Oil Search Spuds Nanushuk Test in Umiat Meridian, Alaska
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A North Slope wildcat by Oil Search has been spud near the Placer Unit in Umiat Meridian, Alaska. The #1 Mitquq is in Section 3-11n-7e and is being directionally drilled approximately 3,083 ft east-southeastward to a bottomhole location in Section 2-11n-7e. It will evaluate Nanushuk oil and gas zones, and the planned true vertical depth is 7,000 ft. According to the Sydney-based company’s approved lease plan of operations for the project, the well also will gain a sidetrack drilled in sections 3 and 10-11n-7e. The Mitquq drillsite is east of the Colville River on a temporary 23-acre ice pad.
Description
A North Slope wildcat by Oil Search has been spud near the Placer Unit in Umiat Meridian, Alaska. The #1 Mitquq is in Section 3-11n-7e and is being directionally drilled approximately 3,083 ft east-southeastward to a bottomhole location in Section 2-11n-7e. It will evaluate Nanushuk oil and gas zones, and the planned true vertical depth is 7,000 ft. According to the Sydney-based company’s approved lease plan of operations for the project, the well also will gain a sidetrack drilled in sections 3 and 10-11n-7e. The Mitquq drillsite is east of the Colville River on a temporary 23-acre ice pad.