Project Profile
Value: US$500 Million
Location: Gulf of Mexico - Green Canyon, Block 300 and Block 299
Reserves:60 Bcfe
Depth:1,036 metres
Exploration start-up: 13.10.2005
Production start-up : Q3 2012
The Clipper field was discovered on October 13, 2005, on Green Canyon Block 299 and 300 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. In 2006, Pioneer Natural Resources, which discovered the prospect, drilled two appraisal wells and began evaluating the field for development. Pioneer decided to sell the project after projected capital costs doubled when the field evaluation began. In 2008, ATP Oil & Gas acquired 55% working interest of GC 299, and it now serves as the operator of the project. The company wholly owns and operates GC 300 Block.
Located in 1,036 metres of water, Clipper had four wells drilled in 2005 and 2006, which logged hyrdrocarbons, but they weren\'t developed. When ATP acquired the field, the company hired the Diamond Ocean Victory semisub to complete and sidetrack a third well, then complete a fourth well to tie-back to an existing infrastructure.
With Bluewater Industries serviing as the project manager, Clipper is being developed as a subsea tie-back to the Front Runner spar. In May 2009, Bluewater Industries gave a contract to Technip for subsea services on the Clipper field. Technip\'s scope of work includes the design and fabrication of two HP flexible risers; installation engineering and welding of one pipe-in-pipe oil production flowline; installation of the flowlines, risers and umbilical; fabrication and installation of four subsea structures and associated jumpers and flying leads; and pre-commissioning. Installation, using the Deep Blue deepwater pipelay vessel, occurred in the second quarter of 2010. The operator developed the wells on the field to commence first oil in 2012.
Operators:
ATP Oil & Gas Corp.: Operator with 55% interest
Contractors:
Bluewater Industries: Project management
Diamond Offshore: Drilling contractor
Sub contractors:
Technip: SURF contract from Bluewater Industries
UniversalPegasus International: Design, procurement, inspection, construction and installation support for Bluewater Industries