Sparta Oil Field - Revision history

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 === Description ===
-* The field which was previously known as '''North Platte''' is located in a water depth of approximately 4,400 feet (1,340 m) and was drilled to a total depth of approximately 34,500 feet (10,520 m)
+* The field which was previously known as '''[[North Platte Oil Field | North Platte]]''' is located in a water depth of approximately 4,400 feet (1,340 m) and was drilled to a total depth of approximately 34,500 feet (10,520 m)
 * Sparta will feature a semi-submersible production host, initially with eight oil and gas producing wells.
 * Sparta's design closely replicates the 100,000 barrel per day [[Vito Oil Field | Vito]] and [[Whale Oil and Gas Field | Whale]] designs, both of which are four-column semi-submersible host facilities. Vito is located in the greater Mars Corridor and began production in February 2023. Whale will be located in the Perdido corridor and is scheduled to come online in 2024.

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 === Description ===
-* North Platte is located in a water depth of approximately 4,400 feet (1,340 m) and was drilled to a total depth of approximately 34,500 feet (10,520 m)
+* The field which was previously known as '''North Platte''' is located in a water depth of approximately 4,400 feet (1,340 m) and was drilled to a total depth of approximately 34,500 feet (10,520 m)
 * Sparta will feature a semi-submersible production host, initially with eight oil and gas producing wells.
 * Sparta's design closely replicates the 100,000 barrel per day [[Vito Oil Field | Vito]] and [[Whale Oil and Gas Field | Whale]] designs, both of which are four-column semi-submersible host facilities. Vito is located in the greater Mars Corridor and began production in February 2023. Whale will be located in the Perdido corridor and is scheduled to come online in 2024.

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 * 2012 - North Platte Oil Field discovered
 * 2018 - Equinor acquired 40% of the project
 * 2020 - Worley awarded FEED
 * 2022 - Total exited the project

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 # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:3496 USA: Total announces significant oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico]
 # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/statoil-completes-acquisition-of-us.html Statoil completes acquisition of US Gulf of Mexico deepwater discovery]
 # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/worley-has-been-awarded-front-end.html Worley has been awarded the front-end engineering design (FEED) contract for TOTAL E&P USA’s North Platte field development in the Gulf of Mexico]
 # [https://abarrelfull.blogspot.com/2023/08/equinor-transfers-operatorship-for-gulf.html Equinor transfers operatorship for Gulf of Mexico field to Shell]

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 === Contractors ===
-* Worley: Front-end engineering design (FEED)
+* '''Worley:''' Front-end engineering design (FEED)
 * '''Seatrium:''' Construction and integration of the hull, topsides and living quarters of the Sparta semi-submersible Floating Production Unit (FPU).
 === History ===
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 # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2023/12/shell-invests-in-sparta-development-in.html Shell Invests in the Sparta Development in the Gulf of Mexico]
 # [https://a-barrel-full.blogspot.com/2024/01/seatrium-secures-contract-to-construct.html Seatrium Secures Contract to Construct and Integrate Deep-Water Newbuild Project for Shell’s Semi-Submersible FPU]
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 * 2023 - Final investment decision
-=== Geology
+=== Geology ===
 * Subsalt Paleogene reservoir at depth of ~30,000 ft. (9,100 m)

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 * Country: USA
 * Location: Garden Banks Block 959 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico
-* Production start:
+* Production start: Expected 2028
 * Partners: Shell - 51%, Equinor - 49%
 * Type: Oil / Gas