Area in the Gulf of Mexico
Green Canyon (the United States)
Green Canyon is an area in the Gulf of Mexico [ 1] that is rich in oil fields and under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management . Among other oil fields Green Canyon consist of Atlantis (blocks 699, 700, 742, 743, and 744) operated by BP ,[ 2] Marco Polo (block 608) and K2 (blocks 518 and 562) operated by Anadarko Petroleum ,[ 3] [ 4] Manatee (block 155) operated by Shell ,[ 5] Shenzi (blocks 609, 610, 653, and 654) operated by BHP ,[ 6] Droshky (block 244) operated by Marathon Oil ,[ 7] and Tahiti (blocks 596, 597, 640 and 641) operated by Chevron .[ 8] [ 9]
Block 185 of Green Canyon is known as Bush Hill and is a well known cold seep with a wide array of tube worms .[ 10] This area was the first place in the Gulf of Mexico where gas hydrates were recovered in piston cores.[ 11]
Additionally, like most of the Gulf of Mexico, there is a significant amount of salt tectonics .
Blocks in this protraction area are defined in UTM zone 15 north in feet.[ 12]
^ Geographic.org. "Green Canyon: Undersea Features (Full name, Geographic coordinates, map)" . Geographical Names . Retrieved 2013-04-13 .
^ "Atlantis" . SubseaIQ . Rigzone. Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Marco Polo Field, United States of America" . Offshore Technology . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "K2 Field, United States of America" . Offshore Technology . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Manatee Field, Gulf of Mexico, United States of America" . Offshore Technology . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Shenzi Field, United States of America" . Offshore Technology . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Droshky Field, Gulf of Mexico, United States of America" . Offshore Technology . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Tahiti, United States of America" . Offshore Technology . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
^ "Appendix A. Announced Deepwater Discoveries (Sorted by Project Name)" . Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - America's Expanding Frontier . Retrieved 2013-04-13 .
^ Buster, Noreen A.; Holmes, Charles W. (2011). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota . Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies Series. Vol. 3. Texas A&M University Press . p. 249. ISBN 978-1-60344-290-9 .
^ "Leasing Activity: Figure 8. Gas hydrates on the seafloor in Green Canyon Block 185" . Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - America's Expanding Frontier . Retrieved 2013-04-13 .
^ "Gulf of Mexico: Maps and Spatial Data" . Archived from the original on 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2011-08-30 .