[1] [2] The fields are named after a light-ship station, they are sometimes erroneously called Morecambe Bay.

[3] Because the gas reservoir is shallow, and to avoid a large deviation of the wells, slant drilling is used.

In 1984 a single drilling and production platform was installed in the Morecambe North field.

[5] [6] The Bains field was developed in 2002 by a single subsea wellhead producing well fluids to DP1 via a 8.3 km 8-inch pipeline.

[5] The Bains field was developed in 2002 by a single subsea wellhead producing well fluids to DP1 via a 8.3 km 8-inch pipeline.

[3] Initial production from Morecambe South field in the winter of 1984-5 was 120 million standard cubic feet of gas per day (MMSCFD).