Tahiti Development Overview

摘要

Tahiti represents one of the largest discoveries in Gulf of Mexico deepwater with an estimated total recoverable resource of 400 to 500 million barrels of oil equivalent. Covering portions of Green Canyon OCS blocks 640, 641, 596 and 597, the Tahiti Field is located in 4,100 to 4,300 ft of water. Tahiti reservoirs are sub-salt, deep and high pressure. This paper will provide an overview of Tahiti development from discovery to concept selection through execution and will briefly note several technology challenges. Chevron USA, Inc. is operator of the Tahiti development with 58% working interest. StatoilHydro (25%) and TOTAL E&P USA (17%) are joint venture partners.