Murphy Oil Hits Oil At Hoffe Park Prospect In Mississippi Canyon Block 122

Drilling Activity Details

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United States

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#1 OCS G34424
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Drilling Activity Summary

Description

A Mississippi Canyon Block 122 discovery was announced by Murphy Oil Corp. at the company’s Hoffe Park prospect. According to company, #1 OCS G34424 encountered oil in multiple zones. The drillship is still remaining on location to complete well evaluation. No total depth has been disclosed. Water depth in the area is 4,000 ft. In 2017, Chevron was active in the area and drilled one exploratory test on the prospect at #1 OCS G35318, which was abandoned at 18,014 ft and is in the southwestern corner of the same block. It was drilled to the south and bottomed in Block 166. Murphy is based in El Dorado, Ark.