Dominion has Gulf of Mexico gas discovery

May 19, 2006
Dominion Exploration & Production is completing for production a deeper-pool gas discovery in West Cameron 130 field on the Gulf of Mexico shelf.

By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, May 19 -- Dominion Exploration & Production is completing for production a deeper-pool gas discovery in West Cameron 130 field on the Gulf of Mexico shelf.

The West Cameron 130 No. 3, drilled to 19,365 ft in 40 ft of water 250 miles southwest of New Orleans, cut 250 ft of net pay in multiple sands.

On test, the well flowed at restricted rates of 11.8 MMcfd of gas and 40 b/d of oil.

Dominion E&P plans to tie the well back to its West Cameron 130 B platform. It also plans further drilling to appraise the newly productive sands in the field and elsewhere on the shelf.

Dominion E&P, operator, owns a 50% working interest in the well. Other interests are Hydro Gulf of Mexico LLC 35% and Mariner Energy Inc. 15%.