Pierce field
Pierce is a UK oil field in the CNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Feb 1999 and peaked at 80 kboe/d in May 2000. To Jul 2026 it had produced 256 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | CNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Oil |
| Operator (latest) | Shell PLC |
| Discovered | 1976 |
| First production | Feb 1999 |
| Peak | 80 kboe/d in May 2000 |
| Produced to date | 256 million boe (141 million bbl liquids, 666 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 35 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34 | 12.6 |
| 2000 | 66 | 24.1 |
| 2001 | 54 | 19.7 |
| 2002 | 47 | 17.3 |
| 2003 | 41 | 15.1 |
| 2004 | 28 | 10.4 |
| 2005 | 38 | 14.0 |
| 2006 | 25 | 9.1 |
| 2007 | 29 | 10.6 |
| 2008 | 29 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | 28 | 10.4 |
| 2010 | 28 | 10.4 |
| 2011 | 26 | 9.6 |
| 2012 | 25 | 9.1 |
| 2013 | 2.3 | 0.8 |
| 2014 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2015 | 12 | 4.4 |
| 2016 | 13 | 4.9 |
| 2017 | 30 | 10.8 |
| 2018 | 23 | 8.4 |
| 2019 | 28 | 10.1 |
| 2020 | 27 | 9.7 |
| 2021 | 18 | 6.5 |
| 2022 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 4.4 |
| 2025 | 17 | 6.1 |
| 2026 | 19 | 4.0 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.