Sunday, May 2, 2010

Mississippi Canyon Block 252: Macondo prospect

Mississippi Canyon Block 252

Clip from Article: "...Gulf of Mexico in a water depth of 4,993 feet (1,522 meters). BP serves as the operator, holding a 65% interest in the prospect; Anadarko holds 25%; and MOEX 2007 holds the remaining 10%. Transocean's Deepwater Horizon semisub, which caught fire on April 20, 2010, was drilling an exploratory well on the Macondo prospect. According to Dow Jones, the well had reached a depth of 18,000 feet (5,486 meters) and was then cased and cemented when the fire erupted from a blowout..."

Reference Source: www.subseaiq.com

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