Oil field · UK
West Don
West Don is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It was discovered in 1975 and produced from 2009 to 2021. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 16.1 million barrels of oil and condensate.
Production
West Don produced about 16.1 million barrels of oil and condensate and 78.3 million cubic metres of gas between April 2009 and March 2021.
Latest: 110 barrels a day in March 2021. Highest year: 2011, averaging 8,400 barrels a day. Highest month: December 2010.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in March 2021. Highest year: 2011, averaging 0.053 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: September 2011.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 (Jan–Mar) | 450 | 0.002 |
| 2020 | 830 | 0.004 |
| 2019 | 1,100 | 0.005 |
| 2018 | 890 | 0.004 |
| 2017 | 1,400 | 0.006 |
| 2016 | 2,000 | 0.01 |
| 2015 | 3,900 | 0.017 |
| 2014 | 6,000 | 0.026 |
| 2013 | 7,000 | 0.03 |
| 2012 | 5,900 | 0.031 |
| 2011 | 8,400 | 0.053 |
| 2010 | 5,500 | 0.023 |
| 2009 (Apr–Dec) | 1,300 | 0.008 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Petrofac |
| Discovered | September 1975 (well 211/18-9) |
| First production | April 2009 |
| Water depth | 174 m |
| Region | Northern 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: Conrie (2.7 km), Don South West (4.3 km), Don (6 km), Magnus South (7.1 km), Penguin West (7.3 km), Ythan (7.7 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.