Shell Oil To Drill Second Exploratory At Deepwater Aransas Prospect
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United States
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A second exploratory test has been scheduled by Shell Oil Co. on the company’s ultra-deepwater Aransas prospect. The #2 OCS G35431 will be in the northwestern portion of Atwater Valley Block 198. The first test, #1 OCS G35431, was permitted by the Houston-based company in early 2019 from an offsetting surface location. According to IHS Markit, the two-tract Aransas prospect is made up of Block 198 and adjacent Block 154 (OCS G35019) to the north. The prospect’s exploration plan indicated that Shell could drill as many as eight tests on the two tracts. Water depth in the area is 4,900 ft.
A second exploratory test has been scheduled by Shell Oil Co. on the company’s ultra-deepwater Aransas prospect. The #2 OCS G35431 will be in the northwestern portion of Atwater Valley Block 198. The first test, #1 OCS G35431, was permitted by the Houston-based company in early 2019 from an offsetting surface location. According to IHS Markit, the two-tract Aransas prospect is made up of Block 198 and adjacent Block 154 (OCS G35019) to the north. The prospect’s exploration plan indicated that Shell could drill as many as eight tests on the two tracts. Water depth in the area is 4,900 ft.