Specifications - Gyrfalcon, Gulf of Mexico, USA
| Operator | reading and bates Development |
| Location | gulf of Mexico |
| Block | green canyon block 20 |
| water depth | 885ft |
| Reservoir | single sand layer |
| Depth | 17,850ft. |
| initial name | Shorts |
| on stream | december 1999 |
| production platform | Shell’s boxer platform |
| Location | green canyon block 19 |
| water depth | 750ft |
| tieback distance | 2.9 miles |
| main Contractors | total offshore production systems (TOPS) |
| applied drilling Technology, Inc. (ADTI) | |
| Shell | |
| bottomhole pressure | 14,700 psig at 17,850ft |
| pressure at the tree level | 12, 200 psig |
| subsea Tree | 15,000 psi subsea tree |
| Type | Monobore |
| tubing spool | modified 15,000 psi design |
| drilling connector | 18 ¾in |
| type of connection | a threaded tree-cap riser connection |
| flowline and riser | 6in diameter (5in ID) |
| pressure rating | 12,200 psig |
| Type | Flexible |
| b burst pressure | 25,000 psig |
| Umbilical | 9-tube |
| Material | super duplex stainless steel tube |
| internal Diameter | 12.7 mm (1/2in) |
| Function | annulus monitoring, chemical and methanol injection |
| high pressure lines | Five |
| Material | nylon 11 |
| burst rating | 40,000 psig |
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