Discovering the Missing Piece of the Gulf of Mexico Geologic Puzzle. Presented by Jim Bob Moffett
at Playmaker 2.0 Forum in Houston, Texas on 23 January, 2014.
Wells drilled on Gulf of Mexico Shelf — in water depths less than 200 meters
- Approximately 50,000 drilled to depths less than or equal to 15,000 feet
- Approximately 4600 wells drilled below 15,000 feet
- Fourteen wells drilled below 2
5,000 feet
Deep Gas Shelf Play
- Shallow
waters of GOM/
onshore South Louisiana
- Targets
sections
above the
salt
weld
- Multi-100 Bcfe-1 Tcfe
reserve
potential
- Well
depths
range
from 15,000
feet
to 25,000
feet
- Below
previous
production
(i.e.,
deeper
pool
concept)
- Near
existing
infrastructure
which
allows
rapid
development
Ultra-Deep Shelf Play
- Offshore ± 100
feet
waters of GOM
- Targets
sections
below the
salt
weld
- +1 Tcfe of
reserve
potential
- Well
depths
range
from 25,000
feet
to 35,000
feet
- Deeply
buried
structures with
analogs to
deepwater
discoveries
- Near
existing
infrastructure;
approximate
18-month
lead
time for
production
casing,
trees &
safety
valves
may be
required
due to
increased
pressures/
temperatures
Both
Deep Gas Shelf and Ultra-Deep Shelf P
lays
are
vastly
under
-
explored
early
results
confirm
presence of
hydrocarbons at
depth in GOM.
Drilling activities to date have successfully confirmed geologic model and have indicated the potential for a major new geologic trend spanning
200 miles in the
shallow waters of the GOM and onshore in the Gulf Coast area.
Davy Jones
—
Major ultra-deep discovery
Important geologic results combined with the data available from other wells are redefining the subsurface geologic landscape
below 20,000
feet on the
shelf of the Gulf of Mexico.
- Discovery Well
- Logged
high-quality Wilcox
pays on
large
structure
- All of the
zones
were
full to
base
- Offset Well
- Confirmed Wilcox Sand
continuity 2½
miles
away
- Encountered Tuscaloosa Sands and Cretaceous Carbonate
- Commenced
completion of
offset
well in 4Q13
–
Anticipate
d
f
low
testing in 1H14