Auger Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Shell
• Country: USA
• Location: Garden Banks Blocks 427, 426, 470 and 471, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 1994
• Partners:
• Type: Oil & Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• The field utilises a Tension Leg Platform installed in 2,860 feet of water
• The TLP is used as a process hub for a number of fields
• The [[[Llano Oil And Gas Field]]], [[[Ozona Oil Field]]], **Serrano Gas Field**, **Oregano Oil Field** and the **Habanero Field** are subsea tie backs
  • Habanero consists of two 10" x 6" pipe-in-pipe flowlines connecting two subsea wells in 2,000 feet of water to the TLP
  • Llano consists of two 12" x 8" pipe-in-pipe flowlines connecting two subsea wells in 2,700 feet of water to the TLP, and one intra-field 12" x 8" pipe-in-pipe flowline between the two subsea wells
• The [[[Cardamom Oil And Gas Field]]] is being developed as a subsea tie back
• Oil is transported via the [[[Auger Crude Oil Pipeline]]] and gas on the [[[Garden Banks Gas Pipeline]]]

+++ Contractors

• **McDermott:** Installation of pipe-in-pipe subsea flowlines for the Habanero and the Llano projects

+++ History

• 1984 - Auger Oil And Gas Field discovered
• 1985 - Project development approved by US Government
• 1994 - The Auger Spar was installed and production commenced
• 1996 - Serrano field discovered
• 2001 - First production at Serrano & Oregano
• 2003 - McDermott Awarded Contracts for Habanero and Llano Projects
• 2003 - Production begins at Habanero
• 2012 - Shell acquired 11.25% stake of Habanero from Callon

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. [[[Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures]]]
2. [[[Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields]]]
3. [[[McDermott Subsea References]]]
4. InterMoor Awarded Lateral Mooring System Wire Replacement for Shell
5. Habanero Subsea Development Begins Production
6. Callon Petroleum Company Announces Closing Of Deepwater Habanero Interest Sale