LAFAYETTE (AP) — Independent petroleum producer Stone Energy Corp. has begun drilling the first of possibly two wells in the Gulf of Mexico.
The first well, called Cardinal, will be drilled to approximately 8,000 feet. If successful, it will be followed by a second well called Blue Jay that will be drilled to approximately 10,850 feet.
The Lafayette-based company says both wells should take between 15 and 20 days to drill.
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Stone also expects to drill four or five wells in West Virginia later this year as well as two or three wells in Pennsylvania. The West Virginia and Pennsylvania wells are part of the company’s effort to explore for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale.
