The U.S. Gulf of Mexico operator LLOG Exploration Company has started production from the Praline field, a discovery in Mississippi Canyon Block 74 in the Gulf of Mexico.
LLOG said on Wednesday that the Praline well was drilled in 2,600 feet of water to a total depth of 13,400 feet and discovered over 125 feet of net hydrocarbons.
The well was completed in August 2020 and has been tied back to the Talos Energy-operated Pompano platform. LLOG is the operator of Praline with a 27.25 per cent working interest and its partners in the field are entities managed by Ridgewood Energy Corporation, including ILX Holdings, Red Willow Offshore, Houston Energy, and CL&F Offshore.
Philip LeJeune , LLOG’s president and chief executive officer, said: “ We are pleased to announce first oil from our Praline field, our first pipe-in-pipe tieback, and the continued successful development of our high-quality prospect inventory.
“ Praline is the first of four tieback projects we expect to have online in the next year. I am particularly proud that through the challenging year of 2020, our Praline field partners and Talos, our host platform partner, were able to continue with the Praline development and safely deliver a project that is more than 20 per cent under budget.
“ As we look toward the future, LLOG remains committed to maintaining the same high environmental, safety and operational standards that have successfully guided us for over twenty years as a premier operator in the Gulf of Mexico. We remain focused on sustainably and profitably continuing our field development campaign over the coming years ”.