Prospect, Field, Block Well Ft. of net pay/production Operator Depth (ft) Completion date
Alaminos Canyon Block 380 1 OCS G32954 400 net ft of oil pay Shell Oil Co. Drilling: n/a
Water: 6,500		 June 2019
Samurai, Green Canyon Block 432 2OCS G32504 150 ft of net pay (two Miocene zones) Murphy Oil Corp. Drilling
32,000 ft		 Sept. 2018
Mississippi Canyon Block 612 1 (BP) OCS G33166 800 ft of net pay (Norphlet) Shell Oil Co. Drilling
29,600
Water:
7,300		 May 2018
South March Island Block 71 1-F OCS G34266
2-F OCS G34266		 4 Mbbl of oil/d (combined from Pliocene sands) Byron Energy Ltd. n/a Apr. 2018

Ballymore, MIssissippi Canyon Block 607

 1(ST) OCS G3451 607 ft of net pay (Miocene) Chevron Corp.

Drilling: 29,194
Water 6,600

 Mar. 2018
South Marsh Island Block 71 3-F OCSG34266 211 net ft of oil pay Byron Energy Ltd.

Water:
n/a
Drilling:
8,615

 Apr. 2018
Whale, Alamonos Canyon Block 772 1(BP) OCS G35153 1,400 net ft of oil-bearing pay Shell Oil Co. Water:
n/a
Drilling:
22,948		 June 2017
Pompano platform, Mississippi Canyon Block 28 4 OCS G09771 153 ft of net oil pay Stone Energy Corp. Water:
n/a
Drilling:
12,176		 Dec. 2017
Tornado, Green Canyon Block 281 2SS (ST) OCSG3342
12.35 Mboe/d (83% oil)		 Talos Energy LLC Water:
2,750
Drilling:
21,057 (tvd)		 Dec. 2017
Ship Shoal Block 300 5-B (ST) OCS G07760 173 ft of hydorcarbon pay with peak flow of 1.1 Mboe/d W&T Offshore Water:
n/a
Drilling:
5,772		 Nov. 2017
Tornado, Green Canyon Block 281 2SS (ST) OCS G33242 297 net ft of oil pay Talos Energy LLC n/a Oct. 2017
Rampart Deep, Mississippi Canyon Block 117 1 OCS G32299 130 ft of liquids-rich pay Deep Gulf Energy Co. Water: 2,700
Drilling: n/a		 Sept. 2017

Data source: IHS Markit. Compiled by Larry Prado

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