The company had proposed to drill an exploratory well about 11,800 feet below the surface, at a 5-acre site about 5 miles west of U.S. 27 and 10 miles south of Alligator Alley. The company’s expert testified that there was a 23 percent chance of finding oil, considered high by industry standards, and if oil were found, it could be possible to extract 180,000 to 10 million barrels.