BP finds oil with deepwater US Gulf Freedom well

摘要

New York—BP October 14 reported an oil discovery at its Freedom Prospect in the deepwa-ter Gulf of Mexico. The well, in Mississippi Canyon block 948, was drilled to a total depth of about 29,280 feet (8,927 meters) and encountered more than 550 net feet of hydrocarbon-bearing sands in Middle and Lower Miocene reservoirs, BP said. Appraisal will be required to determine the size and commerciality of the discovery, BP said in a statement. The well—about 70 miles southeast of the Louisiana Coast—is in around 6,100 feet of water, BP said.