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