Australian operator BHP encountered noncommercial hydrocarbons with its Wasabi-2 well in the US Gulf of Mexico. BHP said the well in Green Canyon Block 124 was plugged and abandoned following the disappointing results.
“This completes the Wasabi exploration program, with results under evaluation to determine next steps,” the company said.
The well was targeting oil in an early Miocene reservoir. Transocean drillship Deepwater Invictus spudded the well in 764 m of water in November 2021.
The previous Wasabi-1 well had a mechanical problem and was plugged and abandoned 4 days earlier, prior to reaching its prospective targets.
BHP operates Wasabi with a 75% interest.