The A-6 well in Ship Shoal block 201 in the Gulf of Mexico is complete and has tested at a restricted rate of 10.4 MMcf/d and 423 b/d of oil (a combined rate of 2,153 boe/d), says Leed Petroleum.

An exploration well on the Mandy prospect in the Gulf of Mexico Mississippi Canyon block 199 has hit pay, according to partner Mariner Energy.

ExxonMobil Production has drilled and cased PTU-15, the first development well for the Point Thomson project on Alaska’s North Slope.

Leed Petroleum has spudded the Ship Shoal 201 A-6 well.

The Criollo prospect exploration side track well in the Gulf of Mexico has reached a planned TVD of 31,145 ft (9,493 m) Cobalt International Energy says.

Leed Petroleum has signed a turnkey contract with Applied Drilling Technology to drill the Ship Shoal 201 A-6 well.

A sidetrack appraisal well on the Lucius discovery in the Gulf of Mexico Keathley Canyon block 875, encountered about 600 net ft (183 m) of oil and gas pay in subsalt Pliocene and Miocene sands, operator Anadarko reports.

McMoRan has deepened the Davy Jones discovery well from 28,263 ft to 28,603 ft and has logged a new hydrocarbon bearing sand totaling 65 net ft (20 m).

A deep well discovery in 20 ft (6 m) of water in South Marsh Island block 230’s Davy Jones prospect is reported by McMoRan Exploration Co.

A well at the Nautilus prospect in the Gulf of Mexico has logged over 70 ft (21 m) of net pay, according to Contango Oil & Gas Co.