Hickory Oil and Gas Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Anadarko
  • Country: USA
  • Location: Grand Isle Blocks 110, 111 and 116, Gulf of Mexico
  • Production start: 2000
  • Partners:
  • Type: Oil & Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

+++ Description

  • Hickory is located in 320 feet of water in Grand Isle Blocks 110, 111 and 116
  • The platform has been designed to handle 300 million cubic feet of gas per day and 15,000 barrels of oil per day
  • Gas is transported on the Manta Ray Gas Pipeline System and oil on the Amberjack Oil Pipeline

+++ Contractors

  • **Gulf Marine Fabricators:** Platform construction
  • **Heerema Marine Contractors:** Platform Installation

+++ History

  • 1998 - Hickory Oil And Gas Field discovered
  • 2000 - First oil and gas produced

+++ Geology

  • The field is in the Pre Salt

+++ Links

  1. Fiberbond Offshore Platform References
  2. FoundOcean North And South America Subsea References
  3. Manta Ray Offshore Gathering Company Constructing Major Pipeline Extension To Its Existing System
  4. Anadarko Extends Pay Zone at Hickory Field; - Sub-salt Expertise Significantly Reduces Drilling Time
  5. Anadarko Begins Production From Two Gulf of Mexico Fields; Plans Increased Drilling Program for 2001