Top 12 Recent Gulf of Mexico Discoveries

Prospect, Field, Block Well Ft. of net pay/production Operator Depth (ft) Completion date Samurai, Green Canyon Block 432 2OCS G32504 150 ft of net pay (two Miocene zones) Murphy Oil Corp. Drilling
32,000 ft Sept. 2018 Mississippi Canyon Block 612 1 (BP) OCS G33166 800 ft of net pay (Norphlet) Shell Oil Co. Drilling
29,600
Water:
7,300 May 2018 South March Island Block 71 1-F OCS G34266
2-F OCS G34266 4 Mbbl of oil/d (combined from Pliocene sands) Byron Energy Ltd. n/a Apr. 2018

Ballymore, MIssissippi Canyon Block 607

1(ST) OCS G3451 607 ft of net pay (Miocene) Chevron Corp.

Drilling: 29,194
Water 6,600

Mar. 2018 South Marsh Island Block 71 3-F OCSG34266 211 net ft of oil pay Byron Energy Ltd.

Water:
n/a
Drilling:
8,615

Apr. 2018 Whale, Alamonos Canyon Block 772 1(BP) OCS G35153 1,400 net ft of oil-bearing pay Shell Oil Co. Water:
n/a
Drilling:
22,948 June 2017 Pompano platform, Mississippi Canyon Block 28 4 OCS G09771 153 ft of net oil pay Stone Energy Corp. Water:
n/a
Drilling:
12,176 Dec. 2017 Tornado, Green Canyon Block 281 2SS (ST) OCSG3342 12.35 Mboe/d (83% oil) Talos Energy LLC Water:
2,750
Drilling:
21,057 (tvd) Dec. 2017 Ship Shoal Block 300 5-B (ST) OCS G07760 173 ft of hydorcarbon pay with peak flow of 1.1 Mboe/d W&T Offshore Water:
n/a
Drilling:
5,772 Nov. 2017 Tornado, Green Canyon Block 281 2SS (ST) OCS G33242 297 net ft of oil pay Talos Energy LLC n/a Oct. 2017 Rampart Deep, Mississippi Canyon Block 117 1 OCS G32299 130 ft of liquids-rich pay Deep Gulf Energy Co. Water: 2,700
Drilling: n/a Sept. 2017 Constellation, Green Canyon Block 627 3SS OCS G25174 120 ft of net pay Anadarko Petroleum Corp. Water: 4,400
Drilling: n/a June 2017

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