Irving, TX-based Magnum Hunter Resources Inc. has announced new discoveries on the Gulf of Mexico shelf. At West Cameron 457, a well has tested at production rates of 13 MMcfe/d, and it is in the process of being tied back to the company’s West Cameron 458 discovery via a subsea completion. Up to three additional wells are currently planned from this new facility. First production from the West Cameron discoveries is expected to come on line during the “early” third quarter, the company said. Magnum Hunter owns a 40% working interest in both of these blocks, while Remington Oil and Gas Inc. owns the remaining 60% working interest and operates both blocks. Another discovery at Ship Shoal 322 was drilled at the end of last year and tested at a rate of up to 20 MMcfe/d, according to the company. The well was a subsea completion, and first production is expected by the end of March. Magnum Hunter owns a 25% working interest in this lease. Magnum Hunter also owns a 50% working interest in a new discovery drilled in February at Eugene Island 304. This well, a subsea completion, will be tied back to the company’s existing Eugene Island 302 platform. First production is anticipated in the second quarter.

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