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1 U.S Department of the Interior 0MB Control Number Minerals Management Service MMS 0MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Form MMS 123A1123S Electronic Version Lease Area/Block Well Name ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approved Operator Shell Offshore Inc Pay.gov Amount Pay.gov Amount Tracking ID Tracking ID 01/14/10 Currently drilling with 15.1 ppg mud weight Expect to be able to drill down to the revised casing point with this same mud weight Leak off on the window is 16.5 ppg Request to set 11 3/4 liner deeper Please see attached revised Drilling Prog Engineering CaIc 123S sheet and Weilbore Schematic Thank you Jane 10/21/09 approval received Frank Patton/Jane chady for below change in test pressures on each DP size We have incorrect pressure tests for the annulars on subject ABP The ABP shows we will test to psi The rated working pressure for the annular preventer varies with drill pipe size and we cannot test all the sizes of drill pipe we plan to run to this pressure We request to test the annulars to 70% of their rated working pressure Thank you for your assistance Jane On 5/8 drill pipe the working pressure is psi Test to 7000 psi On 7/8 drill pipe the working pressure is 7500 psi Test to 5250 psi On 1/2 drill pipe the working pressure is 5000 psi Test to 3500 psi Revision 7/16/2009 Request to set liner set at 30300MD TVD Liner top is 25800MD/ TVD Attachments 123S Schematic 3.PPFGMW Drillers request to set liner without cementing pressure testing or shoe testing Anadarko also requests an an exception that the blind shear rams will also not be tested in association with the setting of the liner Plans are to begin this weekend Revision 6/1 0/2009 Per request of Frank Patton 6/10/2009 Anadarko notifies of change of the directional plan and associated bottom hole location change now planned for MC 984 STOO BPO1 OCS-G Last Casing 11-7/8 Liner set at TVD /26100 MD Top of Liner TVD MD Shoe Test 16.5 ppge FIT Current Depth TVD /28516 MD Mud Weight 14.7 ppg The original directional plan/profile was to maintain the current /- 19 degree of hole inclination to Total Depth Sands being encountered are wet and the well trajectory direction is downdip on structure In an attempt to remain as high on the structure as possible and increase chances of encountering hydrocarbons from this point forward we are now planning to drop angle from 19 degrees back to vertical The original proposed directional plan targeted bottom hole location coordinates at Total Depth of TVD /32000 MD of The proposed directional plan change of dropping the inclination back to vertical and maintaining same through Total Depth of TVD MD would now give proposed bottom hole location of Electronically generated on 01/15/2010 Page of TREX

2 U.S Department of the Interior 0MB Control Number Minerals Management Service MMS 0MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Form MMS 123N123S Electronic Version Lease Area/Block Well Name ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approved Operator Shell Offshore Inc The proposed new bottom hole location is departure of 1199 from the original bottom hole location 1183 and 195 of the original bottom hole location Request for directional plan revision Plans are to start the directional revision /- 3/21/2009 In support of this request please find the following attachments dated 3/4/3009 that have been re attached MMS 123S and attachments Requested departures geological prognosis Evaluation program PP/MW/FG Proposed schematic Engineering Calculations Directional surveys BOP Plats pressures The bottom hole location moved from original BHL 07/01/2009 Request to deepen well to 33210MD/ 32647TVD Currently drilling at 31592MD/ 31028TVD Mud weight 14.7 Shoe test MD TVD 11 7/8 set Revised Attachments include -MMS Form 123S -Proposed Schematic -PP MW FG Plot -Projection to TD survey supplemental Electronically generated on 01/15/2010 Page of

3 U.S Department of the Interior Minerals Management SenAce MMS 0MB Control Number MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Lease ArealBlock WelIName ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc General Well Information API Number Approval Date 01/15/2010 Approved By Frank Patton Date of Request 01/14/2010 Req Spud Date 12/20/2009 Kickoff Point Water Depth ft 4045 Drive Size in 36 Mineral Code Hydrocarbon RKB Elevation 82 Drive Depth ft 4465 Subsea BOP Yes Verbal Approval Date Verbal Approval By Proposed Well Location Surface Location LEASE OCS Area/Block lu Authority Federal Lease Entered NAD 27 Data Calculated NAD 27 Departures Calculated NAD 27 X-Y Coordinates Lat Lon Surface Plan Plan Lease OCS Area/Block Bottom Location LEASE OCS Area/Block Entered NAD 27 Data Calculated NAD 27 Departures Calculated NAD 27 X-Y Coordinates Lat Lon Bottom Plan Plan Lease OCS Area/Block Approval Comments Electronically generated on 01/ Page of9

4 U.S Department of the Interior 0MB Control Number Minerals Management SenAce MMS 0MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Lease ArealBlock Well Name ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc Geologic Information H2S Designation Absent H2S TVD Anticipated Geologic Markers Name Top MD Base Salt Lower Miocene Rig Information RIG SPECIFICATIONS ANCHORS Yes Rig Name NOBLE JIM THOMPSON Type SEMISUBMERSIBLE ID Number Function DRILLING Constucted Year 1982 Shipyard INGALLS Refurbished Year RATED DEPTHS Water Depth 6500 Drill Depth CERTIFICATES ABS/DNV 12/31/2009 Coast Guard 05/28/2010 SAFE WELDING AREA Approval Date 06/10/1999 District Remarks Electronically generated on 01/ Page of

5 U.S Department of the Interior 0MB Control Number Minerals Management SenAce MMS 0MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Lease ArealBlock Well Name ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc Number Question IResponse Response Text Will you maintain quantities of mud and mud YES material including weight materials and additives sufficient to raise the entire system mud weight 1/2 If hydrocarbon-based drilling fluids were used is YES the drilling rig outfitted for zero discharge and will zero discharge procedures be followed If drilling the shallow casings strings nserless will N/A you maintain kill weight mud on the rig and monitor the weilbore with an ROV to ensure that it If requesting waier of the conductor casing hae N/A you submitted log to MMS GG that is with in 500 feet of the proposed bottom hole location for th Will the proposed operation be coered by an EPA YES GMG Discharge Permit please provide permit number in comments for this question Will all wells in the well bay and related production N/A Subsea well equipment be shut-in when moving on to or off of an offshore platform or from well to well on the plat Electronically generated on 01/ Page of

6 U.S Department of the Interior Minerals Management SenAce MMS 0MB Control Number MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Lease Area/Block WelIName ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc Permit Attachments File Type File Description Status Required Attachments pdf Drilling prognosis and summary of drilling cementing and mud Attached processes pdf Directional Program Attached pdf Proposed Well Location Plat Attached pdf BOP Dierter Schematics with Operating Procedures Attached pdf Pore pressure PP Mud Weight MW and Fracture Gradient FG Plot Attached pdf Proposed Wellboi-e Schematic Attached pdf Engineenng Calculation Attached Optional/Supplemental Attachments pdf Departure List Attached pdf Loop Current Operating Practicespdf Attached pdf pay Attached Contacts Information Name Hardy Boudreaux Company Shell 0flhore Inc Phone Number Address hardyboudreauxshell.com Contact Description Permitting Name Hal Edwards Company Shell Offshore Inc Phone Number Address Contact Description Sr Staff Well Engineer Electronically generated on 01/ Page of9

7 U.S Department of the Interior 0MB Control Number Minerals Management Sen4ce MMS 0MB ApproaI Expires 08/31/2008 Lease Area/Block Well Name ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc Name Jane Chady Company Shell Offshore Inc Phone Number Address jane.chadyshell.com Contact Description Permitting Name Randy Allen Company Shell Offshore Inc Phone Number Address randy.allenshell.com Contact Description Permitting Electronically generated on 01/ Page of

8 U.S Department of the Interior 0MB Control Number Minerals Management SenAce MMS 0MB Approval Expires 08/31/2008 Lease ArealBlock Well Name ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc Well Design Information Interval Number Type Casing Name Conductor Section Casing Size Casing Weight Casing Burst Rating Collapse Rating Depth if Pore Pressure Number in lb/if Grade psi MD TVD ppg HCQ GENERAL INFORMATION PREVENTER INFORMATION TEST INFORMATION Hole Size in Type Blowout Annular Test psi 3500 Mud Weight ppg 14.6 Size in BOPDiverter Test psi 7900 Mud Type Code Synthetic Base Welihead Rating psi Test Fluid Weight ppg 14.6 Fracture Gradient ppg 16.8 Annular Rating psi Casing/Liner Test psi 3600 Liner Top Depth ft 0.0 BOP/Diverter Rating psi Formation Test ppg 16.5 Cement Volume cuft 1515 Interval Nurther Type Liner Name Intermediate Section Casing Size Casing Weight Casing Burst Rating Collapse Rating Depth It Pore Pressure Number in lb/if Grade psi MD TVD ppg P-hO GENERAL INFORMATION PREVENTER INFORMATION TEST INFORMATION Hole Size in Type Blowout Annular Test psi 3500 Mud Weight ppg 15.2 Size in BOP/Diverter Test psi 8600 Mud Type Code Synthetic Base Wellhead Rating psi Test Fluid Weight ppg 15.2 Fracture Gradient ppg 16.4 Annular Rating psi Casing/Liner Test psi 1600 Liner Top Depth if BOP/Diverter Rating psi Formation Test ppg 16.4 Cement Volume cuff 216 Interval Number Type Liner Name Intermediate Section Casing Size Casing Weight Casing Burst Rating Collapse Rating Depth ft Pore Pressure Number in lb/if Grade psi MD TVD ppg HCQ GENERAL INFORMATION PREVENTER INFORMATION TEST INFORMATION Hole Size in Type Blowout Annular Test psi 3500 Mud Weight ppg 15.5 Size in BOP/Diverter Test psi 9300 Mud Type Code Synthetic Base Wellhead Rating psi Test Fluid Weight ppg 15.5 Fracture Gradient ppg 16.9 Annular Rating psi Casing/Liner Test psi 2200 Liner Top Depth if BOP/Diverter Rating psi Formation Test ppg 16.9 Cement Volume cuff 104 Electronically generated on 01/ Page of

9 U.S Department of the Interior Minerals Management SenAce MMS 0MB Control Number MB ApproaI Expires 08/31/2008 Lease ArealBlock WeIlName ST 01 BP 00 Well Type Exploration Status Approed Operator Shell 0fhore Inc Open_Hole Depth ft Pore Pressure MD TVD ppg GENERAL INFORMATION PREVENTER INFORMATION TEST INFORMATION Hole Size in Type Blowout Annular Test psi 3500 Mud Weight ppg 15.6 Mud Type Code Synthetic Base Size in Welihead Rating psi BOPDiverter Test psi 9300 Test Fluid Weight ppg 0.0 Fracture Gradient ppg 16.9 Annular Rating psi Casing/Liner Test psi Liner Top Depth ft 0.0 BOP/Diverter Rating psi Formation Test ppg 0.0 Cement Volume Cu ft PAPERWORK REDUC11ON ACT OF 1995 PRA STATEMENT The PRA 44 U.S.C 3501 et seq Requires us to inform you that we collect this information to obtain knomedge of equipment and procedures to be used in drilling operations MMS uses the information to ealuate and approe or disapproe the adequacy of the equipment and/or procedures to safely perform the proposed drilling operation Responses are mandatory 43 U.S.C 1334 Proprietary data are coered under 30 CFR An agency may not conduct or sponsor and person is not required to respond to collection of information unless it displays currently lid 0MB Control Number Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to arage 27 hours per response including the time for reaewing instructions gathering and maintaining data and completing and rewewing the form Direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this form for the Information Collection Clearance Officer Mail Stop 4230 Minerals Management Senice 1849 Electronically generated on 01/ Page of9

10 DATE OPERATOR LOCATION WELL NAME WATER DEPTH 25/8/2009 SHELL 4045 Ft NBLE RKB TO MUDLINE 4127 Ft RKB TO WELLHEAD 4117 Ft Ht ML to WELLHEAD Ft WELLHEAD TYPE FMC UWD-15 LB RLDS CONNECTOR TYPE H4 DRILLING to Waterline Riser Adapter Shoulder ITop of Element J 4083 IBottom of Element hop of Adapter Spool ITop of Element I 4095 IBottom of Element ITop of Ram Body ITop of Ram Body ITopof Ram Body ITop of Ram Body ITop of Ram Body SWALLOW STACK CONNECTOR H ITopofWellhead DATUM NOTE Ram block thickness IRKBtoMudline

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