Boomvang Oil And Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Anadarko
- Country: USA
- Location: East Breaks Blocks 642, 643, 688, 642, 686, 641, 598 & 599, Gulf of Mexico
- Production start: 2002
- Partners:
- Type: Oil / Gas
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume:
Description
- The Boomvang Spar is installed in 3,650 feet of water
- The field consists of three sections, Boomvang East, Boomvang North and Boomvang West
- The Balboa Field is a one-well development with a six-mile tieback to the Boomvang spar
- Oil is transported via the Galveston Block A244 Oil Pipelines to the Hoover Offshore Oil Pipeline System (HOOPS)
Contractors
- Mustang Engineering: Topsides detailed design, procurement, construction management and startup assistance
- Cal Dive: Installation of infield flowlines
History
- 1988 - Boomvang East discovered
- 1997 - Boomvang North discovered
- 1999 - Boomvang West discovered
- 2001 - The Balboa Field is discovered
- 2002 - The Boomvang Spar is installed and production started
- 2010 - First production from Balboa
Geology
Links
- Gulf Of Mexico Permanent Deepwater Structures
- Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
- Mustang Engineering Platform References
- Jotun FPSO References
- Serimax Pipeline References
- Cal Dive Receives Nansen/Boomvang LOI
- Apache Commences Production From Balboa (East Breaks 597), Its First Operated Deepwater Development in the Gulf of Mexico
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