The results will demonstrate whether Nichols' magic touch extends past Wall Street to the notoriously risky business of wildcat drilling.

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In wildcat drilling, nothing is a sure thing and neither is this.

FORBES: Davy Jones #1 Well Flow Test Appears Imminent

Wildcat drilling is always a high-risk, high-reward activity.

FORBES: A Gold Mine In Oil Exploration

By 1967 he was broke, having sunk all his cash into wildcat wells, drilling mostly dry holes.

FORBES: Magazine Article

This is a company drilling ultra-expensive wildcat wells in the Ultra Deep play in the Gulf of Mexico looking for major discoveries like Davy Jones and the earlier Flatrock series of discoveries.

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