Offshore Field-Development Playbook

From a field's parameters to a ranked development concept, a to-scale subsea schematic, indicative economics, flow-assurance flags and 3D hardware — generated deterministically in seconds. This page shows what the engine produces and how many fields it can do it for today.

What the playbook produces

1. Field parameters
Reserves, fluid, water depth, distance-to-host, metocean — whatever is known about the field.
2. Concept screening
A scored shortlist of development concepts (FPSO, spar, semisub, TLP, fixed platform, subsea tieback…) ranked by depth fit, regional development practice, reserves and risk.
3. Architecture schematic
A subsea-architecture block diagram — host, manifolds, trees, flowlines, risers, umbilicals — generated from the concept.
4. To-scale plan view
A bird's-eye field layout drawn to real scale from the well/host geometry.
5. Economics & vessels
Indicative CAPEX/NPV plus which installation vessels in the fleet can build it.
6. Cost comparison
Per-concept CAPEX/OPEX so options compare on lifecycle cost, not just technical fit.
7. Flow-assurance screen
Hydrate / wax / slugging / erosion risk flags with mitigation direction (insulation, heating, inhibitor, boosting).
8. 3D hardware & export
Parametric 3D models (jumpers, mooring, manifold) and DEXPI / STEP export for downstream engineering tools.

Worked examples — real fields, generated schematics

Every diagram below is generated by the engine from the field's parameters (not drawn by hand). The badge shows whether the engine's blind concept pick — made with the field's answer hidden — matches what was actually built.

Gulf of Mexico

Thunder Horse

US · 1,829 m · as-built: semisub_fps

engine pick matches as-built

BP's iconic Thunder Horse in 1,829 m of Gulf of Mexico water — the engine independently picks its as-built semisub FPS concept from stripped parameters, both schematics rendering clean.

Subsea architecture — Thunder Horse flowline umbilical jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control export Export SEMISUB FPS Manifold 1 XT 1 XT 2 XT 3 XT 4 XT 5 XT 6
Subsea architecture block diagram
Field layout — Thunder Horse Subsea manifold Manifold 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 2 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 3 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 4 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 5 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 6 Semisubmersible FPS SEMISUB FPS Export Export N 1 km
Plan-view layout (to scale)

North Sea & NW Europe

Rosebank

UK · 1,128 m · as-built: fpso

engine pick matches as-built

Rosebank, the UK's largest undeveloped field in 1,128 m West of Shetland — the engine picks FPSO from raw parameters, matching the selected concept.

Subsea architecture — Rosebank flowline umbilical jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control export Export FPSO Manifold 1 XT 1 XT 2 XT 3 XT 4 XT 5 XT 6
Subsea architecture block diagram
Field layout — Rosebank Subsea manifold Manifold 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 2 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 3 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 4 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 5 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 6 FPSO FPSO Export Export N 1 km
Plan-view layout (to scale)

Brazil

Lula (Tupi)

Brazil · 2,140 m · as-built: fpso

engine pick matches as-built

Lula (Tupi), Brazil's 2,140 m pre-salt giant — from depth and reservoir parameters alone the engine reproduces Petrobras's real FPSO selection.

Subsea architecture — Lula (Tupi) flowline umbilical jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control export Export FPSO Manifold 1 XT 1 XT 2 XT 3 XT 4 XT 5 XT 6
Subsea architecture block diagram
Field layout — Lula (Tupi) Subsea manifold Manifold 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 2 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 3 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 4 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 5 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 6 FPSO FPSO Export Export N 1 km
Plan-view layout (to scale)

West Africa

Egina

Nigeria · 1,550 m · as-built: fpso

engine pick matches as-built

Egina, Total's 1,550 m flagship Nigerian deepwater FPSO — the engine recovers its FPSO concept blind.

Subsea architecture — Egina flowline umbilical jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control jumper control export Export FPSO Manifold 1 XT 1 XT 2 XT 3 XT 4 XT 5 XT 6
Subsea architecture block diagram
Field layout — Egina Subsea manifold Manifold 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 1 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 2 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 3 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 4 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 5 Subsea tree (wet XT) XT 6 FPSO FPSO Export Export N 1 km
Plan-view layout (to scale)

Asia-Pacific

Bayu-Undan

Australia · 80 m · as-built: fixed_jacket

engine pick matches as-built

Bayu-Undan, the Timor Sea gas-condensate hub feeding Darwin LNG — a label-stripped probe reproduces its as-built fixed-jacket concept.

Subsea architecture — Bayu-Undan TTR riser TTR riser TTR riser TTR riser TTR riser TTR riser export Export FIXED JACKET Well 1 Well 2 Well 3 Well 4 Well 5 Well 6
Subsea architecture block diagram
Field layout — Bayu-Undan Fixed jacket platform FIXED JACKET Dry tree / surface wellhead Well 1 Dry tree / surface wellhead Well 2 Dry tree / surface wellhead Well 3 Dry tree / surface wellhead Well 4 Dry tree / surface wellhead Well 5 Dry tree / surface wellhead Well 6 Export Export N 1 km
Plan-view layout (to scale)

How many fields can we schematize today?

The schematic pipeline runs on any catalogued field; water depth is the dominant input, so the middle column counts fields that yield a fully depth-resolved schematic right now. Coverage spans 2,149 fields across every major offshore region.

AreaFields cataloguedWith water depth
(depth-resolved schematic)		With known as-built concept
Gulf of Mexico333319181
North Sea & NW Europe692548317
Brazil989137
West Africa18315890
Mediterranean & N. Africa775824
Asia-Pacific481348220
Rest of world28521494
All areas2,1491,736963

Sources: SubseaIQ field catalog (~2014) + BSEE (Gulf of Mexico production) + curated vessel / subsea hardware catalogs. Concept recommendations are heuristic (Concept-Select / FEL-1 fidelity), reported in-sample, not a sanctioned design. Schematics are deterministic and reproducible from the field concept. Generated by the worldenergydata field-development playbook (epic #567).