Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Development Overview

The economic viability of the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Hydrocarbon Province has become widely accepted in the last couple of years. The efficient development of the deepwater petroleum resources requires a wide range of leading edge technologies. Proper integration and understanding of their interdependencies through each of the development stages are imperative to ensure successful application. The key role reservoir prediction has played on the development of the Gulf of Mexico fields is the focus in this paper.