Oil field · UK
Ythan
Ythan is an oil field in the northern North Sea, operated by EnQuest PLC. It produced from 2015 to 2020. Production has ceased. Over its life it produced about 3.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 35.6 million cubic metres of gas.
Production
Ythan produced about 3.5 million barrels of oil and condensate and 35.6 million cubic metres of gas between May 2015 and June 2020.
Latest: 30 barrels a day in June 2020. Highest year: 2016, averaging 2,300 barrels a day. Highest month: July 2015.
Latest: under 0.001 million cubic metres a day in June 2020. Highest year: 2016, averaging 0.025 million cubic metres a day. Highest month: July 2015.
Average production by year
| Year | Oil and condensate, barrels a day | Gas, million m³ a day |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (Jan–Jun) | 640 | 0.007 |
| 2019 | 930 | 0.011 |
| 2018 | 1,400 | 0.015 |
| 2017 | 1,700 | 0.018 |
| 2016 | 2,300 | 0.025 |
| 2015 (May–Dec) | 4,300 | 0.037 |
Field details
| Status | Production ceased |
|---|---|
| Type | Oil field |
| Operator | EnQuest PLC |
| Partners |
|
| Original operator | Britoil |
| Discovery well | 211/18a-24 |
| First production | May 2015 |
| Water depth | 166 m |
| Region | Northern North Sea |
| Wells inside the outline | 1 |
Platforms and installations
No platforms or production ships are recorded on the field or within 2 km of it.
Nearby
- Fields within 10 km: Don (0 km), Don South West (0 km), Penguin East (3.7 km), Conrie (4 km), Thistle (5.1 km), Playfair (6.4 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.