The drillship Valaris "Relentless" departed the location of well GC 166 SS1S0B0 (API 608114073700) at the Dothraki prospect for operator EnVen Energy Ventures on or about 13 April 2020. The operator did not disclose the results of the well. The drillship arrived on location in the northeast quadrant of the Green Canyon (GC) protraction area in the deepwater central Gulf of Mexico on 10 March 2020 to begin drilling the well. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on 19 February 2020 approved the drilling application submitted on 1 November 2019. This location corresponds to well "A" in the company's exploration plan N-10076, submitted on 8 July 2019 and approved by the BOEM on 23 October 2019.  The well sits in water depth of 2,129 ft (649 m) some 88 mi (142 km) south of the onshore support base at Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The prospect targets an Upper Miocene-aged amplitude anomaly and lies about 7 mi (11 km) north of the Eni-operated Allegheny field, which has produced over 49 MMbo and 95 Bcfg through the end of January 2020.  Plan N-10076 proposes drilling four wells using a dynamically positioned semisubmersible or a drillship in water depths ranging from 2129 â 2324 ft (649 â 708 m). The bottom hole locations for all four wells are in GC 166. It is expected to take 120 days to drill, complete and install a subsea tree for each well. The plan calls for drilling operations at the first well to begin on 1 December 2019.  In a May 2019 presentation to investors, EnVen described Dothraki as a 750-acre (3 sq km) Upper Miocene-aged amplitude in a suprasalt mini-basin, analogous to the Fieldwood-operated Big Bend field in MC 698 (G28022) which has produced over 20 MMbo and 10 Bcfg through the end of September 2019. A multi-well development will be required in the success case, with a planned tie-back to the EnVen-operated Prince TLP 13 mi (21 km) to the north in EW 1003 (G13091).  At Sale 235 in March 2015, a partnership of Ridgewood (47.5%), Red Willow (47.5%) and Houston Energy (5%) submitted a bid of USD 5.166 million for GC 166. There was one competing bid submitted by Fieldwood Energy of USD 710,100. EnVen farmed into the block in January 2019 and currently operates the lease with 33.5% working interest. The remaining interest is distributed between Ridgewood (33.5%), Red Willow (30%) and Houston Energy (3%).  Background Information    Exxon drilled four wells on the block between 1985 â 1989, targeting the Pliocene interval. None were producers. All four are located to the northwest of EnVen's planned wells.
EnVen Energy Ventures LLC Central Gulf â [Dothraki Prospect] â {GC 166 SS1S0B0} â Drilling concludes at Miocene prospect. The operator did not disclose the results of the well. 