The Kaskida Oil Field is an offshore
oil field
A petroleum reservoir or oil and gas reservoir is a subsurface accumulation of hydrocarbons contained in porous or fractured rock formations.
Such reservoirs form when kerogen (ancient plant matter) is created in surrounding rock by the presence ...
located in the
Keathley Canyon
Keathley Canyon is an undersea canyon in the United States Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico. The canyon is named for the hydrographic survey ship USNS ''Sergeant George D. Keathley'' (T-AGS-35).
The Canyon is rich in oil fields. T ...
block 292 of the
United States
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sector of the
Gulf of Mexico
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, south-west of
,
Louisiana
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. The field is operated by
BP, and owned by BP (100%).
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History
The petroleum rights for the block 292 were acquired by BP, Devon Energy and
Anadarko Petroleum
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation was a company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration. It was organized in Delaware and headquartered in two skyscrapers in The Woodlands, Texas: the Allison Tower and the Hackett Tower, both named after former CEOs of ...
in a federal lease sale in August 2003.
[ The Kaskida field was discovered in 2006 in a water depth of . ]Transocean
Transocean Ltd. is an American company. It is the world's largest offshore drilling contractor based on revenue and is based in Vernier, Switzerland. The company has offices in 20 countries, including Canada, the United States, Norway, United ...
's drilling rig ''Deepwater Horizon
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'' drilled a well to a total depth of approximately .[
Originally BP owned 55%, Anadarko 25%, and Devon 20% of the project. In March 2008, Anadarko agreed to sell its stake to ]Statoil
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but BP and Devon exercised their pre-emption rights. BP drilled appraisal wells with the W. Sirius.[
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Reserves
The Kaskida field is expected to contain of oil in place
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. It is one of the largest Paleogene
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discoveries.[
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Development
The well in block 291 is drilled by the '' West Sirius'' rig, owned Seadrill Offshore. BP plans to start well tests in 2011.[
]
References
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BP oil and gas fields
Gulf of Mexico oil fields of the United States