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set sail for the Louisiana coast shortly after

Thanksgiving. The job was completed by mid-January with all parties proclaiming it to be a huge success (see table for produc- tion ? gures), despite a few hiccups due to

EyebrowProduction the currents, and weather limitations, says

Kevin Smith, a completion engineer with

Stone Energy who prepared the interven- tion work plans on the two wells to be serviced. Smith says the crew rigged up a work tower to minimize the wind limita- tion on the crane.

An aerial shot of the . BOA Deep C

All parties involved in the interven-

Photo from Cross Group.

tion attribute its success to open lines of communication.

Production rates comparison of the ? rst two wells

Jimmy Reed, senior deepwater drilling to be brought back into service following intervention work superintendent for Stone Energy, who was

Oil production rates Well name: TB-02 Well name: TB-03 responsible for the overall execution of

Prior to o