Oil field · UK
Playfair
Playfair is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by CNR International. It was discovered in 1977 and produced from 2004 to 2014. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 3.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 159 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Playfair produced about 3.7 million barrels of oil and condensate and 159 million cubic metres of gas between November 2004 and January 2014.
Latest: 71 barrels a day in January 2014. Highest year: 2005, averaging 6,000 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2005.
Latest: 0.007 million cubic metres a day in January 2014. Highest year: 2005, averaging 0.19 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: August 2005.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 (Jan) | 71 | 0.007 |
| 2013 | 120 | 0.01 |
| 2012 | 240 | 0.017 |
| 2011 | 260 | 0.018 |
| 2010 | 230 | 0.014 |
| 2009 | 210 | 0.018 |
| 2008 | 560 | 0.057 |
| 2007 | 980 | 0.055 |
| 2006 | 570 | 0.031 |
| 2005 | 6,000 | 0.19 |
| 2004 (Nov–Dec) | 5,300 | 0.12 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNR International |
| Original operator | CNR |
| Discovered | January 1977 (well 211/19-6) |
| First production | October 2004 |
| Water depth | 157 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Murchison (1.3 km), Don (6.1 km), Ythan (6.4 km), Penguin East (7.3 km), Don South West (7.4 km), Thistle (9 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.