Oil field · UK
Thistle
Thistle is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1973 and produced from 1978 to 2019. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 429 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
Thistle produced about 429 million barrels of oil and condensate and 1 billion cubic metres of gas between April 1978 and October 2019.
Latest: 2,500 barrels a day in October 2019. Highest year: 1982, averaging 124,000 barrels a day. Highest month: April 1982.
Latest: 0.049 million cubic metres a day in October 2019. Highest year: 1989, averaging 0.29 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: January 1988.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 (Jan–Oct) | 3,300 | 0.06 |
| 2018 | 3,600 | 0.063 |
| 2017 | 4,000 | 0.066 |
| 2016 | 4,800 | 0.071 |
| 2015 | 7,600 | 0.097 |
| 2014 | 7,800 | 0.095 |
| 2013 | 6,700 | 0.073 |
| 2012 | 5,700 | 0.068 |
| 2011 | 5,100 | 0.056 |
| 2010 | 4,500 | 0.05 |
| 2009 | 3,500 | 0.039 |
| 2008 | 2,400 | 0.019 |
| 2007 | 3,800 | 0.029 |
| 2006 | 3,900 | 0.029 |
| 2005 | 2,900 | 0.021 |
| 2004 | 3,500 | 0.029 |
| 2003 | 4,500 | 0.037 |
| 2002 | 5,200 | 0.043 |
| 2001 | 3,900 | 0.032 |
| 2000 | 5,900 | 0.05 |
| 1999 | 6,300 | 0.054 |
| 1998 | 7,600 | 0.068 |
| 1997 | 8,900 | 0.081 |
| 1996 | 11,000 | 0.092 |
| 1995 | 14,000 | 0.12 |
| 1994 | 15,000 | 0.13 |
| 1993 | 18,000 | 0.16 |
| 1992 | 20,000 | 0.16 |
| 1991 | 14,000 | 0.12 |
| 1990 | 28,000 | 0.24 |
| 1989 | 30,000 | 0.29 |
| 1988 | 52,000 | 0.26 |
| 1987 | 55,000 | 0 |
| 1986 | 60,000 | 0 |
| 1985 | 75,000 | 0 |
| 1984 | 86,000 | 0 |
| 1983 | 105,000 | 0 |
| 1982 | 124,000 | 0 |
| 1981 | 115,000 | 0 |
| 1980 | 109,000 | 0 |
| 1979 | 80,000 | 0 |
| 1978 (Apr–Dec) | 65,000 | 0 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
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| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovered | July 1973 (well 211/18-2) |
| First production | February 1978 |
| Water depth | 160 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 83 |
Platforms and installations
Licences
The field lies in these 2 current licences:
Nearby
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.