Deep Drilling in the Gulf

Operator/Drilling Company
Area/BLock
Drilling Rig
Water Dept (ft)
Exxon Mobil Corporation
AC 731
Ocean Eirik Raude
8,694
Hydro Gulf of Mexico, L.L.C.
MC 961
Noble Amos Runner
7,925
Shell Offshore Inc.
AC 857
Noble Clyde Boudreaux
7,819
Shell Offshore Inc.
DC 353
T.O.Deepwater Nautilus
7,457
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
WR 758
T.O. Cajun Express
6,959
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
GC 743
GSF Development Driller II
6,822
Devon Energy Production Company
WR 278
Diamond Ocean Endeavor
6,475
BHP Billiton Petroleum (GOM) Inc.
AT 574
GSF Development Driller I
6,211
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
MC 778
Thunder Horse PDQ
6,033
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
MC 775
T.O. Discoverer Enterprise
5,673
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
MC 860
T.O. Discoverer Deep Seas
5,667
BP Exploration & Production Inc.
KC 244
T.O. Deepwater Horizon
5,431
Woodside Energy (USA) Inc.
GC 949
Noble Max Smith
5,368
Anadarko
GC 768
Diamond Ocean Star
5,255
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
WR 29
Ensco 7500
5,232
Source: U.S. Minerals Management Service