Bois d'Arc hits pay on Gulf shelf

Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- Bois d'Arc Energy Inc. has hit pay with two exploration wells on the Gulf of Mexico shelf. Well No. 8ST1 in Ship Shoal block 93 tested the Walleye prospect. The well was drilled to 12,786 ft (3,897 m) TVD and encountered 389 ft (88 m) of net pay in 11 commercial reservoirs, according to the company.

The second successful well, No. 1, in South Timbalier block 81 tested the Butch Cassidy prospect. The well was drilled to 20,029 ft (6,105 m) TVD and encountered commercial pay, the company says. Additional drilling may be required to determine the well's commercial extent, according to the company. Bois d'Arc estimates these discoveries to hold approximately 32 bcfe of natural gas.

The company also has drilled a water flood injection well in Ship Shoal block 93 to 12,850 ft (3,917 m) TVD. Logging is under way.

10/5/2007