Gas field · UK

South Valiant

Name: South Valiant gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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South Valiant is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Harbour Energy PLC. It was discovered in 1970 and produced from 1988 to 2018. Production has ceased. From January 1995, when its monthly records begin, it produced about 4.7 billion cubic metres of gas.

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Production

South Valiant produced about 90,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 4.7 billion cubic metres of gas between January 1995 and April 2018. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in January 1995, but it started producing in October 1988, so earlier output isn't included.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 0.13 million cubic metres a day in April 2018. Highest year: 2000, averaging 1.5 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1997.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month

Latest: 3 barrels a day in April 2018. Highest year: 1995, averaging 28 barrels a day. Highest month: January 1995.

Average production by year

Year	Oil and condensate, barrels a day	Gas, million m³ a day
2018 (Jan–Apr)	3	0.13
2017	4	0.17
2016	3	0.13
2015	4	0.17
2014	3	0.14
2013	5	0.22
2012	3	0.16
2011	5	0.24
2010	6	0.29
2009	6	0.34
2008	3	0.39
2007	5	0.44
2006	6	0.46
2005	8	0.55
2004	10	0.58
2003	11	0.65
2002	18	0.94
2001	23	1.2
2000	21	1.5
1999	10	0.82
1998	25	1.1
1997	13	1.1
1996	26	0.95
1995	28	0.48

Field details

Status	Production ceased
Type	Gas field
Operator	Harbour Energy PLC
Partners	BP Exploration Beta Limited 37% Chrysaor Petroleum Limited 25% Arco British Limited, LLC 12% Chrysaor (U.K.) Alpha Limited 12% Chrysaor Developments Limited 12%
Original operator	Conoco
Discovered	July 1970 (well 49/21-2)
First production	October 1988
Water depth	34 m
Region	Southern 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.

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: North Valiant (0.6 km), Vanguard (3.3 km), Vulcan (4.9 km), Ganymede (5 km), Viscount (6.1 km), Viking C (9.9 km).
Protected areas overlapping the field: North Norfolk Sandbanks and Saturn Reef SAC, Southern North Sea SAC.

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.