Dominion Exploration & Production reports discovery on San Jacinto prospect

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, May 10 -- Dominion subsidiary Dominion Exploration & Production Inc., Houston, reported a natural gas discovery in its San Jacinto prospect on Desoto Canyon Block 618, about 100 miles off Louisiana in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

The well, drilled to 15,829 ft TMD, encountered 100 net ft of natural gas pay in multiple reservoir sands. The well is being cased to total depth and temporarily abandoned for future use as a producible well.

Dominion is operator and holds 53% interest, while Spinnaker Exploration Co.27% and Kerr-McGee Corp. 20% are partners.