Falcon Corridor: Infrastructure with Future Marginal Fields in Mind

Abstract

The original Falcon Field consisted of two subsea development wells in a water depth of 3450 feet tied back 32.6 miles to a new host platform in a water depth of 389 feet Shortly before first production at Falcon, the Harrier discovery was made. Two additional discoveries (Tomahawk and Raptor) occurred during the Harrier development.Although the Falcon field was large enough to justify the long distance tie-back to a new host facility, Harrier, Tomahawk and Raptor were dependent upon a readily available and flexible infrastructure that allowed for shorter tie-back distances and rapid project execution.This paper presents an overview of the Falcon Corridor development project with a focus on the expandable infrastructure and the project execution strategy that allowed additional discoveries in the Falcon Corridor to be put on line in rapid succession.