As you probably suspect Dude there’s a wide range depending on specifics. Here’s a time line that wouldn’t be the fastest but it many cases this would be a quick development program. Discovery logged 1 Jan Year 1. Before any detailed planning for facilities and additional wells at least one confirmation well will be drilled. The CF well might be drilled in the next few months but given how rigs are scheduled it would likely be a year before its spudded. So on 1 Jan Year 2 CF is spudded. Well logged in 6 months confirming pay. To confirm reservoir deliverability tests must be conducted. So 1 Jan Year 3 tests begin. Add 4 months for tests. So 1 June Year 3 begin design of production facilities. So 1 Jan Year 4 design complete and bids let (this would be really fast). So 1 June Year 5 production facilities completed (very fast track). So 1 Nov Year 5 facilities set on location. During Years 3 and 4 the development wells might have been drilled subsea and temporarily abandoned. Assume a total of 4 wells. So by 1 Jan Year 6 developed wells tied into production facilities. So by 1 June Year 6 wells are completed and begin producing (again, this was done very quickly by normal standards).

Bottom line: 4 or 5 years wouldn’t be a surprise. Maybe a year quicker but maybe it might take an extra 2 years. Again, just one possible timeline.