Record-setting Amerada Hess compliant tower installed in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Journal Article
·
· Petroleum Engineer International
OSTI ID:634604
It stands more than 1,900 ft high and is the tallest free-standing structure in the world, even taller than the world`s tallest building. This amazing structure is the compliant tower constructed to produce from the Amerada Hess Corp. (AHC) Baldpate field on Garden Banks Block 260 (GB 260) in the Gulf of Mexico beginning in August 1998. It is the first such structure ever to be used off-shore to produce crude oil and natural gas. Compared with a conventional tower, the Baldpate tower is more economical to build because of its lightweight construction. The paper describes the tower, the Baldpate reservoir, and the compliance of the tower.
- OSTI ID:
- 634604
- Journal Information:
- Petroleum Engineer International, Journal Name: Petroleum Engineer International Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 71; ISSN 0164-8322; ISSN PEEID4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Tallest structure installed in Gulf
Directional sea state criteria for deepwater Gulf of Mexico compliant towers
Compliant towers versus floaters
Journal Article
·
Mon May 11 00:00:00 EDT 1998
· Oil and Gas Journal
·
OSTI ID:597066
Directional sea state criteria for deepwater Gulf of Mexico compliant towers
Conference
·
Sat Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1995
·
OSTI ID:182684
Compliant towers versus floaters
Conference
·
Fri Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1994
·
OSTI ID:55706