Type:
Oil & Gas
Design:
TLP
Installed:
2007
Facility:
Production
Water Depth:
1935
meters
Country:
USA - New Orleans District
Block:
VIOSCA KNOLL 60. Block 826
Intro
Neptune Spar refers to the spar platform associated with the Neptune development concept; however, the primary installed facility is a TLP rather than a spar. No standalone Neptune spar production unit exists in the Gulf of Mexico as a producing host facility.
Field
The Neptune development is based in the Atwater Valley area and is associated with deepwater sandstone reservoirs. The development concept focuses on subsea tie-backs to a central host platform rather than multiple floating structures.
Facilities
As no standalone Neptune spar exists as an operational production facility, infrastructure is centred on the Neptune TLP. Subsea wells are tied back to the TLP via flowlines, risers, and umbilicals. Processing, export, and utility systems are all located on the TLP, including separation, gas compression, and export pipelines (Caesar and Cleopatra systems). Any reference to a Neptune spar generally relates to early development concepts rather than a built installation.
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