Actually this is a proven known area... Umiat is one and Willow is the other. Identifying the size and viability of a sub surface geological oil bearing formation is not a wildcat, its an appraisal. Going into the middle of nowhere, kick a few rocks around, look at river beds, smell the air, then drill is a wildcat. The O&G industry has a lot of different definitions and funding etc will depend on what is implied.
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