Shenandoah-4 is being drilled by Diamond Offshore drillship Ocean Black Hawk in Walker Ridge Block 51 in 5857 feet of water. The well spudded in late May.

The Shenandoah prospect has been touted as potentially one of the biggest recent discoveries in the US Gulf. The first appraisal well, Shenandoah-2, hit an oil column in excess of 1000 feet, sparking talk of two potential standalone production facilities.

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