The Appomatox field was discovered in March 2010 by drilling the discovery well at Mississippi Canyon block 392. The well was drilled to a depth of 7,643m (25,077ft) and encountered approximately 162m.
[pdf] The Appomatox field was discovered in March 2010 by drilling the discovery well at Mississippi Canyon block 392. The well was drilled to a depth of 7,643m (25,077ft) and encountered approximately 162m.
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As new oil resources become scarce, offshore companies are beginning to tap the very deepest deposits. Offshore-technology.com plumbs the depths to reveal the technology behind the world’s deepest offshore oil rigs. .
Chevron‘s $500m Petronius platform is situated about 130 miles (208km) southeast of New Orleans. It is located in water depths of 1754ft (535m). The field, discovered in 1995,. .
In May 2011, China’s National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) launched a semi-submersible oil rig designed to operate in depths of up to 3,000 metres under the ocean and drill to depths of 12,000 feet in locations distant from the shore. It cost CNOOC some. .
The Baldpate platform is a 1901.9 feet tall (579.7 metres) offshore compliant tower oil platform near the coast of Louisiana. It is also one of the tallest. .
Shell’s Perdido Spar is the world’s deepest direct vertical access Spar. Its designers faced several technical challenges, these included constructing and delivering a rig that could operate where the ocean is 8,000 feet (2,383 metres) deep. Due to it being 200 miles off.
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