Matterhorn Oil and Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: WT Offshore
• Country: USA
• Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 199 & 243, Gulf of Mexico
• Production start: 2003
• Partners:
• Type: Oil / Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

Description

• The Matterhorn field is located in a water depth of 2,800 feet
• The Mandy field is a subsea tieback to the Matterhorn TLP
• Gas is transported on the Viosca Knoll Gas Pipeline System

Contractors

• **Keppel:** Plaform construction

History

• 1990 - Matterhorn Oil And Gas Field discovered by ELF
• 2003 - First oil produced
• 2010 - W&T Offshore acquired the field from Total

Geology

• The field is a supra-salt development with 17 productive reservoirs at a maximum depth of 9,850 feet.

Links

1. International Protective Coatings Platform References
2. Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
3. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
4. W&T Offshore to Acquire Offshore Blocks From Total E&P USA