Murphy Oil To Drill Exploratory In King Cake Prospect In Atwater Valley Block 23

Drilling Activity Details

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United States

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#1 OCS G35015
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

Murphy Oil Corp. has scheduled the first deepwater exploratory test on the company’s King Cake prospect. According to IHS Markit, #1 OCS G35015 will be in the northern half of Atwater Valley Block 23 and area water depth is 5,500 ft. The prospect’s exploration plan indicates that up to five deepwater tests could be drilled from various surface locations on the tract. Nearby production is about 10 miles north-northeast of Shell Oil’s Vinyl prospect on Atwater Valley Block 64 (OCS G36064).  Murphy’s headquarters are in El Dorado, Ark.