The Impact of Exceeding Predicted Performance in Kepler Field, Deepwater Gulf of Mexico—A Multi-Discipline Approach to Understanding a Turbidite Reservoir

Kepler Field is located in Mississippi Canyon Block 383 in<br>5400’ water depth, approximately 140 miles southeast of New<br>Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Figure 1). Placed on production in<br>April 2004, the main reservoir, the K1 Sand, was developed<br>with two high rate horizontal wells ramped up to full rate over<br>a period of three months (Figure 2).