Oil field · UK
Larch
Larch is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Spirit Energy. It was discovered in 1986 and produced from 1998 to 2022. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 10.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 242 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Larch produced about 10.2 million barrels of oil and condensate and 242 million cubic metres of gas between July 1998 and December 2022.
Latest: 520 barrels a day in December 2022. Highest year: 2002, averaging 8,600 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Latest: 0.007 million cubic metres a day in December 2022. Highest year: 2002, averaging 0.18 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 1998.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 160 | 0.002 |
| 2021 | 120 | 0.002 |
| 2020 | 340 | 0.007 |
| 2019 | 4 | under 0.001 |
| 2018 | 57 | 0.002 |
| 2017 | 210 | 0.009 |
| 2016 | 99 | 0.002 |
| 2015 | 210 | 0.005 |
| 2014 | 160 | under 0.001 |
| 2013 | 61 | under 0.001 |
| 2012 | 410 | 0.011 |
| 2011 | 730 | 0.017 |
| 2010 | 350 | 0.008 |
| 2009 | 550 | 0.035 |
| 2008 | 680 | 0.009 |
| 2007 | 850 | 0.006 |
| 2006 | 830 | 0.01 |
| 2005 | 890 | 0.013 |
| 2004 | 1,400 | 0.029 |
| 2003 | 2,200 | 0.065 |
| 2002 | 8,600 | 0.18 |
| 2001 | 3,600 | 0.059 |
| 2000 | 1,500 | 0.059 |
| 1999 | 300 | 0.005 |
| 1998 (Jul–Dec) | 7,000 | 0.25 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Spirit Energy |
| Licensee |
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| Original operator | Lasmo |
| Discovered | March 1986 (well 16/12a-9) |
| First production | July 1998 |
| Water depth | 126 m |
| Region | Central 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.
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.