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the Gulf Oil State of Florida number 1 well
(permit 182), was completed in 1954. The well is
located about three and one-quarter miles east of
the discovery well (Figure 1). It was completed
as a pumping well in the -11,309 to -11,316 foot
MSL interval of the Sunniland Formation. Initial
production was 112 barrels of 21.70 A.P.I. gravity
oil per day. Water production was not tabulated.
 The distance between the two wells
comprising Forty Mile Bend field indicate that
they probably did not produce from the same
reservoir. Mitchell-Tapping (1985) studied the
fauna and lithology of Sunniland, Bear Island,
and Forty Mile Bend fields. His description of the
depositional environment for these fields is
discussed above in the Sunniland field
description. He found the lithology and fauna at
Forty Mile Bend to be similar to that of Sunniland
field, except for the presence of anhydrite in the
pore space and an increase in the dolomite
content.
 Low oil gravity and low porosity and
 permeability in the Sunniland at both well
 locations made this field non-commercial. In
 addition, a half-inch hole was found in the casing
 of the Gulf well (permit 182) at -10,027 feet MSL.
 This could have caused excessive water flow,
 and thus shortened the productive life of this
 well. Both of the Forty Mile Bend wells were
 abandoned in 1956, after producing only 32,888
 barrels of oil in about 17 months in 1954 and
 1955 (Appendix 2) (Gunter, 1955 and 1956).


 SUMMARY

 Florida oil production continued to decline
 during 1988 and 1989. Jay field, as the leading
 producing field for Florida, controls the rate of
 decline. The field appears to be following the
 production curve predicted by Christian, et al.
 (1981) in their discussion of tertiary recovery
 estimates for Jay field.
 Three development wells and sixteen
 exploratory wells were drilled during 1988 and
 1989. One exploratory well was completed as a


producer and was the discovery well for McDavid
field (Escambia County). Coldwater Creek field
was also discovered in 1988 with the first
production test of the Red Rock Oil and Minerals
Corporation Pittman Estate No. 26-2A in Santa
Rosa County.
 Six wells were completed in federal waters off
Florida during 1988 and 1989. Three of the wells
were in the Pensacola area; three were in the
Destin Dome area. The principal drilling targets
in these areas are the Smackover Formation and
the Norphlet Sandstone (Figure 4). One of the
Destin Dome area wells (Chevron-6406) is the
second offshore Norphlet discovery in this area.
 Geophysical exploration during 1988 and 1989
 concentrated in the Florida panhandle and the
 south Florida peninsula. The panhandle
 exploration included the known oil-producing
 Santa Rosa and Escambia Counties, an area
 offshore from Santa Rosa and Escambia
 Counties, and the Apalachicola Embayment
 area. South Florida seismic activity was east of
 the known Sunniland producing trend in Broward,
 Dade, Hendry and Palm Beach Counties.