North Platte Test Hits 550 Net ft Of Lower Tertiary Wilcox Pay
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United States
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#3 OCS G30876
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Description
Cobalt International Energy Inc. has reported another successful oil test on the company's North Platte development in the Gulf of Mexico. The #3 OCS G30876 hit approximately 550 net ft of oil pay in a Lower Tertiary Wilcox reservoir. The appraisal test is in Garden Banks Block 958 (OCS G32460) and it bottomed to the east beneath Garden Banks Block 959. The total depth was not disclosed. The Houston-based company estimates that the North Platte area has a gross resource range of 400-850 MMboe. Water depth in the area is 4,500 ft.
Description
Cobalt International Energy Inc. has reported another successful oil test on the company's North Platte development in the Gulf of Mexico. The #3 OCS G30876 hit approximately 550 net ft of oil pay in a Lower Tertiary Wilcox reservoir. The appraisal test is in Garden Banks Block 958 (OCS G32460) and it bottomed to the east beneath Garden Banks Block 959. The total depth was not disclosed. The Houston-based company estimates that the North Platte area has a gross resource range of 400-850 MMboe. Water depth in the area is 4,500 ft.