K2 Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Oxy
• Country: USA
• Location: Green Canyon Blocks 518, 561, 562, 563 & 606, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2005
• Partners: Eni - 18.2%, Oxy - 52.5%, ConocoPhillips - 16.8% and Chevron - 12.5%
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves: 100 Million BOE
• Production Volume:

Description

• The K2 field is located in 1,200 meters of water depth, at an average reservoir depth of 8,500 meters
• Production is from 3 subsea wells, tied back to the Marco Polo Oil and Gas Field

Contractors

• **Universalpegasus:** Multi-well subsea design and engineering
• **Manatee:** Subsea facilities management, pipeline engineering and installation management, subsea control system, umbilical design and installation management, chemical injection design and cost and scheduling

K2 Expansion Project

• **Technip:**
  • project management and engineering,
  • fabrication and installation of two rigid flowlines,
  • design, fabrication and installation of four PLETs(2),
  • installation of two free issue static umbilicals(3),
  • tie-ins, pre-commissioning and survey.

History

• 2002 - K2 field discovered
• 2003 - K2 Northern Extension discovered
• 2005 - First production
• 2005 - Chevron acquires Unocal becoming a partner
• 2009 - Technip awarded a contract for the K2 field expansion project
• 2014 - Contract awarded for K2 Riser Base Gas Lift project

Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
2. Universalpegasus Subsea References
3. Manatee Offshore References
4. Serimax Pipeline References
5. Unocal announces K2 deepwater oil discovery; suspends drilling on Sumatra prospect
6. Anadarko Announces Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Subsalt Appraisal At K2 Prospect
7. Anadarko Announces K2 Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Discovery
8. Eni: start up production from "K2" field offshore Gulf of Mexico
9. ChevronTexaco Announces Agreement to Acquire Unocal
10. Technip awarded a contract for the K2 field in the Gulf of Mexico
11. Technip awarded a subsea contract for the K2 field in the Gulf of Mexico
12. Occidental Completes Acquisition of Anadarko