The operator confirmed the initial block 806 well encountered over 535 vertical net feet of oil-bearing sands. Shell said some of the zones were known producing field pays from its nearby Mars project while others were exploration pays. "I wouldn't think it would move to the backburner, but no timetable has been released yet," said a Shell E&P spokesperson. No matter the size, if commercial the find will most likely be developed via a subsea tie-back to the Mars tension-leg platform in adjacent block 807.
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