Deep drilling rush puts the squeeze on operatorsExxonMobil, Apache, Devon, Anadarko, BHP Billiton among companies looking to drill deep gas wells on Gulf of Mexico’s outer continental shelf Ray Tyson Petroleum News Houston Correspondent
Operators with deep gas prospects in the relatively shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico’s outer continental shelf could drill as many as 18 exploration wells over the coming months to geological depths greater than 18,000 feet.
The deepest well likely would be drilled on the ExxonMobil-operated Bl....
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