Oil field · UK
MacCulloch
MacCulloch is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1990 and produced from 1997 to 2015. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 119 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.4 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
MacCulloch produced about 119 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.4 billion cubic metres of gas between August 1997 and April 2015.
Latest: 5,000 barrels a day in April 2015. Highest year: 1998, averaging 41,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 1998.
Latest: 0.06 million cubic metres a day in April 2015. Highest year: 1998, averaging 0.46 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: May 1998.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 (Jan–Apr) | 5,900 | 0.07 |
| 2014 | 3,600 | 0.046 |
| 2013 | 3,400 | 0.046 |
| 2012 | 4,500 | 0.066 |
| 2011 | 7,200 | 0.092 |
| 2010 | 10,000 | 0.12 |
| 2009 | 9,500 | 0.1 |
| 2008 | 7,400 | 0.099 |
| 2007 | 11,000 | 0.14 |
| 2006 | 17,000 | 0.18 |
| 2005 | 23,000 | 0.29 |
| 2004 | 27,000 | 0.3 |
| 2003 | 29,000 | 0.33 |
| 2002 | 30,000 | 0.4 |
| 2001 | 23,000 | 0.26 |
| 2000 | 28,000 | 0.32 |
| 1999 | 36,000 | 0.43 |
| 1998 | 41,000 | 0.46 |
| 1997 (Aug–Dec) | 29,000 | 0.33 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Harbour Energy PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Conoco |
| Discovered | March 1990 (well 15/24b-3) |
| First production | August 1997 |
| Water depth | 151 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 24 |
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.