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To: combjelly who wrote (302648)	9/9/2006 5:34:17 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577318

The area is very deep: 7000 feet of seawater and a further 20,000 feet below the ground." 7000 feet of water is off the edge of the continental shelf, which is generally less than 200 meters of water. In general, this doesn't match up with the reported 170 or so miles off of New Orleans. Now it could be that the Mississippi has eroded the shelf so it drops off closer to shore. I will have to dig up some maps. Its actually 270 miles off of New Orleans: "A group led by Chevron has tapped a petroleum pool that lies 270 miles south of New Orleans in a region that could hold up to 15 billion barrels of oil — more than Alaska's Prudhoe Bay. <cut> Chevron's test well, "Jack 2," was drilled in about 7,000 feet of water and more than 20,000 feet under the seafloor for a total depth of 28,175 feet, a record." seattletimes.nwsource.com What disturbs me is the claim of 15 billion barrels of oil. Geologists familiar with the Gulf are having a hard time with the claim saying its grossly exaggerated.