By OGJ editors
HOUSTON, Aug. 27 -- Marathon Canada Petroleum ULC announced that it did not encounter commercial quantities of hydrocarbons at the Crimson F-81 deepwater wildcat well off Nova Scotia.
The Crimson well is on the Annapolis block, Exploration License 2377, and 211 miles southeast of Halifax in 6,861 ft of water. The well, drilled to a depth of 21,903 ft, will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
Marathon and its partners will analyze data from the Crimson well to help determine their next steps regarding the Annapolis discovery made in 2002.
Marathon operates and has a 30% interest in the Annapolis block. The remaining interests are held by EnCana Corp. 26%, Norsk Hydro Canada Oil and Gas Inc. 25%, and Murphy Oil Co. Ltd. 19%.
