EnVen Energy Drilling Pelto Block 16 Test
Drilling Activity Details
United States
Drilling Activity Summary
Description
A shallow-water exploratory test has been spud by Houston-based EnVen Energy on South Pelto Block 16 offshore Louisiana. The #1 OCS G35607 is being drilled in the northwestern portion of the block in 56 ft of water. Navitas Petroleum originally acquired the lease in March 2018 at OCS Sale 235 and EnVen acquired a 50% stake in the lease in June 2018 and now serves as operator of the project. According to IHS Markit, several tests have been drilled on Block 16 under previous leases. The lone producer on the tract, Chevron’s #1 (BP) OCS G01234, was online for about one year in the 1970s. The well is producing from Upper Miocene at 12,118-36 ft and recovery totaled 111 MMcf of gas, 7.09 Mbbl of condensate and 187 Mbbl of water and was a part of South Timbalier Block 52 Field.
A shallow-water exploratory test has been spud by Houston-based EnVen Energy on South Pelto Block 16 offshore Louisiana. The #1 OCS G35607 is being drilled in the northwestern portion of the block in 56 ft of water. Navitas Petroleum originally acquired the lease in March 2018 at OCS Sale 235 and EnVen acquired a 50% stake in the lease in June 2018 and now serves as operator of the project. According to IHS Markit, several tests have been drilled on Block 16 under previous leases. The lone producer on the tract, Chevron’s #1 (BP) OCS G01234, was online for about one year in the 1970s. The well is producing from Upper Miocene at 12,118-36 ft and recovery totaled 111 MMcf of gas, 7.09 Mbbl of condensate and 187 Mbbl of water and was a part of South Timbalier Block 52 Field.