Oil field · UK
Rochelle
Rochelle is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by CNOOC International. It was discovered in 2000 and produced from 2013 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 2.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Rochelle produced about 2.9 million barrels of oil and condensate and 2 billion cubic metres of gas between October 2013 and December 2019.
Latest: 3 barrels a day in December 2019. Highest year: 2015, averaging 2,500 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2014.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in December 2019. Highest year: 2015, averaging 1.8 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: December 2014.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 180 | 0.044 |
| 2018 | 1,100 | 0.3 |
| 2017 | 620 | 0.42 |
| 2016 | 1,200 | 1.3 |
| 2015 | 2,500 | 1.8 |
| 2014 | 1,900 | 1.2 |
| 2013 (Oct–Dec) | 1,600 | 0.92 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | CNOOC International |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Endeavour |
| Discovered | April 2000 (well 15/27-9) |
| First production | October 2013 |
| Water depth | 136 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 11 |
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: Tweedsmuir (1.5 km), Renee (2.2 km), Tweedsmuir South (5.1 km), Rubie (6.7 km), Hannay (9.5 km), Brodgar (9.7 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.