Anadarko and Transocean drilled and completed the deepest subsea well in the world, according to the companies.
Offshore staff
HOUSTON -- Anadarko and Transocean drilled and completed the deepest subsea well in the world, according to the companies.
Transocean's drillshipMillennium completed the Anadarko-operated Lloyd Ridge block 399 well No.2 on the Cheyenne field in the Gulf of Mexico in 8,960 ft of water.
According to the operator, the well tested at 73 MMcf/d of gas. Anadarko owns a 100% working interest in the field.