The rig is expected to drill Little Burn, in Green Canyon Block 238 in 2346 feet of water, for about 60 days before conclusive results are known.
BHP has already filed paperwork with the US Minerals Management Service for permission to lay flowlines to tie-back the well to the Typhoon tension-leg platform via the third and only slot available at a subsea manifold on the producing Boris field.
However,
