The Matterhorn project

Presentation at the Marine Technology Society Luncheon April 22, 2004

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Agenda

General Project Overview Development architecture Key challenges Execution highlights Conclusions

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General overview
0 25 50 Miles
West Cameron East Galveston Brazos EW
200 m

100

Louisiana
MO
VK
New Orleans
BS

a Tex
Houston

West Delta Verm. SMI Eugene Island

Ship Shoal

Main Pass Virgo

VK

SP

High Island

Cam.

Matterhorn GI
South Timbalier
Mississippi Canyon
Aconcagua

MU
1000 m

East Breaks

Garden Banks

Green Canyon

Atwater

Alaminos Canyon
2000 m

Keathley Canyon

Lund

3000 m

Walker Ridge

Total Properties
Exploration Production

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Key Time line

Discovery early 1999: 2800 ft water-depth, Multi-layered reservoir Decision to develop: July 2001 Start development drilling: December 2001 Installation: August 2003 Start well completion: September 2003 First oil: November 2003

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The platform : a SeaStar TLP

Surface piercing structure (TLP or SPAR) w/
dry tree chosen due to reservoir complexity (Multi-levels). Atlantia chosen after design competition with an EPCI Lump Sum Contract. Hull : draft 104, height 125, dia. 84 weight 5,500 T. 9 slots for production risers and dry trees (spacing 10x10) Mooring : 6 x 32tendons, 6 x 96 piles (tension 2,800 klbs per tendon). 1,000 HP W/O rig (separate contract). 10 Gas and 8 Oil Export SCRs, WI flexible Provisions for future subsea tie-backs ABS Class FOI

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Topsides general Overview

140x140, 3 decks 11,000kips dry, 12,600 kips operating 33,000 bopd, 55 MMscfd, 20,000bwpd 100 MMscfd gas drying, WI 30,000 bwpd 2 Cranes: 45 t and 75t 2x 4.5 MW turbines (2x50%);1.2 MW e-gen Gas engine driven recip. compressors 3 survival capsules, 50 pax each LQ: 22 pax permanent, 78 temporary Blast &fire wall Helideck: 56x56 for Bell 412, Sik 76
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Risers and pipelines

Export by two 16 miles

pipelines (8 and 10), 8 owned by Chevron. Hot-tap tie-in points to trunklines

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SCR Overview (first Total SCRs)

NOT TO SCALE MWL

1300 FT. HELICAL STRAKES

130 0' S T

10" GAS EXPORT (SCR) 10.75" O.D x 0.625" W.T PIPE

RAK E

LEN GTH

15 HANG -OFF ANGLE

ft.

ft.

324 8

ft.

ate nar y=

Lc

16D X 0.25DHELICAL STRAKE SCALE: NONE

SCR TOUCH DOWN (MEAN)

3 SEA BED SLOPE MUDLINE EL.(-) 2706 ft.

Lc

ate n

ary =

35 08

ca t

SCR TOUCH DOWN (FAR)

SCR TOUCH DOWN (NEAR)

1499' HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO TDP (NEAR) 1955' HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO TDP (MEAN) 2464'

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HORIZONTAL DISTANCE TO TDP (FAR)

8
MATTERHORN

en ar

y=

MUDLINE @ CL TLP

38 23

WD @ TLP = 2811 ft.

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Development architecture screening process

PHASE 1: SCREENING STUDY DRILLING/COMPLETION COST

PRE-SIZING AND COST OF 12 CONCEPTS (Summer 1999)

PHASE II: DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS

DRY TREE OR SUBSEA? CONCEPTS SELECTION

PHASE III: TOPSIDES DESIGN

PROCESS DESIGN LAYOUT DRAWINGS (Nov 1999 April 2000)

PHASE IV: CONCEPT COMPETITION

FINAL PROPOSALS / SELECT ONE CONCEPT (March 2000 to June 2001)

PHASE V: PROJECT

July 2001 - November 2003 (FIRST OIL)

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Concepts Considered in Phase I (Screening Study)

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Dry Tree
Atlantia Modec ABB Spars Kvaerner Technip Mustang Hutton TLP Sea Star Moses TLP and Mini-TLP Classic Spar and Truss Spar DDF TPG 3300 Compliant Tower

Sub-Sea
Atlantia Sea Star Cal Dive EGB Semi-Submersible Oceaneering Converted Semi-Submersible Intec Remote Subsea ( Taylor MC 20 Platform)
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Key Project Technical Challenges

Drilling: Deviated wells with shallow kick-off and shallow water

flow

Biggest mono-hull TLP and first with dry risers Met-Ocean: consideration of Cold core current profile Production risers with Surface Xmas trees: Keel joint development Reeled SCRs

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Challenge: biggest mono-hull TLP + dry trees

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Challenges: Drilling of High Angle wells

0 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

MC199#1

7 Dry Tree 1 Wet Tree (A6)

1,000

A6 A5

2,000

3,000

A2

MC243#2 A3 A4 MC243#1 A1 2000' A7 Conoco #1 4000'

4,000

7 Dry Tree 1 Wet Tree (A6)

5,000

6,000

7,000

A2 A5

A6

A9

6000'
8,000 A1

A4

A9

A3

MC243#3

9,000

10,000 A7 11,000

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Challenges: Consideration of Cold Core Current (CCE)

0 500

1000
FU TU RE

SC R

#3 #2
Water Depth (ft)

S LICAL UMBI

#4 #5

#6

#7

#8

#1
1500

2000

100yr Loop Cold-Core Eddy

ORIGINAL RISER ARRANGEMENT

2500

QTY - 1 OIL EXPORT 8" SCR QTY - 1 GAS EXPORT 10" SCR QTY - 1 WATER INJECTION 6" SCR QTY - 1 FUTURE WATER INJECTION 6" SCR QTY - 4 FUTURE PRODUCTION 6" SCRs

6" WATER

INJECTIO N SCR

Before

FUTURE SCR

FUTURE SCR

SCR FUTURE

10" G AS E

8" OIL RT PO EX
R TU FU E R SC

RT XPO

After
3000
RISER

Non-Dimensionalised Current Speed (1=max)

FUTURE FLEXIBLE

design life at 10 x recorded event Need fairings to 1500 Platform offset Riser/tendon interference
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#3 #2

#4

#5 #6 #7

FUTURE

Fatigue:

FLEXIB LE RISE

FUTURE UMB

ILICAL

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

0.9

1
RT XPO AS E 10" G

SCR FUTURE

8" OIL AL IC BIL R UM RE SC TU FU RE RT PO EX

TU FU

#8

A-6 WATER

INJECTION

RISER

A-6 WATER INJECTION UMBILICAL

FUTURE WATER INJECT

#1

FUTURE WATER

ION UMBILICAL

INJECTION RISER

CURRENT RISER ARRANGEMENT

QTY - 1 OIL EXPORT 8" SCR QTY - 1 GAS EXPORT 10" SCR QTY - 1 WATER INJECTION 6" SCR / FLEXIBLE QTY - 2 FUTURE FLEXIBLES QTY - 1 FUTURE WATER INJECTION SCR QTY - 2 FUTURE PRODUCTION SCRs

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Challenges: Production riser keel joint

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Project Highlights

Drilling Construction Installation Production risers SCRs

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Drilling: pre-drilling of 7 wells, seabed spacing 25ft ENSCO 7500

Tropical Storm Hanna

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Hull construction by Keppel/Fels - Singapore

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Topsides Construction by Gulf Marine Fabricators

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Tendons fabrication by Kiewitt Offshore

Tendon main body sections with fairings

Bottom connector
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Hull transport on the Tai an Kou

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HULL Load-on Transportship

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Installation by HMC Hermod

Installed piles in March 03. Tendon Installation started on June 3, 03. Went on Stand by during tendon installation on June 10
due to high current (Eddie Current >1.5 knts) and two tropical storms. Resumed work on July 16 after 34 days stand-by Deck was set on August 3. Platform was habitable on Aug 5.

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Eddy Currents

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Pile and tendon Installation

Tendon spacer

Buoyancy cans
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Topsides lift: 5800 t

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Production risers

Keel joint centraliser

PRTs

Well bay
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Pipelines & sub sea

Multi-contract &PO approach Pipelines were installed in April

May 2003 by the reel-ship Deep Blue (Technip) before platform installation and picked up by the crane barge Hermod. Commissioning by Stolt Subsea injection well completion and connection to be performed in May-June 2004.

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SCR Results

Installed Within Tolerance Both Lines Have Been

Pigged

CP Inspection Results OK Touchdown Point Trenching

As Predicted

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Conclusions

3.2 Million manhours LTIF <1 24 months between sanction and

deck mating

27 months to first oil 4 wells producing to-date

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