Oil field · UK
Leadon
Leadon is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1989 and produced from 2001 to 2006. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 17.5 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Leadon produced about 17.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 117 million cubic metres of gas between November 2001 and June 2006.
Latest: 1,400 barrels a day in June 2006. Highest year: 2002, averaging 18,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 2002.
Latest: 0.013 million cubic metres a day in June 2006. Highest year: 2002, averaging 0.16 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: February 2002.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 (Jan–Jun) | 4,000 | 0.012 |
| 2005 | 6,100 | 0.014 |
| 2004 | 7,900 | 0.022 |
| 2003 | 11,000 | 0.088 |
| 2002 | 18,000 | 0.16 |
| 2001 (Nov–Dec) | 18,000 | 0.19 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Original operator | Kerr-McGee |
| Discovered | March 1989 (well 9/14b-4) |
| First production | November 2001 |
| Water depth | 120 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 40 |
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.