Production began from two “high-rate” wells at Murphy Oil’s Dalmatian development in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The US-based company announced that the project came online during its 2Q 2014 earnings report. Murphy Oil said the results were “better than planned.”
Reuters reported on 30 July that one of the wells, in Desoto Canyon Block 4, is producing around 9500 boe/d. The well began producing in June. A second well, in Desoto Canyon Block 48, is producing approximately 60MMcf/d of gas per day.
A third well in Dalmatian South will be completed in Desoto Canyon Block 134 in early 2016, the company said, with a fourth to follow in Desoto Canyon Block 4.
Dalmatian’s subsea wells are to be tied-back to Chevron’s Petronius compliant tower platform in the Viosca Knoll Block 786. In 2012, Technip won a lump sum contract for work on the subsea tie-back project.
Drilling is also underway on the Titan prospect in Desoto Canyon 178, said partner Ecopetrol. The company is utilizing the Transocean drillship Discoverer Deep Seas. Titan is a Jurassic Norphlet play, which Murphy Oil estimates has gross resources of around 2000MMboe. Titan is adjacent to Murphy’s Dalmatian South prospect in Block 134.
Murphy Oil operates Dalmatian with 70% interest. Its partner Colombia’s Ecopetrol holds 30%. On Titan, Murphy Oil operates with 50% interest. Its partners on that prospect are Ecopetrol (30%) and Venari Resource (20%).
Image: Discoverer Deep Seas/Transocean
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