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Ultradeep shelf well logs four indicated pays in Miocene

11/10/2008
The ultradeep Gulf of Mexico shelf well known as Blackbeard has logged four “potential hydrocarbon-bearing zones below 30,067 ft,” said operator McMoRan Exploration Co., New Orleans.Having reached 32,997 ft in October, McMoRan and partners had to decide whether to halt drilling and attempt to test the zones encountered thus far or continue drilling to basement, expected below the permit depth of 35,000 ft, in an effort to penetrate at least another 2,000 ft of sediments.It is too soon to tell whether the four zones, in the Miocene Rob-L formation, contain crude oil or gas-condensate, James R. Moffett, cochairman of McMoRan said on an Oct. 20 webcast. On Oct. 23, McMoRan said, ...
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