Oil field · UK
Madoes
Madoes is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by BP Exploration. It was discovered in 1997 and has produced since 2002. In July 2026 it produced about 1,500 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.034 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Madoes has produced about 57.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1.5 billion cubic metres of gas since December 2002.
Latest: 1,500 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2004, averaging 24,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 2004.
Latest: 0.034 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 0.55 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: June 2003.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,600 | 0.038 |
| 2025 | 3,400 | 0.078 |
| 2024 | 3,400 | 0.078 |
| 2023 | 3,800 | 0.077 |
| 2022 | 3,700 | 0.077 |
| 2021 | 4,000 | 0.076 |
| 2020 | 4,700 | 0.069 |
| 2019 | 6,000 | 0.11 |
| 2018 | 5,400 | 0.18 |
| 2017 | 3,300 | 0.15 |
| 2016 | 3,500 | 0.17 |
| 2015 | 3,400 | 0.13 |
| 2014 | 2,900 | 0.12 |
| 2013 | 1,100 | 0.028 |
| 2012 | 200 | 0.012 |
| 2011 | 3,600 | 0.16 |
| 2010 | 5,200 | 0.099 |
| 2009 | 9,500 | 0.39 |
| 2008 | 8,100 | 0.26 |
| 2007 | 5,800 | 0.2 |
| 2006 | 11,000 | 0.21 |
| 2005 | 18,000 | 0.45 |
| 2004 | 24,000 | 0.5 |
| 2003 | 22,000 | 0.55 |
| 2002 (Dec) | 9,300 | 0.2 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | BP Exploration |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | BP |
| Discovered | September 1997 (well 22/23b-5) |
| First production | December 2002 |
| Water depth | 97 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 7 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in these 3 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Seagull (8.8 km).
- Protected areas overlapping the field: East of Gannet and Montrose Fields NCMPA.
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.