Atlantis Field represents a significant development for BP and co-owner BHP Billiton in the southern Green Canyon area of the Gulf of Mexico. With primary development from three middle Miocene sands, it is one of BP’s largest fields in the deep water Gulf of Mexico.

Discovered in 1998 and first production in 2007, Atlantis Field was developed in stages from a sub-sea drill center to a remote production facility. A second subsea drill center, centered on an early appraisal well, was connected in mid 2009. Drilling of water injection wells commenced in 2009 following initial dynamic data learning. Additional...