what is the water depth for deep offshore?

Question

I am preparing a proposal to develop an oil field with water depths of 100 metres, is that deep offshore

Answer 1

Please please tell me you are a student and not actually working for an oil company!

100 metres / 300 feet is pretty shallow, continental shelf. You could use a semi-submersible drilling rig to drill the development wells. I'd say 1000 metres / 3000 feet and then we are talking deep! Drillship territory.

Answer 2

If you want to present a proposal for developing an offshore oil field I suggest you do a lot more research on the subject other than just the depth of water. 100 metres may be considered deep it depends on the methods set out in your proposal.

Answer 3

Hello,

I think you are looking for a technical definition of the term deep offshore. You need to consult with either an oceanographer (try a local university they should have an oceanogrphic dept) or someone in the oil & gas exploration field or perhaps a fisherman.

**The problem you have is the term deep offshore? its difficult becuase sea depth is so relative to ocean floor. The sea can be upto 7miles deep at its deepest and so it terms of the depth of sea water in and around a countries continental shelf it can be vary by enormous amounst i.e. its relative to where you are and which ocean and which country,etc.

**You have to be much more specific about where?

IR

Answer 4

it's probably a whole lot deeper than that, but it depends on where you are as to how deep that water will be (as it varies)

Answer 5

1000m+ is generally deep - do a google search on Bonga FPSO and you will get some info