Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field (United Kingdom)

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Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field is an operating oil and gas field in United Kingdom.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Wytch Farm Operating[1] Perenco Oil & Gas[1] Perenco Oil & Gas (95.0%); Repsol North Sea Limited (5.0%)[2][3][4] 1973[5][6] 1979[5] Conventional[7]

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
gas remaining recoverable reserves 243.81 million m³ 2021 [7]
oil initial reserves 500 million bbl [not stated] [2]
oil EUR 480 million bbl 2003 [6]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 43 million bbl 2013 [3]
oil remaining recoverable reserves 38.22 million bbl 2021 [7]

Table 3: Production from Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
million bbl/y = million barrels of oil per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 28.44 million m³/y 2019 [8]
production oil 4.78 million bbl/y 2019 [8]
production gas 27.73 million m³/y 2022 [9]
production oil 3.62 million bbl/y 2022 [9]
production oil 3.42 million bbl/y 2023 [10]
production associated gas 26.27 million m³/y 2023 [10]
production dry gas 0 million m³/y 2023 [10]
production gas condensate 0 million bbl/y 2023 [10]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field

Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Onshore, United Kingdom[11] Onshore[3] 50.6656, -2.0366 (exact)[11]

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 North Sea Transition Authority (2024). "NTSA Offshore Fields". UK Open Data. Archived from the original on July 24, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20230406191549/https://www.perenco.com/subsidiaries/uk. Archived from the original on 06 April 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230512032655/https://www.hydrocarbons-technology.com/projects/wytch-farm-oil-field/. Archived from the original on 12 May 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Field Partners". UK Open Data. 45355. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 7, 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. 5.0 5.1 "OGA Offshore Zipped Shapefiles 2020". Oil and Gas Authority. 2020. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. 6.0 6.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20110718130749/http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/U/uk_asset_wytch_farm.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 https://web.archive.org/web/20230324025024/https://www.offshore-technology.com/marketdata/wytch-farm-conventional-oil-field-uk/. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 8.0 8.1 "OGA Field Production Points, PPRS (WGS84)". Oil and Gas Authority. Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
  9. 9.0 9.1 North Sea Transition Authority (45121). "NSTA Field Production, PPRS (WGS84)". Open Data NSTA. Archived from the original on July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 North Sea Transition Authority (2024). "NSTA Field Production". UK Open Data. Retrieved July 15, 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: save command (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. 11.0 11.1 https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wytch_Farm&params=50.66017_N_2.03673_W_type:landmark. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)