Papa Terra Oil Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Petrobras
• Country: Brazil
• Location: Campos Basin
• Production start: 2013
• Partners: Chevron 37.5%
• Type: Oil
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• Located in a water depth of 1,200 meters, showing crude oil with an API between 14º and 17º
• Platform P-61 is a TLWP (Tension-Leg Wellhead Platform) which is connected to P 63 FPSO
• Thirteen production wells will be interconnected to P-61
• The production wells of P-63 are connected to the platform via subsea flexible pipes equipped with electric heating known as IPB (Integrated Production Bundle) and the field’s 18 production wells feature subsea centrifuge pumps.
• P-63 has a daily production capacity of 140,000 barrels of oil (bopd) and 35 million cubic metres of gas.
• The SS-88 TAD (Tender Assisted Drilling) semi-submersible unit is anchored next to P-61

+++ Contractors

• **BrasFels:** Design, engineering, construction, maintenance and installation as well as a three-year contract to operate the P-61
• **McDermott:** Engineering, procurement, construction, installation of the TLWP, hull, topsides, tendons, risers
• **Inocean:** Major parts of the hull and topside structural engineering, technical documentation and drawings for class approval during the conversion of ULCC BW Nisa (323,000 dwt) from tanker to FPSO.
• **COSCO:** Construction of P-63 FPSO NISA
• **Nessco:** Communications systems
• **VME Process:** Fabrication of three (3) 500-ton E-houses
• **InterMoor:** Design, procurement, fabrication and installation of the drilling and production conductors
• **Dril-Quip:** Surface production tree systems, production riser systems and a drilling riser system

+++ History

• 2003 - Papa Terra Oil Field discovered
• 2005 - Declaration of Commercial Potential
• 2010 - Contract signed for Platform P-61
• 2012 - P-63 FPSO NISA delivered
• 2013 - First oil produced
• 2015 - P61 platform started up

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. McDermott Platform References
2. Nessco FPSO References
3. Declaration of Commercial Potential of New Giant Field in the Campos Basin
4. BrasFels TLWP will build the platform P-61
5. COSCO Dalian Shipyard delivered P-63 FPSO NISA to Petrobras
6. Papa Terra-job to Inocean
7. VME Awarded E-Houses for Petrobras/Chevron's Papa-Terra P-61 TLWP project Brazil
8. InterMoor Awarded Conductor Fabrication and Installation for Papa Terra Field
9. Dril-Quip, Inc. Awarded $100 Million Contract for the Supply of Drilling and Production Equipment
10. Chevron Confirms First Oil Production from Papa-Terra Offshore Brazil
11. Nine platforms that will boost oil production in Brazil
12. Start-up of platform P-61 in Papa Terra field