Tartan oil field
| Tartan oil field | |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Region | North Sea |
| Location/blocks | 15/16a and 14/20a |
| Offshore/onshore | Offshore |
| Coordinates | 58°22′11″N 00°04′25″E / 58.36972°N 0.07361°E |
| Operators | Repsol Resources UK |
| Owner | Repsol Resources UK |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | February 1975 |
| Start of production | January 1981 |
| Abandonment | 2020 |
| Production | |
| Estimated oil in place | 14.1 million tonnes (~ 12.8×106 m3 or 80.5 million bbl) |
| Recoverable oil | 62 million barrels (~1.1×107 t) |
| Producing formations | Upper Jurassic sandstone |
The Tartan oil field is a significant crude oil producing field in the UK sector of the North Sea, 187 km north-east of Aberdeen. Production of oil started in 1981 and ceased in 2020, the Tartan Alpha installation is currently (2021) undergoing decommissioning.