Project Profile
Value: Undisclosed
Location: deepwater US Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Canyon Block 771 and 727, 60 miles (95 kilometres) southeast of Louisiana, USA
Production: 20,000 bopd
Depth: 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) of water
Start-up Year: -
Discovered in April 2008 in deepwater US Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Canyon Block 771, the Kodiak oil field is located about 60 miles (95 kilometres) southeast of Louisiana in 5,000 feet (1,500 metres) of water. Acquired in the March 2002 OCS Lease Sale 182, the block was initially operated by BP with a 63.75% interest and passed to Deep Gulf Energy later. Partners in the Kodiak field include Eni with 25% interest and Marubeni Oil & Gas with 11.25% interest.
The discovery well, Kodiak-1, was drilled by Transocean Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible to a total depth of approximately 31,150 feet (9,494 meters). Encountering 500 net feet (152 net metres) of Middle and Lower Miocene hydrocarbon-bearing sands, the well was deviated with a horizontal step-out of 7,400 feet (2,250 meters). Further appraisal drilling is being conducted to determine the size and commercial viability of the well. Potential field development options include a tie-back to the Eni-operated Devil\'s Tower platform and facilities 5 miles away on Mississippi Canyon Block 771. On April 2008, BP made a discovery on Kodiak prospect on MC727 #1 (BH-MC771). The well was drilled to a total depth of approximately 31,150\' and encountered about 500 net feet of hydrocarbon bearing sands in Middle & Lower Miocene reservoirs. AMEC was appointed by BP to provide engineering services for the Kodiak discovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. AMEC is evaluating several potential development options for selection of a preferred project option to advance into front-end engineering design (FEED), which provides an opportunity to influence overall cost, weight, schedule and facility performance at the early stages of the project.
Operators:
Deep Gulf Energy: Operator
BP
Eni
Marubeni Oil & Gas
Contractors:
Transocean: Drilling contract using the Transocean Deepwater Horizon semisubmersible
AMEC: Contract to provide engineering services evaluating several potential development options for selection of a preferred project option to advance into front-end engineering design (FEED), which provides an opportunity to influence overall cost, weight, schedule and facility performance at the early stages of the project (May, 2009)
Technip: Technip operating center in Houston, Texas, USA, will perform the overall project management of the Kodiak Field. The infield flowline and riser will be welded at the Group’s spoolbase in Mobile, Alabama, USA. Lump sum contract for the development of the Kodiak field with the contract covering:
- project management
- fabrication and installation of more than 12 kilometers of reeled bi-metallic flowline and riser
- installation of an 11-kilometer umbilical, associated terminations and flying leads
- pre-commissioning and testing for the rigid line
- crossings preparation along with pre-lay and post-lay survey (September 2014)