Development Drilling Results from Selected Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Fields - Implications on Turbidite Reservoir Characterization and Production Performance Prediction

Comparison of reservoir characterization and performance estimates with development drilling results in the Deepwater GOM is challenging the accuracy of Amoco's pre-development predictions. Estimates of trap acreage, reservoir thickness, reservoir rock quaIity, and connectivity are compared below to new weIl results from severaI Viosca Knoll Miocene reservoirs currently under development.