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