BP finally has filed – and won approval for – its long-awaited revised Mad Dog 2 development plan, records at the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management show.
The new plan calls for a 140,000 b/d semisubmersible floating production platform in 4440ft of water in Green Canyon block 780, two blocks west of the existing Mad Dog spar. Not yet named, the facility also will be capable of handling 280,000 b/d of low-salinity water flooding.
BP and its partners, BHP Billiton and Chevron, in 2012 had planned a second spar for Mad Dog 2 but pulled back that plan in early 2013 when costs skyrocketed. Since then, BP repeatedly said the partners were committed to Mad Dog 2, but were looking for a more economical development approach.
The new Mad Dog 2 plan calls for 29 wells, including 17 wet-tree producers and 12 wet-tree injectors. The wells are to be drilled from five drill centers in GC 825 and 870 with bottom-hole locations in GC 781, 824, 825, 826, 869 and 870.
Installation of the new platform is targeted for 2020. The earlier plan expected first oil from Mad Dog 2 by 2017. Drilling activities will commence as early as April and continue past 2025. Each well, of course, requires a separate permit before spudding.
The new plan, filed last August and approved 5 March, calls for 38mi of infield flowlines, 52mi of umbilicals and other related subsea infrastructure, with export through 23mi of pipelines linked to the Mardi Gras system.
BP owns 60.5% and is operator. BHP Billiton owns 23.9% and Chevron 15.6%.
Image: Mad Dog/BP
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