The Garden Banks Block 427/471 field, then estimated to hold about 35 million barrels of oil equivalent, was produced directly back to the platform, with no subsea infrastructure needed.
It was a tricky proposition given that the Cardamom field is located on the opposite side of a massive salt dome from Auger. Shell knew then that Cardamom could have more to offer and set out in 2009 to drill an ambitious extended reach well.
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