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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Edward E. Horton, Iii, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Maher, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Edward E. Horton, III, Houston, TX (US);
James V. Maher, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Horton Wison Deepwater, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 43/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods for developing an offshore field comprising deploying a lead drilling and production vessel to a offshore field to drill and complete at least one well. Production from the at least one well is initiated and evaluated. A secondary production vessel is selected based upon the evaluated production and is deployed to the offshore field to replace the lead drilling and production vessel and support production of the at least one well.