Prime Offshore LLC, Houston, brought in
a discovery with its #1 OCS G26431 wildcat
offshore South Texas in South Padre
Island 1133. The company tested the well
flowing gas from an unreported zone after
drilling in 127 ft. of water. The company is
drilling #3 well from the same location to
an unreported depth, and it has permitted
#2 and #4 wells for follow-up work.
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