By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Apr. 11 -- The Discoverer Spirit drillship is on site in the Champlain prospect on Atwater Valley Block 63 in the Gulf of Mexico 160 miles south of New Orleans, preparing to drill an appraisal well for Texaco Inc. and Agip Petroleum Exploration Inc.
A delineation sidetrack well drilled in mid-2001 found 400 ft of net pay, extending the Champlain proven oil accumulation both laterally and downdip from initial discoveries in 2000.
Agip operates the sidetrack, while Texaco is the prospect operator for Block 63 with 50% interest (OGJ Online, June 20, 2001).