Oil field · UK
Tartan
Tartan is an oil field in the central North Sea, operated by NEO NEXT+ Energy. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 1981 to 2020. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 116 million barrels of oil and condensate and 5 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Tartan produced about 116 million barrels of oil and condensate and 5 billion cubic metres of gas between January 1981 and October 2020.
Latest: 1 barrels a day in October 2020. Highest year: 1987, averaging 32,000 barrels a day. Highest month: January 1987.
Latest: 0 million cubic metres a day in October 2020. Highest year: 1987, averaging 1.2 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1987.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Oct) | 1,300 | 0.042 |
| 2019 | 1,800 | 0.046 |
| 2018 | 1,800 | 0.047 |
| 2017 | 1,600 | 0.05 |
| 2016 | 920 | 0.031 |
| 2015 | 500 | 0.027 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 530 | 0.03 |
| 2011 | 1,800 | 0.089 |
| 2010 | 2,500 | 0.13 |
| 2009 | 3,100 | 0.12 |
| 2008 | 2,900 | 0.092 |
| 2007 | 3,200 | 0.11 |
| 2006 | 2,100 | 0.14 |
| 2005 | 2,900 | 0.28 |
| 2004 | 3,500 | 0.2 |
| 2003 | 2,700 | 0.27 |
| 2002 | 3,500 | 0.32 |
| 2001 | 4,100 | 0.53 |
| 2000 | 4,900 | 0.65 |
| 1999 | 5,500 | 0.56 |
| 1998 | 6,700 | 0.45 |
| 1997 | 6,800 | 0.38 |
| 1996 | 9,600 | 0.43 |
| 1995 | 9,200 | 0.31 |
| 1994 | 12,000 | 0.33 |
| 1993 | 6,600 | 0.22 |
| 1992 | 9,100 | 0.29 |
| 1991 | 14,000 | 0.43 |
| 1990 | 14,000 | 0.52 |
| 1989 | 15,000 | 0.55 |
| 1988 | 14,000 | 0.59 |
| 1987 | 32,000 | 1.2 |
| 1986 | 20,000 | 0.74 |
| 1985 | 25,000 | 0.88 |
| 1984 | 25,000 | 0.92 |
| 1983 | 22,000 | 0.82 |
| 1982 | 13,000 | 0.41 |
| 1981 | 14,000 | 0.41 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | NEO NEXT+ Energy |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Texaco |
| Discovered | January 1975 (well 15/16-1) |
| First production | January 1981 |
| Water depth | 141 m |
| Region | Central North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 52 |
Platforms and installations
One installation is removed or no longer in use: Tartan A.
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Duart (2 km), Scott (4.1 km), Highlander (5.4 km), Petronella (5.6 km), Piper (7.1 km), Iona (7.2 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.