Gas field · UK
Welland North West
Welland North West is a gas field in the southern North Sea, operated by Perenco Oil & Gas. It was discovered in 1984 and produced from 1990 to 2003. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 5.4 billion cubic metres of gas.
Production
Welland North West produced about 155,000 barrels of oil and condensate and 5.4 billion cubic metres of gas between September 1990 and February 2003.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in February 2003. Highest year: 1991, averaging 2.6 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: November 1991.
Latest: 1 barrels a day in February 2003. Highest year: 1991, averaging 88 barrels a day. Highest month: December 1991.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 (Jan–Feb) | under 1 | under 0.001 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0.047 |
| 2001 | 12 | 0.33 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0.58 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0.89 |
| 1998 | 45 | 1.7 |
| 1997 | 36 | 1.1 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0.98 |
| 1995 | 18 | 1.1 |
| 1994 | 26 | 1.5 |
| 1993 | 60 | 1.9 |
| 1992 | 58 | 1.5 |
| 1991 | 88 | 2.6 |
| 1990 (Sep–Dec) | 64 | 1.7 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Gas field |
| Operator | Perenco Oil & Gas |
| Original operator | Arco |
| Discovered | January 1984 (well 53/04a-5) |
| First production | September 1990 |
| Water depth | 39 m |
| Region | Southern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 3 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Welland South (0.4 km), Tristan North West (0.9 km), Yare (2.5 km), Wensum (3 km), Tristan (3 km), Thames (6.6 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.