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Thoughts on GCOOS Deliverables (Ops
Extremes)Dr. Cortis Cooper
FellowCortCooper_at_Chevron.com
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Offshore Production Increasing

• 30 U.S. oil production is offshore increasing
• Deepwater Gulf is a prolific area
• Deep Water!

2003 Gulf of Mexico Activity (MMS) 2003 Gulf of Mexico Activity (MMS) 2003 Gulf of Mexico Activity (MMS) 2003 Gulf of Mexico Activity (MMS)
Water Depth (m) Active Leases Drilling Permits Active Platforms
0-200 3,417 39,390 3,432
200-1000 920 2,244 34
gt 1000 3,286 839 9
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Industry Needs for Ocean Data
Fatigue
Storm Design
Operations
Downtime Analysis
Pollutant Fates
Tows
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Major Operational Extremes in the Gulf of Mexico
Eddy Triton
Loop Current
Hurricane Andrew
Eddy Triton the Loop Current
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Industry Deepwater Current Measurements

• MMS mandated
• Real-time upper-column profiles
• Down to 1000 m
• Exploration rigs (2-9 month at site)
• Production rigs (permanent)
• Other current measurements
• near-bottom
• 1-yr of through-column
• All data posted to NDBC

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Chevron CODAR
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Measurements of Interest
Measurement Knowledge Gaps Beneficiary
1. Real-time upper-column (lt500 m) current temp. profiles Infill present network Fisheries, Algal bloom forecasters, Oil industry (ops, oil spill response)
2. Wave buoys to record 2 Hz wave time series Rogue wave heights Oil-industry (design), Marine ops
3. Coastal tide gauges Local storm surge FEMA, Insurance, Oil Industry (refineries, etc.)
4. Real-time air humidity sensors Hurricane severity forecasts Coastal residences, Oil Industry (ops)
5. Near-bottom current profiles Bottom circulation in the Gulf Pollutant fate, Oil Industry (pipeline riser design)
6. Real-time Yucatan Strait currents/temp. Key model input Modelers, Climatologists, Oil Industry (ops)
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Products of Interest
Products Beneficiary
1. Improved hurricane severity forecasts All
2. Real-time maps of current, wave, wind Fisherman, recreation, Oil Industry (ops)
3. Continued altimeter products Modelers
4. Loop Current nowcast forecast (30 day updated at least weekly) Oil Industry (ops), Algal bloom forecasts, Fisheries
5. Gulf-wide current nowcast forecast (forcing from wind, Loop, etc.) Fisherman, recreation, Oil Industry (ops)