[2] The field was discovered in March 1977 and is a Danian and Upper Cretaceous chalk anticline with salt tectonics.

[1] The reservoir has the following characteristics: The field was originally licensed to a joint venture called Dansk Undergrunds Consortium (DUC) comprising Shell (40.0%), A.P.

[7] Skjold B is a wellhead platform allowing further wells to be drilled to reach outlying areas of the reservoir.

[2][7][8] Topsides: Volund Energiteknik, Essbjerg Note: STAR (Slim Tripod Adapted for Rig) is a concept developed by Maersk comprising a three-leg base piled to the seabed supporting a single large diameter column above sea level.

The estimated reserves were 6.4 million cubic metres of oil, sufficient to sustain economic production until 2038.

[6] The Danish Energy Agency publishes tables and bar charts of oil, gas and water production from the field, from commissioning in 1982 to the present day.