Oil field · UK
Scolty
Scolty is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 2007 and has produced since 2016. In July 2026 it produced about 1,400 barrels of oil and condensate and 0.014 million cubic metres of gas a day.
Production
Scolty has produced about 6.3 million barrels of oil and condensate and 56.7 million cubic metres of gas since November 2016.
Latest: 1,400 barrels a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 4,800 barrels a day. Highest month: March 2020.
Latest: 0.014 million cubic metres a day in July 2026. Highest year: 2020, averaging 0.039 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: March 2020.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Jul) | 1,100 | 0.012 |
| 2025 | 1,300 | 0.013 |
| 2024 | 1,400 | 0.014 |
| 2023 | 1,900 | 0.018 |
| 2022 | 2,300 | 0.022 |
| 2021 | 2,800 | 0.026 |
| 2020 | 4,800 | 0.039 |
| 2019 | 1,500 | 0.012 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | under 0.001 |
| 2016 (Nov–Dec) | 3,200 | 0.026 |
Field details
| Status | Producing |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | EnQuest |
| Discovered | November 2007 (well 21/08-3) |
| First production | November 2016 |
| Water depth | 104 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 2 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it. It is probably produced through wells on the seabed, piped to a platform elsewhere.
Licences
The field lies in this current licence:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Crathes (8.7 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.