Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
212
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Texaco Inc.
Research Principal Investigator
Mr. Curtis Burton
Research Contracting Agency
Description
To develop a generic cost effective subsea oil and gas production system design for deepwater operations in the Gulf of Mexico.
Latest progress update
Complete. A difficult economic environment and the technical uncertainties associated with Gulf of Mexico deepwater developments requires cost effective design. Texaco is developing a design for a generic system--a system with functional capabilities, production capacity, and economic restraints, that are adaptable to a range of operating conditions.