Llano Oil and Gas Field

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Summary Information

  • Operator: Shell
  • Country: USA
  • Location: Garden Banks Blocks 341, 386, 387 & 385, Gulf of Mexico
  • Production start: 1996
  • Partners: Hess - 50%, Shell (27.5%, operator); ExxonMobil (22.5%)
  • Type: Oil & Gas
  • Estimated Reserves:
  • Production Volume:

Description

  • Located in 2,322 feet of water
  • The field uses an 11.5 mile subsea tieback to the Auger TLP with an 8" x 12" Pipe-in-Pipe flowline
  • The Llano-6 well is a subsea tieback

Contractors

  • **J. Ray McDermott:** Installation of two 12" x 8" pipe-in-pipe flowlines connecting two subsea wells
  • **Manatee:** Design & implementation of spool head trees & jumpers, Road transportation analysis
  • **Nexans:** E/H Umbilical

History

  • 1994 - Llano Oil And Gas Field discovered
  • 1996 - First oil produced
  • 2001 - Hess acquired a 27.5% stake
  • 2003 - Hess acquired a further 22.50% from En Cana
  • 2022 - The Llano-6 well achieved first oil
  • 2023 - Chevron agreed to acquire Hess, becoming a partner

Geology

Links

  1. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
  2. Manatee Offshore References
  3. Nexans Norway Umbilical References
  4. McDermott Subsea References
  5. Amerada Hess Acquires Interest In Llano Field
  6. Amerada Hess Completes Sale Of Gulf Of Mexico Shelf Properties - Announces Agreement To Exchange Oil And Gas Properties
  7. J. Ray McDermott Awarded Contracts from Shell for Habanero and Llano Projects
  8. Chevron announces agreement to acquire Hess