Oil field · UK
Murchison
Murchison is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by CNR International. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1980 to 2014. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 306 million barrels of oil and condensate and 5.2 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Murchison produced about 306 million barrels of oil and condensate and 5.2 billion cubic metres of gas between October 1980 and February 2014.
Latest: 890 barrels a day in February 2014. Highest year: 1983, averaging 92,000 barrels a day. Highest month: February 1983.
Latest: 0.06 million cubic metres a day in February 2014. Highest year: 1983, averaging 1.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1982.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Jan–Feb) | 1,200 | 0.057 |
| 2013 | 1,700 | 0.056 |
| 2012 | 2,700 | 0.074 |
| 2011 | 3,100 | 0.078 |
| 2010 | 2,800 | 0.066 |
| 2009 | 4,300 | 0.12 |
| 2008 | 4,600 | 0.35 |
| 2007 | 4,800 | 0.24 |
| 2006 | 5,300 | 0.23 |
| 2005 | 5,400 | 0.15 |
| 2004 | 5,600 | 0.092 |
| 2003 | 7,200 | 0.085 |
| 2002 | 6,500 | 0.084 |
| 2001 | 8,700 | 0.11 |
| 2000 | 11,000 | 0.17 |
| 1999 | 16,000 | 0.28 |
| 1998 | 17,000 | 0.35 |
| 1997 | 17,000 | 0.48 |
| 1996 | 14,000 | 0.32 |
| 1995 | 11,000 | 0.19 |
| 1994 | 13,000 | 0.21 |
| 1993 | 17,000 | 0.27 |
| 1992 | 28,000 | 0.44 |
| 1991 | 23,000 | 0.36 |
| 1990 | 28,000 | 0.44 |
| 1989 | 29,000 | 0.45 |
| 1988 | 49,000 | 0.76 |
| 1987 | 61,000 | 0.93 |
| 1986 | 60,000 | 0.98 |
| 1985 | 64,000 | 0.98 |
| 1984 | 59,000 | 0.93 |
| 1983 | 92,000 | 1.5 |
| 1982 | 92,000 | 1.4 |
| 1981 | 64,000 | 0.98 |
| 1980 (Oct–Dec) | 34,000 | 0.52 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNR International |
| Licensee |
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| Original operator | Conoco |
| Discovered | September 1975 (well 211/19-2) |
| First production | September 1980 |
| Water depth | 156 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 106 |
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.