Auger, Mars, and beyond
Shell's Auger deepwater project has spawned new engineering and operations applications for Mars and future offshore projects. The deepwater oilfield project, 214 miles southwest of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico, has a 20-year field life and is expected to reach peak production of 46,000 B/D by 2001. Auger development has schooled Shell and the industry on the complexities of installing a 39,000-ton, 3,280-ft-high tension-leg platform (TLP) to a depth of 2,862 ft, a record for a permanent drilling and production platform in the gulf. After almost 4 years of construction, the Shell-designed Auger TLP was installed Feb. 12 and, within the following week, the company planned to connect the first two catenary risers to the platform and tie back the wells to the surface for onstream production in April, said Shell spokesperson Mary Dokianos. The operator will connect oil and gas export pipelines to the TLP with fit-for-purpose steel catenary risers that are less expensive than risers made of flexible pipe.
- OSTI ID:
- 7066858
- Journal Information:
- JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology; (United States), Journal Name: JPT, Journal of Petroleum Technology; (United States) Vol. 46:4; ISSN 0149-2136; ISSN JPTJAM
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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