Shell Drilling Development Test At Alaminos Canyon Block 857
Drilling Activity Details
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United States
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#3GD OCS G17565
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Drilling Activity Summary
Description
Shell Oil Co. is drilling an offshore development test on Alaminos Canyon Block 857, one of the tracts in the company’s Lower Tertiary Perdido project. The venture, #3GD OCS G17565, is in the southern portion of Block 857. Area water depth is about 8,500 ft. The Per-dido area has many Lower Tertiary wells including Great White (Block 857), Tobago (Block 859) and Silvertip (Block 815) fields. Houston-based Shell’s wells produce from perforations at 14,000-18,900 ft.
Description
Shell Oil Co. is drilling an offshore development test on Alaminos Canyon Block 857, one of the tracts in the company’s Lower Tertiary Perdido project. The venture, #3GD OCS G17565, is in the southern portion of Block 857. Area water depth is about 8,500 ft. The Per-dido area has many Lower Tertiary wells including Great White (Block 857), Tobago (Block 859) and Silvertip (Block 815) fields. Houston-based Shell’s wells produce from perforations at 14,000-18,900 ft.