Walter Oil & Gas Underway at Bypass Test in Ewing Bank Block 833
Drilling Activity Details
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United States
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Well Name
#1 (BP) OCS G35960
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Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Walter Oil & Gas is drilling at an exploratory test on Ewing Bank Block 833. The Houston-based company spud a bypass test on the prospect at #1 (BP) OCS G35960 is in the southeastern portion of the tract. According to the permit, the original hole was expected to be bypassed at 6,677 ft. Area water depth is 1,200 ft. According to Walter’s late-2017 exploration plan for the block, a successful well would be a subsea completion and would likely tied back to the company’s A platform on Ewing Bank Block 834 (Coelacanth). Wells drilled from the platform yield crude from Miocene between 20,000 and 23,000 ft. Walter Oil & Gas is based in Houston.
Description
Walter Oil & Gas is drilling at an exploratory test on Ewing Bank Block 833. The Houston-based company spud a bypass test on the prospect at #1 (BP) OCS G35960 is in the southeastern portion of the tract. According to the permit, the original hole was expected to be bypassed at 6,677 ft. Area water depth is 1,200 ft. According to Walter’s late-2017 exploration plan for the block, a successful well would be a subsea completion and would likely tied back to the company’s A platform on Ewing Bank Block 834 (Coelacanth). Wells drilled from the platform yield crude from Miocene between 20,000 and 23,000 ft. Walter Oil & Gas is based in Houston.