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=== Deepwater Discoveries === | === Deepwater Discoveries === | ||
| − | # [[Constitution Oil | + | # [[Constitution Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* GC 680 | #* GC 680 | ||
#* 5,001 | #* 5,001 | ||
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# GC767 GC 767 5,116 2004 | # GC767 GC 767 5,116 2004 | ||
# Rigel Mississippi Canyon 252 5,227 1999 | # Rigel Mississippi Canyon 252 5,227 1999 | ||
| − | # [[Ticonderoga Oil | + | # [[Ticonderoga Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* GC 768 | #* GC 768 | ||
#* 5,259 | #* 5,259 | ||
#* 2004 | #* 2004 | ||
| − | # [[Big Foot Oil | + | # [[Big Foot Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* WR 29 | #* WR 29 | ||
#* 5,268 | #* 5,268 | ||
#* 2005 | #* 2005 | ||
| − | # King Mississippi Canyon 84 5,303 1993 | + | # [[King Oil Field]] |
| − | # Mensa Mississippi Canyon 731 5,313 1986 | + | #* Mississippi Canyon 84 |
| + | #* 5,303 | ||
| + | #* 1993 | ||
| + | # [[Mensa Offshore Gas Field]] | ||
| + | #* Mississippi Canyon 731 | ||
| + | #* 5,313 | ||
| + | #* 1986 | ||
# [[Red Hawk Gas Field]] | # [[Red Hawk Gas Field]] | ||
#* GB 877 | #* GB 877 | ||
#* 5,329 | #* 5,329 | ||
#* 2001 | #* 2001 | ||
| − | # [[Triton Goldfinger Gas Field]] - (Goldfinger) | + | # [[Triton-Goldfinger Gas Field]] - (Goldfinger) |
#* Mississippi Canyon 771 | #* Mississippi Canyon 771 | ||
#* 5,413 | #* 5,413 | ||
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#* 5,422 | #* 5,422 | ||
#* 1999 | #* 1999 | ||
| − | # [[Devils Tower Oil | + | # [[Devils Tower Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* Mississippi Canyon 773 | #* Mississippi Canyon 773 | ||
#* 5,532 | #* 5,532 | ||
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#* 2000 | #* 2000 | ||
# Thunder Bird Mississippi Canyon 819 5,672 2006 | # Thunder Bird Mississippi Canyon 819 5,672 2006 | ||
| − | # [[Thunder Hawk Oil | + | # [[Thunder Hawk Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* Mississippi Canyon 734 | #* Mississippi Canyon 734 | ||
#* 5,714 | #* 5,714 | ||
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#* 6,134 | #* 6,134 | ||
#* 1995 | #* 1995 | ||
| − | # Neptune | + | # [[Neptune Oil and Gas Field]] |
| + | #* AT 575 | ||
| + | #* 6,203 | ||
| + | #* 1995 | ||
# Tortuga Mississippi Canyon 561 6,302 2008 | # Tortuga Mississippi Canyon 561 6,302 2008 | ||
# [[Isabela Oil Field]] | # [[Isabela Oil Field]] | ||
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#* 6,895 | #* 6,895 | ||
#* 1989 | #* 1989 | ||
| − | # [[Blind Faith Oil | + | # [[Blind Faith Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* Mississippi Canyon 696 | #* Mississippi Canyon 696 | ||
#* 6,952 | #* 6,952 | ||
#* 2001 | #* 2001 | ||
| − | # [[Jack | + | # [[Jack and St. Malo Oil Fields]] - Jack3 |
#* WR 759 | #* WR 759 | ||
#* 6,962 | #* 6,962 | ||
#* 2004 | #* 2004 | ||
| − | # [[Jack | + | # [[Jack and St. Malo Oil Fields]] - St. Malo3 |
#* WR 678 | #* WR 678 | ||
#* 6,991 | #* 6,991 | ||
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#* 1999 | #* 1999 | ||
# Mission Deep GC 955 7,068 2006 | # Mission Deep GC 955 7,068 2006 | ||
| − | # | + | # [[Julia Oil Field]] |
| − | #* WR 627 7,087 2007 | + | #* WR 627 |
| + | #* 7,087 | ||
| + | #* 2007 | ||
# [[Canyon Express Project Gas Fields]] - Camden Hills | # [[Canyon Express Project Gas Fields]] - Camden Hills | ||
#* Mississippi Canyon 348 | #* Mississippi Canyon 348 | ||
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# Great White3 | # Great White3 | ||
#* AC 857 8,119 2002 | #* AC 857 8,119 2002 | ||
| − | # [[Cascade Chinook Oil | + | # [[Cascade-Chinook Oil and Gas Field]] - Cascade3 |
#* WR 206 | #* WR 206 | ||
#* 8,152 | #* 8,152 | ||
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#* 8,807 | #* 8,807 | ||
#* 2004 | #* 2004 | ||
| − | # [[Cascade Chinook Oil | + | # [[Cascade-Chinook Oil and Gas Field]] - Chinook3 |
#* WR 469 | #* WR 469 | ||
#* 8,831 | #* 8,831 | ||
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# Silvertip3 | # Silvertip3 | ||
#* AC 815 9,226 2004 | #* AC 815 9,226 2004 | ||
| − | # [[Stones Oil | + | # [[Stones Oil and Gas Field]] |
#* WR 508 | #* WR 508 | ||
#* 9,571 | #* 9,571 | ||
Latest revision as of 16:22, 6 March 2024
Introduction
- In 1986, the first discovery in the GOM in water depths greater than 5,000 ft (1,524 m) occurred with Mensa. Since that time, there have been 64 additional discoveries in the ultra-deep provinces of the Gulf
Deepwater Discoveries
- Constitution Oil and Gas Field
- GC 680
- 5,001
- 2001
- GC767 GC 767 5,116 2004
- Rigel Mississippi Canyon 252 5,227 1999
- Ticonderoga Oil and Gas Field
- GC 768
- 5,259
- 2004
- Big Foot Oil and Gas Field
- WR 29
- 5,268
- 2005
- King Oil Field
- Mississippi Canyon 84
- 5,303
- 1993
- Mensa Offshore Gas Field
- Mississippi Canyon 731
- 5,313
- 1986
- Red Hawk Gas Field
- GB 877
- 5,329
- 2001
- Triton-Goldfinger Gas Field - (Goldfinger)
- Mississippi Canyon 771
- 5,413
- 2004
- Horn Mountain Oil Field
- Mississippi Canyon 127
- 5,422
- 1999
- Devils Tower Oil and Gas Field
- Mississippi Canyon 773
- 5,532
- 1999
- Thunder Horse Oil Field - North
- Mississippi Canyon 776
- 5,662
- 2000
- Thunder Bird Mississippi Canyon 819 5,672 2006
- Thunder Hawk Oil and Gas Field
- Mississippi Canyon 734
- 5,714
- 2004
- Kaskida Oil Field
- Mississippi Canyon 292
- 5,721
- 2006
- Na Kika Oil Field - Kepler
- Mississippi Canyon 383
- 5,741
- 1987
- La Femme Mississippi Canyon 427 5,782 2004
- Seventeen Hands Mississippi Canyon 299 5,881 2001
- Dalmatian Oil Field
- DC 48
- 5,876
- 2008
- Thunder Horse Oil Field
- Mississippi Canyon 778
- 6,082
- 1999
- Freedom Mississippi Canyon 948 6,095 2008
- Thunder Ridge Mississippi Canyon 737 6,108 2006
- Na Kika Oil Field - Ariel
- Mississippi Canyon 429
- 6,134
- 1995
- Neptune Oil and Gas Field
- AT 575
- 6,203
- 1995
- Tortuga Mississippi Canyon 561 6,302 2008
- Isabela Oil Field
- Mississippi Canyon 562
- 6,535
- 2007
- Canyon Express Project Gas Fields -
- King's Peak
- DC 133
- 6,541
- 1993
- Anstey Mississippi Canyon 607 6,601 1997
- Atlantis Oil Field
- GC 743
- 6,612
- 1998
- Bass Lite Gas Field
- AT 426
- 6,623
- 2001
- Na Kika Oil Field - Fourier
- Mississippi Canyon 522
- 6,895
- 1989
- Blind Faith Oil and Gas Field
- Mississippi Canyon 696
- 6,952
- 2001
- Jack and St. Malo Oil Fields - Jack3
- WR 759
- 6,962
- 2004
- Jack and St. Malo Oil Fields - St. Malo3
- WR 678
- 6,991
- 2003
- Canyon Express Project Gas Fields - Aconcagua
- Mississippi Canyon 305
- 7,051
- 1999
- Mission Deep GC 955 7,068 2006
- Julia Oil Field
- WR 627
- 7,087
- 2007
- Canyon Express Project Gas Fields - Camden Hills
- Mississippi Canyon 348
- 7,206
- 1999
- Shiloh DC 269 7,509 2003
- Na Kika Oil Field - Coulomb
- Mississippi Canyon 657
- 7,558
- 1987
- BAHA3
- AC 600 7,620 1996
- Hal3
- WR 848 7,657 2008
- Gotcha3
- AC 856 7,714 2006
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Callisto
- Mississippi Canyon 876
- 7,790
- 2001
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - San Jacinto2
- DC 618
- 7,805
- 2004
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Q2
- Mississippi Canyon 961
- 7,926
- 2005
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Merganser2
- AT 37
- 7,939
- 2001
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Spiderman2
- DC 621
- 8,082
- 2003
- Great White3
- AC 857 8,119 2002
- Cascade-Chinook Oil and Gas Field - Cascade3
- WR 206
- 8,152
- 2002
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Vortex2
- AT 261
- 8,344
- 2002
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Mondo NW Extension2
- LL 1
- 8,351
- 2005
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Mondo Northwest2
- LL 2
- 8,362
- 2004
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Jubilee Extension2
- LL 309
- 8,774
- 2005
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Jubilee2
- AT 349
- 8,778
- 2003
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Atlas NW2
- LL 5
- 8,807
- 2004
- Cascade-Chinook Oil and Gas Field - Chinook3
- WR 469
- 8,831
- 2003
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Atlas2
- LL 50
- 8,944
- 2003
- Independence Hub Platform Gas Fields - Cheyenne2
- LL 399
- 8,983
- 2004
- Tiger3
- AC 818 9,004 2004
- Silvertip3
- AC 815 9,226 2004
- Stones Oil and Gas Field
- WR 508
- 9,571
- 2005
- Tobago3
- AC 859 9,627 2004
- Trident3
- AC 903 9,721 2001
- Diamond LL 370 9,975 2008
