APPENDIX 6 Onshore Oil and Gas Discoveries 1983-1999

Well Name

Operator (at time of discovery)

Licence No

County

Type

1983

        

Godley Bridge 1

Cairn

PL.203

Surrey

Gas

Horndean 1A*

Kelt

PL.211

Hants

Oil

Herriard 1*

Kelt

PL.116

Hants

Oil

Farley’s Wood 4*

EMOG(1)

PL.215

Notts

Oil

Palmers Wood 1*

Cairn

PL.182

Surrey

Oil

1984

        

Nettleham 2*

BP

PL.179

Lincs

Oil

Baxters Copse 1

Cairn

PL.204

W. Sussex

Gas

Hemswell 1

BP

PL.179

Lincs

Oil

Cropwell Butler 2

Pentex

PL.218

Lincs

Oil

Broughton 1

BP

PL.185

Notts

Oil

Stainton 1*

BP

PL.179

Humberside

Oil

Stockbridge 1*

Pentex

PL.233

Hants

Oil

1985

        

Milton of Balgonie 1

Pentex

PL.253

Fife

Oil

Kirby Misperton 1*

Kelt

PL.080

N. Yorks

Gas

Whisby 1*

EMOG(1)

PL.199

Lincs

Oil

Scampton North 1*

BP

PL.179

Lincs

Oil

Scampton 1

BP

PL.179

Lincs

Oil

Rempstone 1*

Pentex

PL.220

Notts

Oil and Gas

1986

        

Long Clawson 2*

Pentex

PL.220

Leics

Oil

Kirklington 2*

Pentex

PL.216

Notts

Oil

Storrington 1*

Cairn

PL.205

W. Sussex

Oil and Gas

Crosby Warren 1*

Edinburgh Oil & Gas

DL.003

Humberside

Oil

Kinoulton 1

Pentex

PL.218

Notts

Oil

Belvoir 1

Pentex

PL.219

Leics

Oil

1987

        

Goodworth 1 *

Ultramar

PL.232

Hants

Oil

Lidsey 1

Kelt

PL.241

W. Sussex

Oil

East Glentworth 1*

Pentex

PL.179

Lincs

Oil

Albury 1*

Cairn

PL.242

Surrey

Gas

1988

        

Brockham 1

Teredo

PL.235

Surrey

Oil

West Firsby 1*

Tullow

DL.003

Lincs

Oil

1989

        

Singleton 1*

Kelt

PL.240

W. Sussex

Oil

Marishes 1*

Kelt

AL.003

N. Yorks

Gas

Everton 1

Tullow

EXL.053

Notts

Gas

Bargeddie 1

Teredo

AL.004

Strathclyde

Gas

Caythorpe 2*

Kelt

PL.234b

Humberside

Gas

1990

        

Beckering 1

British Gas

PL.256

Lincs

Oil

1992

        

Pickering 1

Kelt

EXL.5

N. Yorks

Gas

1993

        

Airth 1*

Coal Bed Methane

EXL.237

Fife

Gas (CBM(2))

1996

        

Saltfleetby 1*

Candecca

PEDL.005

Lincs

Gas

1997

        

Fiskerton Airfield 1

Cirque

EXL.294(3)

Lincs

Oil

Cold Hanworth 2Z

Candecca

PEDL.006

Lincs

Oil

1998

        

Keddington 1*

Candecca

PEDL.005

Lincs

Oil

Newton on Trent 1

Transworld

EXL.141

Lincs

Oil

Reepham 1

Cirque

EXL.294

Lincs

Oil

1999

        

Cowden 2

Independent

EXL.189

Kent

Gas

Lingfield 1

Independent

PL.055

Surrey

Oil and Gas
Note: Some of these wells are not considered to be commercial discoveries by the operator.
No onshore oil and gas discoveries were announced in 1991, 1994 or 1995.
Information on pre-1983 discoveries, can be sought from DTI (see Contacts List at Appenidx 16).
* Fields listed in Appendix 1 (Review of fields in production and under development).
(1) East Midlands Oil and Gas.
(2) Coal Bed Methane
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