Gas field · UK

Thames

Name: Thames gas field monthly production
Creator: North Sea Transition Authority
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Thames is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1973 and produced from 1986 to 2014. Production has ceased. From November 1987, when its monthly records begin, it produced about 6.4 billion cubic metres of gas.

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Production

Thames produced about 58,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 6.4 billion cubic metres of gas between November 1987 and May 2014. The NSTA's monthly records for the field begin in November 1987, but it started producing in October 1986, so earlier output isn't included.

Gas, million cubic metres a day, by month

Latest: 0.005 million cubic metres a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1988, averaging 4.7 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1988.

Oil and condensate, barrels a day, by month

Latest: 0 barrels a day in May 2014. Highest year: 1988, averaging 25 barrels a day. Highest month: November 1998.

Average production by year

Year	Oil and condensate, barrels a day	Gas, million m³ a day
2014 (Jan–May)	0	0.003
2013	0	0.005
2012	0	0.005
2011	0	0.009
2010	0	0.025
2009	under 1	0.075
2008	6	0.046
2007	under 1	0.026
2006	4	0.12
2005	2	0.075
2004	3	0.12
2003	7	0.14
2002	10	0.18
2001	4	0.24
2000	10	0.26
1999	1	0.25
1998	8	0.17
1997	3	0.33
1996	3	0.43
1995	under 1	0.17
1994	2	0.62
1993	9	1.2
1992	7	0.97
1991	15	1.8
1990	11	1.8
1989	15	2.3
1988	25	4.7
1987 (Nov–Dec)	61	9.3

Field details

Status	Production ceased
Type	Gas field
Operator	Perenco Oil & Gas
Partners	Tullow Oil SK Limited 66% Perenco UK Limited 23% Spirit Energy Resources Limited 10%
Original operator	Arco
Discovered	December 1973 (well 49/28-4)
First production	October 1986
Water depth	31 m
Region	Southern North Sea
Wells inside the outline	10

Platforms and installations

No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.

Nearby

Fields within 10 km: Yare (0.2 km), Wensum (0.2 km), Deben (1.2 km), Thurne (2.6 km), Bure (3.3 km), Beaufort (6.3 km).
Protected areas overlapping the field: 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.