tarboat's photos with the keyword: well

A drilling rig is prepared for action at a disused wellhead in the Nottinghamshire oilfield at Weston. This site is known as Egmanton 3 and was presumably expected to yield more product at some point.

Two oil wells not far from the River Trent at Beckingham, opposite Gainsborough. The site is operated by Island Gas Ltd. There continues to be extensive oil pumping across a large area of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire.

Oil is pumped from wells across a large area of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. These wells are close to the Welton oil gathering centre and are probably now used for water injection. The site is operated by Island Gas Ltd.

Oil is pumped from wells across a large area of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire. This well is close to the River Trent at Beckingham, opposite Gainsborough. It is operated by Island Gas Ltd.

BP's Kimmeridge oilwell on the Dorset coastline is the oldest continually producing wellsite in the United Kingdom. It was drilled in 1959 and now produces 80 barrels (12,720) litres of crude oil per day. The oil is stored in the tanks to the left of the image and collected twice a week by road tanker. It is taken to the Gathering Station at Wytch Farm near Corfe Castle and thence by pipeline to the terminal near Southampton. The oilfield here is now operated by the French company Perenco.

Oil wells at work behind Gainsborough Central Station. The output may be fairly small but the quality of the oil is very high.

Oil pumped by the nodding donkey in the background is stored in tanks on this site for collection by road tanker. This makes it a bonded site with a range of draconian penalties for anyone caught removing the oil without permission from HMRC. Grange de Lings, Lincolnshire.

The Lincolnshire oilfields are exploited by Island Gas Ltd through a large number of wells. This example is in the parish of Grange de Lings, not far from Scampton.

Pumps on wells at Wytch Farm. This is Europe's largest known onshore oilfield in one of the most environmentally sensitive areas of the UK. Its operations are on the southern shores of Poole Harbour, Furzey Island, Wareham and at Kimmeridge Bay. Perenco UK Limited took over the operation of the oilfield in December 2011. It is currently producing 19,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (crude oil, liquid petroleum gas and gas).

Wytch Farm is the location of the largest onshore oil field in Western Europe. The facility was taken over from BP by Perenco in 2011 and pipes oil 91km to Fawley whilst gas is removed by road tanker. In 2002 it was estimated that the field contained reserves of 65.40 million tonnes of oil (479.6 million barrels), 4.73 million tonnes of natural gas liquids and 1.42 billion cubic metres of natural gas that will last until 2020 and 2025 respectively.

BP's Kimmeridge oilwell on the Dorset coastline is the oldest continually producing wellsite in the United Kingdom. It was drilled in 1959 and now produces 80 barrels (12,720) litres of crude oil per day. The oil is stored in the tanks to the left of the image and collected twice a week by road tanker. It is taken to the BP Gathering Station at Wytch Farm near Corfe Castle and thence by pipeline to the terminal near Southampton.