Europa Oil And Gas Field
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Summary Information
- Operator: Shell
- Country: USA
- Location: Mississippi Canyon Blocks 934 & 935, Gulf of Mexico
- Production start: 2000
- Partners: BP, ENI
- Type: Oil & Gas
- Estimated Reserves: Total gross ultimate recovery is estimated at about 160 million barrels of oil equivalent
- Production Volume:
Description
- Europa is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 934, 935, 890 and 891 in the Gulf of Mexico about 140 miles southeast of New Orleans in approximately 3,900 feet of water
- The first phase of development consisted of four wells
- The production wells are tied back 20 miles to the Mars TLP
Contractors
- FMC Corporation: Trees, manifold and jumpers
- Kongsberg Offshore Systems: Controls
- Stold Comex Seaway: Umbilical installation
- Alcatel: Electro-hydraulic umbilical fabrication
- Duco: Chemical injection umbilical fabrication
- J. Ray McDermott: Flowline installation
- Intec: Engineering services
- Nexans: Umbilical replacement
- Manatee: Design & implementation of tubing head spool trees & jumpers
History
- 1994 - Europa Oil And Gas Field discovered
- 1998 - Final investment decision taken
- 2000 - First oil produced
Geology
- The target reserves are in multiple Upper Miocene sands at depths ranging from approximately 16,000 to 19,000 feet subsea. The average net thickness is approximately 125 feet
Links
- Gulf Of Mexico Deepwater Natural Gas And Oil Qualified Fields
- Nexans Norway Umbilical References
- Manatee Offshore References
- Europa Producing From Three Subsea Wells in the Gulf of Mexico
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