Oil field · UK
North West Hutton
North West Hutton is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by TAQA Europa B.V.. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1983 to 2002. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 125 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.3 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
North West Hutton produced about 125 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2.3 billion cubic metres of gas between April 1983 and November 2002.
Latest: 65 barrels a day in November 2002. Highest year: 1984, averaging 49,000 barrels a day. Highest month: June 1983.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in November 2002. Highest year: 1984, averaging 0.79 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 1983.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 (Jan–Nov) | 670 | 0.001 |
| 2001 | 2,100 | 0.027 |
| 2000 | 1,700 | 0.028 |
| 1999 | 6,000 | 0.099 |
| 1998 | 5,400 | 0.086 |
| 1997 | 6,300 | 0.099 |
| 1996 | 6,100 | 0.099 |
| 1995 | 7,000 | 0.13 |
| 1994 | 7,100 | 0.11 |
| 1993 | 10,000 | 0.2 |
| 1992 | 9,500 | 0.26 |
| 1991 | 8,000 | 0.19 |
| 1990 | 16,000 | 0.42 |
| 1989 | 16,000 | 0.41 |
| 1988 | 28,000 | 0.58 |
| 1987 | 30,000 | 0.48 |
| 1986 | 46,000 | 0.78 |
| 1985 | 45,000 | 0.75 |
| 1984 | 49,000 | 0.79 |
| 1983 (Apr–Dec) | 53,000 | 0.97 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | TAQA Europa B.V. |
| Original operator | Amoco |
| Discovered | April 1975 (well 211/27-3) |
| First production | April 1983 |
| Water depth | 146 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 77 |
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
- Fields within 10 km: Hutton (1 km), Lyell (1.9 km), Pelican (4.3 km), Cormorant North (7.1 km), South Cormorant (9.1 km), Ninian (9.3 km).
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.
North West Hutton's production adds up the NSTA's reports for Northwest Hutton.