New Lower Miocene Oil Discovery In Kaikias Field by Shell
Drilling Activity Details
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United States
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Well Name
#6-K OCS G34461
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Drilling Activity Summary
Description
A Lower Miocene oil well was competed by Houston-based Shell Oil Co. in the company’s Kaikias Field. The Mississippi Canyon Block 812 discovery #6-K OCS G34461, was drilled to 27,386 ft (25,967 ft true vertical). It was completed in a zone at 26,525-26,662 ft. Water depth in the area is 4,500 ft. The Kaikias prospect was opened in 2018, and through 2019, four Miocene wells have combined to recover 16 MMbbl of crude and 37 Bcf of gas. The Kaikias discovery (#1 (BP) OCS G34458) was drilled in 2014 on Mississippi Canyon Block 812, bottoming to the north on Block 768 at a total depth of 28,929 ft. The discovery well and the first appraisal test hit more than 300 ft of net oil pay.
Description
A Lower Miocene oil well was competed by Houston-based Shell Oil Co. in the company’s Kaikias Field. The Mississippi Canyon Block 812 discovery #6-K OCS G34461, was drilled to 27,386 ft (25,967 ft true vertical). It was completed in a zone at 26,525-26,662 ft. Water depth in the area is 4,500 ft. The Kaikias prospect was opened in 2018, and through 2019, four Miocene wells have combined to recover 16 MMbbl of crude and 37 Bcf of gas. The Kaikias discovery (#1 (BP) OCS G34458) was drilled in 2014 on Mississippi Canyon Block 812, bottoming to the north on Block 768 at a total depth of 28,929 ft. The discovery well and the first appraisal test hit more than 300 ft of net oil pay.