The
explorer
said
that
Son
of
Bluto
2
at
the
Mississippi
Canyon
431
was
drilled
to
a
total
depth
of
18,500
feet
and
“encountered
an
oil-bearing
zone
and
a
separate
gas-bearing
zone”.
The
well
was
suspended
pending
completion
back
in
the
first
quarter,
the
Covington,
Louisiana-headquartered
company
said.
As
Upstream
first
reported
in
May,
the
probe
drilled
by
the
Noble
Amos
Runner
had
been
rumoured
successful
but
the
explorer
never
disclosed
any
details.
Marmalard
at
Mississippi
Canyon
300
was
drilled
to
a
total
depth
of
18,100
feet
and
encountered
two
oil-bearing
zones.
The
well…
