Oil field · UK
Pierce
Pierce is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by Adura Energy. It was discovered in 1976 and has produced since 1999. In July 2026 it produced about 6,300 barrels of oil and condensate and 1.9 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Pierce has produced about 141 million barrels of oil and condensate and 18.8 billion cubic metres of gas since February 1999.
Latest: 6,300 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2000, averaging 52,000 barrels a day. Highest month: May 2000.
Latest: 1.9 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2003, averaging 3 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2004.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 5,800 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 5,100 | 1.9 |
| 2024 | 4,900 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 3,100 | 0.62 |
| 2022 | 130 | 0.008 |
| 2021 | 7,800 | 1.7 |
| 2020 | 11,000 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 12,000 | 2.6 |
| 2018 | 11,000 | 2 |
| 2017 | 15,000 | 2.4 |
| 2016 | 8,300 | 0.82 |
| 2015 | 8,000 | 0.66 |
| 2014 | 200 | 0.004 |
| 2013 | 1,900 | 0.054 |
| 2012 | 11,000 | 2.3 |
| 2011 | 11,000 | 2.5 |
| 2010 | 10,000 | 3 |
| 2009 | 11,000 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | 13,000 | 2.7 |
| 2007 | 15,000 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 14,000 | 1.9 |
| 2005 | 22,000 | 2.7 |
| 2004 | 16,000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 23,000 | 3 |
| 2002 | 30,000 | 2.9 |
| 2001 | 37,000 | 2.7 |
| 2000 | 52,000 | 2.2 |
| 1999 (Feb–Dec) | 32,000 | 0.87 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | Adura Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Enterprise |
| Discovered | March 1976 (well 23/27-3) |
| First production | February 1999 |
| Water depth | 84 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 30 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Lomond (8.6 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.