Abstract
ABSTRACT The Kepiting Field development demonstrates an economical way of producing marginal reservoirs using a floating production facility and seafloor completed wells. Unique to the Kepiting completions is a method for re-entering the wells to perform wireline operations. The system consists of steel tubular risers permanently connected to the seafloor trees which are terminated at the top by tensioning buoys located approximately 50 feet below the water. A buoyed platform/ginpole structure that extends the riser to the surface is temporarily attached to the top of the riser buoy and provides a dry working area from which to support operations using a wireline unit mounted on a workboat. The success of the Kepiting project, which presently is used as a testing model for future deepwater projects, has increased Conoco's interest in developing marginal reservoirs using similar production/completion systems.
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