Resource exploration well drilled by a consortium of oil companies on the New Jersey offshore continental slope. Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test No. B-3 well (COST B-3) was drilled by the BEN OCEAN LANCER, a dynamically positioned drill ship operated by Chevron USA. Lease block would be made available upon completion of well.
Location
New Jersey outer continental slope, Baltimore Canyon Trough, United States, North America, North Atlantic;
Summary
COST No. B-3 well: 3,990 m (13,092 ft.) below sea floor (total depth 4,822 m, 15,820 ft. below Kelly Bushing). Conventional cores: 4; Sidewall cores: 689; Geophysical surveys: 3; Seismic velocity surveys: 3.
Info derived
Samples and chemical analysis; Grain size analysis; Morphology; Resource exploration potential;
Comments
Project = Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) B-3 Well, Continental Offshore Stratigraphic Test (COST) B-3 Well
