Spinnaker, partners report Minuteman success in Gulf of Mexico

Spinnaker Exploration Co., Houston, operator of Eugene Island Block 213, drilled the Minuteman well to 20,432 ft TMD and encountered a laminated sand section at 19,780-20,230 ft, reported partner McMoRan Exploration Co.

Nov. 10, 2004

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, Nov. 9 -- Spinnaker Exploration Co., Houston, operator of Eugene Island Block 213, drilled the Minuteman well to 20,432 ft TMD and encountered a laminated sand section at 19,780-20,230 ft, reported partner McMoRan Exploration Co. The well was sidetracked, and wireline logs indicated a gross interval of 60 ft of hydrocarbons "with excellent porosity and permeability" in the upper portion of the sand.

The well is being prepared for completion and production by yearend from facilities 7 miles away on Eugene Island Block 215, McMoRan said.

The Minuteman well is about 40 miles off Louisiana.