White Fleet Operating — ST 26 (+1 operator)
ST 26 · Underway · 61 ft water depth
Engage now: 1 PA permit filed with work not commenced — decom deadline passed 570 days ago.
Why now
Why now
- 1 PA permit filed with work not commenced — BSEE filings show no work start on this scope
- 1 open structure-removal application in monitored records — verify package, award and execution status
- BSEE activity report lists unit NON RIG UNIT OPERATION on this lease (report start 2026-08-23) — evidence of reported field activity, not current presence or contract status
- next known milestone 2026-12-31 (Permanent abandonment permit work scheduled to commence)
- remaining observable scope: 1 well P&A open, 21 TA-permitted wells (future PA), 1 removal app open, 7 structures standing, 2 pipeline segs
- Lease Relinquished — lease ended 2024-03-15; standard 1-year decom deadline 2025-03-15 passed 570 days ago (case-specific schedules may apply)
Remaining observable scope 7 items
Remaining observable scope
| Wells awaiting P&A | 20 |
|---|---|
| P&A permits open | 1 |
| TA wells on record | 21 |
| Standing structures | 7 |
| Pipeline segments in decom | 2 |
| Wells with EOR confirmations | 54 |
| Pipeline miles on lease | 12 |
Likely relevant services 8 services
Likely relevant services
Well P&ACementing & pluggingWireline / interventionMarine supportStructure removalHeavy liftSite clearancePipeline decommissioning
Regulatory clock 570 days overdue
Regulatory clock
570 days past the standard decom deadline
- Lease Relinquished — lease ended 2024-03-15; standard 1-year decom deadline 2025-03-15 passed 570 days ago (case-specific schedules may apply)
- No production since 2021-08 — Idle Iron criteria (unused 5+ years) likely met
- TA wells idle since 1983 — Idle Iron guidance expects idle wells addressed within 3 years of becoming no longer useful
What to watch next Priority
What to watch next
- Rig or contractor identified on permit
- Work commencement
- New PA permit filings
- Removal approval or execution
- Pipeline decommissioning applications
- End-of-operations reports (scope completing)
- Next known date: 2026-12-31 — Permanent abandonment permit work scheduled to commence
Commercial score factors 100/100
Commercial score factors
- Remaining scope: 20 open wells, 7 open structures (30/30)
- Sales window: 1 PA permit filed, work not commenced (10 pts)
- Future milestone 2026-12-31: Permanent abandonment permit work scheduled to commence (10 pts)
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- Fresh signal in last 90 days (2026-09-30, 5 pts)
- Lease status Relinquished — decommissioning clock running (10 pts)
- Standard decom deadline 2025-03-15 passed 570 days ago (5 pts)
- Production ceased — last producing month 2021-08 (5 pts)
- TA wells idle 5+ years (oldest 1983, 5 pts)
- Campaign already executing — remaining scope moves soon (5 pts)
- Operator momentum: Apache runs active execution campaigns (5 pts)
- Active campaign in the same area (ST) — add-on to a mobilized spread (5 pts)
- Stage certainty: EXECUTION (10/10)
Confidence evidence High
Confidence evidence
- 75 BSEE permit/application records back this opportunity (25 pts)
- 156 evidence signals (20 pts)
- 54 wells carry end-of-operations confirmations (15 pts)
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- BSEE cost estimates cover 26 facilities (20 pts)
- Lease status and production history on record (10 pts)
- Corroborated across well and structure datasets (10 pts)
BSEE cost context $9.2M P50
BSEE cost context
Remaining decommissioning exposure on this opportunity is $9.2M at BSEE P50 ($18.3M P90). This is a regulatory exposure estimate—not a tender value or contractor revenue estimate.
Source evidence 7 datasets
Source evidence
Built from these official BSEE datasets. Cross-check any figure directly at data.bsee.gov ↗.
P&A and TA permits behind the well scope, including filed permits with work not yet commenced
Current abandonment status of every well on the lease
Standing structures and removal applications
Pipeline segments in decommissioning on the lease
Operator history and lease status
Last producing month on record
BSEE P50/P70/P90 exposure for wells, platforms, and pipelines
New to reading BSEE filings? The decommissioning signal chain explains how these datasets show the work before a contract exists.