Anadarko reports Spiderman discovery

On Nov. 13 operator Anadarko Petroleum and partners Dominion Exploration & Production and Spinnaker Exploration announced a deepwater discovery on the Spiderman prospect in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. (See related story about gas hub on page B1.)

The discovery well was drilled in 8,100 feet of water to a total depth of 18,065 feet targeting Middle Miocene sands between 14,000 and 17,000 feet.

It encountered more than 140 feet of net pay in its two primary targets, meeting pre-drill expectations, the partners said. The well is located on DeSoto Canyon block 621, about 180 miles southeast of New Orleans.

Evaluation and appraisal is ongoing and includes log analysis, core, pressure and fluid sampling. The partnership plans to immediately drill a sidetrack well at Spiderman to take conventional cores and complete the well in a higher structural position.