Magnolia Field, Gulf of Mexico, USA
Key Data:
Name
Magnolia
Operator
Conoco
Area
Gulf of Mexico
Location
180 miles south of Cameron, Lousiana
Blocks
Garden Banks blocks 783 and 784
Equity
Conoco, (operator), 75%
Ocean Energy 25%
Ocean Energy 25%
Discovered
1999
Drillship
Deepwater Pathfinder
Total development cost
$600 million
Rig Specifications:
Production facility
Tension Leg Platform (TLP)
Distance from nearest platform
30 miles
Hull design and construction services
ABB Lummus Global
Design
Four circular columns
Rectangular pontoons
Rectangular pontoons
Tethers
two per column
Topsides engineering
Alliance Engineering
Pipelines
2
Gas
16in
Capacity
275 million cubic feet per day
Oil
14in
Capacity
75,000-barrel a day
Oil Field Data:
Water depth
4,700ft
Drilling depth
16,868ft
Pay
150ft to 200ft net
Field reserves
150 million barrels of oil equivalent
Production facilities
50,000 barrels of oil per day
150 million standard cubic feet of gas per day
Export hub
Enchilada
