Murphy “Thunder Hawk” DeepDraft Semi®

Designed with a very similar hull to the Independence Hub DeepDraft Semi FPU, the Thunder Hawk facility also incorporates the latest industry-accepted metocean criteria. Equipped to process both oil and gas from the Thunder Hawk field, this facility is the first unit deployed in the Gulf of Mexico is owned by an SBM Group Company,  and operated by Murphy Oil Corporation under a production handling agreement. SBM Atlantia’s scope of work was EPCI.

 

 

Field Facts
Location	Mississippi Canyon, Block 736
Water Depth:	6,050 ft
Oil throughput:	45,000 bpod (60,000 bopd future)
Gas throughput:	70 MMcfd
Water throughput:	30,000 bwpd
# of production wells:	4 (sub-sea)
Production Risers:	2 8-in SCRs (6 8-in SCRs future)
Export Risers:	12-in SCR (oil), 12-in SCR (gas)
DeepDraft Semi® Specifications
Payload (deck/facilities/risers – including future):	13,800 tons
Mooring:	12-leg mooring system, 9-in polyester rope
Hull dimensions:	232 ft x 232 ft x 170 ft
Hull Column dimensions:	46 ft x 46 ft
Draft:	105 ft
Pontoon dimensions:	38 ft x 26 ft
Topsides Specifications
Operating Weight (deck/facilities):	10,250 tons
Deck Dimensions:	140 by 140 ft (2 levels) 140 ft x 40 ft (future module)
Schedule Milestones
Project Award:	September 2006
Platform Installation:	2008
First Gas:	2009