Project Profile
Value: US$900 million
Location: Mississippi Canyon blocks 695 and 696 in the Gulf of Mexico
Start-up Year: 2004
Oil production: 30,000 bopd
Water depth: 7,000 ft
Blind Faith is located in approximately 7,000 ft of water at Mississippi Canyon blocks 695 and 696 in the Gulf of Mexico. Chevron holds a 75% working interest in Blind Faith and is the operator. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation holds the remaining 25% working interest.
Total capital costs for the project have been put at around US$900m.
The field was discovered by Chevron in June 2001 when drilling in the Miocene sands using Diamond Offshore\'s dynamically positioned semisubmersible rig Ocean Confidence.
The contract for the trees and controls was won in an EPC contract by FMC for US$39 million. There are three type EHXT – HC trees a super-heavy-duty 30in mandrel wellhead connector, standing in a water depth of around 2,120m (6,950ft). A feature of the field is the extreme downhole environments and the trees can therefore withstand pressures up to 15,000psi.
The production uses a semisubmersible floating facility which was designed by Aker Kværner under an EPC contract. Expro\'s Subsurface Systems business unit provided electro-hydraulic deepwater safety systems to support Blind Faith during its commercial life. Subsea 7 installed flowlines, including the associated pipeline end terminations (PLETs) and pre-laid steel catenary risers (SCRs). Gulf Island Fabrication constructed the topsides for the Blind Faith platform. Mustang Engineering is providing the detailed design package for the Blind Faith field development operated by Chevron.
Operators:
Chevron: Operator with 75% working interest
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation: with 25% working interest
Contractors:
Diamond Offshore: Drilling contract
Expro: Provided electro-hydraulic deepwater safety systems
FMC Technologies: EPC contract
Aker Solutions: EPC contract for semisubmersible
Subsea 7: Installed flowlines
Mustang Engineering: Provided the detailed design package