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Client
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Amoco Production Company
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Region
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Gulf of Mexico
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Location
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Mississippi Canyon 85
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Water Depth
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5400 ft.
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Services Performed
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Front-End Engineering Design
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| Contractor |
J. Ray McDermott, Inc. |
| Award |
January, 1998 |
| Completion |
April, 2001 |
| Consultants |
McDermott Eng. Houston
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| Project Managers |
Glenn Gros - JRM Marine
Dan Boone - MEH |
| Key Participants |
Spars International, Inc.
Aker Oil & Gas Technology, Inc.
Deep Oil Technology
Heerema |
| Prod. Capacity |
50 mbpd Oil
250 mmscfd Gas
60 mbpd Water Injection |
Description:
- The King Spar will be the first composite spar with both
a hull section and a truss section (similar to a traditional
jacket structure). Production is from subsea well heads
through fixed risers supported from the Spar.
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Scope:
- Front end design to develop cost and schedule for the
King and King's Peak Development Projects.
Innovations:
- Truss Spar (combination of spar technology with fixed
jacket technology)
- Deepest production planned to date (5,400' for King /
6,800' for King's Peak)
Technology:
- Steel catenary risers with pipe-in-pipe technology
- Subsea wells and production manifold
- Methanol recovery
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