Kingfisher is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Shell PLC. It was discovered in 1972 and produced from 1997 to 2018. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 56.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 10 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Kingfisher produced about 56.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 10 billion cubic metres of gas between October 1997 and July 2018.
Latest: 170 barrels a day in July 2018. Highest year: 1998, averaging 28,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1998.
Latest: 0.061 million cubic metres a day in July 2018. Highest year: 1999, averaging 3.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 2000.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 (Jan–Jul) | 880 | 0.27 |
| 2017 | 1,100 | 0.37 |
| 2016 | 1,100 | 0.36 |
| 2015 | 1,000 | 0.4 |
| 2014 | 810 | 0.35 |
| 2013 | 1,100 | 0.43 |
| 2012 | 1,500 | 0.52 |
| 2011 | 1,900 | 0.71 |
| 2010 | 3,500 | 0.92 |
| 2009 | 3,200 | 0.78 |
| 2008 | 2,900 | 0.75 |
| 2007 | 4,100 | 0.91 |
| 2006 | 5,400 | 0.87 |
| 2005 | 6,100 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | 5,700 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 9,400 | 1.3 |
| 2002 | 14,000 | 2.2 |
| 2001 | 21,000 | 3.4 |
| 2000 | 17,000 | 3.3 |
| 1999 | 21,000 | 3.6 |
| 1998 | 28,000 | 3.6 |
| 1997 (Oct–Dec) | 18,000 | 1.7 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Shell PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | June 1972 (well 16/08-1) |
| First production | October 1997 |
| Water depth | 106 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 12 |
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
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.