Murchison field
Murchison is a UK oil field in the NNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Oct 1980 and peaked at 117 kboe/d in Feb 1983. To Feb 2014 it had produced 338 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | NNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | CNR International |
| Discovered | 1975 |
| First production | Oct 1980 |
| Peak | 117 kboe/d in Feb 1983 |
| Produced to date | 338 million boe (306 million bbl liquids, 185 bcf gas) |
| Status | no production reported since Feb 2014 |
| Rank | number 31 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | 70 | 25.6 |
| 1982 | 101 | 36.7 |
| 1983 | 101 | 36.8 |
| 1984 | 65 | 23.8 |
| 1985 | 70 | 25.6 |
| 1986 | 66 | 24.2 |
| 1987 | 67 | 24.3 |
| 1988 | 54 | 19.8 |
| 1989 | 31 | 11.4 |
| 1990 | 31 | 11.3 |
| 1991 | 26 | 9.3 |
| 1992 | 30 | 11.1 |
| 1993 | 19 | 6.8 |
| 1994 | 15 | 5.4 |
| 1995 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 1996 | 16 | 5.9 |
| 1997 | 20 | 7.2 |
| 1998 | 19 | 6.8 |
| 1999 | 17 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 2001 | 9.4 | 3.4 |
| 2002 | 7.0 | 2.6 |
| 2003 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
| 2004 | 6.1 | 2.2 |
| 2005 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| 2007 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| 2008 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| 2009 | 5.0 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 3.6 | 1.3 |
| 2012 | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| 2013 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.