CHEVRON MAKES OIL DISCOVERY IN DEEPWATER GOM

摘要

Chevron Corp. has made a new oil discovery at the Guadalupe prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. The Keathley Canyon Block 10 Well No. 1 encountered significant oil pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. The well is located approximately 180 miles off the Louisiana coast in 3,992 feet of water and was drilled to a depth of 30,173 feet. The Guadalupe well was drilled by Transocean's Discoverer India deepwater drill- ship.