Walter Oil & Gas Plans Bypass on Mississippi Canyon Block 881/882 Prospect
Drilling Activity Details
Locations
United States
Operators
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Well Name
The #1 (BP) OCS G35988
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Drilling Activity Summary
Description
IHS Markit reported that Houston-based Walter Oil & Gas plans to bypass a deepwater exploratory on the company’s Mississippi Canyon Block 881/882 prospect. The #1 (BP) OCS G35988 will be in the western portion of the block and has a planned bottomhole to the west beneath Block 881. According to the permit, the original hole will be bypassed at 5,331 ft. Water depth in the area is 2200 ft. Exxon Mobil drilled an exploratory test has been drilled on Block 881 in 1990. The well was abandoned a 10,189 ft in Pleistocene.
Description
IHS Markit reported that Houston-based Walter Oil & Gas plans to bypass a deepwater exploratory on the company’s Mississippi Canyon Block 881/882 prospect. The #1 (BP) OCS G35988 will be in the western portion of the block and has a planned bottomhole to the west beneath Block 881. According to the permit, the original hole will be bypassed at 5,331 ft. Water depth in the area is 2200 ft. Exxon Mobil drilled an exploratory test has been drilled on Block 881 in 1990. The well was abandoned a 10,189 ft in Pleistocene.