MC252 Well definition

MC252 Well shall refer to the exploratory well that was being drilled on and before April 20, 2010 in Block 252 of the Mississippi Canyon protraction area of the Gulf of Mexico, commonly called the Macondo Prospect.
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MC252 Well means the exploratory well named "Macondo" that was drilled by the Transocean Marianas and Deepwater Horizon rigs in Mississippi Canyon, Block 252 on the outer continental shelf in the Gulf of Mexico.
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MC252 Well means the exploratory well that was being drilled by the Deepwater Horizon in the Macondo prospect of Mississippi Canyon 252 in the outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 130 miles southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Related to MC252 Well

  • Oil well means any well capable of producing oil or oil and casinghead gas from a common source of supply as determined by the commission.

  • Gas well means a well producing gas or natural gas from a common source of gas supply as determined by the commission.

  • Deep well means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock at least 5 feet thick located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.

  • Shallow well means a well located and constructed in such a manner that there is not a continuous layer of low permeability soil or rock (or equivalent retarding mechanism acceptable to the department) at least 5 feet thick, the top of which is located at least 25 feet below the normal ground surface and above the aquifer from which water is to be drawn.

  • Water well means an excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, augered, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for groundwater, monitoring groundwater, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, or extracting water from or injecting water into the aquifer. “Water well” does not include an open ditch or drain tiles or an excavation made for obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, minerals, or products mined or quarried.