Oil field · UK
Merlin
Merlin is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by Fairfield Energy Limited. It was discovered in 1997 and produced from 1997 to 2015. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 26.8 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Merlin produced about 26.8 million barrels of oil and condensate and 99 million cubic metres of gas between November 1997 and May 2015.
Latest: 340 barrels a day in May 2015. Highest year: 1999, averaging 17,000 barrels a day. Highest month: July 1999.
Latest: 0.002 million cubic metres a day in May 2015. Highest year: 1999, averaging 0.052 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 1999.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 (Jan–May) | 530 | 0.003 |
| 2014 | 370 | 0.002 |
| 2013 | 450 | 0.001 |
| 2012 | 250 | under 0.001 |
| 2011 | 500 | 0.002 |
| 2010 | 500 | 0.002 |
| 2009 | 460 | 0.002 |
| 2008 | 1,100 | 0.005 |
| 2007 | 1,700 | 0.011 |
| 2006 | 1,300 | 0.007 |
| 2005 | 2,300 | 0.014 |
| 2004 | 1,900 | 0.012 |
| 2003 | 5,500 | 0.032 |
| 2002 | 6,000 | 0.026 |
| 2001 | 8,600 | 0.026 |
| 2000 | 12,000 | 0.037 |
| 1999 | 17,000 | 0.052 |
| 1998 | 12,000 | 0.035 |
| 1997 (Nov–Dec) | 7,700 | 0.023 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Fairfield Energy Limited |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Shell |
| Discovered | February 1997 (well 211/23a-13Z) |
| First production | November 1997 |
| Water depth | 151 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
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.