Finder Energy completes FEED for Kuda Tasi and Jahal project

Finder Energy Holdings Ltd. completed front end engineering design (FEED) for the subsea production system (SPS) and production wells for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal development project (KTJ project) in PSC 19-11 within the Laminaria High oil province of Timor-Leste.

The accelerated FEED project was delivered by the FDR and Subsea Integration Alliance project team comprised of Subsea7, SLB, and OneSubsea. The final design of the SPS for the KTJ project has been engineered to optimize production, increase field uptime, and enhance recovery consistent with the objectives of the accelerated FEED project.

The KTJ SPS design includes subsea production Christmas trees at each of the three wells and two subsea electric submersible pump (ESP) skids, one at each field. Produced fluids are delivered to the FPSO via flexible flowlines and risers. The FPSO provides controls, power, and hydraulics to the trees and ESPs via the flexible umbilicals.

The FEED study included subsurface and reservoir, drilling, and completion, the SPS, and field construction. A KTJ reservoir model was constructed for forecasting and flow assurance. A geomechanical analysis aided well engineering and optimization. Well construction and engineering planning placed two Kuda Tasi wells in a drill center arrangement to lower development costs by reducing drilling times and simplifying the subsea layout. The SPS component sizing was optimized for fast-track construction, flow assurance, and production management strategies.

With FEED complete, the project will transition from development concept definition into procurement, financing activities, and approval processes leading to final investment decision (FID) by mid-year.

Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields have combined 25 million bbl gross 2C contingent resources discovered and fully appraised.