Anadarko Files New Drilling Plan for Offshore King/Horn Mountain Field

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Anadarko Petroleum Corp., according to IHS Markit, has filed a new drilling plan for a three-block prospect west of the company’s King/Horn Mountain Field. More than 10 tests are planned for various surface locations on Mississippi Canyon Block 124 (OCS G35315), Block 125 (OCS G35316) and Block 168 (OCS G35319). Water depth in the area is 4,500 ft. First production from the multi-block King/Horn Mountain Field was reported in 2002 with production coming from a range of Pliocene and Miocene perforations at 11,000-19,000 ft. Subsea wells in the area are tied back to the Horn Mountain spar facility on Block 127. Anadarko is a subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum.