Rough field
Rough is a UK gas field in the SNS area of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). It first produced in Nov 1983 and peaked at 261 kboe/d in Feb 2013. To Jul 2026 it had produced 404 million barrels of oil equivalent.
| Area | SNS |
|---|---|
| Field type | Gas |
| Operator (latest) | Centrica Storage Holdings |
| Discovered | 1968 |
| First production | Nov 1983 |
| Peak | 261 kboe/d in Feb 2013 |
| Produced to date | 404 million boe (2 million bbl liquids, 2 333 bcf gas) |
| Status | producing (latest NSTA month Jul 2026, provisional) |
| Rank | number 27 of the UK fields on this site by output to date |
Production by year
| Year | Average kboe/d | Million boe |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| 1984 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 1985 | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | 17 | 6.0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 4.4 |
| 1988 | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| 1989 | 3.0 | 1.1 |
| 1990 | 8.1 | 2.9 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 1992 | 9.3 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 9.2 | 3.4 |
| 1994 | 5.5 | 1.9 |
| 1995 | 14 | 5.3 |
| 1996 | 21 | 7.7 |
| 1997 | 18 | 6.5 |
| 1998 | 31 | 11.2 |
| 1999 | 27 | 9.7 |
| 2000 | 44 | 15.8 |
| 2001 | 54 | 19.6 |
| 2002 | 34 | 12.2 |
| 2003 | 56 | 20.2 |
| 2004 | 41 | 15.0 |
| 2005 | 55 | 19.6 |
| 2006 | 22 | 8.0 |
| 2007 | 40 | 14.4 |
| 2008 | 46 | 16.8 |
| 2009 | 43 | 15.6 |
| 2010 | 75 | 27.4 |
| 2011 | 25 | 9.2 |
| 2012 | 44 | 15.9 |
| 2013 | 59 | 21.1 |
| 2014 | 40 | 14.5 |
| 2015 | 48 | 17.1 |
| 2016 | 42 | 15.4 |
| 2017 | 31 | 11.4 |
| 2018 | 31 | 11.4 |
| 2019 | 19 | 6.8 |
| 2020 | 11 | 4.0 |
| 2021 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 3.0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 2.2 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5.6 |
| 2025 | 16 | 5.7 |
| 2026 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
Source: NSTA PPRS field production (oil + condensate + gas at 5.8 Mscf/boe). The latest year is partial and the latest month provisional.