Wytch Farm
| Wytch Farm | |
|---|---|
Oil wells on the Goathorn Peninsula, Poole Harbour | |
Location of the Wytch Farm oil field in Dorset | |
| Country | England |
| Location | Dorset |
| Coordinates | 50°39′37″N 2°02′12″W / 50.66017°N 2.03673°W |
| Operator | Perenco |
| Field history | |
| Discovery | 1973 |
| Start of production | 1979 |
| Production | |
| Current production of oil | 13,500 barrels per day (~8.44×105 t/a) |
| Year of current production of oil | 2019 |
| Peak of production (oil) | 110,000 barrels per day (~6.9×106 t/a) |
| Estimated oil in place | 65.40 million tonnes (~ 60.78×106 m3 or 382.3 million bbl) |
| Estimated gas in place | 1.42×109 m3 (50×109 cu ft) |
Wytch Farm is an oil field and processing facility in Dorset, England. It is the largest onshore oil field in Western Europe. The facility, taken over by Perenco in 2011, was previously operated by BP. It is located in a coniferous forest on Wytch Heath on the southern shore of Poole Harbour, two miles (3.2 km) north of Corfe Castle. Oil and natural gas (methane) are both exported by pipeline; liquefied petroleum gas is exported by road tanker.