Alaminos Canyon

Alaminos Canyon (the United States)

The Alaminos Canyon is an undersea canyon in the Western Gulf of Mexico, Southeast of the coast of Texas.[1]

Oil and gas exploration and production

According to "Deepwater Gulf of Mexico: America's Expanding Frontier", a report issued by the Minerals Management Service (MMS) Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, Alaminos Canyon is one of the deep-water discoveries in water depths greater than 7,000 ft (2,134 m), discovered in 2002.[2]

A world record for deep drilling was set by ChevronTexaco in November 2003, drilling in 10,011 ft (3,051 m) (Toledo prospect in Alaminos Canyon Block 951).[3] That record was set by Deepwater Nautilus, an ultra-deepwater, column-stabilized, semi-submersible mobile offshore drilling unit.

See also

References

  1. ^ Geographic.org. "Alaminos Canyon: Undersea Features (Full name, Geographic coordinates, map)". Geographical Names. Retrieved 2025-09-09.
  2. ^ "List of Deepwater Discoveries in Water Depths Greater than 7,000 ft (2,134 m) in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - America's Expanding Frontier". Retrieved 2010-07-28..
  3. ^ "Drilling Activity in 'Deepwater Gulf of Mexico - America's Expanding Frontier'". Retrieved 2025-09-09..

26°30′N 94°35′W / 26.500°N 94.583°W / 26.500; -94.583

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