Blacktip Prospect Hits More Than 400 Net Feet Of Pay In Alaminos Canyon Block 380
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United States
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Shell Oil Co. announced a Lower Tertiary Wilcox oil discovery in the Perdido thrust belt at the Houston-based company’s Blacktip discovery. The #1 OCS G32954 hit more than 400 net ft of oil pay with good reservoir and fluid characteristics and is in Alaminos Canyon Block 380. Water depth in the area is 6,500 ft. The drilling plan for this block and Alaminos Canyon Block 424 (OCS G32964) to the south was originally filed in 2012 by Statoil (now Equinor ASA). Shell took over the lease and filed an amended drilling plan in 2018 for the prospect. According to Shell’s plan, as many as 17 tests could be drilled on the two tracts. The prospect is operated by Shell (52.4%) and co-owned by Chevron Corp. (20%), Equinor (19.1%) and Repsol SA (8.5%).
Shell Oil Co. announced a Lower Tertiary Wilcox oil discovery in the Perdido thrust belt at the Houston-based company’s Blacktip discovery. The #1 OCS G32954 hit more than 400 net ft of oil pay with good reservoir and fluid characteristics and is in Alaminos Canyon Block 380. Water depth in the area is 6,500 ft. The drilling plan for this block and Alaminos Canyon Block 424 (OCS G32964) to the south was originally filed in 2012 by Statoil (now Equinor ASA). Shell took over the lease and filed an amended drilling plan in 2018 for the prospect. According to Shell’s plan, as many as 17 tests could be drilled on the two tracts. The prospect is operated by Shell (52.4%) and co-owned by Chevron Corp. (20%), Equinor (19.1%) and Repsol SA (8.5%).