Knotty Head discovery well looking good

Gulf of Mexico exploration well has already found more than 300 feet of apparent pay; headed to 32,500 feet in search of more

Ray Tyson

Petroleum News Houston Correspondent

Knotty Head could turn out to be a much larger Gulf of Mexico discovery than disclosed June 30 by co-operators Unocal and Nexen. The partners said the Knotty Head exploration well, so far drilled to a depth of 29,670 feet, had encountered more than 300 feet of “apparent hydrocarbon pay,” already a t....

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