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Great white field is the most successful Wilcox field located in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico and Jack and St. Malo are the most successful Wilcox fields located in the north-central Gulf of Mexico. This research conducts a detailed field study of great white field by gathering and interpreting well logs, core analysis, sequence stratigraphy, and interpretation of 3D seismic surveys, with generation of a cross section and structure, amplitude, and isopach maps, as well as, reserve calculations. These results are then compared to the literature on jack and St. Malo fields to provide an evaluation of regional reservoir characteristic variations. 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