Gunnison Oil and Gas Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Oxy
  • Country: USA
  • Location: Gulf of Mexico, Garden Banks Blocks 625, 667, 668 & 669
  • Production start: 2003
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil & Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • The Gunnison field is located in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico at 3,100 ft (950 m) including Garden Banks Blocks 667, 668 and 669.
  • The project was developed using a truss spar designed for a production of 40,000 bopd and 200 mmcf/d of natural gas.
  • The initial development includes 10 wells connected to the spar: seven dry trees and three subsea wells for **Gunnison** and **Durango**.
  • Gas is transported via the Stingray Gas Pipeline and oil by the Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS)

Contractors

  • **Mustang Engineering:** Topsides detailed design, procurement, construction management and startup assistance
  • **Gulf Island Fabrication:** Platform construction
  • **J P Kenny:** Subsea Development Subsea Verification of conceptual design
  • **Global Industries:** Pipeline installation
  • **FMC Technologies:** Subsea systems
  • **KWsubsea:** Durango Field Development - 8" (15km) Pipeline

History

  • 2000 - Gunnison Oil And Gas Field discovered
  • 2002 - Gas transportation agreement signed
  • 2003 - The Gunnison Spar was installed and production started
  • 2019 - Oxy became a partner with its acquisition of Anadarko

Geology

Links

  1. Kerr-McGee Gunnison Durango
  2. Mustang Engineering Platform References
  3. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
  4. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
  5. Gulf Island Fabrication Platform References
  6. J P Kenny Subsea References
  7. Serimax Pipeline References
  8. KWsubsea Upheaval Buckling And Out Of Straightness Analysis
  9. Shell, Enterprise Plan New Gas Pipeline in Deepwater Western Gulf of Mexico
  10. Shell and Enterprise's Stingray Pipeline Transports Unocal's Deep Shelf Harvest Development in the Gulf of Mexico
  11. Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko