Red Hawk Gas Field

Summary Information

• Operator: Anadarko
• Country: USA
• Location: Garden Banks Block 876
• Production start: 2004
• Partners:
• Type: Gas
• Estimated Reserves:
• Production Volume:

+++ Description

• This cell spar measures 64 feet in diameter and 480 feet in length. It is composed of seven tubes, each 20 feet in diameter, with a center tube surrounded by the other six tubes, all connected by structural steel.
• The deck is 110 feet by 132 feet. The synthetic mooring consists of high strength polyester fiber which provides a level of protection equivalent to or greater than that of steel wire rope systems, while reducing the vertical loads on the spar hull in deepwater projects.

+++ Contractors

• **Gulf Island Fabrication:** Red Hawk Cell Spar Construction
• **Heerema Marine Contractors:** Red Hawk Spar installation

+++ History

• 2001 - Red Hawk Gas Field discovered
• 2003 - The Minerals Management Service approved the use of the world’s first cell spar
• 2004 - Production starts

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
2. Gulf Island Fabrication Platform References
3. FoundOcean North And South America Subsea References
4. MMS Announces First Approval For Use of Cell Spar as New Technology
5. GulfTerra Commences Operations Of Phoenix Gas Pipeline In The Deepwater Gulf Of Mexico