| Autor: |
Ring, Jasper N., Bourgeois, Christine S., Howard, James, Melillo, Allan J., Neal, Scott L., Smith, Steve |
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SPE Reservoir Evaluation & Engineering; Oct2004, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p326-333, 8p, 1 Diagram, 4 Graphs, 2 Maps |
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Typhoon, located in the Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico, is a joint deepwater development between ChevronTexaco (operator) and BHP Billiton. First oil was realized in July 2001, just 6 years after acquiring the leases. The Typhoon development consists of a mini-tension-leg platform (TLP) with four subsea wells in approximately 2,100 ft of water. Recently, Boris, a joint project between BHP Billiton (operator), ChevronTexaco, and Noble Energy Partners was discovered in an adjacent block, and two subsea wells were tied back to the TLP. The field consists of several hydrocarbon-bearing sands with 60% of the field's proven reserves located within a single reservoir. Characteristics typical of many deepwater developments (such as high flow rates, compartmentalization, reservoir compaction, and asphaltene precipitation) are prevalent at Typhoon. As a result, asset management is complex and requires each well to be managed independently. The primary purpose of this paper is to describe how the asset and wells are managed and to heighten the awareness of associated complexities. This will be achieved by providing an overview that includes well and reservoir performances to date, reservoir management processes, and idiosyncrasies associated with operating a deepwater, subsea development in the Gulf of Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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