Tapti Gas Fields

Summary Information

• Operator: BG Group
• Country: India
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• Type: Oil / Gas
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+++ Description

• Tapti field covering an area of 1471 sq.kms lies 160 km north-north west of the Mumbai city.
• It lies approximately in a water depth of 20 M on the northeast flank of Surat depression, of Bombay Offshore Basin.
• The block comprises of two fields South Tapti and Mid Tapti, which occur in two large structural culminations.
• Tapti Processing Platform (TPP) was designed, constructed and installed to handle 180 MMSCFD of Gas and 100000 barrels of liquid (both water and condensate).
• After recent debottlenecking the handling capacity has been enhanced to 210 MMSCFD. Two trend of TEG based Gas dehydration system process the gas to the recommended specification. Gas from 3 satellite platforms (19 Wells) comes to TPP for separation, dehydration, metering and dispatch.
• Gas is dispatched through18" & 70 kms export line tied to ONGC's 36" & 42" gas line going to [[[Hazira Gas Processing Plant]]].

+++ Contractors

• **Swiber:** North Tapti - NTP-1 & NTP-2
• **Seaway Heavy Lifting:** TCPP and MTA Platforms installation
• **CUEL:** NRPOD
• **Global Industries:** Transportation, installation and pre-commissioning of one 20" x 80 km gas export pipeline, one 20" x 22 km infield pipeline with a 4" piggyback instrument air line, associated pipeline end manifolds and risers, the fabrication of two pipeline end manifolds and pipe burial operations.

+++ History

• 2002 - BG Group acquired a 30% participating interest in the Panna/Mukta and Mid and South Tapti (PMT) fields
• 2003 - Enhancement project announced
• 2006 - New Revised Plan of Development (NRPOD) Project launched

+++ Geology

+++ Links

1. Reliance, Field Information
2. FoundOcean Asia Subsea References
3. Seaway Heavy Lifting Oil And Gas References
4. International Protective Coatings Fixed Platform References
5. Serimax Asia Pipeline References
6. BG Group completes acquisition of Enron Oil & Gas India Limited
7. BG India and partners secure approval for further investment in the Panna/Mukta and Tapti fields
8. Global Industries Awarded Contract for Offshore India Pipeline Project in 2007
9. Expansion set for offshore Panna Field