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
| Unit name | Status | Operator | Owner | Discovery year | FID1 year | Production start year | Production type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wytch Farm | operating[1] | Perenco UK[1] | Repsol North Sea Ltd [5%]; Perenco UK Ltd [95%][2][3][4][2][3][4] | 1973[5][6] | – | 1979[5] | conventional[7] |
Production and Reserves
Table 2: Reserves of Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field
| Fuel description | Reserves classification | Quantity | Units | Data year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gas | remaining recoverable reserves | 243.81 | million m³ | 2021 | [7] |
| oil | EUR | 480.0 | million bbl | 2003 | [6] |
| oil | remaining recoverable reserves | 43.0 | million bbl | 2013 | [2] |
| oil | remaining recoverable reserves | 38.22 | million bbl | 2021 | [7] |
| oil | initial reserves | 500.0 | million bbl | – | [3] |
Table 3: Production from Wytch Farm Oil and Gas Field
| 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 | associated gas | 26.27 | million m³/y | 2023 | [10] |
| production | dry gas | 0.0 | million m³/y | 2023 | [10] |
| production | gas condensate | 0.0 | million bbl/y | 2023 | [10] |
| production | oil | 3.42 | 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[2] | 50.6656, -2.0366 (exact)[11] |
The map below shows the exact location of the field:
Articles and Resources
Additional Data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://data.nstauthority.co.uk/arcgis/rest/services/Public_WGS84/UKCS_Offshore_Fields_WGS84/FeatureServer/0.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250515162230/https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/documents/NSTAUTHORITY::field-partners/about. Archived from the original on 15 May 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/OGAUTHORITY::oga-offshore-zipped-shapefiles-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 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) - ↑ 7.0 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) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 https://data-ogauthority.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/oga-field-production-points-pprs-wgs84.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::-nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 https://opendata-nstauthority.hub.arcgis.com/datasets/NSTAUTHORITY::nsta-field-production-pprs-wgs84/about.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Wytch_Farm¶ms=50.66017_N_2.03673_W_type:landmark.
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